• Mr. Daisuke Hiratsuka (President, Bangkok Research Center, JETRO Bangkok/IDE-JETRO)

• Dr. Somkiat Tangkitvanich (President, Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI))

Break

GEOGRAPHICAL SIMULATION ANALYSIS FOR TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE

Moderator:

• Dr. Ruth Banomyong (Associate Professor, Department of International Business, Logistics and Transport, Thammasat Business School, Thammasat University)

The IDE-GSM Model and the Simulation Analysis of the Singapore-Malaysia High-Speed Railway

• Mr. Satoru Kumagai (Director, Economic Geography Study Group, IDE-JETRO)

Simulation Analysis for the Three International Airports Linking High-Speed Railway of Thailand

• Mr. Ikumo Isono (Overseas Research Fellow in Seville Spain, IDE-JETRO)

Simulation Analysis for the Laos-China High-Speed Railway

• Mr. Souknilanh Keola (Bangkok Research Center, JETRO Bangkok/IDE-JETRO)

PANEL DISCUSSION: THE IMPACTS OF THE EEC ON NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES AND THEIR STRATEGIES FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENT

Moderator:

• Dr. Wisarn Pupphavesa (Senior Advisor, TDRI)

Discussants:

• Dr. Chap Sotharith (Director of Research and Board Member, the Cambodia Institute for Cooperation and Peace)
• Dr. Sthabandith Insisienmay (Director General, Center for Macroeconomic Policy and Economic Restructuring, National Institute for Economic Research, NIER)
• Dr. Bui Thi Minh Tam (Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Economics, Srinakharinwirot University, Thailand)