Opening Remarks

• Head of Provincial Administration Office (TBC)
• Mr Saysana Sayakone, Director General of Foreign Trade Policy, Ministry of Industry and Commerce
• Mr Jeremy Gross, Director of Capacity Building, ERIA

Moderator: MOIC

Overview of the RCEP Agreement

• Ms Vilayphone Xindavong, Deputy Director General, Ministry of Industry and Commerce

Trade in Goods and Rules of Origin under RCEP

• Somphone Phady, Director, Department of Foreign Trade Policy, Ministry of Industry and Commerce
• Phoxai Inthaboualy, Deputy Director, Department of Import and Export, Ministry of Industry and Commerce

Q&A

Customs Procedures and Trade Facilitation (CPTF) under RCEP

• Representative from Customs Department, Ministry of Finance (TBC)

Q&A

Panel Discussion

How could businesses in Savannakhet benefit from Trade in Goods, Rules of Origin and CPFT provisions under RCEP Agreement? What are possible challenges and opportunities that could be identified?

• Mr Somphone Phady, Director, Department of Foreign Trade Policy, Ministry of Industry and Commerce
• Mr Phoxai Inthaboualy, Deputy Director, Department of Import and Export, Ministry of Industry and Commerce
• Representative from Customs Department, Ministry of Finance (TBC)
• Representatives from Import-Export businesses in Savannakhet (TBC)

Q&A

Moderated by Dr Pakaiphone Syphoxy

Panel Discussion

How to strengthen coordination mechanism between public and private sectors on decision-making and policy development processes?

• Representatives from Division of Industry and Commerce of Savannaket Province (TBC)
• Representatives from Savannaket Chamber of Commerce and Industry (TBC)
• Representative from Special and Economic Zone Management Committee (TBC)
• Representative from SEZ Investor (TBC)

Q&A

Moderated by Representative from DFTP 

 Closing Remarks

• Head of Provincial Administration Office (TBC)
• Mr Saysana Sayakone, Director General of Foreign Trade Policy,

Ministry of Industry and Commerce