2016 ADB Conference on Economic Development:

The Role of Foreign Direct Investment in Economic Development

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is holding its inaugural ADB Conference on Economic Development (ACED) in collaboration with The University of Hong Kong. ACED will be an annual exchange of knowledge and ideas amongst experts and researchers on key issues in economic development. ACED 2016 investigates how foreign direct investment (FDI) can foster inclusive economic growth and regional integration, and examines the factors that drive FDI most conducive for achieving development goals. This year's inaugural theme on the role of FDI in economic development will be further explored in the special theme chapter of one of ADB Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department's flagship publications, the�Asian Economic Integration Report�2016.



Event details

Date:

2–3 June 2016

Venue

Room 315, 3/F, K.K. Leung Building, The University of Hong Kong (HKU)

Contacts:

  • Fahad Khan
    Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department
    Asian Development Bank
    Email: fkhan@adb.org
  • Mitzirose Legal
    Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department
    Asian Development Bank
    Email: mlegal@adb.org
  • Pia Tenchavez
    Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department
    Asian Development Bank
    Email: ptenchavez@adb.org

Download:

Official Conference Program Booklet

Program and Agenda



Thursday, 2 June 2016
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Registration / Opening



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FDI in the Age of Global Value Chains



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Drivers of FDI–Domestic Policy, Regulations and Institutions



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Drivers of FDI � International Investment Policy



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Keynote Lecture by Wolfgang Keller
Professor, University of Colorado Boulder




Friday, 3 June 2016
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Impacts of FDI on Entrepreneurship, Exports, and Domestic Investment



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FDI and Technological Spillovers



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Outward FDI from Emerging Economies



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Keynote Lecture by Stephen Yeaple
Professor, The Pennsylvania State University



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Closing Remarks





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