19:00-20:10 Welcome Dinner hosted by Shaanxi Provincial Government and
Xi'an Municipal Government
(Invitation Only)
(Level 3, Sofitel Convention Centre)
November 8, 2007 Thursday
09:30-10:30 Official Opening
(Conference Centre, Chanba Kempinski Hotel)
Chairperson: H.E. Mr. Zhang Deguang, Secretary-General of Euro-Asia Economic Forum
Welcome Address: 1.H.E. Mr. Bolat Nurgaliev, Secretary-General, Shanghai Cooperation Organization 2.H.E. Mr. Chen Yuan, Governor of China Development Bank,China 3.H.E. Mr. Zhao Leji, Secretary of Shaanxi Provincial Committee of CPC, China 4.H.E. Mr. Khalid Malik, the United Nations Resident Coordinator in China and Resident Representative of UNDP China
Guest Address: 1.Dr. Yang Guang, Executive Vice President of Global Equity Investments & Managing Director for China Franklin Templeton Investments 2.H.E. Mr. Mendsaikhan Enkhsaikhan, Deputy Prime Minister of Mongolia
Keynote Speech: 1.H.E. Mr. Jia Qinglin, Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) 10:30-11:00 Coffee Break
11:00-12:10 Plenary Session (Conference Centre, Chanba Kempinski Hotel)
Chair: Mr. Long Yongtu, Secretary-General of Boao Forum for Asia
Topics: 1.Acceleration of the regional integration and the realization of co-prosperity and
development 2.Implement specific cooperation projects by identifying priority areas 3.Establishment of multi-channel platform for facilitation of mutual investment
and information sharing 4.Overcoming the differences in system, culture and religion to develop
all-round exchange and cooperation
Speakers: 1.H.E. Mr. Fidel Ramos, Former President of Philippines, Chairman of the Board of
Directors, Boao Forum for Asia 2.H.E. Mr. Sergey Terechshenko, Former Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan 3.Mr. G. Bobozoda, Minister of Economic Development and Trade, the Republic
of Tajikistan 4.Mr. Akylbek Japarov, Minister of Economy and Finance, the Republic of Kyrgyzstan 5.Mr. Cerik Primbetov, Deputy Secretary-General of Eurasian Economic Community 6.Mr. M. Kadirov, Vice Minister of Foreign Economic Relations, Investments and Trade,
the Republic of Uzbekistan 7.Mr. Ali Reza Sheikh Attar, First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Iran 8.Mr. Timur Nurashev, Chairman of Investment Committee, Ministry of Industry and
Trade, the Republic of Kazakhstan
13:00-14:00 Buffet Lunch
(All Hotels)
14:30-17:30 Parallel Session:
Energy Cooperation I --High-level Roundtable Conference
(A, Level 3, Sofitel Convention Centre)
Chairperson: Mr. Hong Feng, Vice Governor of Shaanxi Province
Topics: 1.Strengthening diversified cooperation in Euro-Asia area and promote sustainable
and mutually beneficial economic development of different countries 2.Advocate energy conservation and emission reduction, conduct development and
utilization and regional cooperation of renewable energy and alternative energy,
actively cope with climate change 3.Possibility of establishing a SCO Energy Club
Speakers: 1.H.E. Mr. Sergey Terechshenko, Former Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan 2.Mr. Wu Guihui, Vice Director General of Energy Bureau of National Development
and Reform Committee (NDRC),China 3.Mr. He Jiankun, Vice Director of Commissioner of China Climate Change Expert
Committee 4.Mr. Andrew Rudenko, Director of Confidence Energy Ltd, the United Kingdom 5.Mr. Seung Gwon Lee, CEO & President of SK China 6.Mr. Shu Yinbiao, Vice General Manager of State Grid, China 7.Mr. Liu Qitao, Vice General Manager of Sino-hydro Corporation 8.Mr. Li Xiaodong, Director of Shaanxi Provincial Development and Reform Commission
14:30-17:30
Parallel Session: Tourism Cooperation and Development I
(B, Level 3, Sofitel Convention Centre)
Chairperson: Dr. Harsh Varma, Director of Development Assistance,
World Tourism Organization
Topics: 1.Identification of barriers for tourism development in particular countries and
in the region 2.Creation of a brand name and image for regional tourism 3.Ways of overcoming existing barriers 4.The regional visa issue 5.Enhancement of the awareness, planning and protection of potential world
cultural heritage along the Silk Road 6.Establishment of an International Work Team for joint application for Silk Road
Heritage and initiation of concepts
Speakers: 1.Mr. Yasuyuki Aoshima, Director and Representative, UNESCO Beijing 2.Mr. Guo Zhan, Relic Protection Inspector, State Administration of Cultural Heritage,
China 3.Ms. Umaralieva, Senior specialist, Secretariat of Shanghai Cooperation Organization 4.Dr. Norio Yamamoto, Vice President of Global Infrastructure Fund, Japan 5.Mr. Zhang Daohong, Vice Mayor of Xi'An City (representative of Silk Road cities in China) 6.Dr. Harsh Varma, Director of Development Assistance, World Tourism Organization 7.Mr. Komil Juraev , Head of State Unitary Enterprise “Sayeh”, Tajikistan 8.Ms. Dariga Kamzebayeva, Director of Tourism Development Strategy, Ministry of
Tourism and Sport, Kazakhstan
14:30-17:30
Education Forum for Asia 2007-Euro-Asia Education Co-operation Conference
(C, Level 3, Sofitel Convention Centre)
Opening Ceremony
Chairperson: Mr. Yao Wang, Secretary General, Education Forum for Asia
Speakers: 1.H.E. Mr. Fidel Ramos, Former President, The Philippines 2.Ms. Zhu Jingzhi, Vice-Governor of Shaanxi Province
Euro-Asia Education Cooperation Conference I
Chairperson:Mr. Yao Wang, Secretary General, Education Forum for Asia
Topics: 1.Mutual recognition of academic degrees and exchange between countries 2.The function of language training in the promotion of education exchange between
countries 3.The role of enterprise in the development of vocational training 4.Endorsement of the establishment of the Euro-Asia Economic Studies Course
Initiative among Asian Education Institutions 5.The impact of distance learning in Asian education
Speakers: 1.Mr. Cao Guoxing, Director, Department of International Cooperation and Exchange,
Ministry of Education, China 2.Prof. Paul Yip Kwok-Wah, Chairman, Hong Kong Policy Research Institute;
Co- Chairman, Xi An Jiao Tong University Asia-Europe Research Centre; Chairman,
Yew Wah International Education Foundation 3.Mr. Sheldon Shaeffer, Director, UNESCO, Bangkok 4.Dr. Nenalyn Denfensor, Commissioner, Commission on Higher Education, the
Philippines 5.Mr. Nurgali Arshabekov, Director, Department of Strategy Development, Ministry of
Education and Science, Kazakhstan
14:30-17:30 Parallel Session: Roundtable Meeting of Governors and Mayors (Paris, Level 2, Sofitel Convention Centre)
Chairperson: Mr. Dong Jun, Standing Vice Mayor of Xi'An City
Topics: 1.Finding a common successful denominator in the development strategies adopted
by China, Russian Federation and other Central Asian countries of the region 2.Ensuring employment, social security, environment quality for humanistic solicitude
and social harmony of the developing countries in the process of urbanization 3.Conservation-oriented urban construction and sustainable development 4.Establishment of an efficient cooperation mechanism for the Euro-Asia local
governments
Speakers: 1.Mr. Cao Yushu, Deputy Director of the Office of Leading Group for Western Region
Development of the State Council, China 2.Mr. Chen Baogen, Mayor of Xi'An City
3.Mr. D. Prohoshen, Vice Chairman of the Committee for Economic Development,
Industrial Policy and Trade of St. Petersburg
4.Mr. Zhang Bingsheng, Mayor of Taiyuan
5.Ms. Olena Lozenko, Vice Mayor of Dnepr, Ukraine
6.Dr. Gerd Schwandner, Mayor of Oldenburg, Germany
7.Mr. B.Toksobaev, Director of Macroeconomics Analysis and Forecast Bureau,
Ministry of Economics and Foreign Trade, Kyrgyzstan
8.Prof. Liu Xirui, Professor of China National School of Administration
9.Mr. Zhang Hong, Vice Mayor of Urumchi, China
10.Mr. Koratikere Rangaiah Srinivas, Vice Mayor of Bangalore, India
11.Mr. Hou Chengjun, Vice Mayor of Rizhao, China
12.Mr. Ling Yingbing, Vice Mayor of Lianyungang, China
18:30-19:30 Buffet Dinner
(Tang Paradise)
19:15-19:45 Tour
19:45-20:05 Water-screen Movie and Fireworks
20:30-20:40 Art show: Dream back to the Great Tang Dynasty
(Tang Paradise)
09:00-17:30 The Asian Students Photography Exhibition
(Level 3, Sofitel Convention Centre)
November 9, 2007 Friday
09:00-11:30
Parallel Session: Energy Cooperation II
(A, Level 3, Sofitel Convention Centre)
Chairperson: Mr. Wang Wulong, Vice director of China Enterprise Investment
Association/Board Chairman of Western China Human Resources
Development Foundation
Topics: 1.Development and utilization of renewable energy, alternative energy and regional
cooperation 2.Establish an effective channel for communication between countries 3.Energy utilization, environment protection and technical innovation
Speakers: 1.Mr. Shi Dinghuan, Board Chairman of Chinese Renewable Energy Industries
Association 2.Mr. Zhao Jianping, Senior Energy Specialist of World Bank 3.Ms. Chang Xuhong, Specialist, Secretariat of Shanghai Cooperation Organization 4.Mr. Han Xiaoping, Chief Information Officer of China Energy NetCom 5.Mr. Tang Xuri, General Manager of BP Group 6.Mr. Wu Zhenyi, General Manager of Tsinghua Solar Company 7.Mr. V. Remyga, Advisor, International Industrial Bank, Russia 8.Mr. Huang Xingshen, Vice Mayor of Xi’an Municipal Government
09:00-11:30 Parallel Session:
Tourism Cooperation and Development II
(B, Level 3, Sofitel Convention Centre)
Chairperson: Dr. YoungHoon Kwaak, Chairperson, 21st Century Committee (Korea)
and WCO (World Citizens Organization)
Topics: 1.Government policies to stimulate tourism development 2.New initiatives and opportunities in Silk Road tourism development 3.Idea of creation of a Silk Road Tourism Development centre 4.Best practices, lessons learned and original ideas to develop regional tourism 5.Promotion of public private partnership supporting enterprise and market for
achieving a ‘win-win’ development
Speakers: 1.Dr. Akbar Djigitov, State Secretary for Tourism Development, Kyrgyzstan 2.Mr. Peter MK Wong, a developer of the Silk Road cultural hotels network, Hong Kong 3.Mr. Magnus Bartlett, a Silk Road publisher from Hong Kong 4.Mr. Gankhuyag Shiilegdamba, Vice Minister of Road, Transportation and Tourism,
Mongolia 5.Ms. Wang Ping , All China Chamber of Industry , Head of the Tourism section 6.Dr. Wojciech Hubner, International Advisor, Silk Road Initiative, UNDP/UNCAD/UNWTO 7.Prof. Wang Yanyong, Dean of Tourism Management Department, Beijing
Jiaotong University 8.Dr. Rustam Mirzaev, Chairperson of Silk Road Group, Uzbekistan 09:00-11:30 Parallel Session: Education Cooperation II
(C, Level 3, Sofitel Convention Centre)
Chairperson:Mr. Cao Guoxing, Director-General, Department of International Cooperation and Exchange, Ministry of Education, China Topics: 1.Exploration and establishment of Euro-Asia education cooperation and business mechanism 2.The development and creation of a Euro-Asia Scholarship Foundation
Speakers: 1.Mr. Li Qiushi, Vice Mayor of Xi'an 2.H.E. Mr. Kadyrbek Sarbaev, Ambassador, Kyrgyzstan Embassy to China 3.H.E. Mr. Rashid Alimov, Ambassador, Tajikistan Embassy to China 4.Ms. Shaidagul Zakirova, Education Specialist, Secretariat, Shanghai Cooperation Organization 5.Mr. Reza Ameri, General Manager of Education, Ministry of Science, Research and Technology, Iran 6.H.E. Mr. Karunatilaka Amunugama, Ambassador, Sri Lanka Embassy to China
Chairperson: Mr. Yao Zhongmin, Vice Governor of China Development Bank
Topics: 1.Promotion of the establishment of a creditworthy Euro-Asia financial system 2.Search for the establishment of the Euro-Asia Cooperation and Development Fund 3.Development finance and financing of medium and small enterprises in the Euro-Asia region 4.Establishment of multi-channel Euro-Asia financial cooperation mechanism
Speakers: 1.Mr. Chen Yuan, Governor, China Development Bank 2.Mr. Wu Dengchang, Vice Governor of Shaanxi Province
3.Mr. Askar Sembin, President, the Development Bank of Kazakhstan
4.Mr. Vladimir Dmitriev, Chairman, Vnesheconombank
5.Mr. Ruslan Akmatbekov, Director General, Settlement & Savings Company of Kyrgyz 6.Mr. Murodali Alimardon, Chairman, National Bank of Tajikistan
7.Mr. Saidahmat Rakhimov, Chairman, National Bank for Foreign Economic Activity of the Republic of Uzbekistan
8.Mr. V. Remyga, Advisor, International Industrial Bank, Russia
10:00-11:30 Promotion Conference on Investment Environment and Project
(Arc de Triomphe Conference Hall, Level 4, Grand Mercure)
Chairperson: Mr. Han Sen, Vice Mayor of Xi'an
Speakers: 1.Mr. Chen Baogen, Mayor of Xi'an
2.Global business leaders
09:00-16:00 Country Promotion & Exbition
(Arc de Triomphe Conference Hall, Level 4, Grand Mercure)
