Thursday, November 22,2007

11:00-12:30

I. REGISTRATION OF PARTICIPANTS

1:00-3:00pm

3:00-4:00pm

4:00-5:00 pm

5:00-6:00 pm

II. OPENING CEREMONY

Entry of Colors

National Anthem

Invocation

Introduction of Guests

Welcome Address

Opening Address and Sounding of the Gong to officially open the Business Opportunity Forum 2008

Introduction of Guest of Honor and Speaker

Guest Speaker

Introduction of Guest of Honor and Speaker

Guest Speaker

Introduction of Guest of Honor and Keynote Speaker

Keynote Speech

Open Forum

Coffee Break

III FORUM PROPER

Plenary 1:AHPADA PROJECTS

Plenary Chairman

Presentation of the Unesco Seal of Excellence

Presentation of CraftsNet Project Results and Formation of Euro-Asia CraftsNet Network

OPEN FORUM

Plenary 2: Product Development and Marketing of Arts and Crafts

Plenary Chairman

International Buying Practices

Compliance and Fair Trade Practices

Fashion Trends

OPEN FORUM

MS. MARIAN NASH
Director/Past President
Foreign Buyers Association of the Philippines/FOBAP

Dr. MINA T. GABOR
President
Asean Handicraft Promotion and Development Associations (AHPADA) Philippines

MR. ROBERT “DEAN” BARBERS
General Manager
Philippine Tourism Authority
Assisted by AHPADA Board and Biz Ops '08 Officials

MR. ABDULLAH RAHSEED
Regional Director
World Scout Bureau
Asia-Pacific Regional Office

Minister Mahamood Shougee
Minister of Tourism and Civil Aviation, Republic of Maldives

MS. ELLEN RUTH ZIESLER
Counselor
Embassy of Canada

Minister ERIC ROBINSON
Minister of Culture, Heritage, Tourism and Sports (invited) Manitoba, Canada

H.E. Muhammad Abul Quashem
Ambassador
Embassy of Bangladesh

Professor Dr. MUHAMMAD YUNUS Founder (invited)
Grameen Bank Bangladesh

Nobel Peace Prize 2006 Winner “World’s Banker to the Poor”

DR. SUPANEE CHAYABUTRA Executive Director
AHPADA Regional Secretariat Thailand

KHUN SURAPEE ROJANAVONGSE Honorary Chairman AHPADA

MS. ANNA ASSIMAKOPOULOUS Director
EGNATIA EPIRUS Foundation Greece

Mr. RICHARD ENGELHARDT
UNESCO Regional Advisor for Culture in Asia

Mr. ROGER TING Director,
AMC Target Stores Director,
Foreign Buyer’s Association of the Philippines

Mr. ROMMEL VITUG President
Association of Fair Trade Institute Philippines

Fashion Designers Association of the Philippines in cooperation with the different country participants

Friday , November 23,2007

1:00-3:00pm

3:00-6:00pm

Plenary 3 ARTISTS EXCHANGE

Plenary Chairman

The CCDI Program

Protection of Indigenous Arts and Crafts & Importance of Trade Mark for Artists

Marketing Arts and Crafts

Free and Informed Prior Consent

OPEN FORUM

Coffee Break

Plenary 4:COUNTRY PRESENTATIONS Success Stories/Best Practices on Arts and Crafts

Plenary Chairman

The OTCP Experience One Town One Product Program

Dream Weavers - the Rumah Garie Longhouse Ikat Weavers in Sarawak

The Nigeria Experience

Best Practices for Crafts Intermediary Organizations

MS. ANGEL L. BUNYAG
Design Systemat, Philippines

MS. ERICA ELK
Executive Director
Cape Craft and Design Institute Cape Town, South Africa

MR. MICHAEL GARCIA (Pascual Laqui)
President
Indian Arts and Crafts Association (IACA) New Mexico, USA

MR. MATTIUSI IYAITUK
President
INUIT Art Foundation, Canada

MR. KEIKO NIMI
Deputy
International Labor Organization (ILO)

MR. MON KABIGTING
Assistant Secretary
Department of Trade and Industry Philippines

MS. CARISSA CRUZ EVANGELISTA
Undersecretary
Department of Trade and Industry Philippines

MR. EDRIC ONG
Immediate Past President
AHPADA, Malaysia

MS. BISI OLATERU-OLAGBEGI
Executive Director
Women's Consortium of Nigeria

DR. RUJAYAH ABHAKORN
Vice President
AHPADA Regional Secretariat Thailand

Saturday, November 24, 2007

1:00-3:45 pm

WORKSHOPS

1. Strategies for Design and Product Development - Government, Private Sector, NGO, Grant Agencies

2. Strategies for Marketing and Promotion - Government, Private Sector, NGO, Grant Agencies

3. Proposed Global Cooperations for the Sustainability of Arts and Crafts

4. Proposed Code of Ethics for Arts and Crafts - Artists, Artisans, Buyers, Consumers