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THAILAND:
THE CHALLENGES OF CHANGE
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| 8:00-9:15
hrs. |
Registration
for guests and participants of the Annual Meeting
Venue:
The
Ritz-Carlton Hotel
Salon
III
1150
22nd Street, N.W.
Washington,
DC 20037
Tel:
202 835-0500
Fax:
202 835-1588 |
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| 9:15-9:45
hrs. |
Welcoming
Remarks
Dr.
Somkid Jatusripitak
Minister
of Finance
Richard
Fuld
Chairman
& CEO, Lehman Bros.
Kosit
Panpiemras
Chairman,
The Bangkok Bank |
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| 9:45-10:45
hrs. |
Session:
"US-Thailand Relations in Turbulent Times"
Moderator
:
Mr.
Richard Lewis
USTBC
Thai
Speakers:
M.R.
Kasem Kasemsri
Parliamentarian,
Former Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister
Dr.
Narongchai Akrasanee
Former
Minister of Commerce |
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| 10:45-11:00
hrs. |
Coffee
Break |
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| 11:00-12:00
hrs. |
Session
resumes
American
Speakers :
Hon.
Richard Hecklinger
U.S.
Ambassador to Thailand (invited)
Dr.
Karl D. Jackson
Director
of Southeast Asian Studies, Johns Hopkins University |
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| 12:30
hrs. |
Lunch
Keynote
Speaker:
John
E. Robson
Chairman,
U.S. Import-Export Bank (invited)
Venue:
The Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Salon II |
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| 14:30-15:30
hrs. |
Session:
"Thailand: Prospects for Foreign Investment and Trade Flows"
Moderator:
Dr.
Ajva Taolanond
Chairman,
Thai Chamber of Commerce
Thai
Speakers:
Dr.
Thirachai Phuvanatnaranubala
Deputy
Governor, Bank of Thailand's Open Committee (invited)
Dr.
Sarasin Viraphol
Executive
Vice President, Charoen Phokabhand Group |
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| 15:30-15:45
hrs. |
Coffee
break |
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| 15:45-16:45
hrs. |
Session
resumes
American
Speakers:
Ted
Roosevelt, IV
Managing
Director, Lehman Bros.
Robert
Samuelson
Newsweek,
Inc. |
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| 14:30-16:45
hrs. |
Executive
one-to-one Meetings (concurrent)
Venue:
The Ritz-Carlton Hotel |
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| 16:45
hrs. |
All
sessions conclude |
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| 18:00-21:30
hrs. |
Reception
and Gala Dinner
(Co-hosted
with the Asia Society and the US-Asean Business Council)
Keynote
Speaker:
H.E.
Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra
Venue:The
Ritz-Carlton Hotel |
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