2016 China Poverty Reduction International Forum Agenda

8:30-9:00

Guest Registration

Session 1: 9:00-10:35 Opening Ceremony & Experience Sharing

9:00-9:10

Opening Remarks

Zhou Mingwei, president of China International Publishing Group

9:10-9:40

Keynote Speeches (10 min/person):

Guo Weimin, Vice Minister of State Council Information Office;

Hong Tianyun, Deputy Director of LGOP;

Wang Xiaohui, Chief Editor of China.org.cn

9:40-9:45

Launching Ceremony of Global Poverty Reduction and Inclusive Growth Portal (GPIG)

9:45-10:10

Keynote Speeches (8 min/person)

Bert Hofman, World Bank's Country Director for China, Mongolia and Korea

Niels Knudsen, UNDP Assistant Country Director, Team Leader for South South Cooperation

Irene Bain, Social Sector Specialist, PRC Resident Mission, Asian Development Bank

10:10-10:20

GPIG Future Plans Introduction

Gladys H. Morales, Program Poverty Think Tanks Coordinator

10:20-10:35

China’s Poverty Reduction Experience Sharing:

E-commerce Poverty Alleviation

Sun Lijun, Vice President of Alibaba Group;

Poverty Alleviation through Logistics

Chen Haida, Board Chairman of Ada Technology (Beijing) Ltd.,Co.

Coffee Break: 10:35-10:50

Session 2: 10:50-12:10 Panel Discussion & Local Practice

10:50-11:20

Local Practice and Experience Sharing 

11:20-12:00

Panel Discussion: China’s Poverty Reduction Experience Sharing Under the SDGs Framework

Host: Zuo Changsheng, Director General of IPRCC

Guests:

Yu Fei, Senior Economist & Head of Regional Knowledge Sharing Initiative, PRC Resident Mission, Asian Development Bank

Dr. Suguru Miyazaki, Senior Representative of JICA China Office

Dr. Kas Murshid, Director, Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies

Liu Wenkui, Secretary General of China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation 

Bai Chengyu, Secretary General of China Association of Microfinance

Li Guoxiang, Researcher of Rural Development Institute of CASS

12:00-12:10

Closing Remarks