Conference & Forum
CAREC Think Tanks Development Forum Recalibrating Growth Dynamics for Inclusive and Sustainable Economies
15 Sep 2022 - 16 Sep 2022 Hybrid
The Sixth Annual CAREC Think Tank Development Forum (CTTDF) will be organized in a hybrid format (physical and online) in Baku, Azerbaijan, on September 15-16, 2022, under the theme “Recalibrating Growth Dynamics for Inclusive and Sustainable Economies. The Forum is organized in partnership with ADB-PRC Regional Knowledge Sharing Initiative (RKSI), Economic and Scientific Research Institute (ESRI) of the Ministry of Economy of Azerbaijan, Center for Economic and Social Development (CESD), Azerbaijan, and supported by the ADB.
The CTTDF is annually organized under the auspices of the CAREC Think Tank Network (CTTN). Every year the Forum brings together leading practitioners from think tanks, multilateral development partners, governments, and the private sector from the CAREC region to brainstorm regional challenges and provide diverse perspectives and innovative solutions to address these challenges through dialogue, experience sharing, and knowledge collaboration.
In its sixth year, the CTTDF’s main discussions will be around the growth, inclusivity and sustainability in the region. The leading regional think tanks and experts will present and deliberate upon, among others, (i) the outcomes of the CTTN regional research project on “COVID-induced inequalities: education, health, digital access, and women’s workforce participation.” (ii) the state of progress on UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the region; (iii) climate change and green energy in the CAREC region; and (iv) geopolitical uncertainties, COVID-19, and the impact on growth and inclusivity. Lead presentations by well-known institutions and renowned experts on each topic will be complemented by country case studies by leading CAREC think tank representatives. The Forum will be live-streamed on the Zoom platform, and the CI offers free online participation in the Forum for institutions from the CAREC region and beyond.
Established in 2017, the CAREC Think Tank Network (CTTN) is a network of leading think tanks from the member countries of the CAREC Program. Consistent with the CAREC 2030 objectives to promote policy dialogue among members and development partners and deliver and disseminate quality knowledge services for regional economic cooperation, the (CTTN) brings together leading regional think tanks to promote regional cooperation and integration (RCI) through shared ideas, information, and joint research. To this end, the CTTN administers a research grants program (RGP) to encourage member think tanks to undertake research on pressing regional issues and organize an annual CAREC think tank development forum (CTTDF) to serve as a platform for the exchange of ideas and knowledge.
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Meeting ID: 843 0963 3286
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Agenda:
| Time | Program |
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| 13:00 – 13:40 | Session I: Opening Ceremony Welcome Remarks Syed Shakeel Shah, Director, CAREC Institute Opening Remarks Shixin Chen, Vice President, Asian Development Bank (ADB), Manila, Philippines Keynote Address Samed Bashirli, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Economy, Azerbaijan Group photo |
| 13:40 – 14:45 | Session II: Context Setting Moderator: Norbert Funke, Director, CCAMTAC, IMF An overview of CAREC Economies and how much recalibration is needed for inclusive and sustainable growth Lead Speaker: Albert F. Park, Chief Economist & Director General, ADB, Manila, Philippines Open Discussion Discussant I: Hans Holzhacker, Chief Economist, CAREC Institute Discussant II: Kamalbek Karymshakov, Vice Rector/Associate Professor, Kyrgyz-Turkish Manas University, Bishkek, the Kyrgyz Republic |
| 14:45 – 15:00 | Coffee Break |
| 15:00 – 16:30 | Session III: CTTN Regional Research Report Moderator: Marzia Mongiorgi-Lorenzo, Principal Economist, East Asia Department, ADB Access to Health, Education, Digital technologies, and Women’s Participation in the Workforce: Case Studies from Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, and Uzbekistan. Speaker I: Emin Mammadov, Senior Researcher/Economist, Center for Economic and Social Development (CESD), Azerbaijan Speaker II: Gulnaz Alibekova, Deputy Director, Institute of Economics, Kazakhstan Speaker III: Abid Qaiyum Suleri, Executive Director, Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI), Pakistan Speaker IV: Peter Malvicini, Ph.D., DSc, UNESCO Chair, Anticipatory Governance & Sustainable Policymaking Center for Policy Research and Outreach Westminster International University in Tashkent, Uzbekistan Participants’ feedback and open discussion |
| 16:30 – 17:30 | Lunch Break |
| 17:30 – 18:50 | Session IV: Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Moderator: Khalid Umar, Chief, Strategy and Planning, CAREC Institute, Urumqi State of Progress on UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the CAREC Region Lead Speaker: Elena Danilova-Cross, Programme Specialist on Poverty and Inequality, UNDP Istanbul Regional Hub, Turkey Kyrgyz Republic Case Study Altaaf Hasham, Management Program Liaison Officer, Agha Khan Development Network (AKDN), Kyrgyz Republic Tajikistan Case Study Rustam Babajanov, Deputy Director, Analytical Center “NAVO”, Tajikistan Turkmenistan Case Study Charymuhammet Shallyev, Head of Management Department, Turkmen State Institute of Economics and Management, Ashkhabad, Turkmenistan Participants’ feedback and open discussion |
| 18:50 –19:15 | Coffee Break |
| 19:15 – 20:45 | Session V: Climate Change and Green Energy Moderator: Ilham Humbatov, Senior Research Fellow, ESRI Climate Vulnerabilities and the Case for Green Energy in the CAREC Region Lead Speaker: Farhad Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary, Associate Professor; School of Global Studies, Tokai University/ TOKAI Research Institute for Environment and Sustainability (TRIES), Japan (Online) Climate Disaster in Pakistan – a brief overview Bilal Hayee, Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to the Republic of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Case Study Kamran Huseynov, Deputy Director, Azerbaijan Renewable Energy Agency, Baku, Azerbaijan PRC Case Study Zhang Minwen, Deputy Director General, International Economics and Finance Institute (IEFI), Beijing, PRC (Online) Kazakhstan Case Study Lidiya Parkhomchik, Chief Expert, Eurasian Studies Program, Institute of the World Economics and Politics (IWEP), Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan Participants’ feedback and open discussion |
| 20:45 – 21:00 | First Day Recap |
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| 13:00 – 14:20 | Session VI: Geopolitical Uncertainties, COVID-19, and the Impact on Growth and Inclusivity Moderator: Kanako Mabuchi, Head, UN Resident Coordinator’s Office, Baku, Azerbaijan Geopolitical Uncertainties, COVID-19, and the Impact on Growth and Inclusivity Lead Speaker: Hamza Ali Malik, Director, Macroeconomic Policy and Financing for Development Division, UNESCAP, Bangkok, Thailand Mongolia Case Study Tuvshintugs Batdelger, Director, Economic Research Institute, Mongolia Georgia Case Study Giorgi Khishtovani, Research Director, PMC Research Center, Georgia Pakistan Case Study Zeeshan Salahuddin, Director for Regional Connectivity, Tabadlab, Pakistan Participants’ feedback and open discussion |
| 14:20 – 14:40 | Coffee Break |
| Session VII: Building Alliances for Regional Prosperity Moderator: Sarah Geraldine Michael, Country Manager, World Bank Group, Azerbaijan |
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| 14:40- 16:10 | Building Alliances for Shared Prosperity Lead Speaker Debapriya Bhattacharya, Distinguished Fellow at the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), Dhaka, Bangladesh Discussant I: Dolores Borisovna Tyulebekova, Director, the World Economy Research Center, Economic Research Institute (ERI), Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan Discussant II: Eldor Tulyakov, Executive Director, Development Strategy Center (DSC), Tashkent, Uzbekistan Discussant III: Natig Madatov, Leading Research Fellow at Economic Scientific Research Institute (ESRI), Baku, Azerbaijan Discussant IV: Tuvshintugs Batdelger, Director, Economic Research Institute, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Participants’ feedback and open discussion |
| 16:10 – 16:40 | CTTN Progress Report Batsaikhan Zagdragchaa, Senior Strategic Planning Specialist, CAREC Institute, Urumqi, the PRC Participants’ feedback and open discussion |
| 16:40 – 16:50 | Wrap up and vote of thanks |
| 16:50 – 18:00 | Lunch Break |
| 18:00 – 21:00 | Networking and Cultural Tour |
