Government of Timor-Leste

Venue: Timor Plaza Hotel, Dili

Monday 6th June 2016

8h30: Registration and morning coffee
8h50: Opening remarks from the Chairperson, Arcanjo da Silva, Executive Director, TradeInvest Timor-Leste

OPENING CEREMONY
9h00: KEYNOTE | Keynote Address
Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, Rui Maria de Araújo

9h20: KEYNOTE | International Keynote
Peter Doyle, Australian Ambassador to Timor-Leste

9h40: Northern Territory Government Address
The Hon Peter Styles, MLA, Deputy Chief Minister, Northern Territory Government

PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENTS AND THE POTENTIAL FOR MINERAL EXPLORATION IN TIMOR-LESTE
Chair Rui Soares, Director-Development and Production, Autoridade Nacional do Petróleo e Minerais (ANPM)

10h00: Bayu-Undan project investment update
- Experience
- Future plans
José Lobato Gonçalves, Country Manager, Conoco Phillips

10h20: Tapping into the Petroleum and potential Mineral Resources Management in Timor-Leste
- A brief overview of Upstream and Downstream Petroleum business portfolio in Timor-Leste,
- Experience sharing successes and challenges in Petroleum Resources Management,
- Shaping the future of the Petroleum and Mineral Industries through establishment and revision of relevant legal frameworks,
Mateus da Costa, Director - Explorations and Acreage Release, Autoridade Nacional do Petróleo e Minerais (ANPM)

10h40: Morning tea

11h10: An update from Timor Gap – The role of Timor Gap in the social and economic development of Timor-Leste
Francisco da Costa Monteiro, President and CEO, Timor Gap

OUTLOOK FOR TIMOR-LESTE INVESTMENT

11h30: Realise the potential: fiscal reform for a strong and diversified economy
Fernanda Borges, Senior Coordinator for Fiscal Reform, Ministry of Finance

11h50: The role of TradeInvest to facilitate new investment opportunities in Timor-Leste
Arcanjo da Silva, Executive Director, TradeInvest Timor-Leste

12h00: Bilateral cooperation between Investment Agency
Miguel Frasquilho, President, AICEP-Portugal

12h15: The role of Timor-Leste Chamber of Commerce to facilitate new investment opportunities in Timor-Leste
Oscar Lima, President, CCI-TL

12h30: Timor-Leste in the Asian Century - Implications of ASEAN Membership
- What is the process for Timor-Leste to ASEAN?
- What are the main implications of joining ASEAN?
- How can Timor-Leste make the most of ASEAN membership?
David Freedman, Country Economist, ADB Timor-Leste Resident Mission

13h00: Networking Lunch

Chair Denis Fernandez, President, Australia Timor-Leste Business Council

INDUSTRY PERSPECTIVES AND PROJECT UPDATES

14h00: The Heineken Experience
- Identifying Timor-Leste Opportunity
- Investment Rationale
- Approval Process; Our Experience
- Market Outlook
Vinay Mathur, General Manager – Timor-Leste, Heineken Asia Pacific

14h30: TL Cement – Your Dream We will build
Get the first hand information about Timor-Leste biggest non-oil & gas major investment project and also first major manufacturing project
James Rhee, Managing Director, Timor-Leste Cement

15h00: Impact of Timorese Entrepreneurs (the local story)
- Why we came back to invest in Timor-Leste?
- Evolution of the business climate
- Dili Central Expansion Plan
- Future of Timor – Tourism
Alan F K Jape, Group Managing Director, Jape Group International

15h30: Afternoon tea

16h00: The Oe-cusse Ambeno Special Zone of Social Market Economy
Mari Alkatiri, President, Zonas Especiais de Economia Social de Mercado, ZEESM

16h30: PANEL: Sharing learnings on business developments and employment opportunities
- Business implementation: challenges and opportunities
- Skill developments, training and internships
- Closing cultural and technological market gaps
James Rhee, Managing Director, Timor-Leste Cement
Vinay Mathur, General Manager – Timor-Leste, Heineken Asia Pacific
Susan Marx, Country Representative, The Asia Foundation
Panel Facilitator: Denis Fernandez, President, Australia Timor-Leste Business Council

17h15: Networking Drinks (in foyer outside the conference room)

19h00: Conference Gala Dinner - Timor Plaza Hotel - Panorama Restaurant, 5th floor


Tuesday 7th June 2016

8h30: Morning coffee

9h00: OPENING | Opening remarks from the Chair
David Freedman, Country Economist, ADB Timor-Leste Resident Mission

TAKING PART IN TIMOR-LESTE EMERGING MARKET

9h05: Asia Pacific business opportunities and Timor-Leste
Peter McMullin, Vice-President, Confederation of Asia-Pacific Chambers of Commerce and Industry

9h35: Investing in SMEs in TL
Fatima Elsheikh, Chief Technical Advisor Social Business, UNDP Timor-Leste

10h00: Doing business in Timor-Leste
David Dennis, CEO, ANZ Timor-Leste

10h30: Morning tea

DELIVERING QUALITY INFRASTRUCTURE

11h00: Tibar Bay Port Project
Rafael Ribeiro, Managing Director, SDV East Timor, Bollore Group
Yann Wickers, General Manager, Bollore Group

11h30: Tibar Bay Port PPP
- Update
- Why this project matters
- New projects coming up and the role of public-private partnership
Jonathon Kirkby, Senior Operations Officer, International Finance Corporation (IFC)

12h00: Global Links for TL, opportunities and challenges
- Role of international shipping in growing TL economy.
- Efficiencies in supply chain for TL
- Improved safety and productivity
Ian Redfern, General Manager Coastal & Logistics, ANL Container Line

12h30: Lunch

AGRIBUSINESS

Chair Arcanjo da Silva, Executive Director, TradeInvest Timor-Leste

13h30: Timor-Leste: A New Origin and Source of Horticulture Products, for South East Asian Markets
- Timor-Leste social and economic outlook in the agricultural context
- Potential for Timor-Leste to become a net exporter of food and a source of clean and green produce and products across a wide range of commodities. From coastal lowland crops such as spices, coffee, cashew, coconuts, tropical fruits and vegetables, to the highland value chains encompassing strawberries, low chill temperate and sub -tropical fruits and vegetables, Timor-Leste has great potential to supply.
- Need for an approach both outwards looking to export and inwards looking to supply local food needs. The opportunities for exports and local markets are substantial and capable of great growth, to supply food to institutions, community needs, commercial development projects, regional food value chains and to food processing networks
Nicholas Richards, Chief of Party, USAID’s Avansa Agrikultura Project

14h00: WorldFish Hatchery in Timor-Leste
- Project update
- The potential for the development of the aquaculture sector in the country
Nigel Preston, Director General, WorldFish

14h30: Afternoon tea

FINANCE AND INVESTMENT SECTORS

15h00: Importance of financial sector reform
- Objectives of financial sector reform
- Financial sector reform: a synthesis of structure, function and institutions
- Risk assessment, risk management, and private incentives
- Developing linkages throughout the Timor-Leste financial system
Peter Dirou, Senior Financial Sector Expert, Asian Development Bank

15h30: Timor-Leste Investment Guide
- Country – geographical position, international accessibility, economic areas
- Information on legal, financial and tax matters
Luis Florindo, Executive Director, Business Development, EY Portugal

16h00: KEYNOTE | Keynote Address
Minister of State, Coordinator for Economic Affairs, Estanislau Aleixo da Silva

16h20: Closing remarks from the Chair | END OF CONFERENCE