1. Trade

Chairman Mr Sugihono Kadarisman, Executive Director, International Chamber of Commerce – National Committee, Indonesia
Co-Chairman Mr Walter Koren, Director General, Foreign Trade Department of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber, Austria

Working Group Speakers 
Discussion Paper Final — Trade Working Group (pdf)
 

The Trade Working Group deals with general trade related questions and draws attention to three specific issues: Customs Procedures; Technical Regulations, Standards and Conformity Assessment (SCA); and Intellectual Property Rights (IPR).

2. 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

Working Group Speakers 
Discussion Paper Final — Investment Working Group (pdf)

The Investment Working Group deals with the liberalisation and harmonisation of investment regulations and with the development of investments between Asia and Europe.

3. 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

Working Group Speakers 
Discussion Paper Final — Financial Services Working Group (pdf)

The Financial Services Working Group deals with the opportunities and challenges facing the business in international financial services sector.

4. 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

Working Group Speakers

Discussion Paper Final — Information and Communication Technology Working Group (pdf)

The Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Working Group discusses issues relating to new business models in a networked economy.

5. Infrastructure

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

Working Group Speakers

Discussion Paper Final — Infrastructure Working Group (pdf)

The Infrastructure Working Group discusses energy issues, in particular energy efficiency, technology development and transfer, and general global climate policy questions.