Session 2.2: Digital Platform Business Models (2): Business and Financial Services (Continued)
Moderator: Peter Rosenkranz, Economist, ADB




9–9:15 a.m.



9:15–9:30 a.m.



9:30–9:40 a.m.
Trade Facilitation

Presentations

• Use of Technology in Trade Facilitation
Presenter: Satish Kumar Reddy Mulamreddy, Trade Facilitation Consultant (presentation via skype/videocon)

• Blockchain, Trade and Sustainable Development Goals
Presenter: Badri G. Narayanan, Professor, University of Washington
(presentation via skype/videocon)

Open Discussion

Discussant: Kijin Kim, Economist, ADB
Session 2.2: Digital Platform Business Models (1): Retail Sector (Continued)
Moderator: Kijin Kim, Economist, ADB




9:40 a.m.–9:55 a.m.




9:55–10:10 a.m.



10:10–10:20 a.m.
Accommodation

Presentations

• Peer-to-Peer Accommodation Sector: Motivation of Hosts, Users, and Geographical Differences between Rural and Urban
Presenter: Renuka Mahadevan, Associate Professor & Director of External Engagement, School of Econ, University of Queensland

• Understanding the Platform Economy of Asia: Effect of Airbnb on Housing in Indian Cities
Presenter: Kala Seetharam Sridhar, Professor, Centre for Research in Urban Affairs,
Institute for Social and Economic Change

Open Discussion
10:20–10:30 a.m.Coffee Break




10:30–10:45 a.m.


10:45–11 a.m.
Labor

Presentations

• Skills, Reputations and Winner-takes-all Effects on Digital Labor Platforms
Presenter: Bart Lambregts, Faculty of Architecture, Kasatsart University, Thailand

Open Discussion

Discussant: Aiko Kikkawa Takenaka, Economist, ADB
Session 3: The Emergence of Platform Economy: Issues and Challenges
Moderator: Rolando Avendano, Economist, ADB


11–11:15 a.m.



11:15–11:30 a.m.



11:30 a.m.–11:45 a.m.



11:45 a.m.–12 noon


12 noon–12:30 p.m.
Presentations

• When Sharing Platforms Fix Sellers Prices
Presenter: Julian Nowag, Associate Professor, Lund University and Oxford
University Centre for Competition Law and Policy


• Entering the Brave New World: Data, Intellectual Property, and Competition
Presenter: Shreyansh Singh, Center for WTO Studies, Indian Institute of Foreign
Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, India


• Competing with Big Data
Presenter: Jens Prüfer, Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Tilburg
University


• Cross-Border Regulatory Issues with Digital Platforms
Presenter: Lars Serzo, University of the Philippines Law Center

Open Discussion

Discussant: Johannes Bernabe, Commissioner, Philippine Competition Commission

Discussant: Benjamin Radoc Jr., Director, Philippine Competition Commission

Discussant: Ramonette B. Serafica, Senior Research Fellow, PIDS

Discussant: Cyril Alfred Castro, Head of Government Affairs, Lazada E-Services
Philippines
12:30–2 p.m.Lunch Break (Executive Dining Room Coffee Lounge)
Session 4: Policies, Regulations, and the Role of Regional Cooperation
Moderator: James Villafuerte, Senior Economist, ADB


2–2:15 p.m.



2:15–2:30 p.m.


2:30–2:45 p.m.



2:45–3:05 p.m.
Presentations

• Alternative Futures for Digital Platform Ecosystem
Presenter: Meelis Kitsing, Head of Research, Foresight Centre, Economic and
Finance Dept, Estonian Business School


• Digital Divide and the Platform Economy
Presenter: Francis Mark A. Quimba, Senior Research Fellow, PIDS

• Role of APEC in Managing Digital Platform Economy
Presenter: Jovito Katigbak, Foreign Affairs Research Specialist 2, Foreign Service Institute, Department of Foreign Affairs, Philippines

Open Discussion

Discussant: Rolando Avendano, Economist, ADB

Discussant: Peter Rosenkranz, Economist, ADB

Discussant: Valerie Gilbert T. Ulep, Research Fellow, PIDS
3:05–3:20 p.m.

3:20–3:30 p.m.
Special Session on Project Timelines

Presenter: James Villafuerte, Senior Economist, ADB

Open Discussion
3:30 p.m.Coffee and Closing of Day 2