Conference & Forum
2017 Regional Knowledge Sharing Forum: Exploring Avenues of Cooperation for Cross-Border Trade Logistics and Facilitation
16 Aug 2017 - 17 Aug 2017 Tashkent, Uzbekistan
The CAREC Forum on Regional Knowledge Sharing will be held 16-17 Aug 2017 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The workshop aims to share practical experience and knowledge obtained from technical assistance projects with CAREC stakeholders, to explore and solve challenges in regional trade facilitation, and to jointly explore new opportunities for regional trade facilitation. Topics to be discussed include the development of non-governmental standards, new business formats, new models of supply chain management on cross-border e-commerce, and ways to measure and monitor trade corridor performance.
The CAREC Program is a partnership of 11 countries (Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, the People’s Republic of China, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Mongolia, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan), supported by 6 multilateral institutions, working together to promote development through cooperation, leading to accelerated growth and poverty reduction.
Organizers:
- CAREC Federation of Carrier and Forwarder Associations
- CAREC Institute
Agenda:
| Time | Program |
|---|---|
| 0830 – 0900 | Registration |
| 0900 – 0920 | Welcome Remarks Mr. Yuebin Zhang, Principal Regional Cooperation Specialist, East Asia Department, ADB |
| 0920 – 0950 | Welcome Remarks Mr. Yergali Dosmagambet, Deputy Director 2, CAREC Institute |
| 0950 – 1010 | Welcome Remarks Mr. Akram Mukhidov, Chairman of Business Logistics Development Association, LLC (ADBL) |
| 1010 – 1030 | Coffee/ Tea Break |
| 1030 – 1130 | SESSION 1: Interpretation and Research on CAREC Non-Governmental Organization Standards Introduce objectives and principles of developing non-governmental organization group standards by the CFCFA for international regions; interpret the first batch of ten standards of the CFCFA; introduce second batch of CFCFA standards, which are intended to be developed and researched by the CFCFA cooperating with the Central Asia Customs Committee (CCC) Moderator: Mr. Yuebin Zhang, Principal Regional Cooperation Specialist, East Asia Department, Asian Development Bank (ADB) Speaker: Capt. Lin Zhong, Chairman, CFCFA |
| 1130 – 1200 | Open Discussion |
| 1330 – 1420 | SESSION 2: Cross-Border E-commerce and Logistics in CAREC Introduce basic knowledge of cross-border e-commerce and its relationship with standardization; describe the PRC’s main policies of cross-border e-commerce and their effects on trade logistics facilitation in CAREC; analyze market situations and demands of cross-border e-commerce in Central Asia; explore logistics modes of cross-border e-commerce in Central Asia; considering CPMM and nature of the CFCFA, provide suggestions on what a role the CFCFA shall assume in CAREC’s cross-border e-commerce and standardization construction, and what related logistics enterprises and industry associations shall act in such process. Moderator: Mr. Yergali Dosmagambet, Deputy Director 2, CAREC Institute Speaker: Professor Ge Ju, Logistics Engineering Institute Machinery and Traffic College Xinjiang Agriculture University |
| 1420 – 1505 | Open Discussion |
| 1505 – 1525 | Coffee/ Tea Break |
| 1525 – 1615 | SESSION 3: CAREC Cross-Border Supply Chain Planning and Thinking under the Background of The Belt and Road Under the background of The Belt and Road, with the promotion of the PRC’s FTA construction, normalization operation of China Railway Express and Sino-Central-Asia railway express, manufacturing enterprises, how do cross-border business enterprise and other related parties carry out the supply chain planning and standardization to further promote trade logistics facilitation in CAREC; synthesizing CPMM project and organizational nature of the CFCFA, provide suggestions on what roles the CFCFA shall assume in CAREC Cross-border supply chain planning and standardization construction. Moderator: Mr. Yuebin Zhang, Principal Regional Cooperation Specialist, East Asia Department, ADB Speaker: Mr. Xiaobing Jiang, Chief consultant of Chongqing Jingyixing Supply Chain Management Co., LTD |
| 1615 – 1700 | Open Discussion |
| Time | Program |
|---|---|
| 0830 – 1020 | SESSION 4：Best Practices & New Knowledge Sharing in CAREC Countries 11 CFCFA association members, on behalf their countries, present best practices and new knowledge in trade logistics facilitation. Each country has 15 minutes Moderator: Capt. Lin Zhong, Chairman of CFCFA Mr. Temirbek Shabdanaliev, Vice Chairman of CFCFA Speaker: 11 country representatives |
| 1020 – 1040 | Coffee/ Tea Break |
| 1040 – 1130 | Continue Session 2 |
| 1130 – 1200 | Open Discussion |
| 1200 – 1330 | Lunch Break |
| 1330 – 1345 | SESSION 5: Sharing on Enterprise Developing Experience CFCFA enterprises introduce their developing experience and business requirements, express their business requirement and interest appeals in trade and logistics facilitation. Moderator: Capt. Lin Zhong, Chairman of CFCFA Mr. Qamar, Vice Chairman of Pakistan International Freight Forwarder Association (PIFFA) Speaker: 3 enterprise members representatives Kashgar Gold Leader International Logistics Center Co., Ltd (CFCFA enterprises member) |
| 1345 – 1400 | Shenzhen Hyun Young International Transportation CO., LTD (CFCFA enterprises member) |
| 1415 – 1445 | Open Discussion |
| 1445 – 1505 | Coffee/ Tea Break |
| 1505 – 1550 | SESSION 6: Corridor Performance and Measurement Monitoring: CFCFA Experience CPMM partners present and discuss their experiences in data collection and analyses of CPMM data; Highlight case studies and share their experiences. Moderator: Mr. Yergali Dosmagambet, Deputy Director 2, CAREC Institute Speaker: Select CPMM partner associations |
| 1550 – 1620 | Open Discussion |
| 1620 – 1700 | Closing Remarks Mr. Yergali Dosmagambet, Deputy Director 2, CAREC Institute Mr. Yuebin Zhang, Principal Regional Cooperation Specialist, East Asia Department, ADB Capt. Lin Zhong, Chairman, CFCFA |
