2nd Steering Committee Meeting and Working Group Chairmen Meeting

Welcome Reception hosted by

Mr Matti Vanhanen, Prime Minister of the Republic of Finland, Wanha Satama (invitations distributed at registration)

Globalisation, Competitiveness, Energy
Mr Jorma Ollila, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Nokia
Mr Fu Chengyu, Chairman, CEO and Executive Director, China National Offshore Oil Corporation Limited (CNOOC)

WG1: Trade
Chairman Mr Sugihono Kadarisman, Vice-President of ICC Indonesia, Indonesia
Co-Chairman Mr Walter Koren, Director General, Foreign Trade Department of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber, Austria

WG2: Investment
Chairman Mr Joachim Bitterlich, Executive Vice President of International Affairs, Veolia Environnement, France
Co-Chairman Mr Toru Mihara, General Manager, Mitsui Global Strategic Studies Institute, Japan

WG3: Financial Services
Chairman Mr Carl H. Schmitt, Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Konvekta AG, Germany
Co-Chairman Mr Ramon K. Ilusorio, Chairman of the Multinational Investment Bancorporation, the Philippines

WG4: Information and Communication Technology
Chairman Mr Kim Sun-Bae, President of International Cooperation Agency of Korea IT (ICA), Korea
Co-Chairman Mr Ole Mørk Lauridsen, CTO, Terma A/S, Denmark

WG5: Infrastructure
Chairman Mr Juha Rantanen, CEO, Outokumpu Oyj, Finland
Co-Chairman Mr Yang Yunsong, Vice President of Xuan Yuan Group, China

ASEM6 Summit Reception, Helsinki Fair Centre (by invitation only)

AEBF10 Gala Dinner, Finlandia Hall

Mr Paavo Lipponen, Speaker of the Parliament of Finland

What Can We Learn from Each Other?
Panel Discussion
Moderator Mr Veli Sundbäck, Executive Vice President, Corporate Relations and Responsibility of Nokia Corporation, Finland
Panellist Mrs Paula Lehtomäki, Minister for Foreign Trade and Development of the Republic of Finland

Panellist Dr Jacques Gravereau,

President of HEC Eurasia Institute, France
Panellist Dr T P Hardiman, Chairman, IBM International Treasury Services Company, Ireland
Panellist Mr Hisayoshi Fuwa, Corporate Vice President of Toshiba Corporation, Japan

Panellist Mr Chen Namchaisiri, Executive Director & President, Asia Fiber Public Company Limited,  Thailand

Reports from the Working Groups

Panel Discussion – Working Group Chairmen

Moderator Mr Leif Fagernäs, CEO, Confederation of Finnish Industries EK 

Chairman's Statement

Mr Christoffer Taxell, Chairman of AEBF10

AEBF11 Welcome Address
Mr Wan Jifei, Chairman of China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT)

This is a draft programme which may change without prior notice