2023 Research Institutes Network Annual Meeting, etc.

The RIN Annual Meeting along with ERIA and IDE-JETRO Event were held in a hybrid format including face-to-face participation on 23rd and 24th November 2023 in, Makuhari, Chiba, Japan.

After the presentation by RIN secretariat on the institutional contributions to the RIN projects (online workshops and website management and operation), both online and on-site participants engaged in meaningful discussions on the themes of “Digital Transformation as a Catalyst for a Resilient and Sustainable Economy Amidst Geopolitical Uncertainty”.

2023 RIN Annual Meeting
Date : Thursday, 23 November 2023
Venue: Makuhari Messe, Chiba, Japan

Agenda:

9:00-9:30	Registration
MC：Mr. Atsusuke Kawada, President, Bangkok Research Center, JETRO Bangkok /IDE-JETRO Chair：Ms. Mayumi Murayama (Acting Chairperson for RIN)
	9:30-9:35 (5mins)	Opening Remarks Prof. Kyoji Fukao (President of IDE-JETRO) 5mins
9:35-9:40 (5mins)	Brief Self-Introduction by New Participants 1. Mr. Chris Nixon Principal Economist of New Zealand Institute of Economic Research (NZIER) 2. Dr. Yeo Lay Hwee Senior Fellow of Singapore Institute of International Affairs (SIIA) 3. Prof. Tamat Sarmidi Deputy Director of Institute of Malaysian and International Studies (IKMAS)
9:40-10:05 (25mins)	RIN Activity Report Mr. Atsusuke Kawada (President of BRC) 5mins Dr. Yose Rizal Damuri (Executive Director of Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)) 【ASEAN Chairmanship】 10mins Prof. Sachin Chaturvedi (Director General of Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS)) 【G/T20】 10mins
10:05-11:35 (90mins)	Session 1 Digital and Innovation Moderator: Prof. Fukunari Kimura (Chief Economist of ERIA) 1. Mr. Koji Hachiyama (COO of ERIA) 10mins 2. Dr. Wan Seok Chang (Economist of ERIA) 10mins 3. Dr. Lurong Chen (Senior Economist of ERIA) 10mins Discussion: 60mins
11:35-13:00 (85mins)	Break
13:00-14:30 (90mins)	Session 2 Sustainable Economy and Climate: Climate-related trade and investment Moderator: Dr. Intan Murnira Ramli (Senior Policy Fellow of ERIA) 1. Dr. Aniceto C. Orbeta Jr. (President of Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS)) 10mins 2. Dr. Yasushi Ueki (Senior Researcher of Development Studies Center, ERIA Support Office of IDE-JETRO) 10mins 3. Mr. Nguyen Anh Duong (Director of Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM)) 10mins Discussion: 60mins
14:30-14:50 (20mins)	Break
14:50-16:10 (80mins)	Session 3 Laos’ chairmanship for ASEAN 2024 Moderator: Mr. Salvador "Badz" Buban (Senior Policy Fellow of ERIA) 1. Ms. Latdavanh Songvilay (Director General of Macroeconomic Research Institute of Lao Academy of Social and Economic Sciences (LASES)) 10mins 2. Mr. Souknilanh Keola (Senior Research Fellow of Development Studies Center of IDE-JETRO) 10mins 3. Dr. Rashesh Shrestha (Economist of ERIA) 10mins Discussion: 50mins
16:10-16:15 (5mins)	Closing Remarks Prof. Tetsuya Watanabe (President of ERIA)
	Photo Session

RIN Annual Meeting -related event (co-organized by ERIA and IDE-JETRO)
Date : Friday, 24 November 2023
Venue: Makuhari Messe, Chiba, Japan

Agenda:

9:00-9:20	Registration
MC：Dr. Aladdin D Rillo (Senior Economic Advisor of ERIA)
	9:20-9:25 (5mins)	Opening Remarks Mr. Koji Hachiyama (COO of ERIA) Ms. Mayumi Murayama (Executive Vice President of IDE-JETRO)
9:25-11:25 (120mins)	Geopolitical Risks and Impact on ASEAN and East Asia Moderator: Mr. Yasuhiko Ota (Senior Communication advisor of ERIA) 1. Prof. Nobuhiro Aizawa (Research Fellow of ERIA) 10mins 2. Dr. Shiro Armstrong (Associate Professor of The Australian National University (ANU)) 10mins 3. Mr. Ikumo Isono (Senior Economist of ERIA) 10mins 4. Mr. Michikazu Kojima (Director-General of ERIA Support Office, Chief Senior Researcher of Inter-disciplinary Studies Center of IDE-JETRO) 10mins Discussion: 70mins
11:25-11:30 (5mins)	Closing Remarks Prof. Hidetoshi Nishimura (Supreme Advisor to the President of ERIA)
11:30-12:30 (60mins)	Break
12:30-14:00 (90mins)	Meeting at IDE-JETRO