Opening Remarks

9:00 – 9:15

Dr. Shinichi Yokoyama, State Minister, Ministry of Finance, Japan

Mr. Kenji Okamura, Deputy Managing Director, International Monetary Fund

Mr. Bambang Brodjonegoro, Dean and CEO, Asian Development Bank Institute

Photo sessions and Coffee Break

Opening Session 1: Fiscal Policies around the World

9:35 – 10:00

Moderator: Mr. Akihiko Yoshida (Director, Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, IMF)

Presentation:
Mr. Vitor Gaspar,(PDF:1879KB)Director, Fiscal Affairs Department, IMF

Q&A

10:00 – 10:10

Short Break

Opening Session 2: Economic and Fiscal Challenges in Asia Pacific

10:10 – 10:40

Moderator: Mr. Byungsik Jung,Deputy Dean, ADBI

Presentation:
Ms. Li Cui , (PDF:701KB)Assistant Director, Asia and the Pacific Department, IMF

Q&A

10:40 – 11:00

Coffee Break

Session 1-1: Credible and Robust Fiscal Framework

11:00 – 12:10

Moderator: Mr. Juan Toro, Deputy Director, Fiscal Affairs Department, IMF

Presentation:
１．Ms. Li Cui (PDF:678KB), Assistant Director, Asia and the Pacific Department, IMF
２．Dr. Young Lee (PDF:1032KB), President, Korea Institute of Public Finance
３．Mr. Ben Westmore(PDF:303KB), Deputy Head, Economics Department, OECD

Discussion : Dr. Hiroaki Miyamoto (PDF:97KB), Chief Economist, Policy Research Institute, Ministry of Finance, Japan

Q&A

12:10 – 13:40

Lunch

Session 1-2: Roundtable Discussion on Fiscal Frameworks in Asia and the Pacific

13:40 – 14:50

Moderator: Mr. Arief Ramayandi, Senior Research Fellow, ADBI

Presentation:

１．Mr. Md. Abdur Rahman Khan FCMA (PDF:345KB), Secretary, Internal Resources Division and Chairman, National Board of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, Bangladesh
２．Mr. Febrio Kacaribu(PDF:2515KB), DG, Economic and Fiscal Strategy, Ministry of Finance, Indonesia
３．Dr. Junji Ueda(PDF:887KB), Vice President, Policy Research Institute, Ministry of Finance, Japan
４．Mr. Tuguldur Jargalsaikhan(PDF:786KB), Senior Specialist, Fiscal Policy and Planning Department, Ministry of Finance, Mongolia

Q&A

Session 2-1: Digitalizing Public Finance Operations

9:30 – 10:40

Moderator: Mr. Ikuo Saito, Advisor, Fiscal Affairs Department, IMF

Presentation:

１．Mr. Juan Toro(PDF:1087KB), Deputy Director, Fiscal Affairs Department, IMF
２．Mr. Daniel Ortega Nieto(PDF:1138KB), Program Manager, Public Sector Innovation and GovTech Program, WB
Discussion: Mr. David Eaves(PDF:5155KB),Associate Professor and Co-Deputy Director, University College London Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose

Q&A

10:40 – 11:00

Coffee Break

Session 2-2: Roundtable Discussion on GovTech in Asia and the Pacific

11:00 – 12:10

Moderator: Mr. Juan Toro, Deputy Director, Fiscal Affairs Department, IMF

Presentation:

１．Ms. Claire Miller(PDF:420KB), Assistant Commissioner, Digital Delivery Solutions, Australian Tax Office, Australia
２．Dr. Marry Kong(PDF:1469KB),Secretary of State, Ministry of Economy and Finance, Cambodia
３．Dr. Nirwan Noh(PDF:1333KB), Deputy Undersecretary, Fiscal and Economics Division, Ministry of Finance, Malaysia

Discussion and Q&A

Closing Remarks

12:10 – 12:25

Mr. Yoshiyuki Komiya, President, Policy Research Institute, Ministry of Finance, Japan

Mr. Byungsik Jung, Deputy Dean, Asian Development Bank Institute

Mr. Vitor Gaspar, Director, Fiscal Affairs Department, IMF