In cooperation with International Conference THE BELT AND ROAD INITIATIVE AND GLOBAL GOVERNANCE 31 August 2018, Royal Academy, Brussels PROGRAMME & LOGISTICS NOTE
CONFERENCE PROGRAMME 09h00: WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION by Prof. Dr. Jan Wouters (KU Leuven) and Dr. Maria Adele Carrai (KU Leuven) 09h15-10h30: PANEL 1. THE BRI, INFRASTRUCTURE AND NEW CONNECTIVITY CHAIR: PROF. DR. JAN WOUTERS (KU LEUVEN) Prof. Dr. Henry Gao (Singapore Management University) The Belt and Road Initiative: Infrastructures and Institutions Prof. Dr. Kuik Cheng-Chwee (National University of Malaysia) Connectivity and Gaps: The Bridging and Missing Links in China s BRI in Southeast Asia Dr. Christer Ljungwall (Peking University HSBC Business School) Mending Vulnerabilities to Isolation: How Chinese Power Grows out of the Development of the Belt and Road Initiative 10h30-10h45: COFFEE BREAK 10h45-12h00: PANEL 2. PERSPECTIVES ON THE BRI FROM THE EU AND ASIA CHAIR: PROF. SURESH NANWANI (AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW) Prof. Dr. Atsushi Yamada (Hitotsubashi University, Japan) The BRI: bypassing Japan? Prof. Dr. Fabienne Bossuyt (Ghent University) China s involvement in Central Asia: high but contested impact Ms. Anna Saarela (European Parliament) EU Perspectives on the BRI: challenges and opportunities 12h00-13h15: PANEL 3. PERSPECTIVES ON THE BRI FROM INDIA AND AFRICA CHAIR: DR. MARIA ADELE CARRAI (KU LEUVEN) Mr. Uwe Wissenbach (European External Action Service) African agency in BRI Kenya s rail investment with China s flagship BRI project in Africa Prof. Dr. Thierry Pairault (EHESS, CNRS) Africa and the new Silk Roads Prof. Dr. Kanwal Deepinder Pal Singh (Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University) Strength and Challenges of OBOR Initiative An Indian Perspective 13h15-14h00: WALKING LUNCH 14h00-15h15: PANEL 4. ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES OF THE BRI CHAIR: PROF. DR. DIRK DE BIEVRE (UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP) Prof. Dr. Jean-Christophe Defraigne (Université Saint-Louis-UCLouvain) BRI, the economic integration of the Eurasian continent and the global trading system Dr. Duncan Freeman (College of Europe) The Belt and Road and The Overcapacity Myth: Domestic and Global Governance Links Prof. Dr. Jean-François Di Meglio (INALCO, National Chengchi University) Internationalisation of the Chinese Currency and the Silk Road: two ambiguities, one system" 2
15h15-16h30: PANEL 5. LEGAL CHALLENGES IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BRI CHAIR: PROF. DR. INGE GOVAERE (GHENT UNIVERSITY / COLLEGE OF EUROPE) Dr. Aaron Halegua (New York University) Work along the Belt and Road: What the Saipan casino case shows about the impact of Chinese investment on local labor standards Dr. Wei Yin (Southwest University of Political Science and Law) Belt and Road Dispute Resolution: Implications and Challenges of a Chinese Model Kun Hui and Jasmine Landau (University of Ottawa) Three Steps toward a Credible BRI Arbitration Enforcement Mechanism: the Role of the Chinese Supreme People s Court 16h30-16h45: COFFEE BREAK 16h45-18h00: PANEL 6. SECURITY AND SUSTAINABILITY ALONG THE BRI CHAIR: PROF. DR. JEAN-CRISTOPHE DEFRAIGNE (UNIVERSITÉ SAINT-LOUIS BRUXELLES) Dr. Astrid Skala-Kuhmann and John Hauert (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH) Promoting a sustainable Belt and Road Initiative through new forms of cooperation Dr. Fabio Indeo (EGS Korea and NATO Defense College Foundation) The Belt and Road Initiative and Central Asia: energy, security and geopolitical implications Wei Yujia (University of Wisconsin Law School) Green Silk Roads: The Promises and Challenges of the Belt and Road Initiative for International Environmental Governance Gökhan Tekir (Middle East Technical University, Turkey) The Security Challenges of Belt and Road Corridors 18h00: CLOSING REMARKS Prof. Dr. François Godement (European Council on Foreign Relations) BRI: imagination and reality 3
LOGISTICS NOTE Venue address: Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium for Science and the Arts (KVAB) Palace of the Academies Hertogsstraat 1 1000 Brussels 4
How to reach the venue? By train and metro Central Station (Brussel-Centraal/Bruxelles-Centrale) From Central Station walk through the Ravenstein Gallery. Then cross Ravensteinstraat/Rue Ravenstein on to Baron Hortastraat/Rue Baron Horta and climb the stairs leading to Koningsstraat/Rue Royale and the Royal Park. Go through the Royal Park until you reach Hertogsstraat/Rue Ducale where the Palace of the Academies can be found at the corner with Paleizenplein/Place des Palais (15 min). South Station (Brussel-Zuid/Bruxelles-Midi) From South Station take subway line 2 or 6 in the direction of "Simonis Elisabeth" and get off at stop 'Troon/Trone'. Cross the Regentlaan/Boulevard du Régent where the back entrance to the Palace of the Academies is located. North Station (Brussel-Noord/Bruxelles-Nord) From North Station take exit "Centrum" and walk straight up Vooruitgangstraat/Rue du Progrès to the metro stop Rogier. Then take metro line 2 direction "Simonis" or line 6 direction "Koning Boudewijn/Roi Baudouin ", and get off at stop "Troon/Trone". Cross the Regentlaan/Boulevard du Régent where the back entrance to the Palace of the Academies is located. By car Via small ring of Brussels (R20). Coming from north: exit "Wetstraat/Rue de la Loi". Coming from south: exit "Troon/Trone". Parking is available on the side of Regentlaan/Boulevard du Régent (Coordinates 50.841824, 4.365894) From Brussels Airport Take a train from the airport to Brussels Central Station (Brussel-Centraal/Bruxelles Centrale). See directions from the train station in the By train and metro section above. Contact information Dr. Maria Adele Carrai mariadele.carrai@kuleuven.be +32 498 792253 Prof. Jean-Christophe Defraigne +32 473 715401 Sara Gharsalli +32 487 328484 5