The 12th ASEAN-China Forum on Social Development and Poverty Reduction

Center

27 June 2018 (Wednesday) Plenary Session

Moderator:  Ms. Angela  Garchitorena  and  Mr.  Mario Urrutia  III,

National Anti-Poverty Commission of the Philippines

Speakers:

1.

Mr.  Stephen  Groff,  Vice-President  for  East  Asia,  Southeast

Asia, and the Pacific, Asian Development Bank

2.

Mr.  SUN  Yi,  Charge  D'Affaires,  Embassy  of  the  People’s

Republic of China in the Republic of the Philippines

09:00 AM -10:00 AM

3.

H.E. Dr. AKP Mochtan, Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN

4.

H.E. Mr. Hla Kyaw, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Agriculture,

Livestock and Irrigation, Myanmar

5.

H.E. Mr. Sao Chivoan, Secretary of State, Ministry of Rural

Development, Cambodia

6.

H.E.  Mr.  CHEN  Zhigang,  Vice  Minister  of  the  State  Council

Leading Group Office of Poverty Alleviation and Development

of China

7.

Honorable Ms. Liza L. Maza, Secretary and Lead Convenor of

the National Anti-Poverty Commission of the Philippines

8.

Honorable  Mr.  Ernesto  Abella,  Undersecretary  of  Foreign

Affairs of the Philippines

10:00 AM -10:30 AM

Group Photo and Coffee Break

Plenary  Panel  –  What’s  Next  on  Working  for  Poverty

Reduction in China-ASEAN Cooperation

10:30 AM -12:00 AM

Moderator: Ms. Benilda B. Tayag, Professorial Lecturer, College of

Social  Work  and  Community  Development,  University  of  the

Philippines

Presentations:

03:30 PM -04:00 PM

Coffee Break

Session 2 – Rural-Urban Poverty Linkages and Innovation

for Poverty Reduction

In this session, representatives from China and ASEAN countries

will discuss the opportunities various forms of urbanization bring

for the rural and urban poor. They will highlight innovative and

scaled   approaches  for  a   more  inclusive,   sustainable  and

harmonious rural-urban relationship  that benefits the poor and

the low income people in Asia.

Moderator: Dr. Armin Bauer, International Poverty Reduction and

Development Expert

Presentations:

04:00 PM -05:30 PM

1.  Experiences on Guangxi Poverty Alleviation

Mr.   WU   Qingsong,   Deputy   Director-General,   Poverty

Alleviation   and   Development   Office   of   the   People’s

Government of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of China

2.  Rural-Urban  Poverty  Linkages  and  Innovation  for

Poverty Reduction in Malaysia

Ms. Nazlinda Zamani, Principle Assistant Secretary, Strategic

Planning Division, Ministry of Rural Development, Malaysia

3.  Rural Development Strategies in Vietnam and Poverty

Reduction Outcomes

Mr.  Nguyen  Van  Nghiem,  Senior  Expert,  Department  of

Cooperatives and Rural development, Ministry of Agriculture

and Rural Development, Vietnam

Free Discussion

06:00 PM -10:00 PM

Welcome Dinner

Hosted by the National Anti-Poverty Commission of the Philippines

28 June 2018 (Thursday) Plenary Session

Session  3  –  Rethinking  Trade  Liberalization  for  Rural

Development

09:00 AM -10:15 AM

In this session, representatives from China and ASEAN countries

will discuss the relationship between trade liberalization and rural

development  from  the  viewpoint  of  the  basic  sectors  in  local

agricultural  economies,  and  explore  the  innovative and  flexible

trade mechanisms that benefit small farmers through technology

Session 4 – Enhancing Poverty Reduction Partnerships for

a Community of Shared Future for ASEAN and China

In this session, representatives from China and ASEAN countries

will discuss new innovations for partnerships to address poverty in

Asia. Especially new forms of cooperation with the private sector,

local  government,  NGOs,  and  at  a  regional  level  will  be

highlighted  in  its  effect  to  contribute  to  the  2030  Agenda  for

Sustainable Development.

Moderator:  Mr.  Robert  Schoellhammer,  Advisor,  East  Asia

10:30 AM -12:00 NN

Department, Asian Development Bank

Presentations:

1.  New Era, New Vision

Mr. LI Xin, Counselor, Mission of People’s Republic of China to

ASEAN

2.  For  a  New  Poverty  Partnerships  between  China  and

ASEAN – A Proposal

Dr.   Armin   Bauer,   International   Poverty   Reduction   and

Development Expert

3.  Involvement of Community Development Department in

Mr. Pallop Tanjariyaporn, Chief of International Relations Unit,

Community  Development  Department,  Ministry  of  Interior,

Thailand

4.

Mr.  Miguel  Musngi,  Senior  Officer,  Poverty  Eradication  and

Gender Division, ASEAN Secretariat

5.

Building  a  Poverty-Free  ASEAN-China  Community  of

Shared   Future:   Innovative   Measures   and   Policy

Recommendations    for    ASEAN-China    Cooperation

Mechanisms in Poverty Reduction

Dr. ZHANG Weiyu, Research Assistant, Institute for One Belt-

One Road Studies, Tsinghua University, China

Free Discussion

Closing Ceremony

Moderator: Mr. LI Xin, Counselor, Mission of People’s Republic of

China to ASEAN

12:00 NN - 12:30 PM

Speakers:

1.

Dr.  TAN  Weiping,  Acting  Director-General  of  International

Poverty Reduction Center in China (IPRCC)

2.

Honorable Ms. Liza L. Maza, Secretary and Lead Convenor,

National Anti-Poverty Commission of the Philippines

12:30 PM - 02:00 PM

Lunch

02:00 PM onwards

Free Time