Open

Trade Asia Negotiation Simulation

January 27 & February 3, 2018 • Manila, Philippines

Day 1 – January 27, 2018

8:30 Registration

9:00 Welcome and opening remarks

Suyin Liu Lee, Executive Director, Asia Society Philippines
Alexander Boome, Program Director, Hinrich Foundation

9:10 Keynote speech on trade relations

To be confirmed

9:30 Plenary: Preparing for trade negotiation

Stephen Olson, Research Fellow, Hinrich Foundation

10:15 Tea break

10:25 Country team caucus
Consider team member roles and establish national negotiation priorities

11:45 Lunch, hallway negotiations

12:45 Plenary: Key strategies for trade negotiations

Stephen Olson, Research Fellow, Hinrich Foundation

1:30 Country team caucus

Teams prepare for their country team presentations

2:30 Tea break

2:40 Trade negotiation

Country teams present their national objectives in trade to the plenary

4:10 Program close

Wrap up of day 1, team reminders for day 2
Feedback survey (online or by paper)

Page 1 of 2



Day 2 – February 3, 2018

8:30 Registration

9:00 Welcome back and opening remarks

Alexander Boome, Program Director, Hinrich Foundation

9:05 Plenary: Day 1 recap and day 2 briefing

Stephen Olson, Research Fellow, Hinrich Foundation

9:30 Country team caucus

Review issues on both trade disputes, sector representatives prepare to present at
opening of sector negotiations

10:10 Break

10:20 Concurrent sessions: 1st round of sector negotiations

Brief opening statements by each country team; negotiations; end with summary of
positions

11:20 Country team caucus

Formulate national trade strategy, “endgame” decisions, consider compromises in
both trade disputes

12:00 Lunch, hallway negotiations

1:00 Concurrent sessions: 2nd round of sector negotiations

Brief opening statements by each country team; sectoral negotiations; end with
summary of positions

2:00 Country team caucus

Review proposals by the sector negotiators, determine final positions

2:50 Break
3:00 Concluding round of negotiations

4:00 Communiqué team concludes drafting

4:30 Final plenary to approve communiqué

Teams vote on agreement and affirm the communiqué

5:00 Program close

Closing sessions and wrap up
Feedback survey (online or by paper)
Certificates awarded to all who completed the program

Page 2 of 2