Conference Day One Wednesday 5th June 2002

Morning Session

OPENING SESSION

Mr Mervyn Kemp                                                                      (10 Slides) 4 pp

Deputy Director, World Customs Organization, Brussels, Belgium

H.E. Mustafa Bello                                                                          (Text) 3 pp

Federal Minister of Commerce, Abuja, Nigeria

M Christophe Bellinger                                                           (38 Slides) 19 pp

Director (Paris Office), Multinational Investment Guarantee Agency (World Bank), Washington, USA

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Dr Supachai Panitchpakdi

Director General-Designate, The World Trade Organisation, Geneva, Switzerland

BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE SECTOR

Mr Bryan Montgomery

Chairman of the Board, World Trade Centers Association. Founder, Novosibirsk WTC, Russian Federation

H.E. DR. Mohamed El Ghamrawy                                       (19 Slides) 10 pp

Chairman, General Authority for Investment and Free Zones ( GAFI), Cairo, Egypt

Afternoon Session

 
LESSONS FROM THE SUCCESS OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PARKS
The example of Sophia Antipolis
M Philippe Mariani
Assistant Parlementaire du Sénateur Pierre Laffitte, Chargé de Mission à la Fondation Sophia Antipolis, Alpes-Maritimes, France
THE ECONOMIC PROCESSING ZONE AS AN INCUBATOR
Mr Robert Haywood                                                    (Text + 32 Slides) 17 pp

Director, World Economic Processing Zones Association, Evergreen, Colorado, USA

MEETING THE NEEDS OF HIGH-TECH FIRMS
Ms Nancy J. Murphy                                                                  (7 Slides) 3 pp
Manager, Special Trade Programmes, Dell Computer Corporation, Texas, USA
Dr Paola Amar                                                                           (13 Slides) 7 pp
Member of the Board of Directors, University Liaison Officer, Caribbean Technological Park, ATLANTICO SIGLO XXI, Fundacion proBarranquilla, Colombia
FREE ZONES AS A CATALYST IN EXPANDING THE LOCAL MANUFACTURING SECTOR
Mr Ahmed Butti Ahmed                                             (15 Slides + Text) 15 pp
Managing Director, Jebel Ali Free Zone, Dubai, UAE

Conference Day Two Thursday 6thJune 2002

Morning Session

OVERVIEW OF OPPORTUNITIES IN FREE ZONE, EPZs IDZs AROUND THE WORLD
Mr Peter Frank Ryan                                                                      (Text) 4 pp
Vice President, Fédération Mondiale de Zones Franches (FEMOZA), Geneva
Dr Evert Van Dijk                                                                           (Text) 7 pp
Economist, South Africa
Mr Eduard Prutnik                                                          (Text + 4 Slides) 5 pp
Deputy Chairman, Donetsk Regional Council for FEZs, Ukraine
Mr Vilivoj Kolevski
Directorate for Free Economic Zones of Macedonia
FREE ZONES FOR SPECIFIC INDUSTRIES
Mr Daniel Sigaud                                                                    (47 Slides) 24 pp
Executive Director, Intels Corporation and representatives of the ONNE OIL AND GAZ FREE ZONE, Nigeria
BENEFITTING FROM CROSS BORDER ZONES AND TRADE AREAS
Mr Jim O’Gara                                                                        (20 Slides) 10 pp
Vice President, The ServicesGroup, Arlington, Viginia, USA
INTERMODAL LOGISTICS AND THE REGENERATION OF PORTS
The NAPAN (North Adriatic Ports Area Network) Project
Prof Robert Vodopivec                                                (Text + 13 Slides) 16 pp
Ph.D. University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Maritime Studies and Transport, Slovenia
Mr Bojan Hlaca                                                          (Text + 28 Slides) 15 pp
Executive Director, Port of Rijeka Authority, Croatia
Vice President, Croatian Free Zones Association
Dr Francesca Trampus                                                                  (Text) 5 pp
Port Authority Officer, Port Authority of Trieste, Italy
THE ROLE OF THE RELOCATION SPECIALIST
Mr Roel Spee                                                                           (29 Slides) 15 pp
Director, PricewaterhouseCoopers International, Plant Location International, Brussels, Belgium

Afternoon Session

ICT AS A TOOL FOR ENHANCING FREE ZONE ACTIVITIES
 The Use of B2B Systems and Linkages Involving Free Trade Zones - The Asian Experience
Mr Peter Baldwin                                                                    (29 Slides) 15 pp
Managing Director, Intercedent International, Singapore
ATTRACTING AND DEVELOPING INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY TO DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
Mr Chang Chiang (Paul) Kung                                             (24 Slides) 12 pp
Director, Export Processing Zone Administration, Kaoshiung, Taiwan
PFI? A NEW WAY TO FINANCE FREE ZONE INFRASTRUCTURE
Mr Roger Brooke                                                                             (Text) 4 pp
Hon. Life President, Candover Investment Plc.,
Chairman, Innesfree Ltd., Advent 2 VCT and Accord Plc London, UK
PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE - BUSINESS IN A FRAGILE WORLD
Mr Phillip Cullum                                                                   (20 Slides) 10 pp
Associate Partner, Policy and Corporate Affairs Group, Accenture, London, UK