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1 2011/SOM1/SCSC/CON1/001 Agenda Submitted by: United States 6 th Conference on Good Regulatory Practice Washington, D.C., United States 1-2 March 2011

2 APEC Subcommittee on Standards and Conformance 6 th Conference on Good Regulatory Practice Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center Washington, DC, United States March 1-2, 2011 March 1, :00 am 9:00am Registration 9:00 am 9:15 am Introduction and Welcome Mr. Demetrios MARANTIS Deputy U.S. Trade Representative United States 9:15 am 10:15 am Session 1: Good Regulatory Practice: Recent Evidence and Trends 9:15 am 9:20 am Moderator: Dr. Takashi OMORI Chair, APEC Economic Committee 9:20 am 9:35 am Stronger Economic Growth Mr. John WILSON Lead Economist, International Trade, Development Research Group World Bank Group 9:35 am 9:50 am Better Regulatory Outcomes Mr. Scott JACOBS Managing Director, Jacobs and Associates United States 9:50 am 10:05 am Fewer Obstacles to Trade Mr. Erik WIJKSTRÖM Counsellor, Trade and Environment Division World Trade Organization 10:05 am 10:15 am Questions and Answers 10:15 am 10:30 am Break

3 10:30 am 11:45 am Session 2: Implementation of Good Regulatory Practice Guidance Where Do We Stand after 15+ Years? 10:30 am 10:35 am Moderator: Mr. Sean HEATHER Executive Director Global Regulatory Cooperation U.S. Chamber of Commerce 10:35 am 10:50 am New Zealand s Experience Mr. Peter MUMFORD Ministry of Economic Development New Zealand 10:50 am 11:05 am Lessons for Reformers Mr. Peter LADEGAARD Regional Program Manager, East and Southern Africa, Investment Climate Advisory Services, International Finance Corporation 11:05 am 11:20 am Canada s Experience with the OECD-APEC Integrated Checklist Ms. Allison MIRANDA Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat 11:20 am 11:30 am Questions and Answers 11:45 am 1:45 pm Luncheon Keynote: New Perspectives on Good Regulatory Practice Mr. Cass SUNSTEIN Administrator, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, United States SPONSOR: The World Bank 2:00 pm 3:25 pm Session 3: Regulating across Global Markets - The Role of Cooperation 2:00 pm 2:05 pm Moderator: Ms. Sirma KARAPEEVA Acting Manager, Trade Environment, Competition, Trade and Investment Branch Ministry of Economic Development, New Zealand 2:05 pm 2:20 pm The Challenges of Alignment: APEC Toy Safety Initiative Mr. Carter KEITHLEY President, Toy Industry Association, United States

4 2:20 pm 2:45 pm Strengthening Food Safety Systems in APEC through Regulatory Cooperation Ms. Sonia BRADLEY Manager, International, Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) Ms. ZHANG Rong General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ), People s Republic of China 2:45 pm 3:00 pm The Role of Mutual Recognition Agreements: APEC Telecom MRA Mr. Peter CHAU Director, Technical Regulations and Conformance Industry Canada 3:00 pm 3:15 pm The Role of Cooperation - Mexico s Perspective Mr. Christian TUREGANO General Director of Standards, Ministry of Economy, Mexico 3:15 pm 3:25 pm Questions and Answers 3:25 pm 4:25 pm Session 4: The Challenge of Promoting Greater Transparency 3:25 pm 3:30 pm Moderator: Mr. Al LARSON Senior International Policy Advisor, Covington and Burling 3:30 pm 3:45 pm Chile s Experience on Transparency Ms. Carolina RAMIREZ Head, TBT Sub Department DIRECON, Chile 3:45 pm 4:00 pm Transparency in Rulemaking Ms. Barbara FLIESS Senior Economist Trade and Agriculture Directorate, Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) 4:00 pm 4-15 pm Open Government Initiative Mr. Michael FITZPATRICK Associate Administrator, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs Office of Management and Budget, United States 4:15 pm 4:25 pm Questions and Answers 4:25pm 4:35 pm Break

5 4:35 pm 5:35 pm Session 5: Roundtable Discussion with Leaders in Standards Development: Challenges in Engaging Regulators and other Stakeholders in Standards Development and Use 4:35 pm 4:40 pm Moderator: Ms. Mary SAUNDERS Deputy Assistant Secretary for Manufacturing and Services, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce 4:40 pm 5:25 pm Roundtable Participants: Mr. Pierre de RUVO Executive Secretary, IECEE Mr. Sadao TAKEDA Vice-President, Policy, ISO Mr. Jim THOMAS President, ASTM International Mr. Steven M. MILLS Senior Architect, Hewlett-Packard Company President IEEE Standards Association 5:25 pm 5:35 pm Questions and Answers 6:00 pm Reception LOCATION: Ronald Reagan Building Rotunda SPONSOR: U.S. Chamber of Commerce

6 APEC Subcommittee on Standards and Conformance 6 th Conference on Good Regulatory Practice Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center Washington, DC, United States March 1-2, 2011 March 2, :00 am 9:00 am Registration 9:00 am 9:15 am Introduction Ms. Julia DOHERTY Chair, APEC Subcommittee on Standards and Conformance 9:15 am 10:45 am Session 6: Business and other Stakeholder Perspectives on Lowering Costs and Improving Regulatory Outcomes 9:15 am 9:20 am Moderator: Mr. Joe BHATIA President, American National Standards Institute (ANSI) 9:20 am 9:35 am The View of Panasonic Corporation Mr. Toshiyuki KAJIYA Executive Manager, Technical Regulations & International Standardization Panasonic Corporation, Japan 9:35 am 9:50 am Health Supplements Industry Association of Singapore Dr. LIM Boon-Hwa Vice President Health Supplements Industry Association of Singapore (HSIAS) 9:50 am 10:05 am Stakeholder Role in Regulatory Policy Ms. Peggy ROCHETTE Sr. Director of International Affairs, Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA), United States 10:05 am 10:20 am Considering the Consumer s Perspective Mr. Jay HOWELL Acting Assistant Executive Director, Office of Compliance and Field Operations

7 Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), United States 10:20 am 10:35 am The View of Rockwell Automation Mr. Ron REIMER Director Emeritus, Consultant to Global Standards and Trade Rockwell Automation, United States 10:35 am am Korea s Experience in Improving Their National Certification System Mr. LEE Ki-Seuk Manager, Electrics & Electronics Certification Center, Digital Industry Division, Korea Testing Laboratory (KTL) 10:50 am 11:00 am Questions and Answers 11:00 am 11:15 am Break 11:15 am 12:30 pm Session 7: Reducing Trade Barriers related to Testing and Conformance 11:15am -11:20am Moderator: Ms. Ileana MARTINEZ International Affairs Advisor Standards Services Group, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), United States 11:20 am 11:35 am Trade Perspectives on Conformity Assessment Ms. Sirma KARAPEEVA Acting Manager, Trade Environment, Competition, Trade and Investment Branch, Ministry of Economic Development, New Zealand 11:35 am 11:50 am Malaysia's experience in Regulating the Medical Device Sector Mr. ZAMANE Abdul Rahman Director of Medical Device Bureau, Ministry of Health Malaysia 11:50 am 12:05 pm ASEAN Cooperation on Good Regulatory Practice and MRAs - Facilitating an Integrated Market Mr. TEO Nam Kuan Advisor, Quality and Standards, SPRING Singapore 12:05pm 12:20pm The View from the APEC Specialist Regional Bodies Ms. Belinda MORT PAC Secretary, Pacific Accreditation Cooperation 12:20 pm 12:30 pm Questions and Answers

8 12:30 pm 2:30 pm Lunch Break 2:30 pm 3:45 pm Session 8: Conformity Assessment Practices to Support Better Regulatory Outcomes 2:30 pm 2:35 pm Moderator: Ms. DU Chunjing Division Director Department for International Cooperation Certification and Accreditation Administration of People's Republic of China 2:35 pm 2:50 pm The CASCO Toolbox and Market Surveillance Mr. Keith MOWRY Manager, Accreditation Services, Underwriters Laboratories, United States 2:50 pm 3:05 pm Strengthening International Systems of Conformity Assessment Mr. Peter UNGER Chair, International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation 3:05 pm 3:20 pm The Role of Accreditation: A Case Study in the Energy Sector Mr. Augusto MELLO Head, National Accreditation Body INDECOPI, Peru 3:20 pm 3:35 pm A Case Study on the IEC-CB Scheme Mr. Pierre de RUVO Executive Secretary, IECEE 3:35 pm 3:45 pm Questions and Answers 3:45 pm 4:45 pm Wrap up and Next Steps Ms. Julia DOHERTY, Chair APEC SCSC Dr. Takashi OMORI, Chair, Economic Committee

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