PolyU Faculty of Business – Belt and Road Centre: Knowledge Transfer Forum - Symposium on Infrastructure Development in South East Asia

The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) aims to facilitate the development of key infrastructure projects in countries along the Belt and Road. According to one recent World Bank report by de Soyres et al. (2018), the BRI transport projects that are completed or planned will significantly reduce cross-border shipment time and trade costs. Southeast Asian countries are among the economies that will experience the highest reduction in trade costs because of these BRI projects. This symposium, organized by PolyU Faculty of Business – Belt and Road Centre, will bring together experts from Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore to share their knowledge and views on infrastructure development in these countries.

Date: 8 Apr 2019 (Mon)
Time: 9:30 am - 12:50 pm
Venue: Senate Room, 16th floor, Li Ka Shing Tower, PolyU campus
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* The Forum will be conducted in English

9:00 am – 9:30 am	Registration and Reception
9:30 am – 9:35 am	Scholarship Agreement Signing Ceremony
9:35 am – 9:40 am	Group photo taking
9:40 am – 10:10 am	Speech by Scholarship Partner Mr Pun Tit Shan TC Concord Financial Group
Symposium on Infrastructure Development in South East Asia
10:10 am – 10:15 am	Welcoming Remarks
Session I: Private Sector Participation in the Belt and Road Initiative Chairman: Dr Shaojun Zhang Deputy Director, PolyU Faculty of Business – Belt and Road Centre
10:15 am – 10:45 am	The Role of the Private Sector in the Belt and Road Initiative Infrastructure Building   [abstract] Prof. Gu Qingyang National University of Singapore
10:45 am – 11:15 am	The Belt and Road Initiative and Infrastructure Development in Malaysia   [abstract] Prof. Cheng Ming Yu Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia
11:15 am – 11:25 am	Q&A
11:25 am – 11:40 am	Coffee Break
Session II: Infrastructure Development and Protection in Indonesia and Singapore Chairman: Dr Yang Lei PolyU Faculty of Business – Belt and Road Centre
11:40 am – 12:10 pm	Indonesia Infrastructure: Challenges and prospects   [abstract] Prof. Irwan Adi Ekaputra Universitas Indonesia
12:10 pm – 12:40 pm	Infrastructure Protection Applications in Infrastructure Development in South East Asia   [abstract] Dr Liu Chunlin K&C Protective Technologies Pte Ltd, Singapore
12:40 pm – 12:50 pm	Q&A

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Session I: Private Sector Participation in the Belt and Road Initiative
	Chairman: Dr Shaojun Zhang  [biography] Deputy Director PolyU Faculty of Business – Belt and Road Centre
	Prof. Gu Qingyang   [biography] Associate Professor, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy  National University of Singapore
	Prof. Cheng Ming Yu  [biography] Professor of Economics, Faculty of Accountancy and Management Director, Institute of Management and Leadership Development Chairperson, Belt and Road Strategic Research Centre Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia
Session II: Infrastructure Development and Protection in Indonesia and Singapore
	Chairman: Dr Yang Lei  [biography] PolyU Faculty of Business – Belt and Road Centre
	Prof. Irwan Adi Ekaputra   [biography] Professor of Finance Universitas Indonesia
	Dr Liu Chunlin  [biography] Founder and CEO K&C Protective Technologies Pte Ltd, Singapore