trade facilitation
Trade Facilitation Agreement Anniversary Event 2022
Virtual + Room CR 29/06/2022 - 09:15- 18:00 (CEST)
WELCOME REMARKS (9:20 – 09:30 (CEST)) Summary
VideoAnabel González
WTO DDG
SESSION 1 – MEASURING THE IMPACT OF FIVE YEARS OF TFA IMPLEMENTATION
(9:30 – 10:15 (CEST)) Summary
Video
In this session, speakers from the public and private sectors will carry out a stock-take of the TFA after five years of implementation through measuring the impact of the Agreement today.
Moderator
Erik Solberg
Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Norway to the World Trade Organization
Presentations
Silvia Sorescu
Economist/Policy Analyst, Emerging Policy Issues Division, Trade and Agriculture Directorate, OECD
Trade facilitation around the world: State of play and economic impacts
Roberta Piermartini
Counsellor, Economic Research and Statistics Division (ERSD), World Trade Organization
Cosimo Beverelli
Research Economist, Economic Research and Statistics Division (ERSD), World Trade Organization
William Gain
Global Lead, Trade Facilitation, Customs Reform & Border Management, World Bank Group
Koen Berden
Executive Director International Affairs, European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations
Five years of the Trade Facilitation Agreement – a view from the pharmaceutical industrySESSION 2 - THE TRADE FACILITATION AGREEMENT AND DIGITALIZED TRADE
(10:30 – 12:45 (CEST)) Summary
Video
In this session, speakers will examine the Trade Facilitation Agreement and digitalized trade. Topics to be covered include a discussion of the relevant provisions under the TFA such as single windows and the framework it can provide for enabling digital trade. Speakers will also highlight the role of digital technology and artificial intelligence in supporting and accelerating implementation of the TFA.
Moderator
Suja Rishikesh Mavroidis
Director, Market Access Division, World Trade Organization
1. Single Window and Digitalized Trade
Presentations
Xiaohui Zhang
First Secretary of Permanent Mission of the People's Republic of China to the WTO
Accelerated Implementation of the WTO TFA through "Smart Customs, Smart Borders, and Smart ConnectivityPresentation
Tiago Martins Barbosa
Brazil Single Window Manager and General Coordinator of Strategic Projects at the Ministry of Economy of Brazil
Brazil's outcomes due to implementation of TFA and Single Window
Follow-up interactive discussion
Özlem Soysanli
Technical Officer, Facilitation, World Customs Organization
Carlos Grau Tanner
Director General, Global Express Association
2. Widening implementation and realising the benefits of Single Windows
Panel discussion
Zahouani Saadaoui
Head of Sector for Electronic Customs, DG Taxation and Customs Union (DGTAXUD), European Commission
Kyeremeh Yeboah
Head, Trade Facilitation and Import Management, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Ghana
Raymond Amaglo
Director of Operation-Ghana Link Services Limited
Jean Louis Kaliningondo
Deputy Commissioner General, Rwanda
Debora Ponce
Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Guatemala to the World Trade Organization
Buket Asaf
Head of Department, Directorate General of Customs of Türkiye
Philip Horswill
Head of Single Trade Window Policy, Borders and Trade, HM Revenue and Customs, United Kingdom
SESSION 3 - CRITICAL ROLE OF NATIONAL TRADE FACILITATION COMMITTEES IN TFA IMPLEMENTATION
(14:30 – 15:30 (CEST)) Summary
Video
WTO members are required to have in place a National Trade Facilitation Committee to facilitate both domestic coordination and implementation of the TFA. In this session, panelists will look at the critical role that has been played by NTFCs over the past five years. Building on lessons learned, they will also look ahead to how NTFCs may need to evolve to continue to facilitate implementation of the TFA.
Moderator
H.E. (Dr) Adamu Mohammed ABDULHAMID
Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Nigeria to the WTO, Chairman of the Committee on Trade Facilitation
Panel discussion
Kolawole Sofola
Ag. Director – Trade, Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
Elçin Edis
Head of Department, Directorate General for International Agreements and European Union, Ministry of Trade of Türkiye
Joeline Modeste Hariniaina
Permanent Secretary of the National Trade Facilitation Committee of Madagascar
Edwin Vasquez
Under-Secretary of Trade Negotiations, Ministry of Production of Ecuador
Chea Samnang
Deputy Director, Department of International Customs Cooperation, General Department of Customs and Excise of Cambodia, Ministry of Economy and Finances of Cambodia
Vijay Singh Chauhan
Customs Authority for Advance Rulings, Central Board for Indirect Taxes and Customs
SESSION 4 - CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES OF TFA IMPLEMENTATION
(15:45 – 17:50 (CEST)) Summary
Video
In this session, speakers will examine the challenges faced by Members to implement the TFA and explore the means by which necessary support can be provided. The session will also look at the opportunities available to Members as a result of implementation of the TFA, including the contribution of the Trade Facilitation Agreement to supply-chain resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Moderator
Christopher O'Toole
Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Canada to the World Trade Organization
1. Single Window and Digitalized Trade
Presentations
Anke Raloff
Head, Division for Special Trade Policy (EU/WTO), Customs and Tariff Policy, and Trade Policy Instruments, German Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Action
The experience of implementing the TFA agreement from the ground, a donor’s perspective from Germany
Stephan Bethe
Head, Trade Division, German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development
The experience of implementing the TFA agreement from the ground, a donor’s perspective from Germany
Carolina Acosta
CIPE Representative, Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation
Innovative Cooperation: The experience of implementing the TFA agreement from the ground
William Gain
Global Lead, Trade Facilitation, Customs Reform & Border Management, World Bank Group
Buddhi Prasad Upadhyaya
Counsellor/DPR (Commerce) Permanent Mission of Nepal to the United Nations and other International Organizations in Geneva Nepal
Panel Discussion
Poul Hansen
Chief, Trade Facilitation, UNCTAD
Sheri Rosenow
Counsellor, World Trade Organization
Pierre Bonthonneau
Trade Facilitation Expert, International Trade Centre
Philippe Isler
Executive Director Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation
CLOSING REMARKS (17:50 – 18:00 (CEST))
VideoH.E. (Dr) Adamu Mohammed ABDULHAMID
Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Nigeria to the WTO, Chairman of the Committee on Trade Facilitation
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