After the magnificent venue confirmed yesterday, excited news followed to the Organizing Committee of the 3rd Global Textile Economic Forum: Mr. Bo Xilai, the Minister of Commerce will attend the 3rd Global Textile Economic Forum and deliver a speech at the opening of the Forum.

Mr. Bo has shown his talented negotiating skills as a newly appointed top official in China, especially in the year of 2005 during the negotiations with USA and EU on the textile trade issues. The world witnessed his accurate understanding to the commercial diplomacy as well as personal charm in the negotiations. Minister Bo made vigorous efforts to settle the bilateral trade disputes and successfully led the Chinese delegation to reach the agreements respectively with USA and EU that brought the textile industry not only in China but also in the world a stable situation and environment. What insightful views he will bring us this time? We could only know till the forum curtains up.

In addition to the confirmation of the Chinese big name, some other honorable guests from outside of China have all replied positively by now. The Organizing Committee has released agenda (to be updated) as following:

The 3rd Global Textile Economic Forum will be held in Diaoyutai State GuestHouse on March 27, 2005.

 Schedule as follows:

09：00 — 09：20                                Call to order and guest introduction

 Section A   

09：20 — 09：30                                Address 1

09：30 — 09：40                                Address 2

09：40 — 09：50                                Address 3

09：50 — 10：10                                Keynote address by Mr. Du Yuzhou

                                President of China National Textile & Apparel Council

10：10 — 10：30                                Tea break

 Section B   

10：30 — 10：45                                Speech by Mr. M.A. Awal

                                Chairman of Bangladesh Textile Millis Association

10：45 — 11：00                                Speech by Mr. Ha Myeng-Keun

                                Vice Chairman of Korea Federation of Textile Industries

11：00 — 11：15                                Speech by Mr. Bulent Baser 

                                Board Member of Turkish Textile Employers' Association

11：15 — 11：30                                Speech by Mr. Wong

                                Chairman of Taiwan Textile Federation

11：30 — 11：45                                Speech by Mr. B.K. Patodia

                                Chairman of The Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council

12：00 — 13：00                                Lunch

 Section C   

13：30 — 13：45                                Speech by Mr. Peter Schwartze

                        President of Confederation of the German Textile & Fashion Industry

13：45 — 14：00                                Speech by Mr. Nicolaj Dupont-Mersing

                         Deputy MD of Daninish Federation of Textile and Clothing Industry

14：00 — 14：15                                Speech by Mr. Chan WingKee

                          Honorary Chairman of Textile Council of HongKong

14：15 — 14：30                                Speech by Steve Pieczenik

                          Former senior State Department official of USA

14：30 — 14：45                                Speech by Mr. Heikki Mattila

             Professor & Senior Consultant of Tampere Univeristy of Technology, Finland

14：45 — 15：05                                Tea break

 Section D   

15：05 — 15：20                                Speech 15

15：20 — 15：35                                Speech 16

15：35 — 15：50                                Speech 17

15：50 — 16：05                                Speech 18

16：05 — 16：20                                Speech 19

16：20 — 16：35                                Speech 20

 Closing

16：35 — 16：50                                Conclusion

16：50                                                  End 

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