APEC Study Centers Consortium Conference 2023

Conference Program

November 15, 2023

University of California–Berkeley, Institute of International Studies
223 Philosophy Hall (formerly Moses Hall)

Organizers: Meredith Kolsky Lewis and Jessie Poon (University at Buffalo APEC Study Center), Vinod Aggarwal (UC–Berkeley APEC Study Center)

Vinod Aggarwal, UC – Berkeley ASC

Larry Greenwood, Senior Advisor, Bower Group Asia, former U.S. ambassador to APEC

Carlos Kuriyama, Director, Policy Support Unit, APEC Secretariat

Chair: Vinod Aggarwal, UC-Berkeley ASC

Asha Sundaram, University of Auckland, NZ, APEC Study Centre Co-authors: Yen Nguyen, Robert Scollay and Hien Thu Pham
Services Trade Liberalization and Manufacturing Firm Productivity: Evidence from Vietnam

Craig Emerson, The Australian APEC Study Centre
Non-speaker participant: Briony Wood-Ingram, Program Director at the Australian APEC Study Centre
Advancing a Free Trade Area of The Asia-Pacific

Seungrae Lee, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
Impact of temporary trade barriers in APEC: Evidence from South Korea

Meredith Kolsky Lewis, University at Buffalo, APEC Study Center
Where Does APEC Fit within US Trade Policy?

Nishimura Yasutoshi, Minister at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

Chair: Meredith Kolsky Lewis, University at Buffalo ASC

Jean Clarisse Carlos, Philippine APEC Study Center Network
Co-authors: Jovito Jose Katigbak and Jill Angeli Bacasmas
Analysis of the Cross-Border E-Commerce Environment for Philippine Women-led MSMEs: Challenges and Opportunities

Chenxin Jin and Jingjia Zhang, APEC Study Center of Nankai University
The Assessment and Solutions for APEC Digital Inclusion

Lianne Angelico Depante, University of the Philippines National College of Public Administration and Governance (UP NCPAG)
Co-authors: Kristoffer Berse, Kirsten Lianne Mae Dedase
A Comparative Analysis of Business Continuity Standards in Select APEC Member-Economies: Enabling Business Resilience in the Asia-Pacific Landscape

Justin Kwan, Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada
Empowering MSMEs through International Development: Enhancing Inclusive Capacity Building in the Asia-Pacific Region

Sara Minkara, Special Advisor, US Department of State
Disrupting the Narrative around Disability and Integrating Disability Rights and Inclusion into our Foreign Policy

Chair: Jessie Poon, University at Buffalo ASC

América Ivonne Zamora Torres, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, the Center of Studies APEC Michoacan
Co-authors: René Augusto Marín-Leyva and Carlos Francisco Ortiz Paniagua, Impact of APEC environmental policies on economic growth and climate change by economies and degree of economic development

Ronald Sofe, PNG APEC Study Centre / National Research Institute
Co-author: Osborne Sanida
Energy access, security and reform in APEC – The case of Papua New Guinea

Hea-Jung Hyun, Kyung Hee University, Korea National Center for APEC Studies
Environmental Non-tariff Measures and Trade in APEC Member Economies

Mason Cheng, Taiwan Institute of Economic Research, APEC Study Center
Co-author: Shunyo Liao, National Chung Hsing University
Looking into the Occupational Safety and Health Issues Through a Green Lens: Opportunities and Challenges in APEC

Aqila Putri, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Maryland, College Park
Co-authors: Nabil Ryandiansyah and Eki Ramadhan (non-speaker participant)
Conflict, Crime, and Critical Minerals: Evidence from Indonesia's Nickel Mining Communities

Camille Dawson, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, US Department of State

We would like to thank the University of California-Berkeley's Institute of International Studies, UC-Berkeley APEC Study Center, University at Buffalo APEC Study Center, UB Asia Research Institute, and the Gnamm Research Fund at the University at Buffalo for their support. 

There are two ways of accessing Wifi on campus:

1. Eduroam (this tends to be available for participants from US institutions)
2. Select Berkeley-Visitor network (no username or password is required)

The following hotels are recommended for your stay:

Graduate Hotel

Bancroft Hotel

Residence Inn by Marriott Hotel

Hotel Shattuck Plaza

BART (60-80 mins), $9-$12

Line 292 bus (2hr 9 min), $4-$10

Shuttlefare, (30-45 min), $90-$140
 https://www.shuttlefare.com/from-san-francisco-sfo/berkeley 

Taxi (32min), $140-$170

Other ways, check out:
https://www.rome2rio.com/s/San-Francisco-Airport-SFO/Berkeley

The conference venue may be located here (please note that Philosophy Hall where the conference will be held was formerly called Moses Hall).

 Campus Map - University of California, Berkeley