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Appendix I

The Launch of Universal Credit Rating Group &

Forum on International Credit Rating System Reform

Program (Tentative)

Time and Venue

Time: 14:00 -19:30, June 25, 2013

Venue: Ritz-Carlton Hotel, International Commerce Center,1 Austin Road West, Kowloon, Hong Kong China

Ca. 300 attendees

Part 1: Launch of Universal Credit Rating Group (14:00-15:00)

13:30 - 13:55 Arrival of guests and registration

13:55 - 14:00 Introduction of the VIPs by moderator Richard Hainsworth, CEO of

UCRG

14:00 - 14:10 Speech by Guan Jianzhong, Chairman of UCRG

14:10 - 14:20 Speech by Pan Gongsheng, Deputy Governor of the Peoples Bank of

China

14:20 - 14:30 Speech by Alexei Vladimirovich Moiseev, Deputy Finance Minister of

Russia

14:30 - 14:40 Speech by Antonio Borges, Former Director of European Department,

Professor of Economics at Catlica-Lisbon School of Business and

Economics; Former Director of the European Department, IMF

14:40 - 14:50 Summary of the launch of UCRG by the moderator

Part 2 Forum on International Rating System Reform (15:05

18:35)

15:05 - 15:10 Introduction of the VIPs by the moderator of the forum: Norbert Gaillard,

Economist and Independent Consultant

15:10 - 15:15 Welcome Speech by Liang Zhengying*, Chief Executive of Hong Kong

15:15 - 15:25 Keynote speech by Zhu Guangyao, Vice Minister of Finance of China

15:25 - 15:40 Keynote speech by Robert Mundell, Professor of Economics, Columbia

University

15:40 - 15:55 Keynote speech by Dominique de Villepin, former Prime Minster of

France

The European Sovereign Debt Crisis in the contest of the current credit

rating system

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15:55 - 16:10 Speech by Guan Jianzhong, Chairman of UCRG

16:10 - 17:30 Panel discussion

"What are the risks and impacts on economy and countries of maintaining the current

credit rating system?"

Chairman: Norbert Gaillard, Economist and Independent Consultant

Edward Luttwak, Senior Associate, Center for Strategic and International Studies of

Washington

Ana Palacio, Former Foreign Affairs Minister of Spain; member of the Council of State

Antonio Borges, Former Director of European Department, Professor of Economics at

Catlica-Lisbon School of Business and Economics; Former Director of the EuropeanDepartment, IMF

17:30 - 18:30 Panel discussion

"Possible alternative solutions to the failure of current credit rating system and importance

of having credit rating agencies in Asia, where capital flows into economy"

Chairman: Norbert Gaillard, Economist and Independent Consultant

James Barth, Senior Finance Fellow, Milken Institute

Massimo Capuano, CEO of UBI Centro Banca, Former President

of Borsa Italiana SPA

Robert Mundell, Professor of Economics, Columbia University

Anatoly Aksako, Deputy Chairman of Russia Duma Financial Market Committee

18:30 - 18:35 Closing remarks by the moderator

Part 3 Cocktail Party (18:40 19:30)18:40 - 18:45 Introduction of the VIPs by the moderator Sean Egan, Director of UCRG

18:45 - 18:50 Toast by Richard Hainsworth, CEO of UCRG

18:50 - 19:30 Band performance

*to be confirmedSimultaneous interpretation between Chinese and English is provided.