Seminar: Economic Globalization and Investment Opportunities: the CPLP and Asia-Pacific Region
24 July – Dili Conventions Centre
8:00 – 8: 30 Arrival and Registration of the Participants
Opening Session
8:30 – 8:50 Welcoming remarks
• H. E. Emília Pires, Minister of Finances TL
Including the Presentation of the Conclusions of the Meeting with the CPLP Ministers of Finance of July 21
8:50 – 9:30 Key note address
• H. E. The Prime Minister of Timor-Leste, Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão
The Timor-Leste’s CPLP Presidency: a Vision for the Future
• H. E. The Prime Minister of Portugal, Dr. Pedro Passos Coelho
The CPLP and Globalization
9:30 – 10:00 Presentation of the OCDE 2014 Annual Outlook (Africa e Asia), including perspectives for 2015
• OCDE Development Centre, Asia Desk, Mr. Kensuke Tanaka
10:00 – 10:15 Coffee break
Presentations and general discussions
10:15 – 11:00 Opportunities and challenges in Asia-Pacific and a global CPLP
Moderator: Secretary of State for ASEAN, Roberto Soares
• Minister of Foreign Affairs of New Zealand, Murray McCully
• Under- Secretary General of the United Nations and Special Advisor of the United Nations Secretary-General for Timor-Leste, Noelen Heyzer
• CPLP Executive Secretary, Murade Isaac Miguigy Murargy
11:00 – 11:20 Debate
11:20 – 12:00 The private sector in a global era
Moderator: Kathleen Gonçalves, Câmara do Comércio e Indústria de Timor-Leste
• Dr. Salimo Abdula, President of the CPLP Business Confederation
Financial challenges for the CPLP private sector
• Gil Alves, Former Minister of Tourism, Commerce and Industry of TL
Financial solutions for the CPLP private sector: a CPLP Fund and an Investment Bank?
• Arsénio Bano, Former Minister for Social Solidarity of TL
Special Zones of Social Market Economy
• João Mendes Gonçalves, Former Minister of Economy and Development of TL
Sub regional Integrated Economic Development: Timor-Leste, Indonesia & Australia
(National private sector representatives invited to participate in the debate)
12:00 – 12:15 Debate
12:15 – 12:30 Conclusions and Closing
H. E. Dr. Mari Alkatiri, Former Prime Minister of Timor-Leste
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch
