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1999 Speeches & Editorials Seattle talks not waste of effort Robert G. Lees PBEC Secretary General Honolulu Star-Bulletin December 18, 1999 We Can and Must Restore the Bipartisan Coalition for Open Trade United States Representative Philip M. Crane (R-IL) Chairman, Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee United States House of Representatives Thursday, February 11, 1999 Congress, Business, and Commercial Policy William J. Hudson Vice Chairman, AMP Incorporated Chairman Emeritus, PBEC US Member Committee Thursday, February 11, 1999 Reforming Financial Systems Dean R. O'Hare Chairman and CEO, The Chubb Corporation Thursday, February 11, 1999 Will We Make the Grade on TRIPs 2000? By Richard Donaldson Texas Instruments Pacific Currents, March 1999 The Global Economic Situation: Where Are We Heading? Helmut Sohmen PBEC Chairman Thursday, March 4, 1999 Call to Order Robert G. Lees PBEC Secretary General Monday, May 17, 1999 PBEC in a Changing World Dr. Helmut Sohmen Chairman, Pacific Basin Economic Council Chairman and President, World-Wide Shipping Group Ltd. Monday, May 17, 1999 Keynote Address The Honorable Tung Chee Hwa Chief Executive, Hong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China Monday, May 17, 1999 Information and Imagination Lachlan Murdoch Senior Executive Vice President, News Corporation Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, News Limited, Australia Monday, May 17, 1999 How to Accelerate the Development of Telecommunications Han Songlin Deputy Director General, China Telecom Monday, May 17, 1999 A managed economy vs. a free market Sokan Chang Executive Vice Chairman, Korea Federation of Textile Industries (KOFOTI) Monday, May 17, 1999 Accelerating Development in Pacific Basin and Telco's Role Tadashi Nishimoto President, KDD Corporation Monday, May 17, 1999 Governments and Economic Development in a Globalized World Michel Camdessus Managing Director, International Monetary Fund Monday, May 17, 1999 Seizing Opportunities, Meeting Challenges and Jointly Creating a Better Future for the New Century Madame Wu Yi State Councillor, People's Republic of China Monday, May 17, 1999 Can protectionism be eliminated in the 21st century? Hisamitsu Arai Vice-Minister for International Affairs, Ministry of International Trade and Industry, Japan Monday, May 17, 1999 Can protectionism be eliminated in the 21st century? W. Noel Levi Secretary General of the South Pacific Forum Secretariat Monday, May 17, 1999 Economic Reform and International Cooperation Kyu-Sung Lee Minister of Finance and Economy, Republic of Korea Tuesday, May 18, 1999 Reforms to International Financial Architecture The Honorable Peter Costello Treasurer, Australia Tuesday, May 18, 1999 Markets and Good Governance President Joseph Ejercito Estrada Republic of the Philippines Tuesday, May 18, 1999 Preserving the Environment and Raising Living Standards Through an Open Food System Ernest S. Micek Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Cargill Incorporated Tuesday, May 18, 1999 Technology vs. Labor Mr. Kosaku Inaba Chairman and CEO, Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. Vice Chairman, Pacific Basin Economic Council Tuesday, May 18, 1999 Technology vs. Labor Kiyoshi Kanitani President, Nachi-Fujikoshi Corp. Tuesday, May 18, 1999 Technology vs. Labor Mr. Morton Bahr President, Communications Workers of America Vice President, American Federation of Labor & Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) May 18, 1999 Sichuan Looks Forward to Cooperation and Development Li Dachang Vice Governor of Sichuan Provincial People's Government Tuesday, May 18, 1999 The Use of Regenerable Resources in the Automotive Industries Hiroyuki Shimojima Senior Managing Director, Honda Motor Co.,Ltd. Tuesday, May 18, 1999 Luncheon Keynote Address The Honorable Benjamin J. Cayetano Governor, State of Hawaii, United States of America Wednesday, May 19, 1999 From Miracle to Debacle Professor Jagdish Bhagwati Arthur Lehman Professor of Economics and Professor of Political Science, Columbia University Wednesday, May 19, 1999 To Have and Have Not John R.H. Bond Group Chairman, HSBC Holdings plc Wednesday, May 19, 1999 Emerging Markets and the Globalization of the Economy: An Approach to the Ecuadorian Case Juan José Pons Arizaga President of the National Congress of Ecuador Wednesday, May 19, 1999 The Role of Business and Civil Society in Combating Corruption Peter Eigen Chairman, Transparency International May 19, 1999 Private Sector Leadership in the Pacific Region Han Duck-soo Minister for Trade, Republic of Korea 1999 PBEC Mid-term Meeting Wednesday, September 8, 1999 The APEC Food System — A Comprehensive Approach to Reform Raymond Cesca Managing Director -- World Trade, McDonald's Corporation 1999 APEC CEO Summit Saturday, September 11, 1999 China — APEC Partner in Building Global Prosperity His Excellency Jiang Zemin President of the People's Republic of China 1999 APEC CEO Summit Saturday, September 11, 1999 Toward a New Asia-Pacific: An Agenda for the Global Era His Excellency Kim Dae-jung President of the Republic of Korea 1999 APEC CEO Summit Saturday, September 11, 1999 The Way Forward for APEC The Right Honourable Jenny Shipley, Prime Minister of New Zealand 1999 APEC CEO Summit Saturday, September 11, 1999 Vote of Thanks for H.E. President Jiang Zemin, PRC Helmut Sohmen, PBEC Chairman 1999 APEC CEO Summit Saturday, September 11, 1999 APEC — Toward the Common Goal of Shared Prosperity His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Sultan of Brunei Darussalam 1999 APEC CEO Summit Sunday, September 12, 1999 Bright People — Smart Technologies The Honorable William Jefferson Clinton President of the United States 1999 APEC CEO Summit Sunday, September 12, 1999 Closing Address John Maasland Chairman, APEC CEO Summit, Inc. 1999 APEC CEO Summit Sunday, September 12, 1999