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ROGRAMME 24-29 APRIL 2014

www.norway-asia.com

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INTRODUCTION TO THE MAIN SUMMIT IN THAILAND 5

MAIN SUMMIT PROGRAMME 6

MAIN SUMMIT SPEAKERS 15

MAIN SUMMIT PANELLISTS 21

INTRODUCTION TO THE MYANMAR EXTENSION 29

MYANMAR EXTENSION PROGRAMME 31

MYANMAR EXTENSION SPEAKERS 37

MYANMAR EXTENSION PANELLISTS 40

ABOUT THE ORGANISER 43

PHOTO-CREDITS 47

Contents

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Welcome to Bangkok! “Team Norway” in Thailand is honoured to host the 2014 Norway-Asia Business Summit. This event has become the most important meeting place for Norwegian enterprises that are already active or potentially interested in Asia. This year, we have been able to convene a superb line-up of Norwegian business leaders, politicians and officials, as well as brilliant experts on Asia, and the Thai-Norwegian Chamber of Commerce should be proud of its excellent organising efforts. Increasingly and for a number of years, Asia has become an important destination for Norwegian businesses and investments. Asia accounts for around 1/3 of the world’s GDP and global trade in goods, and around 1/5 of the world’s trade in services. Developments in this part of the world are of significant importance to value creation and growth in other parts of the world, including Norway.

We need to have a good understanding of the driving forces, the underlying trends, and the economic and political developments in this versatile and vibrant region. I hope that the Summit program will give you new insights in issues ranging from macroeconomic to the more country specific. Moreover, I hope that the Summit will provide an opportunity for representatives from the private and public sector to discuss the opportunities and challenges that we are facing in this particular region. I wish you all a pleasant stay in Bangkok and a successful Norway-Asia Business Summit 2014! Katja Nordgaard Ambassador of Norway to Thailand

Summit Introduction

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Shangri-La Hotel in Bangkok will form a perfect frame around the Norway-Asia Business Summit 2014. Shangri-La, one of the most attractive riverside hotels in the centre of Bangkok is well known to many Norwegian business people travelling in Asia. The programme has been divided into seven blocks: I. Presentations: The big picture;

Macroeconomic perspective of Asia, challenges, as well a glimpse into the future with focus on food and energy

II. Breakout sessions. The first session covers Thailand and Myanmar while the second concentrates on Southeast Asia. We look at opportunities through AEC as well as the maritime industry in the region.

III. Presentations: Asia’s Mastodons; China and India.

IV. Presentations of Trade patterns. ASEAN 2015 is discussed as well as plans and readiness in addition to impact of Free Trade Agreements.

V. Presentations: The Private Sector; corporate perspectives for Norwegian companies in Asia. Opportunities and

challenges. In addition, presentation of the winner of the Norway-Asia Business Award 2014

VI. A session on Norwegian businesses competitiveness in Asia and how Team Norway can add value

VII. Summary and conclusions The idea is to mix presentations and smaller interactive breakout sessions where delegates work on specific issues and come forward with recommendations to the main summit.

Thursday, 24 April 2013

17.30 Sunset Cruise to Welcome Dinner at Anantara Bangkok Riverside Resort

19.30 Vibeke Lyssand Leirvåg, President of Thai-Norwegian Chamber of Commerce welcomes delegates.

Speed-presentation of Norwegian Business Associations in Asia and their agendas. Total 15 minutes.

During dinner, short introduction of CSR Partner, Nordic Light and the Kids Action for Kids project.

Main Summit Programme

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Friday, 25 April 2013

Summit Day 1 – Block I Macroeconomic perspective of Asia, trends and challenges

08.00 Delegates arrive. Coffee and tea

08.30 Welcoming Remarks H.E. Ambassador of Norway to Thailand Katja C. Nordgaard

08.40 The Norwegian Government’s message to Norwegian businesses in Asia: H.E. Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Morten Høglund

09.20 Macroeconomic overview of the region Dr. Joseph E. Zveglich, Jr., Assistant Chief Economist (Asian Development Bank)

10.00 Corruption; challenges and solutions Dr. Deunden Nikomborirak, Research Director, (Thailand Development and Research Institute – TDRI)

10.30 Coffee break

11.00 Feeding the Future. Why business as usual is not enough. Dr. Joachim Lammel VP R&D Global Initiatives (Yara)

11.30 Asia Energy Outlook - Scenario Impacts. Ernst Meyer, Vice President & Regional Manager, South East Asia (DNV GL)

12.15 Lunch

13.15 Summit Day 1 – Block II Breakout sessions.

Thailand-Myanmar Breakout Session: 2x30 min.

13.15 a) Thailand: Thailand’s role in the region. Dr. Supavud Saicheua, Managing Director, (Phatra Securities PCL)

13.45 b) Myanmar: A new shining star? How will Myanmar impact the region? Zaw Oo, Presidential Economic Adviser, Myanmar, (MDRI)

Southeast Asia Breakout Session: 2x30 min.

13.15 a) The makeup of Southeast Asia; maritime, mainland and regional/organisational Southeast Asias. Dr. Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Director (ISIS Thailand)

13.45 b) Maritime Asia: Development and Key Challenges for the Maritime Industry. Khalid M. Hashim, Managing Director, (Precious Shipping PLC)

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14.15 Coffee break

Summit Day 1 – Block III Asia’s Mastodons: China and India

14.45 Economic development in China as the global driver. Dr. Torger Reve, Professor, (BI Norwegian Business School)

15.15 What next for India? Dr. Pramath Raj Sinha, Senior Director (Albright Stonebridge Group)

Summit Day 1 – Block IV Trade Patterns

15.45 ASEAN Economic Community 2015, what does it mean? Dr. Surin Pitsuwan, former ASEAN Secretary General

16.15 Free Trade Agreements in the region; status and impact. Andrew Durieux, Chairman AEC Committee (JFCCT)

16.45 Short panel discussion on Trade Patterns • Moderator: Nandor von der

Luehe, Vice Chair (Thailand’s Board of Trade)

• Dr. Deunden Nikomborirak • Andrew Durieux • Bob Fox Chairman ICT

Committee (JFCCT)

17.15 Formal part of Summit Day 1 finished

18.30 Grand dinner sponsored by DNB at Oriental Hotel’s Riverside Terrace. Announcement of the Norway-Asia Business Award 2014 Winner.

Saturday, 26 April 2013

Summit Day 2 – Block V The Private Sector; Perspectives from Norwegian companies in Asia.

07.45 Coffee and tea

08.15 Norwegian Trade Policies in Asia. H.E. Norway’s Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, Dilek Ayhan

08.45 The cost of misunderstanding in global leadership. Ass. Prof, Jan Ketil Arnulf, Professor, (BI Norwegian Business School)

09.30 Creating Impact: Value creation for all. Focusing strategy on addressing global challenges. Egil Hogna, Head of Downstream (Yara)

10.15 Coffee break

10.45 Internet for all. What does this mean in an Asian context? Sigve Brekke, Executive Vice President and Regional Head of Asia (Telenor Group)

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11.30 New opportunities for Norwegian companies? Case study: Norwegian looks to Asia Bjørn Kjos, CEO (Norwegian Air Shuttle)

12.15 Presentation of the Norway-Asia Business Award 2014 Winner. Erik Borgen, President (Norwegian Business Association (Singapore))

12.45 Lunch

Summit Day 2 – Block VI Are Norwegian businesses competitive in Asia? How can Team Norway add value to Norwegian businesses

13.45 Is the business climate in Norway conductive? How to secure future competitiveness? Kristin Skogen Lund, CEO, (Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise - NHO)

14.15 Panel Discussion on Norwegian businesses competitiveness in Asia and how Team Norway can add value to Norwegian businesses • Moderator: Sigve Brekke • Kristin Skogen Lund (NHO) • Egil Hogna (Yara) • Finn Kristian Aamodt, CEO

(Innovation Norway) Christian Chramer, Regional Director Southeast Asia (Norwegian Seafood Council)

• Anne Lene Dale Director of Economics and Commercial Affairs (Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs)

• Terje Normann First Vice President (GIEK)

Summit Day 2 – Block VII Summary and conclusions

15.30 Concrete and short summary of summit. What is the take-back from the summit? H.E. Ambassador Katja Nordgaard

16.00 Formal part of summit ends

Evening at leisure

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Professor Jan Ketil Arnulf, BI Norwegian Business School

Associate Professor Jan Ketil Arnulf, teaches and researches leadership in organisations and leadership development. His special interest area is how communication and culture influence leadership phenomena. BI Norwegian Business School is a leading business university based in Oslo, offering degrees and Executive programs in Norway, Lithuania and China. www.bi.edu

H.E. Dilek Ayhan, Ministry of Trade, Fisheries and Industry

Dilek Ayhan is the Norwegian Deputy Minister of Trade, Fisheries and Industry. She is one of the co-founders and former Managing Director of the company Alagra. Ms. Ayhan is educated as an engineer at Oslo University College. In 2012, Ms. Ayhan received the OXLO award for her efforts to strengthen multicultural youth’s place in Norwegian society and industry www.nhd.no

Sigve Brekke, Telenor Group

Sigve Brekke is Executive Vice President, Head of Telenor’s Asian operations and a member of Telenor Group Executive Management. With almost two decades of experience from top management positions in Asia, Sigve has played key roles in Telenor’s rise in the region. Telenor will be adding a sixth operation to its portfolio launching services in Myanmar this year. www.telenorgroup.com

Erik Borgen, Herkules Capital

Erik Borgen is the Managing Director of Herkules Singapore Pte. Ltd. The company is fully owned by Herkules Capital, Norway’s leading Private Equity Manager. Prior to joining Herkules, Mr. Borgen served as Regional Head of Asia for DNB, Norway’s largest bank. Mr. Borgen has been the President of the Norwegian Business Association in Singapore since 2005. www.herkulescapital.no

Main Summit Speakers

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Andrew Durieux, Coverage

Andrew Durieux is the Founder, Director and Principle Consultant at Coverage Ltd. He is a previous President of the Australian-Thai Chamber of Commerce and is currently the Chairman of the Joint Foreign Chamber of Commerce in Thailand AEC (ASEAN Economic Community) committee as well a member of Thailand’s Board of Trade’s Investment Committee. www.coverage.com

Ambassador Tormod Endresen, Norwegian Embassy, Singapore

Tormod C. Endresen is Norway’s ambassador in Singapore. A career diplomat, he has served at Norway’s Mission to the United Nations in New York and in various positions at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, including the Minister’s Secretariat and as Deputy Director General at the UN Dept. Prior to his arrival in Singapore, Mr. Endresen was Consul General in Guangzhou, China. www.norway.org.sg

Khalid M. Hashim, Precious Shipping

Khalid M. Hashim is Managing Director of Precious Shipping PCL and comes from a long family line of professionals engaged in the Dry Cargo Tramp Freight Markets. Mr. Hashim started his shipping career in 1978 with Tolani Shipping in Bombay. In 1984, he joined the GP Group of companies setting up their shipping division in Bangkok and soon acquired the first of many ships in 1987. www.preciousshipping.com

Egil Hogna, Yara

Egil Hogna is Senior VP Head of Downstream at Yara. Yara delivers solutions for sustainable agriculture and the environment. The company’s fertilizers and crop nutrition programs help produce the food required for the growing world population. Founded in Norway in 1905, Yara has a worldwide presence with sales to 150 countries. Safety is always Yara’s top priority. www.yara.com

Morten Høglund, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Morten Høglund is Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs in Norway, representing the Progress Party. Before taking up this position he was Special Adviser for Arctic Affairs in the Ministry. He has been a member of the Norwegian Parliament from 2001-2013, representing Akershus. Mr. Høglund has chaired the Norwegian Parliaments’ OSCE and EEA/EFTA delegations. www.mfa.no

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Bjørn Kjos, Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA

Bjørn Kjos is the President and CEO of Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA, commercially branded “Norwegian”. It is Scandinavia’s second largest airline and the third largest low-cost airline in Europe. The company has a route portfolio that stretches across Europe into North Africa and the Middle East, as well as Thailand and the US. More than 20 million passengers flew with the airline in 2013. www.norwegian.com

Dr. Joachim Lammel, Yara

Dr. Joachim Lammel is VP R&D Global Initiatives at Yara. Yara delivers solutions for sustainable agriculture and the environment. The company’s fertilizers and crop nutrition programs help produce the food required for the growing world population. Founded in Norway in 1905, Yara has a worldwide presence with sales to 150 countries. Safety is always Yara’s top priority. www.yara.com

Ernst Meyer, DNV-GL

Ernst Meyer is Vice President and Regional Manager for the DNVGL Oil & Gas Div. in S.E. Asia Pacific. The region has 650 employees serving the industry with Technical Advisory and Assurance services. Following the recent merger between DNV and GL, there are now 16,000 staff worldwide dedicated to enabling businesses to meet their challenges in a safer, smarter and greener way. www.dnvgl.com

Dr. Deunden Nikomborirak, Thailand Development Research Institute

Dr. Deunden Nikomborirak is currently Research Director at the Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI), an independent economic think-tank. Dr. Deunden has produced extensive research work on corporate governance and fraud in the private sector. Her areas of expertise include competition law and policy, telecom regulation, trade in services and foreign investment. www.tdri.or.th/en

Ambassador Katja C. Nordgaard, Norwegian Embassy, Thailand

Katja Nordgaard is Norway’s Ambassador to Thailand and Cambodia. She has previously held various positions within the Ministry and also worked at the Prime Minister’s Office, the Norwegian Shipowners’ Association and for the private sector. From 2010 to 2013, she was also Norway’s Ambassador to Myanmar where she played a central role towards normalisation of the bilateral relations. www.emb-norway.or.th

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Dr. Surin Pitsuwan, Former ASEAN Secretary General

Dr. Surin Pitsuwan is the past Secretary General of ASEAN (2008-2012). During that period he was tasked to prepare the region to enter into the ASEAN Community in 2015. Previously, he was also Deputy Minister of Interior, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs (1992-1995) and Minister of Foreign Affairs (1997-2001). Dr. Surin has also been a Deputy Leader of the Thai Democrat Party. www.asean.org

Dr. Thitinan Pongsudhirak, ISIS Thailand

Dr. Thitinan Pongsudhirak is Director of the Institute of Security and International Studies (ISIS) and Associate Professor of International Political Economy at Chulalongkorn University. He has authored a host of articles, books on Thailand’s politics, political economy, foreign policy and media as well as ASEAN and East Asian security and economic cooperation. www.isisthailand.org

Prof. Torger Reve, BI Norwegian Business School

Professor Torger Reve currently holds the Wilh Wilhelmsen Chair in Strategy and Industrial Competitiveness at BI Norwegian Business School, where he also heads the Center for Maritime Competitiveness. BI Norwegian Business School is a leading business university based in Oslo, offering degrees and Executive programs in Norway, Lithuania and China. www.bi.edu

Dr. Supavud Saicheua, Phatra Securities PCL

Dr. Supavud Saicheua is Managing Director of Phatra Capital and also MD and Head of Research of Phatra Securities. Dr. Supavud joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1978, serving in the Department of Economic Affairs where he dealt with complex trade issues such as Thai-US relations and multilateral issues such as the Uruguay Round and textiles negotiations. www.phatrasecurities.com/en

Dr. Pramath R. Sinha, Albright Stonebridge Group

Dr. Pramath Raj Sinha is a Senior Director of Albright Stonebridge Group (ASG). Dr. Sinha has assisted blue-chip Indian companies become world-class organisations, and has also helped multinational navigate the challenges of setting up operations in India. He is also the Founder and Managing Director of 9.9 Mediaworx, an Indian media company that spans print and online media. www.albrightstonebridge.com

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Kristin Skogen Lund, Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise (NHO)

Kristin Skogen Lund is the Director General of NHO, the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise. NHO’s current membership of more than 22,000 companies range from small family-owned businesses to multinational companies in most sectors. NHO is the main representative organisation for Norwegian employers and the leading business lobby in Norway. www.nho.no/en

Zaw Oo, Myanmar Development Resource Institute

Zaw Oo is a senior research fellow and Director of Research at the Centre for Economic and Social Development of the Myanmar Development Resource Institute, a leading Myanmar think-tank based in Yangon. He serves as a member of President U Thein Sein’s National Economic and Social Advisory Council. Zaw Oo previously taught at Chiang Mai University. www.president-office.gov.mm/en/

Dr. Jospeh Zveglich, Asian Development Bank

Dr. Joseph Zveglich, Jr. is Asst. Chief Economist of Asian Development Bank. He manages the macroeconomic and finance research division of the Economics and Research Department. Dr. Zveglich oversees the preparation of the annual Asian Development Outlook and the Asian Development Outlook Update, ADB’s flagship publications forecasting economic trends. www.adb.org

Jon Anders Aas Haug, Nordic Light

Jon Anders Aas-Haug is the founder and CEO of WebOn Group, and the initiator of Nordic Light. WebOn, started in 1995, is a Scandinavian leading multi channel e-commerce and PIM solution provider, with a development centre in Bangkok. The Norwegian Aid organisation Nordic Light assists Norwegian companies abroad to find local aid projects to support.. www.nordic-light.org

Martin Brekke, Kids Action for Kids

Martin Brekke is the Chairman and a Founding Member of Kids Action for Kids. The charity raises funds for surgeries of children with cleft lips, cleft palates and other facial deformities. The organisation works in close cooperation with DTAC and Operation Smile. 420 Thai children have received surgery since 2009. Similar surgeries are now on the way in Myanmar. www.kidsactionforkids.org

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Finn Kristian Aamodt, Innovation Norway

Finn Kristian Aamodt is acting President and CEO of Innovation Norway and former Executive Vice President of Innovation Norway’s international division. Innovation Norway is the Norwegian Government’s most important instrument for innovation and development of Norwegian enterprises and industry, and is represented in more than 30 countries worldwide. www.innovationnorway.no

Sigve Brekke, Telenor Group

Sigve Brekke is Executive Vice President, Head of Telenor’s Asian operations and a member of Telenor Group Executive Management. With almost two decades of experience from top management positions in Asia, Sigve has played key roles in Telenor’s rise in the region. Telenor will be adding a sixth operation to its portfolio launching services in Myanmar this year. www.telenorgroup.com

Christian Chramer, Norwegian Seafood Council

Christian Chramer is Norwegian Seafood Council’s Regional Director for South-East Asia. NSC works on behalf of all Norwegian seafood companies as a market development company. As such, Mr. Chramer works across markets such as Taiwan, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore focusing on the best known Norwegian brand: the Norwegian salmon. www.seafood.no

Anne Lene Dale, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Anne Lene Dale is the Director of the Section of Economics and Commercial Affairs at the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. One of the ministry’s priorities is to promote Norwegian economic interests abroad. The ministry is a part of the overall support Norwegian companies has abroad, and is contributing to creating value for Norwegian companies. www.mfa.no

Main Summit Panellists

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Egil Hogna, Yara

Egil Hogna is Senior VP Head of Downstream at Yara. Yara delivers solutions for sustainable agriculture and the environment. The company’s fertilizers and crop nutrition programs help produce the food required for the growing world population. Founded in Norway in 1905, Yara has a worldwide presence with sales to 150 countries. Safety is always Yara’s top priority. www.yara.com

Dr. Deunden Nikomborirak, Thailand Development Research Institute

Dr. Deunden Nikomborirak is currently Research Director at the Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI), an independent economic think-tank. Dr. Deunden has produced extensive research work on corporate governance and fraud in the private sector. Her areas of expertise include competition law and policy, telecom regulation, trade in services and foreign investment. www.tdri.or.th/en

Terje Normann, GIEK

Terje Normann is First Vice President of GIEK, the Norwegian Export Credit Agency. GIEK is a government entity that offers Norwegian sovereign guarantees for foreign buyers of Norwegian exports. With assistance from GIEK, exporters can offer credit or finance without bearing the entire risk. GIEK promotes the export of Norwegian goods and services and investment. www.giek.no/en

Dr. Surin Pitsuwan, Former ASEAN Secretary General

Dr. Surin Pitsuwan is the past Secretary General of ASEAN (2008-2012). During that period he was tasked to prepare the region to enter into the ASEAN Community in 2015. Previously, he was also Deputy Minister of Interior, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs (1992-1995) and Minister of Foreign Affairs (1997-2001). Dr. Surin has also been a Deputy Leader of the Thai Democrat Party. www.asean.org

Kristin Skogen Lund, Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise (NHO)

Kristin Skogen Lund is the Director General of NHO, the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise. NHO’s current membership of more than 22,000 companies range from small family-owned businesses to multinational companies in most sectors. NHO is the main representative organisation for Norwegian employers and the leading business lobby in Norway. www.nho.no/en

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Nandor von der Luehe, Thailand’s Board of Trade

Nandor von der Luehe is currently Vice Chairman of Thailand’s Board of Trade. From 2008 to 2013, he was Chairman of Joint Foreign Chambers of Commerce in Thailand, an umbrella body for foreign chambers of commerce in Thailand. Mr. von der Luehe has spent 25 years in Thailand and is the Managing Director and owner of Metropolitan Jewellery Manufacturing. www.thaichamber.org

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ROGRAMME MYANMAR, 27-29 APRIL 2014

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Through its longstanding engagement with Myanmar, Norway has a unique opportunity to contribute positively to Myanmar’s future by bringing in responsible businesses to the country. Norwegian companies are able to showcase principles of decent work, corporate responsibility and environmental sustainability. The first Norwegian business delegation visited Myanmar in May 2012 followed by ministerial visits later that year. In April 2013, Norway’s Minister of Trade and Industry visited Myanmar accompanied by a high-level trade delegation. Many contacts were established and since then several Norwegian companies have entered Myanmar. These companies bring with them a desire to help Myanmar realise long-term goals and to leapfrog into a modern and vibrant society by offering technological solutions and sustainability on a level not previously seen in the country. A dynamic private sector is critical for long-term, sustainable poverty eradication through creating value and broadly based wealth, tax revenues and productive jobs. Better standards

of living will also help to propel further democratisation. Trade and foreign investments will have both immediate and long-term benefits in strengthening local capacity and fostering local competition. Norway attaches great importance to business ethics, corporate conduct and environmental sustainability. We believe that Norwegian companies entering Myanmar can act as role models by setting high standards, thereby building capacity and improving the livelihood for the people of Myanmar. Ann Ollestad Ambassador of Norway to Myanmar

Myanmar Introduction

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Traders Hotel is considered one of the best hotels in Yangon and is located right in the middle of Yangon’s central business district. The programme aims to give those with a special interest in Myanmar a basic understanding for the business fundamentals and for those who have been there before an update on the latest developments in terms of legislative changes, new opportunities and also challenges in doing business in Myanmar. The Programme is divided into five parts: VIII. A cultural part: We make an early morning

visit to Yangon’s Shwe Dagon Pagoda where we get a better understanding for how mythology, religion and business are interwoven.

IX. Business Presentation Block I: Overall Myanmar; Business Fundamentals

X. Business Presentations Block II: Myanmar from a Norwegian perspective, both public and private sectors.

XI. A networking dinner where we meet Union of the Republic of Myanmar Chamber of Commerce and Industry (UMFCCI)’s members selected from the delegates matching sectors.

XII. Visit to Myanmar’s capital Nay Pyi Taw where we meet senior government officials and the Myanmar Investment Commission which overlooks all foreign investment in the country.

Sunday, 27 April 2013

16.30 Meet at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi International Airport

17.50 Departure for Yangon, Flight TG305.

18.45 Arrival at Yangon, visa on arrival, buses to Traders Hotel

Myanmar Programme

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Monday, 28 April 2013

Culture

05.45 Departure for Yangon’s Shwe Dagon Pagoda, where we get a better understanding for how mythology, religion and business are interwoven.

07.30 Arrival back at Traders Hotel

Business Presentations Block I Business Fundamentals

08.00 Delegates arrive. Coffee and tea

08.30 Norway’s Engagement with Myanmar. Where are we and how do we move forward? H.E. Ambassador of Norway to Myanmar Ann Ollestad

08.50 The Norwegian Government perspective on Myanmar. H.E. Norway’s Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, Dilek Ayhan

09.10 Economic outlook for Myanmar in a changing political context. The ASEAN dimension. Dr. Jean Pierre Verbiest (West Indochina)

09.35 Development of Myanmar’s Human Resources: Allison Morris (West Indochina)

10.00 Growth cornerstones, Transport and Energy: Tragedy of the NOR, Tyranny of the OR, Beauty of the AND. Andrew Westwood, Senior Vice President (DNV-GL) and

Dr. Per Christer Lund, Principal Consultant DNV-GL Clean Technology Centre

10.45 Coffee break

11.15 New markets – New Possibilities. Kristin Skogen Lund, Director-General, Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise (NHO)

11.45 Public-Private Partnerships. How can we think new and achieve better results in how we interact? Dr. Jean Pierre Verbiest (West Indochina)

12.15 Business Fundamentals. How does it actually work? Ola Nicolai Borge, Executive Director, Tax & Legal Services (KPMG)

12.45 Lunch

13.45 Responsible Business in Myanmar. Vicky Bowman, Director (Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business - MCRB)

Business Presentations Bock II Norway’s Industry Perspective

14.15 Telenor enters Myanmar. Making telephone available to the masses; implications; e-health; e-agri; e-education. Petter B. Furberg, CEO (Telenor Myanmar)

14.45 Addressing the urgent power need in Myanmar. Bjørn Holsen Country Manager Myanmar (SN Power)

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15.15 Roundtable discussion to summarise recommendations • Moderator: Kristin Skogen Lund

(NHO) • Dy. Minister Dilek Ayhan • Amb. Ann Ollestad • Ola Nicolai Borge (KPMG) • Petter B. Furberg (Telenor) • Vicky Bowman (MCRB)

15.45 End of Business Seminar

Networking Dinner

18.30 Networking Dinner with members of the Union of the Republic of Myanmar Chamber of Commerce and Industry (UMFCCI). Guests have been selected to match delegates’ sector interests.

21.00 Dinner ends

Tuesday, 29 April 2013

Visit to Myanmar’s capital Nay Pyi Taw

06.30 Departure for Yangon Airport

07.30 Departure for Nay Pyi Taw by chartered aircraft

08.30 Arrival at Nay Pyi Taw

09.30 Meeting with H.E. Union Minister of the Myanmar President’s Office, U Soe Thane, at Royal Kumudra Hotel

10.30 Meeting with Meeting with Director General, Directorate of Investment and Company Administration (DICA)

12.00 Lunch at Royal Kumudra Hotel with Ministers and Deputy Ministers from key Ministries: Energy, Electric Power, Transport, Agriculture and Irrigation, Planning and National Development

13.30 Lunch finished. Departure for Myanmar’s parliament.

14.00 Tour of Myanmar’s parliament

15.30 Departure for Nay Pyi Taw Airport

16.45 Departure for Yangon by chartered aircraft

17.45 Arrival at Yangon

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H.E. Dilek Ayhan, Ministry of Trade, Fisheries and Industry

Dilek Ayhan i the Norwegian Deputy Minister of Trade, Fisheries and Industry. She is one of the co-founders and former Managing Director of the company Alagra. Ms. Ayhan is educated as an engineer at Oslo University College. In 2012, Ms. Ayhan received the OXLO award for her efforts to strengthen multicultural youth’s place in Norwegian society and industry www.nhd.no

Ole Nicolai Borge, KPMG Myanmar

Ola Nicolai Borge is KPMG’s Executive Director in Myanmar and a Norwegian lawyer with more than 15 years of experience from Norway, New York and Southeast Asia. He has worked on Myanmar projects over the last four years. His portfolio consists of multinationals incl. larger investments in the oil & gas sector, power sector and the consumer goods sector. www.kpmg.com/mm/en

Vicky Bowman, Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business (MCRB)

Vicky Bowman is the Director of Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business. She previously led global mining company Rio Tinto’s policy approach to transparency, human rights and resource nationalism/resource curse issues. Ms. Bowman served as UK’s Ambassador to Myanmar from 2002 to 2006. Ms. Bowman speaks Burmese and is married to Myanmar artist Htein Lin. www.myanmar-responsiblebusiness.org

Petter Børre Furberg, Telenor Myanmar

Petter Børre Furberg is the President and CEO of Telenor Myanmar. Telenor has grown from a former public service unit with a predominantly domestic portfolio to become one of the world’s major mobile operators with strong positions in Europe and Asia. Telenor Group serves more than 160 million subscriptions, 90% of which are in Asia, and is currently present in 12 countries. myanmar.telenor.com

Myanmar Speakers

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Bjørn Holsen, SN Power

Bjørn N. Holsen is SN Power’s Country Manager in the Philippines and he is also responsible for business development activities in Myanmar. SN Power is a renewable energy company that invests in emerging markets. The SN Power business model involves gaining footholds in emerging markets with substantial hydropower potential and energy needs. www.snpower.com

Dr. Per Christer Lund, DNV-GL Clean Technology Centre

Dr. Per Christer Lund, Principal Consultant at DNV GL Clean Technology Centre in Singapore, has more than 20 years global experience in the energy industry and research. His experience and expertise covers nuclear energy, electricity trading and market, energy market design and most recently government relations from eight years at the Norwegian embassy in Tokyo. www.dnvgl.com

Allison Morris, West Indochina

Allison Morris leads the Executive Search practice at West Indochina, a Yangon-based business advisory firm that has been operating in Myanmar since 2006. West Indochina’s Executive Search focuses on helping clients identify and attract senior executives for their Myanmar operations. Ms. Morris is also the Co-Founder of Project Hub Yangon, Myanmar’s first business incubator. www.westindochina.com

Ambassador Ann Ollestad, Norwegian Embassy, Myanmar

Ann Ollestad is Norway’s Ambassador to Myanmar. Prior to her posting in Yangon, Ms. Ollestad was Special Advisor to Energy+, an International Energy and Climate initiative with a special focus on Asia and the private sector. Ms. Ollestad was Norway’s Ambassador to India and Bhutan from 2007 to 2011 and has prior to this held various positions at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. www.myanmar.norway.info

Kristin Skogen Lund, Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise (NHO)

Kristin Skogen Lund is the Director General of NHO, the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise. NHO’s current membership of more than 22,000 companies range from small family-owned businesses to multinational companies in most sectors. NHO is the main representative organisation for Norwegian employers and the leading business lobby in Norway. www.nho.no/en

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Dr. Jean-Pierre Verbiest, West Indochina

Dr. Jean Pierre Verbiest is a partner at West Indochina, an advisory company on business and investment in Myanmar. He is also a principal for the Asian Development Bank Institute in Tokyo. He co-authored the Myanmar part of the “ASEAN 2030: Growing Together For Economic Prosperity” study in 2011. His principal research interests are macroeconomic policies in East Asian countries and regional economic and financial cooperation and integration in Asia. www.westindochina.com

Andrew Westwood, DNV GL

Andrew Westwood is a Senior Vice President of DNV-GL, the world’s largest ship and offshore classification society, the leading technical advisor to the oil and gas industry and the leading expert for the energy value chain including renewables and energy efficiency. Mr. Westwood spent 15 years at sea before moving into the offshore industry and onto DNV where he has been for 23 years. www.dnvgl.com

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H.E. Dilek Ayhan, Ministry of Trade, Fisheries and Industry

Dilek Ayhan i the Norwegian Deputy Minister of Trade, Fisheries and Industry. She is one of the co-founders and former Managing Director of the company Alagra. Ms. Ayhan is educated as an engineer at Oslo University College. In 2012, Ms. Ayhan received the OXLO award for her efforts to strengthen multicultural youth’s place in Norwegian society and industry www.nhd.no

Ole Nicolai Borge, KPMG Myanmar

Ola Nicolai Borge is KPMG’s Executive Director in Myanmar and a Norwegian lawyer with more than 15 years of experience from Norway, New York and Southeast Asia. He has worked on Myanmar projects over the last four years. His portfolio consists of multinationals incl. larger investments in the oil & gas sector, power sector and the consumer goods sector. www.kpmg.com/mm/en

Vicky Bowman, Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business (MCRB)

Vicky Bowman is the Director of Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business. She previously led global mining company Rio Tinto’s policy approach to transparency, human rights and resource nationalism/resource curse issues. Ms. Bowman served as UK’s Ambassador to Myanmar from 2002 to 2006. Ms. Bowman speaks Burmese and is married to Myanmar artist Htein Lin. www.myanmar-responsiblebusiness.org

Petter Børre Furberg, Telenor Myanmar

Petter Børre Furberg is the President and CEO of Telenor Myanmar. Telenor has grown from a former public service unit with a predominantly domestic portfolio to become one of the world’s major mobile operators with strong positions in Europe and Asia. Telenor Group serves more than 160 million subscriptions, 90% of which are in Asia, and is currently present in 12 countries. myanmar.telenor.com

Myanmar Panellists

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Ambassador Ann Ollestad, Norwegian Embassy, Myanmar

Ann Ollestad is Norway’s Ambassador to Myanmar. Prior to her posting in Yangon, Ms. Ollestad was Special Advisor to Energy+, an International Energy and Climate initiative with a special focus on Asia and the private sector. Ms. Ollestad was Norway’s Ambassador to India and Bhutan from 2007 to 2011 and has prior to this held various positions at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. www.myanmar.norway.info

Kristin Skogen Lund, Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise (NHO)

Kristin Skogen Lund is the Director General of NHO, the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise. NHO’s current membership of more than 22,000 companies range from small family-owned businesses to multinational companies in most sectors. NHO is the main representative organisation for Norwegian employers and the leading business lobby in Norway. www.nho.no/en

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BHUMIBOL BRIDGE, BANGKOK. PHOTO: THAI NORGWEGIANCHAMBER OF COMMERCE/JØRGEN UDVANG

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The Thai-Norwegian Chamber of Commerce was founded in 1996 with the aim of facilitating increased trade and investment between Thailand and Norway. It provides members with a forum to improve business conditions and opportunities as well as creating venues and channels for exchange and sharing of information. The Chamber organises business related events from breakfast meetings covering current business affairs, to topical business seminars and dinner events featuring guest speakers. Current membership stands at around 80 premium and corporate members in addition to some 20 individuals. The Chamber office is co-located with Innovation Norway’s representative office in Bangkok’s central business district and also works closely with the Royal Norwegian Embassy as part of Team Norway. Through its membership of the Joint Foreign Chambers of Commerce in Thailand, the Chamber identifies challenges and opportunities in doing business in Thailand, seeking support in Thai Government policies to address such issues. This includes interaction with key stakeholders in Thailand relevant to the business community such

as the Board of Trade, the Thai Customs Department, The Immigration Department, The Revenue Department and the Board of Investment as well as providing access to top officials in the Thai administration. The Thai-Norwegian Business Review Magazine is issued four times per year. Business Review features interesting articles about business, trade and life style in Norway, Thailand and the neighbouring countries. It is distributed free to the members and other contacts. The magazine also doubles as the Chamber’s member directory. The Chamber website http://www.norcham.com contains news and information about the latest Chamber activities. It also provides links to useful intelligence within business and trade in Thailand.

About the Organiser

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Vibeke Lyssand Leirvåg, President

Vibeke Lyssand Leirvåg is President of the Thai-Norwegian Chamber of Commerce since 2013. She has more than 25 years’ experience from Thailand and understands the Thai business culture better than most. Ms. Leirvåg is the CEO of Felicia Design, a 100% Norwegian controlled and owned high end silver and gold jewellery design and manufacturing company. e: president@norcham.com

Axel Blom, Head Organiser of Norway-Asia Business Summit 2014

Axel Blom is Head Organiser of the Summit and Vice President of the Chamber. He is also the past President of the Chamber (2007-2013). Mr. Blom runs Blue Business Solutions, a business advisory company and is also Innovation Norway’s Country Representative for Thailand and Myanmar. He has previously worked as Regional Director Southeast Asia for Scandinavian Airlines. e: organiser@norway-asia.com

Thitikul Opdal, Executive Director

Thitikul Opdal is Executive Director of the Chamber. Her main responsibility is running the chamber office and all chamber activities including the chamber’s media. Ms. Opdal has 15 years management experience from international companies within the business consulting, oil & gas and renewable energy sectors in Thailand, Singapore and Norway. e: director@norcham.com

Anders Magnusson, Director of Sales and Marketing

Anders Magnusson is Director of Sales and Marketing at the Chamber. His main responsibility covers advertising and sponsorship as well as the Thai-Norwegian Business Review Magazine. Mr. Magnusson has long professional experience from similar positions as well as from senior positions in the hospitality industry from Europe, Middle East and the United States. e: dirsales@norcham.com

Sarah-Stephanie Skjoldevik, Trainee, Norwegian Embassy, Bangkok

Sarah-Stephanie Skjoldevik is finishing a Bachelor in political science whilst doing an internship at the Norwegian Embassy in Bangkok. Skjoldevik is accepted to London School of Economics for a Master in International Relations autumn 2014. She is experienced with organisational work from politics and different NGOs on local, national and international level. She is also a member of the City Council in Haugesund, Norway." e: sarah_stephanie@hotmail.com

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Nattamon Santiwutthimethee, Executive Secretary, TNCC

Nattamon Santiwutthimethee is Executive Secretary of the Chamber. Her main responsibility is to assist in organising events and securing that administrative routines are working. She also corresponds with Thai authorities and follows up on official documentation as needed. e: secretary@norcham.com

Yanin Srathongnoi, Market Adviser, Blue Business Solutions

Yanin Srathongnoi is Market Adviser for Blue Business Solutions Ltd., Innovation Norway’s representative office in Thailand. Her main responsibility is to assist Norwegian companies in entering the Thai market. She supports clients through practical assistance, market research and partner search in manufacturing, tourism, aviation as well as in other fields e: yanin.srathongnoi@blue.in.th

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GOVERNMENT CONFERENCE CENTRE, NAY PYI TAW, MYANMAR. PHOTO: NBAS/KJERSTI THORVILDSEN

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IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE

PAGE 2: TROLL B PLATFORM, ØYVIND HAGEN/STATOIL

PAGE 2: CHRISTIAN CHRAMER. NORWEGIAN SEAFOOD COUNCIL

PAGE 2: YARA IN FIELD AGRONOMY COACHING. YARA

PAGE 2: BOURBON ORCA 2. HARALD VALDERHAUG/IN

PAGE 28: KHIMTI. SUBAS SUNUWAR/SN POWER INVEST AS

PAGE 28: TELENOR GROUP ASA

PAGE 28: ELTEK POWER AS

PAGE 28: ROLLS ROYCE BERGEN ENGINES AS

PAGE 42: BHUMIBOL BRIDGE, JØRGEN UDVANG

PAGE 46: NBAS/KJERSTI THORVILDSEN

Photo Credits

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The Norwegian Business Associations in Asia: • Indonesian Norwegian Business Council (INBC) • Malaysia Norway Business Council (MNBC) • Nordic Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Bangladesh • Nordic Chamber of Commerce Vietnam • Norwegian Business Association (India) • Norwegian Business Association (NBA), Korea • Norwegian Business Association, Shanghai (NBA) • Norwegian Business Association (Singapore) (NBAS) • Norwegian Business Forum, Beijing (NBF) • Norwegian Chamber of Commerce, Hong Kong (NCCHK) • Norwegian Chamber of Commerce, Japan (NCCJ) • Philippines Norway Business Council (PNBC) • Thai-Norwegian Chamber of Commerce (TNCC)

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