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Wednesday 24 September |
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Time |
Room |
Theme |
Organizer |
Title of Session / Speakers |
07:30
10:00 |
CR
Lobby |
Registration |
WTO — External
Relations Division |
Registration of Participants |
10:00
10:30 |
CR |
Plenary Opening
 Audio:
Opening Session
 Video:
Opening Session |
WTO — External
Relations Division |
Inaugural Speech: “Trading Into the Future”
Mr. Pascal Lamy ?WTO Director-General
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10:30
12:30 |
CR |
Session 1:
Challenges and opportunities facing the WTO
Audio:
Session
1
Pascal Lamy's introductory remarks |
WTO ?Trade and Environment Division |
High Level Panel:
Mutual Supportiveness of Trade, Climate Change and
Development Objectives and Policies
Moderator:
Ms. Fiona Harvey ?Environment
Correspondent, Financial Times Speakers:
Dr. Mari Pangestu ?Minister of Trade from Indonesia
Mr. Thomas Becker ?Deputy Permanent Secretary, Climate Change Negotiator for Denmark, Ministry of Climate and Energy, Denmark
H.E. Mr. Adrian Macey ?Climate Change Ambassador, New
Zealand Ministry of Foreign
Affairs and Trade
Mr. Pascal Lamy ?WTO Director-General |
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**** 12:30 — 14:00 Lunch break **** |
14:00
16:00 |
CR |
Session 2:
Ways forward for the multilateral trading system
Documents (zip files)
Audio:
Session
2 |
WTO ?Economic Research and Statistics Division |
High Level Panel:
Six Decades of
Multilateral Trade Cooperation: The Way Forward
Moderator:
Mr. Alejandro Jara ?Deputy Director-General, WTO
Secretariat
Speakers:
Professor Ann Capling ?University of Melbourne
Mr. Patrick Low ?Director, Economic Research and
Statistics Division, WTO Secretariat
Ms. Celine Charveriat ?OXFAM International
Mr. Felix Pe馻 ?Trade Specialist, Argentina |
14:00
16:00 |
W |
Session 3:
Challenges & opportunities facing the main actors &
stakeholders of the multilateral trading system
Audio:
Session
3
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Commonwealth Secretariat, London & CUTS International, India |
The Missing Link Between Trade Openness & Poverty
Reduction:
The Role of the Multilateral Trading System
Moderator:
Mr. Atul Kaushik ?Director, CUTS Geneva Resource Centre,
Geneva
Speakers:
Dr. Veena Jha — Visiting Professorial Fellow, Warwick University, UK
Dr. Richard S. Newfarmer — Special Representative of the World Bank at the UN and
WTO
Professor Simon Evenett — Professor, International Trade and Economic Development,
University of St. Gallen, Switzerland
Dr. Selim Raihan — Associate Professor, Department of Economics, University of Dhaka,
Bangladesh
Dr. Mohammad A. Razzaque — Economic Adviser, Economic Affairs Division, International
Trade & Regional Co-operation Section, Commonwealth Secretariat, London |
16:15
18:15 |
W |
Session 4:
Ways forward for the multilateral trading system
Audio:
Session
4
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European Centre for International Political Economy (ECIPE) and
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) |
Making Future Trade Policy Relevant to Future Trade Reality
Moderator:
Ms. Jacqueline Cot?/b> ?International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
Speakers:
Mr. Knut R. S鴕lie ?Asst. Director International Affairs
& Trade Policy, Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise (NHO)
Mr. Gregor K黱dig ?Member of Executive Board, Head of
International Affairs, economiesuisse, Swiss Business
Federation
Mr. Alex Capri ?Partner and Regional Leader, Asia ?Trade
and Customs, KPMG
Mr. Razeen Sally ?Co-founder and Director of ECIPE |
14:00
16:00 |
D |
Session 5:
Ways forward for the multilateral trading system
Audio:
Session
5
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Educational International/Public Services International |
Public Services and the GATS:
Trading Into or Trading Away the Future?
Moderator:
Mr. Svend Robinson, Public Services International
Speakers:
Mr. Robert Stumberg ?Director, Harrison Institute for
Public Law, Georgetown University
Ms. Myriam Vander Stichele ?Centre for Research on
Multinational Corporations
Mr. Roberto Bosch ?Counsellor, Permanent Mission of
Argentina to the WTO
Mr. David Robinson ?Executive Director of CAUT/ Education
International consultant |
16:15
18:15 |
D |
Session 6:
Challenges and opportunities facing the WTO
Audio:
Session
6
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DLA Piper UK LLP |
Settling Disputes Among Members
Moderator:
Ms. Claudia Orozco ?Of Counsel, DLA Piper UK LLP
Speakers:
Professor Giorgio Sacerdoti ?Member of the Appellate Body, WTO
H.E. Mr. Ujal Sing Bhatia ?Ambassador, Permanent Representative of India to the WTO
Mr. Allan Beattie ?World Trade Editor, Financial
Times
Mr. Fernando Pierola ?Advisory Centre on WTO |
14:00
16:00 |
E |
Session 7:
Challenges and opportunities facing the WTO
Audio:
Session
7
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International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) |
Decent Work Challenges for the WTO
Moderator:
Ms. Esther Busser ?Trade Policy Officer, ITUC
Speakers:
Ms. Gabrielle Marceau ?Counsellor, Office of the
Director-General, WTO
Mr. Robert Kyloh ?Senior Economic Advisor, Integration
and Statistics Department, ILO
Ms. Carla Coletti ?International Officer,
International Metalworkers Federation, IMF
Ms. Florencia Cabatingan ?Chairperson of the Women抯
Committee, Trade Union Congress of the Philippines, TUCP
Ms. Aileen Kwa ?Programme Coordinator, Trade and
Development Programme, South Centre |
16:15
18:15 |
E |
Session 8:
Challenges and opportunities facing the WTO
Documents (zip files)
Audio:
Session
8 |
Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA),
World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA), Compassion
in World farming (CIWF), Eurogroup for Animals |
Can Farm Animal Welfare Standards be WTO-compatible?
Moderator:
Ms. Jaana Husu Kallio ?Director General, Finnish Food Safety
Authority Evira
Speakers:
Mr. F醔io Coelho Corr阛 de Ara鷍o ?Member of the
Technical Group on Animal Welfare of the Brazilian Ministry of
Agriculture
Mr. Gustavo Id韌oras ?Minister Counsellor, Agricultural
Affairs, Embassy of Argentina to the EU
Mr. Adolfo Sansolini ?/b>Trade Policy Advisor, RSPCA, WSPA, CIWF, Eurogroup for Animals
Ms. Sarah Stewart ?Special Counsel, International
Trade Policy, Humane Society International
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14:00
16:00 |
F |
Session 9:
Ways forward for the multilateral trading system
Documents (zip files)
Audio:
Session
9 |
BUSINESSEUROPE |
Markets for Raw Material and Energy ?What role for the
WTO?
Moderator:
Mr. Reinhard Quick — Vice-Chair of the BUSINESSEUROPE WTO Working Group
Speakers:
H.E. Mr. Eckart Guth — Ambassador — Permanent Representative of the European Communities to the WTO
Mr. Xiang Zhang — Deputy Permanent Representative for China to the WTO
Mr. Jun Kazeki — Counsellor, Mission of Japan to the WTO
Mr. Dmitry Lyakishev — Head of Trade Policy Section in the Russian Mission in Geneva
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16:15
18:15 |
F |
Session 10:
Challenges & opportunities facing the main actors &
stakeholders of the multilateral trading system
Audio:
Session
10 |
3D -> THREE and The Office of the UN High Commissioner for
Human Rights |
The New 'Geneva Consensus' Defining People-Centred and
Development-Oriented Trade Policy:
Can a Human Rights Approach Help? Moderator:
Mrs. Caroline Dommen ?Director, 3D -> Trade ?Human
Rights ?Equitable Economy
Speakers:
Professor Robert Howse ?Lloyd C. Nelson Professor of
International Law, New York University School of Law
Professor Olivier de Schutter ?/b> UN Special Rapporteur on
the Right to Food
Mr. Ibrahim Salama — Chief, Council and Treaties Branch, Offi ce of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
H.E. Angélica Navarro Llanos — Ambassador of Bolivia to the UN and the WTO |
14:00
16:00 |
B |
Session 11:
Challenges & opportunities facing the main actors &
stakeholders of the multilateral trading system
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Women's International Coalition |
Promoting Environmental Entrepreneurship: The Role of Women
CANCELLED |
16:15
18:15 |
B |
Session 12:
Ways forward for the multilateral trading system
Audio:
Session
12 |
Rainforest Alliance |
Building Sustainable Commodity Chains in Africa Moderator:
Mr. Bernward Geier, Founder, Colabora
Speakers:
Mr. Francis Otu Acquah — Cocoa Farmer Ghana
Mr. Michiel Leijnse — Global Brand Development Manager Lipton, Unilever
Mr. Edward Millard — Sustainable Landscapes Manager, Rainforest Alliance |
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**** 18:15 - 20:15 Reception CR Lobby**** |
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Thursday 25 September |
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Time |
Room |
Theme |
Organizer |
Title of Session / Speakers |
09:00
11:00 |
CR I |
Session 13:
Ways forward for the multilateral trading system
Audio:
Session
13 |
Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) |
The Food Price Explosion: What can the WTO do?
Moderator: Ms. Anne Laure Constantin — Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy
Speakers:
Ms. Arze Glipo ?Asia Pacific Network for Food Sovereignty
Mr. Brad McDonald ?IMF Representative in Geneva
Mr. Olivier De Schutter ?UN Special Rapporteur on the
Right to Food
H.E. Mr. Ujal Bhatia ?Ambassador,
Permanent Representative of India to the WTO
Respondent:
Mr. Wally Smith — Canada's Dairy, Poultry and Eggs Sectors (SM-5)
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11:15
13:15 |
CR I |
Session 14:
Challenges and opportunities facing the WTO
Audio:
Session
14 |
European Commission, DG Trade |
Variable geometries and critical mass: Is there a case for
new approaches to reinforce cooperation within the WTO?
Moderator:
Mr. Gaspar Frontini ?Chief Trade Economist, European
Commission
Speakers:
Mr. Pierre Sauv?桪irector of Studies, World Trade
Institute
Mr. Pradeep S. Mehta ?Secretary General, CUTS
International
Dr. Simon Evenett ?Professor, St. Gallen University
Mr. Denis Redonnet ?Head of Unit, WTO, OECD and Dual-Use,
European Commission |
09:00
11:00 |
CR II |
Session 15:
Challenges and opportunities facing the WTO
Documents (zip files)
Audio:
Session
15 |
International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development
(ICTSD) |
Climate Change, Competitiveness and Trade Policy:
Opportunities and Challenges for the Future of the
Multilateral Trading System Speakers:
Analysis of the consistency of maximum carbon intensity limitations applicable to domestic and imported products with WTO Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade
Mr. Charles Verrill — Partner, Wiley Rein LLP
Issues behind Carbon Leakage and Border Adjustments
Ms. Julia Reinaud — Policy Analist
Discussants:
Perspectives on the role of the trade regime
H.E. Mr. Servansing — Ambassador,
Permanent Representative of Mauritius to the WTO
What can we do in light of dynamics and prospects of the multilateral trading system?
H.E. Mr. Alberto J. Dumont — Ambassador,
Permanent Representative of Argentina to the WTO |
11:15
13:15 |
CR II |
Session 16:
Ways forward for the multilateral trading system
Documents (zip files)
Audio:
Session
16 |
National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) on Trade
Regulation, World Trade Institute (WTI), ICTSD |
World Food Crisis: Are Trade Rules a Problem or a Way
Forward? >
World
Trade Institute (WTI) paper
Moderator:
Mr. Christian H鋌erli ?World Trade Institute
Speakers:
Ms. Carmel Cahill 桾rade and Agriculture Directorate
(OECD)
Mr. Ricardo Mel閚dez-Ortiz ?Executive Director, ICTSD
Mr. Flavio Damico ?Permanent Mission of Brasil to the UN
H.E. Mr. Muhammad Noor Yacob — Ambassador, Permanent Representative of the Mission of Malaysia to the WTO |
09:00
11:00 |
W |
Session 17:
Challenges and opportunities facing the WTO
Audio:
Session
17
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Eurochambres-Foreign Trade Association (FTA) |
Consequences of a Failed Doha Round
Moderators:
Mr. Dirk Vantyghem ?/b>Eurochambres, Director International
Affairs and
Mr. Stuart Newman ?FTA, Legal Advisor
Speakers:
Mr. Munir Ahmed ?International Textiles & Clothing Bureau
(ITCB), Secretary General
Mr. Jacques H.J. Bourgeois ?Professor at the College of
Europe (Bruges)
Mr. Stefano Mingaia ?Fan Gioielli SPA, Director
Mr. Elmer Schialer — Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Peru to the United Nations and other International Organizations at Geneva |
11:15
13:15 |
W |
Session 18:
Ways forward for the multilateral trading system
Audio:
Session
18 |
CUTS International ?India, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung ?Geneva,
The Evian Group at IMD- Lausanne |
What Future for Global Economic Governance?
?Potential Role
of the WTO
Moderator:
Mr. Rashid S. Kaukab ?Deputy Director & Research Coordinator, CUTS Geneva Resource Centre, Geneva
Speakers:
Mr. Winfried Veit ?Director, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung,
Geneva
H.E. Mr. Debapriya Bhattacharya ?Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the WTO
Mr. James Howard ?Director, Economic & Social Policy,
International Trade Union Confederation, Brussels
Professor Simon Evenett ?Professor, International Trade and
Economic Development, University of St. Gallen, Switzerland and Member of The Evian Group Brains Trust |
09:00
11:00 |
D |
Session 19:
Challenges and opportunities facing the WTO
Audio:
Session
19 |
European Liaison Committee for the Agricultural and AgriFood
Trade (CELCAA), European Livestock And Meat Trading Union (UECBV) |
Future Challenges of Agri-Produce Trade
Moderator:
Mr. Bernd Gruner ?Secretary General of CELCAA ?European
Liaison Committee for the Agricultural and Agri-food Trade
Speakers:
Food security for meat products and its impact on
future trade
Mr. Arne Mielken ?Senior Trade Policy Adviser UECBV ?
European Livestock And Meat Trading Union SPS ?a new barrier to trade?
Mr. Simon Pettinger ?International Trade Adviser at
FRESHFEL Europe ?European Fresh Produce Association
Sustainability issues the particular case of
biofuels
Mr. Jean-Michel Aspar — President of COCERAL
Geographical Indications
Mr. Jos?Ramon Fernandez ?Secretary General of CEEV ?
European Committee of Wine Enterprises |
11:15
13:15 |
D |
Session 20:
Challenges & opportunities facing the main actors &
stakeholders of the multilateral trading system
Audio:
Session
20
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International Federation of Agricultural Producers (IFAP) |
Should the Doha
Agenda on Agriculture be Revised in Light of New Challenges
Facing Farmers?
Opening remarks:
Ms. Elisabeth Gauffin ?Vice President of IFAP
Panel of main negotiating groups:
H.E. Mr. Eckart Guth — Ambassador, Permanent Representative of the European Communities to the WTO
H.E. Mr. Ujal Singh Bhatia — Ambassador, Permanent Representative of India to the WTO
H.E. Mr. Peter Allgeier — Ambassador, Permanent Representative of the United States of America to the WTO
Mr. Paulo Estivallet de Mesquita — Deputy, Permanent Representative of Brazil to the WTO
Closing remarks:
H.E. Mr. Crawford Falconer — Ambassador, Permanent Representative of New Zealand to the WTO and Chairman of the Special Session of the Committee on Agriculture |
09:00
11:00 |
E |
Session 21:
Ways forward for the multilateral trading system
Documents (zip files)
Audio:
Session
21
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(IRU), FIATA, ICS, GEA and
UNECE |
Trade Facilitation
?Impossible without Facilitating
Logistics Moderator:
Ms. Eva Molnar ?Director, Transport Division, United Nations
Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)
Speakers:
Mr. Peter Krausz ?Head, Goods Transport and Facilitation,
International Road Transport Union (IRU)
Mr. Simon Bennett ?Secretary, International Chamber of
Shipping (ICS)
Mr. John Simpson ?Director General, Global Express
Association (GEA)
Mr. Colin Beaumont ?Honorary Member, International
Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA) |
11:15
13:15 |
E |
Session 22:
Challenges & Opportunities Facing the Main Actors &
Stakeholders of the multilateral trading system
Audio:
Session
22
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Centre for Trade and Economic Integration at the Graduate
Institute (Geneva) |
The 揊ourth Freedom?
Reaping the Gains of Economic Migration
Moderator:
Professor Joost Pauwelyn — Director of the Centre for Trade and Economic Integration and Professor of International Law, Graduate Institute, Geneva
Speakers:
Mr. Vincent Chétail — Lecturer in International Law and Research Director at the Programme for the Study of Global Migration, Graduate Institute, Geneva
Mr. Bimal Ghosh — Former ILO, IOM and UN official, Emeritus Professor at Colombia's Graduate School of Public Administration
Ms. Mina Mashayekhi — Head, Trade Negotiations and Commercial Diplomacy Branch, UNCTAD
Mr. Antoine Pécoud — Programme Specialist, International Migrations and Multicultural Policies Section, UNESCO
Professor Joel Trachtman — Professor of International Law, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University |
09:00
11:00 |
F |
Session 23:
Challenges and opportunities facing the WTO
Audio:
Session
23
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International Research Institute of Stavanger (IRIS) |
Changing Power Relations in International Trade
Negotiations:
Implications for the FutureModerator:
Dr. Hilmar Rommetvedt ?Head of Research, International
Research Institute of Stavanger (IRIS)
Speakers:
Changing power balances in the Doha negotiations:
The impact of rising commodity prices
Mr. Dan Kim and Dr. Amrita Narlikar ?/b>Cambridge University:
Two-level games: The importance of domestic
interests in trade negotiation
Professor Oluf Langhelle ?University of Stavanger
India and the WTO
Professor Biswajit Dhar ?Centre for WTO Studies, Indian
Institute of Foreign Trade
Discussant:
Professor Carsten Daugbjerg ?University of Aarhus |
11:15
13:15 |
F |
Session 24:
Challenges and opportunities facing the WTO
Documents (zip files)
Audio:
Session
24
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International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) ?
Europe |
Transparency as a Policy Tool
Moderator:
Mr. Mark Halle ?Director, Trade and Investment, IISD
Speakers:
Professor Robert Wolfe ?Queens?University, Canada
Mr. Ronald Steenblik ?Senior Trade Policy Analyst, OECD
Trade & Agriculture Directorate
Mr. Pablo Klein ?Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Mexico to the WTO
Mr. Ricardo Meléndez-Ortiz — Executive Director, ICTSD |
09:00
11:00 |
B |
Session 25:
Ways forward for the multilateral trading system
Audio:
Session
25
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Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS),
New Delhi
Global Development and Environment Institute (GDAE), Tufts
University, Medford
Research Centre for Economic Change (CENIT), Argentina |
Trade and Development Policy for the 21st Century: Towards
a Southern Consensus
Moderator:
Dr. Nagesh Kumar, Director-General, RIS
Mr. Faizel Ismail ?Head of the South African Delegation to the WTO, Geneva
Dr. Kevin Gallagher — Global Development and Environment Institute (GDAE) at the Tufts University, Medford, MA, USA
Dr. Mehdi Shafaeddin — Institut de recherches économiques (IRENE), Université de Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Dr. Andres Lopez — Director, Research Center for Economic Change (CENIT) in Argentina |
11:15
13:15 |
B |
Session 26:
Challenges & Opportunities Facing the Main Actors &
Stakeholders of the multilateral trading system
Audio:
Session
26
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Institute of Economic Affairs, Kenya |
The Future Role and Interactions of Main Actors and
Stakeholders in Achieving Free Trade within the WTO Framework
Moderator:
Mr. Kwame Owino - Institute of Economic Affairs, Kenya
Speakers:
Ms. Viviana Munoz Tellez — South Centre
Mr. Atul Kaushik — Director, CUTS Geneva Resource Centre, Geneva
Mr. Dan Owoko — Commercial Attaché, Kenyan Mission, Geneva, Switzerland |
09:00
11:00 |
A |
Session 27:
Challenges & Opportunities facing the WTO
Audio:
Session
27 |
International Gender and Trade Network (IGTN) |
South-South Cooperation and Regional Integration: A Gender Perspective
Moderator:
Ms. Graciela Rodriguez — IGTN Global Coordinator
Speakers:
Ms. Luisa Rodriguez — South Center
Ms. Hassania Chalbi-Drissi — Gender and Trade Africa (GENTA) |
11:15
13:15 |
A |
Session 28:
Ways forward for the multilateral trading system
Audio:
Session
28 |
MSF Campaign for Access to Essential Medicines |
Five years from the Decision to Action:
Is the2003 August Decision the 揺xpeditious?solution for
access to medicines we need?
Moderator:
Mr. Sisule F. Musungu ?President, Iqsensato
Speakers:
Ms. Rachel Kiddel-Monroe — Chair of the Board, Universities Allied for
Essential Medicines, Former MSF Access to Essential Medicines Campaign
Canada Coordinator
Mr. Sunjay Sudhir — Counsellor, Permanent Mission of India to the WTO Geneva
Ms. Inthira Yamabhai — Researcher, Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program, Bureau of Policy and Strategy-MOPH, Thailand
Dr. Jorge Bermudez — Executive-Secretary, UNITAID
Respondents:
Mr. Roger Kampf — Counsellor, Intellectual Property Division, WTO Secretariat
Mr. Gianluca Susta — Member of the European Parliament
Mr. Greg Perry — Director General, European Generic Medicines Association |
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**** 13:15 — 14:15
LUNCH BREAK **** |
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14:15 16:15 |
CR I |
Session 29:
Challenges and opportunities facing the WTO
Audio:
Session
29 |
Centre for International Environmental Law (CIEL) and Friends
of the Earth (FOE) — Europe |
Addressing Global Environmental Challenges:
What to expect from future dispute settlement panels
Moderator:
Mr. Vicente Yu ?South Centre
Speakers:
Ms. Nathalie Bernasconi-Osterwalder ?Center for
International Environmental Law
Professor Robert Howse ?Lloyd C. Nelson Professor of
International Law, New York University School of Law
Mr. Niall Meagher ?Advisory Centre on WTO Law
Mr. Rene Urue馻 ?University of Helsinki, Centre of
Excellence in Global Governance Research
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16:30
18:30 |
CR I |
Session 30:
Ways forward for the multilateral trading system
Audio:
Session
30 |
The World Bank Group |
Forging new comparative advantage:
Industrial policies?revival and the potential clash with WTO
disciplines?
Speakers:
H.E. Mr. Debapriya Bhattacharya — Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the WTO
Ms. Mona Haddad — World Bank Sector Manager
Professor Robert L. Howse — New York University School of Law
Mr. Richard Newfarmer — Special Representative of the World Bank at the UN and WTO
Mr. José Manuel Salazar — ILO Executive Director of the Employment Sector and former Trade Minister of Costa Rica
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14:15 16:15 |
CR II |
Session 31:
Challenges and opportunities facing the WTO
Audio:
Session
31 |
NCCR Trade Regulation, Individual Project 3, Regionalism |
Regionalism: The Greatest Challenge? Moderator:
Dr. Theresa Carpenter — Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies
Speakers:
Professor Simon Evenett — Professor, International Trade and Economic Development, University of St. Gallen, Switzerland
Dr. Peter Holmes — University of Sussex
Mr. Junior Lodge — Caribbean Regional Negotiating Machinery
Dr. Vera Thorstensen — Economic Advisor of the Permanent Mission of Brazil to the UN |
16:30
18:30 |
CR II |
Session 32:
Challenges & Opportunities Facing the Main Actors &
Stakeholders of the multilateral trading system
Audio:
Session
32
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European Services Forum |
Why GATS Commitments and GATS Rules are Essential
for Increasing Trade in Services in the Future?
Moderator:
Mr. Pascal Kerneis, Managing Director, European Services Forum
Speakers:
Mr. Hamid Mamdouh, Director, Services Division, WTO Secretariat
Ms. Myriam Van Der Stichele, Senior Researcher, SOMO — Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations
Mr. Lode Van Den Hende, Lawyer, Herbert Smith LLP
Mr. Falou Samp , International Trade Centre |
14:15
16:15 |
W |
Session 33:
Challenges & Opportunities Facing the Main Actors &
Stakeholders of the multilateral trading system
Audio:
Session
33 |
WTO-Development Division |
The Duty-Free and Quota-Free Market Access Decision: Challenges and Opportunities
Moderator:
Mr. Daniel Pruzin — Journalist, WTO Reporter, Bureau of National Affairs
Speakers:
H.E. Mr. Mpho Malie — Former Minister of Trade & Industry, Cooperatives & Marketing, Kingdom of Lesotho
H.E. Dr. Debapriya Bhattacharya — Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the WTO
Mr. Cass Johnson — President, National Council of Textile Organizations
Mr. Liam Campling — PhD Candidate, Department of Development Studies, School of Oriental and African Studies
Mr. Pradeep S. Mehta — Secretary General, CUTS International
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16:30
18:30 |
W |
Session 34:
Ways forward for the multilateral trading system
Documents (zip files)
Audio:
Session
34 |
University of Warwick |
The Warwick Commission Report on the Future of the
Multilateral Trade System:
Strategies for Implementation Chair:
H.E. Mr. Pierre Pettigrew ?former Canadian Minister for
Trade
Speakers:
Professor Ann Capling ?University of Melbourne
Professor Simon Evenett ?/b> St Gallen University
Professor Richard Higgott ?Warwick University
Ms. Diana Tussie ?FLACSO
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14:15 16:15 |
D |
Session 35:
Challenges & Opportunities Facing the Main Actors &
Stakeholders of the multilateral trading system
Audio:
Session
35 |
Agency for International Trade Information and Cooperation (AITIC) |
A GSP for Services: An Essential Tool or a Gimmick?
Moderator:
Dr. Esperanza Dur醤 ?Executive Director, AITIC
Mr. Elly Kamahungye ?First Secretary, Permanent Mission
of the Republic of Uganda, LDC focal point on Services
H.E. Ms. Elin 豷teb?Johansen ?Ambassador, Permanent
Representative of Norway to the WTO
Mr. Pascal Kerneis ?Managing Director, European Services
Forum
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16:30
18:30 |
D |
Session 36:
Ways forward for the multilateral trading system
Audio:
Session
36 |
ENTWINED Research Consortium |
Leveraging Trade Policy toward Sound Environmental Governance: Legal and Economic Considerations Related to the Implementation of Market-Based Environmental Policies
Moderator:
Mr. Mark Halle ?/b> Director, Trade and Environment
Program, IISD
Speakers:
Mr. Jason Potts ?/b> Manager, Sustainable Markets
and Responsible Trade (SMART), IISD
Mr. Mark Sanctuary ?/b> Program Director, Entwined
Consortium, IVL
Ms. Carolyn Fischer ?/b> Research Fellow, Resources
for the Future |
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14:15 16:15 |
E |
Session 37:
Challenges and opportunities facing the WTO
Audio:
Session
37 |
OXFAM International |
Linking Multilateral and Regional Trade Agreements: Development Implications of the Economic Partnership
Agreements
Moderator:
Ms. Isabel Mazzei — Head of Geneva Advocacy Office, Oxfam International
Dr. Arthur Appleton — Appleton Luff International Lawyers
H.E. Mr. Roy Mickey Joy — Ambassador of the Embassy of the Republic of Vanuatu to the EU and the Kingdom of Belgium
Mr. Kenneth Quartey — President, Ghana Poultry Association
Ms. Joy Kategekwa — Policy Adviser Oxfam International |
16:30
18:30 |
E |
Session 38:
Ways forward for the multilateral trading system
Audio:
Session
38 |
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) |
International Trade and Poverty: Proposals to make the benefi ts of international trade reach the most excluded sectors in Latin America
Moderator:
Mr. Enrique Mendizabal ?Research Officer, Overseas
Development Institute
Speakers:
Mr. Waldo Mendoza ?Chief, Department of Economics,
Pontificia Universidad Cat髄ica del Per?br>
Mrs. Juliana Peixoto ?Investigadora, Facultad
Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales ?FLACSO
Ms. Nicola Jones ?Research Officer, Overseas
Development Institute
Mr. Alan Fairlie ?Coordinator, LATN Peru
Ms. Sheila Page ?Senior Researcher, Overseas
Development Institute |
14:15
16:15 |
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Session 39:
Challenges & Opportunities Facing the Main Actors &
Stakeholders of the multilateral trading system
Audio:
Session
39 |
ITC (UNCTAD/WTO) |
Small and Medium Size Exporters in Developing Countries:
Expectations from the WTO in the Emerging Global Trading
Environment
Moderator:
Mr. Rajesh Aggarwal ?Senior Adviser, Business & Trade
Policy, International Trade Centre
Speakers:
Ms. Subhashini Abeysinghe — Economist, Economic Intelligence Unit, The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, Sri-Lanka
Mr. David Rasquinha — Chief General Manager, Project & Trade Finance Group, Export-Import Bank of India, Mumbai, India
Mr. Eddy Yeung — Chief Operating Officer, CIEL Group, Port Louis, Mauritius
Mr. Alexander Keck — Counsellor, Economic Research and Statistics Division, WTO
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16:30
18:30
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F |
Session 40:
Challenges and opportunities facing the WTO
Audio:
Session
40 |
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) |
Improving the Climate for Trade? Moderator:
Mr. Anthony Gooch — Director, Public Affairs &
Communications Directorate OECD
Speakers:
Mr. Joseph W. Allen ?Director, Sustainable Development
Remanufacturing Division
Caterpillar, Inc.
Dr. Moustapha Gueye Kamal ?Environment Cluster Senior
Programme Manager ICTSD
Dr. Alexandre Parola ?Minister, Permanent Mission of
Brazil to the UN and other International Organizations in
Geneva
Mr. Ron Steenblik ?Senior Trade Policy Analyst, OECD
Trade & Agriculture Directorate
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Session 41:
Ways forward for the multilateral trading system
Audio:
Session
41 |
Latin American Trade Network (LATN)
and International Development Research Centre (IDRC) |
Research and
construction of capacity in trade negotiations
Speakers:
The use of research for global coalition
formation in trade negotiations at the WTO: The contrast
between the G-33 and the G-20
Mr. Paul Mably ?The G33, ICTSD
Ms. Diana Tussie ?The G-20, Latin American Trade Network
Instrumental knowledge for trade policymaking
Ms. Susan Joekes ?IDRC
Discussant:
Mr. Christophe Bellman — ICTSD |
16:30
18:30
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B |
Session 42:
Challenges & Opportunities Facing the Main Actors &
Stakeholders of the multilateral trading system
Audio:
Session
42 |
Eco-Accord |
Russia, Central Asia and Caucasus (CIS) and the WTO:
Challenges and Opportunities Moderator:
Ms. Natalia Shpilkovskaya — ICTSD
Speakers:
H.E. Mr. Muktar Djumaliev ?Ambassador, Permanent
Representative of the Kyrgyz Republic to the UN/WTO
Ms. Olga Ponizova — Eco-Accord, Russia
Mr. Maxim Medvedkov ?Head of Trade Negotiations
Department, Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of the
Russian Federation
Mr. Hassan Karimov ?Expert, Foundation to Support Civil
Initiatives, Tadjikistan
Mr. Vugar Bayramov ?Chair, Center for Economic and Social
Development, Azerbaijan |
