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Monday, May 16, 2016:
8:00 – 8:30 Coffee and registration (GLC Foyer)
8:30 – 9:00 Welcome and opening remarks (Room LT3)
Mr. Christopher Gane, Dean and Professor, Faculty of Law, CUHK
Mr. Chang-fa Lo, Chairman, AWRN and Professor, College of Law, NTU
Mr. Julien Chaisse, Associate Professor and Director, CFRED, Faculty of Law, CUHK
9:00 – 10:30 Session I (Room LT3): The TPP in Context: trade and investment trends in Asia-Pacific (LT3)
Chair: Mr. Jesús Seade, Sydney S. W. Leong Chair Professor of Economics, Lingnan University, Hong Kong and Former Deputy Director-General GATT/WTO
- On Creating Negotiation Rounds Similar to Multilateral Regimes for the TPP for its Further Improvement
Mr. Chang-fa Lo, Chairman, AWRN and Professor, College of Law, National Taiwan University
- The Impact of TPP on China's Belt and Road Initiative
Mr. Guiguo Wang, University Professor, Guanghua Law School, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China and Eason-Weinmann Chair of International and Comparative Law, School of Law, Tulane University, New Orleans, USA
- The TPP: "Much of a Muchness" or RTA Version 7.0
Mr. Colin B. Picker, Professor & Associate Dean (International), Faculty of Law, The University of New South Wales
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break (GLC Foyer)
11:00 – 12:30 Session II (Room LT3): Trade dispute settlement
Chair: Mr. Yves Renouf, WTO, Legal Counsel for the Administration & WTO Fellow, Institute for International Trade, University of Adelaide
- TPP Trade Remedy System: Development or Divergence from the WTO?
Mr. Dukgeun Ahn, Professor, Graduate School of International Studies, Seoul National University and Ms. Ji Yeong Yoo, Research Associate, Center for International Commerce and Strategy, Seoul National University
- TPP Dispute Settlement Mechanism: Is it only old wine in a new bottle?
Mr. Rajesh Sharma, Senior Lecturer, Justice and Legal Studies, RMIT University, Melbourne
- Politics, Power and Process: The TPP & Dispute Settlement Choices for Asian States
Ms. Lisa Toohey, Associate Professor & Associate Dean (Education), Faculty of Law, University of New South Wales Australia
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch in GLC Foyer (for speakers, chairs and discussants only)
13:30 – 15:00 Session III (Room LT3): Does the TPP provide new and meaningful market access for goods and services?
Chair: Mr. Chao Xi, Professor & Assistant Dean (Graduate Studies), Faculty of Law, CUHK
- Market Access for Goods in the TPP: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Ms. Deborah K. Elms, Executive Director, Asian Trade Centre, and Senior Fellow in the Singapore Ministry of Trade and Industry's Trade Academy
- Rules of Origin in the TPP
Ms. Margaret Liang, Adjunct Senior Fellow, S Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
- The TPP and Financial Regulation: Innovative or More of the Same
Mr. Antoine Martin, Research Associate, Faculty of Law, CUHK and Mr. Bryan Mercurio, Professor, Faculty of Law, CUHK
- Lead discussant followed by Q&As
Ms. Jane Drake-Brockman, Director, EU Centre for Global Affairs, University of Adelaide
Mr. Rajesh Sharma, Senior Lecturer, Justice and Legal Studies, RMIT University, Melbourne
15:00 – 15:30 Coffee Break (GLC Foyer)
15:30 – 17:30 Session IV (Room LT3): Is the Investment Chapter a defining international agreement for the Asia-Pacific region?
- From Back-Lash to Roll-Back: TPP Investment Text Marks Atlantic-Pacific Divide in Foreign Investment Rules
Mr. Chin Leng Lim, Professor, Faculty of Law, HKU
- Investment Arbitration under Plurilateral Trade Agreements: the TPP as a 21st Century Model
Mr. Mark Feldman, Associate Professor of Law, School of Transnational Law, Peking University, Shenzhen
- Amicus Curiae Participation in the TPP: Promises and Pitfalls
Mr. Fernando Dias Simões, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Macau
Tuesday, May 17, 2016:
9:00 – 9:30 Coffee and registration (GLC Foyer)
9:30 – 11:00 Session V-1 (Room LT3): Regulatory challenges: Competition policy and government procurement
- Competition Policy and State-Owned Enterprises in the TPP Agreement
Mr. Mitsuo Matsushita, AWRN Senior Advisor and Professor Emeritus, University of Tokyo
- Can the Competition Chapter serve as template for a multilateral treaty?
Ms. Joy Abrenica, Professor, School of Economics, University of the Philippines and Mr. Johannes Bernabe, Commissioner, Philippine Competition Commission
- Government Procurement in the TPP and Its Implications for China's GPA Accession Negotiation
Mr. Xinquan Tu, China Institute for WTO Studies, University of international Business and Economics
- TPP and Government Procurement in Malaysia
Mr. Haniff Ahamat, Assistant Professor, Mr. Nasarudin Abdul Rahman, Assistant Professor, and Mr. Danial Ilham Kamaruddin. Research Assistant, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM)
- Lead discussants followed by Q&As
Ms. Claire Wilson, Associate Head and Assistant Professor in Law Department of Law and
Business, Hong Kong Shue Yan University
Mr. Dini Sejko, PhD Cand., Faculty of Law, CUHK
9:30 – 11:00 Session V-2 (Room LT1): Unlocking the promise of e-commerce
Chair: Mr Peter Kam Fai Cheung, Arbitrator SCIA and former Director of Intellectual Property Government of the HKSAR
- From Trade Regulation to Digital Regulation: The Regulation of E-commerce in the TPP
Mr. Henry Gao, Associate Professor, School of Law, Singapore Management University
- The TPP and the Digital Economy: the Agreement's potential as benchmark for future rule-making
Mr. Simon Lacey, Senior Expert, Trade Facilitation and Market Access, Huawei, Shenzhen
- Protection of New Geographical Indications
Mr. Danny Friedmann, Consultant, IP Dragon, Hong Kong
- Lead discussant followed by Q&As
Mr. Stuart Hargreaves, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, CUHK
Mr. Dennis Cai, President, Policy and Compliance, Dot Trademark TLD Holding Company Ltd.
11:00 - 11:30 Coffee Break (GLC Foyer)
11:30 – 13:00 Session VI-1 (Room LT3): Some core values of TPP – Labor's rights, environment and anti-corruption
- The Effectiveness of Anti-corruption Provisions in the TPP
Mr. Chang-fa Lo, Chairman, AWRN and Professor, College of Law, National Taiwan University
- Environment Provisions in Trade Agreements: WTO to the TPP
Ms. R.V. Anuradha, Partner, Clarus Law Associates, New Delhi
- Coherent Application of Labor Protection across Chapters in TPP: Labor and Investment Chapters as an Example
Ms. Tsai-yu Lin, AWRN Executive Secretary, and Professor, College of Law, National Taiwan University
- Lead discussants followed by Q&As
Mr. Li Ka-Yin, Senior Counsel, AnJie Law Firm, Beijing - Hong Kong
Mr. Antoine Martin, Research Associate, Faculty of Law, CUHK
11:30 – 13:00 Session VI-2 (Room LT1): Unlocking the promise of e-commerce
Chair: Mr. Bryan Druzin, Assistant Professor & Deputy Director of the LLM program, Faculty of Law & Center for Human Rights and Justice (CRJ), CUHK
- Data Privacy in the TPP
Mr. Nohyoung Park, Professor, School of Law, Korea University
Mr. Dukgeun Ahn, Professor, Graduate School of International Studies, Seoul National University
- How the TPP Will Affect You and Your Digital Rights
Mr. Jyh-An Lee, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, CUHK
- Internet Domain Names and TPP
Ms. Chiann Bao, Secretary-General, Honk Kong International Arbitration Center (HKIAC)
- Lead discussants followed by Q&As
Mr Peter Kam Fai Cheung, Arbitrator SCIA and former Director of Intellectual Property Government of the HKSAR
Mr. Henry Gao, Associate Professor, School of Law, Singapore Management University
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch in GLC Foyer (for speakers, chairs and discussants only)
14:00 – 15:30 Session VII (Room LT3): Prospects: Interactions with other FTAs
- Mega-FTAs and Plurilateral Trade Agreements: Implications for the Asia-Pacific
Ms. Meredith Kolsky Lewis, Professor of Law and Vice Dean for International and Graduate Programs, SUNY Buffalo Law School; Associate Professor of Law, Victoria University of Wellington Law School
- The Convergence or Divergence of China's FTAs and the TPP? A Case Study of the China-Korea FTA
Mr. Heng Wang, Associate Professor, University of New South Wale, Australia
- Mission Impossible? Reconciling ASEAN Integration with TPP Membership
Mr. Sufian Jusoh, Professor, Institute of Malaysian and International Studies, National University of Malaysia and Consultant, World Trade Institute, Bern
- Lead discussants followed by Q&As
Ms. Sandra Marco Colino, Professor, Faculty of Law, CUHK and Deputy Director of the European Union Academic Programme Hong Kong (EUAP)
Mr. Colin B. Picker, Professor & Associate Dean (International), Faculty of Law, The University of New South Wales
15:30 – 16:00 Coffee Break (GLC Foyer)
16:00 – 17:30 Session VIII (Room LT3): Prospects: Membership Issues
Chair: Mr. Chang-fa Lo, Chairman, AWRN and Professor, College of Law, National Taiwan University
- Accession clause of FTAs: will TPP expand?
Mr. Shintaro Hamanaka, Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Developing Economies, Tokyo
- Memento Mori: Membership issues in Modification, Withdrawal and Termination
Mr. Tomohiko Kobayashi, Associate Professor, Department of Law, Otaru University of Commerce
- How Far can Indonesia go for the TPP?
Mr. Riza Noer Arfani, Director, Center for World Trade Studies, Unerversitas Gadjah Mada (UGM), and Ms. Poppy S. Winanti, Director, Centre for World Trade Studies, UGM (Indonesia)
- Lead discussants followed by Q&As
Ms. R.V. Anuradha, Partner, Clarus Law Associates, New Delhi, India
Mr. Heng Wang, Associate Professor, University of New South Wale, Australia
17:30 – 17:45 Closing remarks
Mr. Chang-fa Lo, Chairman, AWRN and Professor, College of Law, National Taiwan University
Mr. Gregory S. Gordon, Associate Dean (Globalization), Faculty of Law, CUHK
Mr. Julien Chaisse, Associate Professor and Director, CFRED, Faculty of Law, CUHK
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