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Monday
16 June back
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All meetings will take place at the WTO in Rooms CR, W, D, E or A
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07:30 – 10:00 |
Registration and Badge Collection |
Lobby Conference Room |
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Opening |
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10:00 – 10:20 |
Welcome by WTO Director-General Dr. Supachai Panitchpakdi
> Opening
remarks |
CR |
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10:20 – 11:50 |
Key note speakers: |
CR |
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Dr. Claude Martin, Director General, WWF International > Paper
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Ambassador Yolande Biké (Gabon), Chair of the WTO Committee on
Trade and Environment in Special Session
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Mr. Raymond Gilmartin, President & CEO, Merck & Co., Inc.
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Ms. Thorhild Widvey, State Secretary for Trade, Norway
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Mr. John Jackson, Professor of Law Georgetown University
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11:50 - 13:00 |
Open discussion with questions from the floor |
CR |
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Session I |
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15:00 – 16:30 |
“Relationship
between MEAs and the WTO: Where are the negotiations heading?” —
WTO organized session > Summary report > Photo |
CR |
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Moderator: |
Mr. Kym ANDERSON, Professor
Executive Director School of Economics and Centre for
International Economic Studies, University of Adelaide |
| Discussant: |
Mr. Richard G. TARASOFSKY
Special Advisor on Trade and Biodiversity — The World Conservation
Union, IUCN |
| Discussant: |
Ms Magda SHAHIN, Ambassador, Embassy of Egypt, Greece |
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Session II |
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16:30 – 18:00 |
“The effects of environmental regulations on developing country
exports: What are the concerns and what can be done?” — WTO
organized session
> Summary report |
CR |
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Moderator: |
Mr. Kym ANDERSON, Professor
Executive Director School of Economics and Centre for
International Economic Studies, University of Adelaide |
| Discussant: |
Dr. Veena JHA, Co-ordinator, UNCTAD Programme, New Delhi > Presentation |
| Discussant: |
Ms. Ritu Kumar Environmental Economist Consultant to the
Commonwealth Science Council, UK > Presentation |
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Session III |
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15:00 – 18:00 |
“Women as Economic Players in Sustainable Development” organized
by Geneva Women in International Trade (GWIT) with the support
of the Canadian International Development Agency and the Women
Ambassadors in Geneva > Background
> Summary report
> Summary Report for CIDA
Welcome by WTO Director-General Dr. Supachai Panitchpakdi |
W |
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Moderator: |
Ambassador Yolande Biké (Gabon) |
| Discussant: |
Dr. Mariama Williams, an economist, Research Adviser for the
International Gender and Trade Network and an Adjunct Associate at
the Center of Concern. |
| Discussant: |
Reema Nanavaty, General Secretary of the Self Employed Women's
Association, India. |
| Discussant: |
Tembeka Nkamba-van Wyk, founder of Talking Beads, and a successful
entrepreneur in South Africa. |
| Discussant: |
Heather Gibb, Senior Researcher at the North-South Institute,
Ottawa, Canada. |
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Session IV |
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15:00 – 18:00 |
“Cancún: Next Stop on the Road to the 2015 Millennium
Development Goals – Young Evian & Developing a Global
Partnership for Development” — organized by the Young Evian
Group |
E |
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Moderator: |
Professor Jean-Pierre Lehmann (France), Professor of
International Political Economy, IMD, Lausanne, Switzerland and
Founding Director, The Evian Group. |
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Panel: |
- Ms Inez Colyn (Belgium), Business Development Director, The
Evian Group
- Ms Valérie Engammare (Switzerland), Doctoral Candidate in Law,
Zürich University, Research Fellow, The Evian Group
- Mr Koray Gül (Turkey), Project Director, Turkmen Holdings,
Istanbul
- Mrs Roberta Noronha (Brazil), Consultant, The Energy
Consulting Group, Baden, Switzerland
- Mr Kamal Quadir (Bangladesh), Founder and Creative Director,
GlobeKids Inc, Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Ms Lydia Rupprecht (Canada), Gender Programme Specialist,
UNESCO, Paris, France
- Mr Mills Soko (South Africa), Doctoral Candidate,
International Politics, University of Warwick, Warwick, UK.
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15:00 - 18:00 |
“Sustainable Trade, Social Development and Decent Work” —
organized by Global Unions
> Summary report |
A |
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Moderator: |
Philip Jennings, Chair of the General Conference of the Global
Union Federation |
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Speakers: |
- Guy Ryder, International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU):
“What unions want in Cancún”
- Neva Makgetla, COSATU, South Africa : “Development Issues
including TRIPS”
- John Evans, Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD (TUAC)
: “The Singapore Issues”
- G. Rajasekaran, Malaysian Trade Union Congress (MTUC) : “Trade
and Fundamental Workers’ Rights”
- Mike Waghorne, Public Services International (PSI): “Quality
Public Services and the GATS”
- Anja Osterhaus, Solidar : “Building alliances for Cancún
between trade unions and NGOs” |
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18:00 - 20:00 |
Reception — Lobby, Main Conference Room |
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10:00 – 11:30 |
“WTO and GMOs: A Clear Case for Contamination” — organized
by Greenpeace International |
CR I |
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Moderator: |
Stephen Porter, CIEL (1) |
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Speakers: |
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Dr. Doreen Stabinsky, Science Advisor, Greenpeace International
GE Campaign
“The US GMO Complaint: Preemptive Strike on Consumer Freedoms
- Devinder Sharma, Chair of Forum for Biotechnology and Food
Security
“GMOs: Machinations at Play for Control over the Global Food
Chain-Perspectives from the South”
- Dr. Caroline Lucas, MEP, Greens
“GMOs: Co-existence or Contamination? — The implication of
lifting the EU Moratorium”
- Aileen Kwa, Focus on the Global South
“GMO, Industrial Agriculture and the Impact and Small Farmers'
livelihoods in the South”
- Dr. Mwanyanda Lewenika, Chair of SADC Advisory Committee on
Biosafety
“Food Aid and International Instruments” |
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11.30 - 13.30 |
Session on Non-Trade Concerns – organized by
the Global Animal Welfare Movement — “Sustainable Agriculture
and
Animal Welfare: Opportunities and Challenges for International
Trade
and the WTO” > Summary
report |
CR I |
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Moderator: |
Dr. David Wilkins, Director of Eurogroup for Animal Welfare |
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Speakers: |
- Representative of New Zealand
- Joao Pacheco, European Commission, DG Agriculture, Head of
Unit for International Trade, negotiator on WTO AoA in Geneva
Representative(s) of developing countries
- Dr. Alexander Thiermann, OIE – International Animal Health
Organization, Chairman of the Code Commission, APHIS
representative to international organizations, former WTO SPS
Chairman
- Mara Burr, International trade counsel to HSUS (Humane Society
of the United States) |
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10:00 – 13:00 |
“Investment in the WTO? Myths and Realities?” — organized by
CIEL, TWN, IATP, WWF, PSI, OXFAM, IGTN (2) |
CR II |
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Part I (10 am - 11:30 am) |
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Moderator: |
Celine Charveriat, OXFAM International |
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Speakers: |
- Martin Khor, Third World Network — “A development perspective
on WTO investment negotiations”
- Tom Cromptom, WWF
“What is the EU's real agenda on investment at the WTO:
Transparency or Market Access?”
- Peter Hardstaff
“Myths of the GATS-type flexibility approach” |
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Part II (11:30 am - 1 pm) |
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Moderator: |
Daniela Perez-Gavidia, International Gender and Trade Network |
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Speakers: |
- Kevin Watkins, OXFAM International
“The proposed WTO investment agreement: an economic analysis”
- Luke Peterson, IISD
“Bilateral investment treaties and a WTO investment agreement:
trade-off or adverse synergy?”
- Mike Waghorne, PSI
“The labor perspective on WTO investment negotiations”
- Shefali Sharma
“Investment at the WTO? The decision-making process and the
single undertaking” |
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10:00 – 11:30 |
Session on Agriculture — organized by the
Agricultural Trade Task Force of the World Economic Forum
“Equitable Agricultural Trade Reform: A Call from Businesses and
NGOs for Action”
A strong outcome on agriculture is critical not only to the
success of the Doha multilateral trade negotiations but also to
the future of global poverty alleviation. A unique coalition
discusses the imperative of agricultural trade liberalization
and capacity building > Summary
of session |
W |
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Moderator: |
Richard Samans, Director, Global Issues; Associate Member of the
Board, World Economic Forum , Geneva |
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Panelists: |
- Kel Currah, Senior Policy Advisor, World Vision International,
United Kingdom
- Herbert Oberhaensli, Head, Economic and International
Relation, Nestlé SA, Switzerland
- Dhruv M. Sawhney, Chairman and Managing Director, Triveni
Engineering & Industries Ltd, India
- Rasmus Kjeldahl, Executive Director of the Danish Consumer
Council, Denmark (Consumers International) |
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Moderator: |
Mr. Adrian Otten, WTO Director |
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Discussant: |
Mr. Julian EDWARDS, Director-General, Consumers International,
United Kingdom |
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Discussant: |
Mr. Calvin GOLDMAN, Q.C., Blake, Cassels &
Graydon LLP, Toronto, Canada / Chair, ICC Task Force on
Competition and Trade |
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Discussant: |
Mr. Mauro PETRICCIONE, European Commission, DG Trade |
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Discussant: |
Mr Rajesh AGGARWAL, Counsellor, Government of
India |
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10:00 – 13:00 |
“Eco-labelling: Trade Opportunities and
Challenges” — organized by the Consumer's Choice Council
> Program
> Summary report |
D |
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Chair: |
Sergio Marchi, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Canada
to the WTO |
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Discussants: |
1) John Polak, Chair, Global Ecolabelling Network
“Trade as an Environmental Policy Tool? GEN, Eco-labelling and
Trade” > Paper
2) Ping Xia, Director, China Ecolabelling Center
“China Environmental Labelling Program” > Statement
3) Raquel Breda dos Santos, Senior Officer, Office of
International Affairs, Ministry of Environment, Brazil
4) Pradeep S. Mehta, Secretary General, Consumer Unity & Trust
Society (CUTS), India
“Eco-labelling and Trade: A Southern Viewpoint” > Paper
5) The Hon. Dr. Godfried K. Siaw, District Chief Executive,
Asuogyaman District Assembly, Ghana
“Fair Trade and Sustainable Rural Livelihoods” > Statement
6) Jorge Larson Guerra, Coordinator, Collective Biological
Resources Program, Mexican National Commission for the Knowledge
and Use of Biodiversity (CONABIO) > Paper
“Labels that Tell Stories: Building Bridges Between Producers
and Consumers” |
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15:00 – 18:00 |
“Trade in Services: What's at stake and for
whom?” — WTO organized session > Summary report |
CRI |
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Moderator: |
H.E. Ambassador Alejandro Jara, (Chile) |
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Discussant: |
Mr. James Hodge, Professor, University of Cape Town |
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Discussant: |
Mr. Barry Coates, Director, World Development
Movement |
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Discussant: |
Mr. Christopher Roberts, Covington & Burlington,
London |
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15:00 – 18:00 |
“Can
negotiations on Agriculture deliver pro-development reforms? The
case of West African Cotton” — organized by OXFAM/Intl. Centre
for Trade and Sustainable Development / Ideas Centre > Summary
report |
CRII |
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Agenda: |
1. Welcome remarks by organisers
2. Statements by resource persons:
- Kevin Watkins, OXFAM
- Eric Hazard, ENDA Tiers Monde (to be confirmed)
- H.E. Amb. Samuel Amehou, Permanent Mission of Benin (to be
confirmed)
- François Traoré, UNPCB, Burkina Faso
- Ibrahima Malloum, Assocation of Cotton Industries of Africa
(to be confirmed) |
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15:00 - 16:30 |
“Session on GM Food/ Bio-Safety Protocol” —
University of Geneva > Summary
report |
W |
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Moderator: |
Mr. Urs Thomas, University of Geneva |
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Discussant: |
Makane Mbengue, Faculty of Law, University of Geneva
The Role of the Precautionary Principle in WTO case |
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Discussant: |
Jerri Husch, World Health Organization — The 2002 Evaluation
Process of the Codex Alimentarius |
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Discussant: |
Prof. Richard Braun, University of Berne, Microbiologist,
emeritus former director of Gen Swiss Foundation |
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Discussant: |
Julian Edwards, Director-General, Consumers International,
United Kingdom |
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16:30 – 18:00 |
“Making Trade Sustainable – the role of Sustainability Impact
Assessment of trade agreements” — organized by the European
Commission |
W |
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Moderator: |
Hugo Cameron, International Centre for Trade and Sustainable
Development (ICTSD) |
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Speakers: |
- European Commision: Robert Madelin, Director, DG Trade
- SIA of WTO: Aaron Maltais, Stockholm Environment Institute
- Developing country perspective: Edward C. Sefuke, Zambia
- NGO perspective: Anju Sharma, Centre for Science and
Environment India
- NGO perspective: Keith Tyrell, WWF |
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15:00 – 18:00 |
“Parliaments and the WTO”, organized with
the assistance of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) 5
> Summary report
Welcome by WTO Director-General Dr. Supachai Panitchpakdi
(to be
confirmed) |
D |
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Moderator: |
Mr. Geert Versnick, MP (Belgium) |
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Panellists: |
- Mr. John Dupraz, MP (Switzerland)
- Mr. Michel Hansenne, member of the European Parliament
- Mr. Ricardo Melendez-Ortiz, Executive Director of the
International
Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD) |
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Debate themes: |
- Growing threats to multilateralism: should parliaments be
concerned?
- Missed deadlines in the Doha Round: how can parliaments help
to advance the negotiations |
Wednesday, 18 June back
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10:00 – 13:00 |
“Fulfilling the Doha Development Agenda:
Key issues for developing countries” — WTO organized session
> Summary of
session |
CRI |
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Moderator: |
Carlos Fortin UNCTAD, Deputy Secretary General |
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Discussant: |
Dr. Bhagwati, Professor, Columbia University |
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Discussant: |
Mrs Dianna Melrose, Head, International Trade
Department, Department for International Development, UK > Presentation |
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Discussant: |
Martin Khor, Director, Third World Network, Malaysia |
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Discussant: |
Mr. Faizel Ismail, Head of South African Delegation to
the WTO |
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10:00 – 11:30 |
“The State of Trade and Environmental
Law” — organized by IISD (3) |
CRII |
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Moderator: |
David Runnalls, President, IISD |
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Speakers: |
- Steve Porter, CIEL
- Duncan Brack/ Kevin Gray, Royal Institute for International
Affairs
- Maria Rita Fontes Faria, Permanent Mission of Brazil, Geneva
(invited) |
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11:30 – 13:00 |
“Beyond agriculture: Business perspectives on the DDA” —
organized by UNICE (4) |
CRII |
- Market Access: Waqar Ahmad — South Asian Association for
Regional Cooperation > Paper
- Market Access — non tariff barriers: Guido Glania — BDI German
Industry Confederation
- Trade Facilitation: Lena Recknagel — CEFIC, European Chemical
Industries
- Distribution/commerce: Ralph Kamphöner — Eurocommerce > Paper
- Investment: Anja Lorcher/Jan Eggert — FTA, Foreign Trade
Association > Paper
- Development Issues: Adrian van den Hoven — UNICE |
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15:30 – 17:30 |
“Trade and Agriculture: Delivering the Doha
Mandate” — WTO organized session
> Summary report |
CRI |
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Moderator: |
Celso Lafer, Professor, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil |
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Discussant: |
Minister of Trade Mark Vaile, Australia |
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Discussant: |
Mr. Enheng Li, Minister Counsellor, China |
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Discussant: |
Amb. Luzius Wasescha, Switzerland |
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Discussant: |
Minister Mustapha Mechahouri, Morocco |
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14:30 – 16:00 |
“Civil Society's role in promoting Competition and Fair
Trading ” — organized by CUTS (5)
> Summary of session |
CRII |
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Speakers: |
- Allan Asher, Office of Fair Trading, UK
- Philippe Brusick, Head, Competition and Consumer Policy
Branch, UNCTAD
- Simon Evenett, Director, World Trade Institute, Switzerland
- Pradeep Mehta, Secretary General, CUTS, India |
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16:00 – 17:30 |
“Session on Services Market Access” —
organized by the American Chamber of Commerce to the EU (AmCham
EU) |
CRII |
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Moderator: |
Claudio Murri, Electronic Data Systems, on
Electronic Commerce |
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Discussant: |
Mark van der Horst, UPS on Express Delivery Services; |
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Discussant: |
Philippe Wintrebert, AT&T on Telecommunications; |
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Discussant: |
Richard O'Toole, Goldman Sachs on Financial Services. |
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17:30 – 18:15 |
Symposium Closing Session |
CRII |
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