Speakers session1
Panel discussion:
- Dr. Naushad Forbes, Co-Chairman, Forbes Marshall
- Paul Krugman, Distinguished Professor, City University of New York Graduate Center and Columnist, The New York Times
- Christine Lagarde, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund
- Susana Malcorra, Minister Advisor, Government of the Argentine Republic
- Strive Masiyiwa, Founder & Executive Chairman, Econet Group
- Bruce Stokes, Director, Global Economic Attitudes, Pew Research Center
Presentation
Moderator: Roberto Azevêdo, Director-General, World Trade Organization
Speakers session2
Speakers session3
Panel discussion:
- Karl Brauner, Deputy Director-General, WTO
- Marc Vanheukelen, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the European Union to the World Trade Organization (WTO)
- Jens Boe Andersen, Head of International and EU Affairs Department, Danish Metalworkers' Union
- Pat Ivory, Director of EU & International Affairs, Irish Business and Employers Confederation
- Álvaro Cedeño Molinari, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Costa Rica to the WTO
Moderator: Stormy-Annika Mildner, B20 Sherpa, Head of Department External Economic Policy, Federation of German Industries (BDI)
Speakers session4
Panel discussion:
- Xiangchen Zhang, Ambassador, the Permanent Mission of the People's Republic of China to the World Trade Organization
- Anabel González, Senior Director, Global Practice on Trade and Competitiveness, World Bank Group
- David Dollar, Senior fellow, John L. Thornton China Center, Brookings Institution
- Zhi Wang, Director, Research Institute for Global Value Chains, University of International Business and Economics
Moderator: Robert Koopman, Chief Economist and Director, Economic Research and Statistics Division, WTO
Speakers session5
Panel discussion:
- Joseph Hyacinthe Owona Kono, Member of Parliament, MP, Cameroon
- Helmut Scholz, Member of European Parliament, MEP, European Parliament
- Mukhisa Kituyi, Secretary General, UNCTAD
- Sergi Corbalán, Executive Director, Fair Trade Advocacy Office, Brussels
- Siraj Mohammad Khan, MNA / Chairman National Assembly Standing Committee on Commerce
Moderator: Ram Etwareea, Journalist, Le Temps
Speakers session6
Panel discussion:
- Bernard Founou-Tchuigoua, Director, Research Department, Third World Forum
- Demba Moussa Dembele, President, Africaine de Recherche et de Cooperation pour l’appui Au Developmmenet Endogene (ARCADE)
- Ratnakar Adhikari, Executive Director, Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF)
- Gauri Pradhan, International Coordinator, LDC Watch
Moderator: Daphne Davies, Managing Editor, LDC News Service
Speakers session7
Panel discussion:
- Arancha González, Executive Director, International Trade Centre
- Jeffrey P. Hardy, Director General, Transnational Alliance to Combat Illicit Trade (TRACIT)
- Alan Yanovich, Senior Counsel, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Moderator: Petros C. Mavroidis, Edwin B. Parker Professor of law, Columbia Law School, New York and Professor of Law, University of Neuchatel
Speakers session8
Panel discussion:
- Bipul Chatterjee, Executive Director, CUTS International
- Anoush der Boghossian, Economic Affairs Officer, Trade and Development Division, WTO
- Cheikh Tidiane Dieye, Executive Director, African Centre for Trade, Integration and Development (CACID)
- Pascal Kerneis, Managing Director, European Services Forum (ESF)
- Anna Mori, Women and Trade Programme, International Trade Center
- Vera Thorstensen, "Professor, Getulio Vargas Foundation, São Paulo and
Head, Centre on Global Trade and Investments"
Moderator: Erin Hannah, Professor, King’s University College, University of Western Ontario / Silke Trommer, Lecturer, University of Manchester
Speakers session9
Speakers session10
Panel discussion:
- Xiangchen Zhang, Ambassador, the Permanent Mission of the People's Republic of China to the World Trade Organization
- Joerg S. Hofstetter, President, International Forum on Sustainable Value Chains (ISVC)
- Cheng Ouyang, Director, Ali Cross-border E-commerce Research Center, Alibaba
- Mónica Galeote, Trade Policy Advisor, IKEA Group
- Michael J. Ferrantino, Lead Economist and Global Product Specialist for Trade Policy and Integration, The World Bank Group
Moderator: Christian Ewert, Director General, Foreign Trade Association / Neil McMillan, Director, Advocacy & Political Affairs, EuroCommerce
Speakers session11
Panel discussion:
- Mahendra Siregar, Executive Director, Council of Palm Oil Producing Countries (CPOPC)
- Mauricio Posso, Director of Commercial Strategy, Colombian National Federation of Palm Oil Growers (Fedepalma)
- Margot Logman - van Driel, Secretary General, European Palm Oil Alliance (EPOA)
- Kalyana Sundram, Chief Executive Officer, Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOPC)
- Paulus Tjakrawan Taningdjaja, Vice Chair Person, Indonesia Biofuels Producer Association
- Susana Siekavizza, Director Guatemala's Palm Oil Producers Association (GREPALMA)
Moderator: Duane W. Layton, Partner Mayer Brown Lawfirm, Washington DC
Speakers session12
Panel discussion:
- Yorgos Altintzis, "Economic and Social Policy Officer, International Trade Union Confederation
"
- Valérie Berset Bircher, Deputy Head, International Labour Affairs Division, the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs
- Fabio De Franceschi, Policy Officer, Directorate General for Trade, European Commission
- Fernando Pimentel, President, Brazilian Textile and Apparel Industry Association
- Damian Raess, Assistant Professor, World Trade Institute, University of Bern and School for Politics, Economics and IR, University of Reading
Moderator: Nathalie Bernasconi-Osterwalder, Director, Economic Law and Policy programme, International Institute for Sustainable Development
Speakers session13
Panel discussion:
- Walter Hugo Werner, Head, WTO Unit, Permanent Mission of Germany in Geneva
- Shunko Rojas, Under-Secretary of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Production, Argentine Republic
- Daniel Funes de Rioja, Chair of B20 Argentina 2018, 2nd Vice-President of the Executive Committee, Argentine Industrial Union
- John Danilovich, Secretary General, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
Moderator: Stormy-Annika Mildner, B20 Sherpa, Head of Department External Economic Policy, Federation of German Industries (BDI)
Speakers session14
Panel discussion:
- Syed Nayyar, Senior Counsellor, Trade and Development Division, WTO
- Hubert René Schillinger, Director, Geneva Office, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung
- Mostafa Abid Khan, Minister, Bangladesh Permanent Mission in Geneva
- José Guilherme Reis, "Practice Manager, Trade and Competition Unit, The World Bank Group
"
- David Cheong, Chief Technical Adviser, International Labour Organisation, Geneva
Moderator: Bipul Chatterjee, Executive Director, CUTS International
Speakers session15
Panel discussion:
- Shunko Rojas, Undersecretary of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Production
- Zenaida Maglaya, Undersecretary, Regional Operations Group, Departmanet of Trade & Industry, Philippines
- Arancha González, Executive Director, International Trade Centre
- Anabel González, Senior Director, Global Practice on Trade and Competitiveness, World Bank Group
Moderator: Héctor Casanueva Ojeda, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Chile to the WTO and Coordinator of the Friends of MSMEs
Speakers session16
Speakers session17
Panel discussion:
- Marc Vanheukelen, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the European Union to the World Trade Organization (WTO)
- Mark L. Pryor, Practice Lead, Venable LLP
- John R. Gilliland, Consultant, Akin Gump and Adjunct Professor, American University Washington College of Law
- Alexander W. Koff, Partner, Venable LLP
Moderator: Sheridan S. McKinney, Vice-President, TRADEWINS LLC and Adjunct Professor, American University Washington College of Law and Visiting Professor, Law Faculty, Université Catholique de Lyon
Speakers session18
Panel discussion:
- Susana Malcorra, Minister Advisor, Government of the Argentine Republic
- Isabelle Durant, Deputy Secretary-General, UNCTAD
- Asta Fjeldsted, Managing Director, Viðskiptaráð Íslands - Iceland Chamber of Commerce
- Arancha González, Executive Director, International Trade Centre
- Chiedza Makonnen, CEO/Creative Director, Afrodesiac
Moderator: Stephen De Boer, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Permanent Mission of Canada to the WTO
Speakers session19
Panel discussion:
- Pierre Sauvé, Senior Trade Specialist, World Bank Group
- Ricardo Meléndez-Ortiz, "Chief Executive, ICTSD Co-Chair T20 Task Force on Trade and Investment"
- David Luke, Coordinator, African Trade Policy Centre, UN Economic Commission for Africa
- Mina Mashayekhi, Head, Trade Negotiations and Commercial Diplomacy, UNCTAD
Moderator: Peter Kalunda Kiuluku, Executive Director, Trade Policy Training Center in Africa, TRAPCA
Speakers session20
Panel discussion:
- Judith Fessehaie, Trade and Development Manager, ICTSD
- Jonathan Hepburn, Senior Programme Manager, ICTSD
- Alice Tipping, Programme Manager, ICTSD
- Felipe Sandoval, Senior Advisor, ICTSD
- Ingrid Sidenvall Jegou, Senior Associate, ICTSD
Moderator: Deborah Vorhies, Managing Director, ICTSD
Speakers session21
Panel discussion:
- Oscar Stenström, State Secretary to the Minister for EU Affairs and Trade, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Sweden
- Anabel González, Senior Director, Global Practice on Trade and Competitiveness, World Bank Group
- Philip Jennings, General Secretary, UNI global union
- Deborah Greenfield, Deputy Director-General, International Labour Organization (ILO)
- Sofia Vahlne, Head of Labour Affairs, Scania
- Robert Koopman, Chief Economist and Director, Economic Research and Statistics Division, WTO
Moderator: Shawn Donnan, World Trade Editor, The Financial Times
Speakers session22
Panel discussion:
- Juan Carlos González, Ambassador, Mission of Colombia to the WTO
- David Walker, Ambassador, Mission of New Zealand to the WTO
- Mustaqeem De Gama, Counsellor, South African Permanent Mission to the WTO
- Claire Nouvian, President, BLOOM
- Christophe Bellmann, Senior Resident Research Associate, ICTSD
Moderator: Rémi Parmentier, Director, The Varda Group
Speakers session23
Panel discussion:
- Sergio Napolitano, Director Legal and External Relations, Medicines for Europe & International Generic and Biosimilar Medicines Association (IGBA)
- Guilherme Cintra, Senior Manager, Innovation, Intellectual Property and Trade, International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (IFPMA)
- Mustaqeem De Gama, Counsellor, South African Permanent Mission to the WTO
- Robert Andrew Johnstone, Patient Advocate, International Alliance of Patients' Organisations (IAPO)
Moderator: Roger Kampf, Counsellor, Intellectual Property, Government Procurement and Competition Division, WTO
Speakers session24
Panel discussion:
- Rose Blatch, CEO, International Trade Institute of Southern Africa (ITRISA)
- Lesley Batchelor, Director General, Institute of Export and International Trade
- Hans-Michael Wolffgang, Head, Department of Customs and Excise, Institute of Tax Law, University of Münster, Germany
- Jan Hoffmann, Chief, Trade Logistics Branch, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Moderator: Arne Mielken, Young President, Institute of Export and International Trade
Speakers session25
Panel discussion:
- Kunle Ladipo, Senior Lecturer, Department of Business Administration, University of Lagos
- Mustapha Balogun, Lecturer, Department of Marketing, Lagos State University
- Oluchi Laura Odimuko, Staff member, Manufacturers Association of Nigeria
Moderator: Mufutau Akanbi Awoniyi, Senior Lecturer, Department of Marketing, Lagos State University
Speakers session26
Panel discussion:
- Ana Novik, Head, Investment Division, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
- Howard Mann, Associate & Senior International Law Advisor, International Institute for Sustainable Development (IIDS)
- Bostjan Skalar, Chief Executive Officer, World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (WAIPA)
- Elisabeth Tuerk, Chief, International Investment Agreements Section, Division on Investment and Enterprise, UNCTAD
- Chiedu Osakwe, Director General and Chief Negotiator, Nigerian Office for Trade Negotiations (NOTN)
Moderator: Marten van den Berg, Director General for Foreign Economic Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of the Netherlands
Speakers session27
Panel discussion:
- Kiengkhammanh Khottavong, Economic and Commercial Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Lao PDR to the United Nations and Other International Organizations
- Hamid Mamdouh, Director, Trade in Services and Investment Division, WTO
- Pierre Sauvé, Senior Trade Specialist, World Bank Group
- Marta Soprana, Independent Trade Policy Advisor
Moderator: Christian Pitschas, Partner, IDEAS Centre, Geneva
Speakers session28
Panel discussion:
- Candace Nkoth Bisseck, Africa Digital Economy & Innovation Expert and Transformation Facilitator, Stanford Seed
- James Lockett, Vice-President, Head of Trade Facilitation and Market Access, Huawei Technologies
- Eric White, Project Lead, Internet For All, World Economic Forum
- Ricardo Lagreca, Legal Governmental Relations and Compliance Senior Director, MercadoLivre.com
- Mohamed Es Fih, eSolutions for Business Advisor, Division of Enterprises and Institutions, International Trade Center (ITC)
Moderator: Álvaro Cedeño Molinari, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Costa Rica to the WTO
Speakers session29
Panel discussion:
- Johannes Kleis, Director of Communications, BEUC
- Linn Selle, Policy officer Legal Affairs and Trade, VZBV
- Victor do Prado, Director, Council and Trade Negotiations Committee Division, WTO
- Teresa Moreira, Head, Competition and Consumer Policies Branch, UNCTAD
- Hanne Melin, Director Global Public Policy and Head of Public Policy Lab for Europe, Middle East and Africa, eBay Inc.
Moderator: Liz Coll, Head, Digital Advocacy, Consumers International
Speakers session30
Panel discussion:
- Helmut Scholz, Member of European Parliament, MEP, European Parliament
- Daniel Bertossa, Director, Policy and Governance Public Services International (PSI)
- Ken Ukaoha, President, National Association of Nigerian Traders (NANTS)
- Jane Kelsey, Professor of Law, University of Auckland
- Lydia Schneider Hausser, Deputy, Grand Council of Geneva
Moderator: Tanja Buzek, Senior Trade Union Officer, Ver.di/UNI Global Union
Speakers session31
Speakers session32
Panel discussion:
- Sanoussi Bilal, Senior Executive and Head of Programme, European Centre for Development Policy Management
- Edward Brown, Director, Country Engagements and Operations, African Center for Economic Transformation (ACET)
- Leonard Mungarulire, Co-founding Partner, Ntare Insights Ltd.
Moderator: Kathleen Van Hove, Senior Policy Officer on Trade and Regional Integration and Head, Young International Professional Programme, ECDPM
Speakers session33
Panel discussion:
- Anabel González, Senior Director, Global Practice on Trade and Competitiveness, World Bank Group
- Lucia Cusmano, Senior Policy Analyst, OECD Center for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Local Development and Tourism
- Berna Ozsar, Secretary General, World SME Forum
- Hanne Melin, Director Global Public Policy, eBay
- Simon Lacey, Vice-President, Trade Facilitation and Market Access, Huawei Technologies
Moderator: Robert Koopman, Chief Economist and Director, Economic Research and Statistics Division, WTO
Speakers session34
Panel discussion:
- Carolyn Rodrigues Birkett, Director, FAO Liaison Office with the United Nations, Geneva
- Frank Hartwich, Industrial Development Officer, United Nations Industrial Development Organization
- Zubair Tufail, President, Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry
- Mohammad Pervaiz Malik, Minister for Commerce and Textile, Pakistan
Moderator: Marwa Joel Kisiri, Ambassador, Head of the ACP
Speakers session35
Panel discussion:
- Abhijit Das, Head, Centre for WTO Studies
- Shamel Azmeh, Assistant Professor, University of Bath
- Parminder Jeet Singh, Executive Director, IT for Change
- Rashmi Banga, Senior Economist, UNCTAD
- François Xavier Ngarambe, Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the United Nations and other International Organizations in Geneva, Rwanda
Moderator: Malcolm Damon, Executive Director, Economic Justice Network
Speakers session36
Panel discussion:
- Barbara D'Andrea, Senior Statistician, Economic Research and Statistics Division (ERSD), WTO
Presentation
- Eric Beantanana, Trade Counselor, Permanent Mission of Madagascar
Presentation
- Luisa E. Bernal, Policy Specialist on Trade and Sustainable Development, UNDP Office in Geneva
- Claudia Roethlisberger, Economist, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
Presentation
- Zoritsa Urosevic, Representative of the World Tourism Organization to the United Nations at Geneva
Presentation
- Anton Said, Program Manager, Export Strategies, ITC
Presentation
Moderator: Dale Honeck, Counsellor, WTO Trade in Services and Investment Division (TSD)
Speakers session37
Panel discussion:
- Deborah Vorhies, Managing Director, ICTSD
- Sonja Grater, Associate Professor, North-West University
- Felipe Sandoval, Senior Advisor, ICTSD
- Judith Fessehaie, Trade and Development Manager, ICTSD
Moderator: Wilma Viviers, Director, TRADE Research Focus Area & WTO Chair, North-West University
Speakers session38
Panel discussion:
- Franklyn Lisk, Professorial Research Fellow, University of Warwick, UK
- David Luke, Coordinator, African Trade Policy Centre, UN Economic Commission for Africa
- Pierre Sauvé, Senior Trade Specialist, World Bank Group
- Jane Nalunga, Country Director, Seatini Uganda
- Caroline Dommen, Independent Consultant, Human rights and Economic Issues
Moderator: Vanessa Erogbogbo, Heads, Women and Trade Programme, ITC
Speakers session39
Panel discussion:
- Pankaj Ghemawat, Anselmo Rubiralta Professor of Global Strategy, IESE Business School and Global Professor of Management and Strategy and Director, Center for the Globalization of Education and Management, Stern School of Business, New York University
- Robert Koopman, Chief Economist and Director, Economic Research and Statistics Division, WTO
- Anne Krueger, Senior Research Professor, Johns Hopkins University SAIS
- Professor Dennis Snower, President, Kiel Institute for the World Economy
Moderator: Roberto Azevêdo, Director-General, World Trade Organization
Speakers session40
Panel discussion:
- Isabelle Durant, Deputy Secretary-General, UNCTAD
- Anabel González, Senior Director, Global Practice on Trade and Competitiveness, World Bank Group
- Oscar Stenström, State Secretary to the Minister for EU Affairs and Trade, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Sweden
- Simonetta Zarrilli, Chief, Trade, Gender and Development Programme, UNCTAD
Speakers session41
Speakers session42
Panel discussion:
- Bonapas Onguglo, Head,Trade Analysis Branch - DITC, UNCTAD
- Nicole Franz, Fishery Analyst, Fisheries and Aquaculture Department, FAO
- Alice Tipping, Programme Manager, Environment and Natural Resources, ICTSD
- Sebastian Matthew, Member, International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF)
- Julian Mukiibi, Assistant Director, CUTS International
- Mr. Sebastian Mathews
Moderator: William Emerson, Consultant, Fish and Aquaculture Department, FAO
Speakers session43
Panel discussion:
- Arancha González, Executive Director, International Trade Centre (ITC)
- Dan Rees, Director, Better Work Programme, International Labour Organization (ILO)
- Marten van den Berg, Director General for Foreign Economic Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of the Netherlands
- Peter White, Vice President and COO, World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
- Steven Stone, Chief of the Resources & Markets Branch, UN Environment
- Aik Hoe Lim, Director, Trade and Environment Division, World Trade Organization
Moderator: Eliza Anyangwe, Writer, editor and moderator, The Guardian/The Nzinga Effect
Speakers session44
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- o H.E. Mr. Kamal Gubara Mohamed Salih, Ambassador, Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva, Republic of the Sudan
Moderator: Alan Wolff, Deputy Director-General, WTO
Speakers session45
Panel discussion:
- Rajesh Aggarwal, Chief, Trade Facilitation and Policy for Business Section, International Trade Centre (ITC)
- Vahini Naidu, Counsellor, South African Permanent Mission to the WTO
- Rashid S. Kaukab, Executive Director, CUTS International, Geneva
Moderator: Fatma Brahim, Director in charge of relations with WTO, Ministry of Industry and Commerce Tunisia
Speakers session46
Panel discussion:
- �lvaro Cede�o Molinari, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Costa Rica to the WTO
- John Danilovich, Secretary General, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
- Rufus Yerxa, President of the National Foreign Trade Council
- Stewart Jeacocke, Custom, Immigration and Border Management Expert IBM Business Consulting
- Jan Hoffmann, Chief, Trade Logistics Branch, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
- Daniel Feffer, President, ICC-Brazil
- Jacques Marcovitch
Moderator: Marcos Troyjo, Director of BRICLab-CGEG, SIPA, Columbia University
Speakers session47
Speakers session48
Panel discussion:
- Tim Yeend, Chef de Cabinet and Principle Advisor to Director General, WTO
- Ricardo Meléndez-Ortiz, Chief Executive ICTSD, Co-Chair T20 Task Force on Trade and Investment
- Axel Berger, Senior Researcher DIE, Co-Chair T20 Task Force on Trade and Investment
- Silvia Taurozzi, Senior Consultant and Representative in Europe, GPS
Moderator: Martín Piñeiro, Director for Agriculture CARI Member, T20 Task force on Sustainable Development
Speakers session49
Speakers session50
Panel discussion:
- Do Quynh Chi, Director, Research Center for Employment Relations, Vietnam
- Henner Gött, Research Fellow and PhD Candidate, University of Göttingen, Germany
- Georgios Altintzis, Trade Policy Officer, Department for Economic and Social Policy, International Trade Union Confederation
- Adrienne Woltersdorf, Director, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Office for Regional Cooperation in Asia
- Paolo Garzotti, Deputy Head of Mission, EU Mission to the World Trade Organization
Moderator: Hubert René Schillinger, Director, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Geneva Office
Speakers session51
Panel discussion:
- Keith Nurse, Senior Fellow, Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies and Chair-holder, University to the West Indies, Barbados
- Riza Noer Arfani, Chair-holder, WTO Chairs Programme, University Gadjah Mada, Indonesia
- Taleb Awad Warrad, University of Jordan
- Carli Bezuidenhout, Lecturer, North-West University, South Africa
- Marianne Matthee, Associate Professor, North-West University, South Africa
Moderator: Robert Koopman, Chief Economist and Director, Economic Research and Statistics Division, WTO
Speakers session52
Panel discussion:
- Matthew Drinkwater, Head, Fashion Innovation Agency, Centre for Fashion Enterprise (UK)
- Rupa Ganguli, Founder, SPINNA Circle Ltd, UK
- Manisha Mohan, Scientist, MIT Media Lab, USA
- Amit Jay Shah, CEO, HIROLA Group, UK
- Myriam Said, Founding partner, Kifiya Financial Technology Plc.
Moderator: Lucy Hockings, Presenter, BBC World News, UK
Speakers session53
Panel discussion:
- Deborah Vorhies, Managing Director, ICTSD
- Madeleine Tuininga, Head of Unit, DG Trade at European Commission
- Joshua Wickerham, Policy and Outreach Manager, ISEAL Alliance
- John Hontelez, Chief Advocacy Officer, Forest Stewardship Council
- Erik Wijkström, Counsellor, Division on Trade and Environment, WTO
Moderator: Daniela Zehentner-Capell, Head, Division “Trade related Development Cooperation”, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
Speakers session54
Panel discussion:
- Petros C. Mavroidis, Professor of Law, Columbia Law School, New York and Professor, University Of Neuchatel, Switzerland
- Marina Carvalho, President-Director, Brazilian Association for Sporting Goods Industry and Commerce – APICE
- Jeff Whalen, Senior Counsel for Customs and International Trade, Legal Department, NIKE’s World Headquarters, Beaverton, Oregon
- Karl Sedlmeyerm, VP Global Government Affairs, Adidas
Moderator: Robbert de Kock, WFSGI President
Speakers session55
Panel discussion:
- James Bacchus, "Professor of Global Affairs and Director, Center for Global Economic and Environmental Opportunity, University of Central Florida and Global Fellow, Centre for International Governance Innovation"
- Susan Baka, President, Bay Communications & Marketing Inc. And Vice President, Organization of Women in International Trade (OWIT)
- Henry Gao, Associate Professor of Law, Singapore Management University and Dongfang Scholar Chair Professor, Shanghai Institute of Foreign Trade
- Keith Rockwell, Director, Information and External Relations Division and Spokesman WTO
Moderator: Stephen de Boer, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Permanent Mission of Canada to the WTO
Speakers session56
Panel discussion:
- Victoria Saue, Head of Legal and Compliance, e-Residency, Republic of Estonia
- Marcos Vaena, Chief of Enterprise Competitiveness, International Trade Centre
- Arvind Kumar, Small business owner and e-resident user from India
- Kadri Raig, Chief Marketing Officer, 1Office Group
Moderator: Alfredo Suescum, Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Panama
Speakers session57
Panel discussion:
- Carsten Dannöhl, EU Government Affairs Manager, Caterpillar
- Jean-Marie Paugam, Permanent Representative of France to the WTO
- Christopher Wilson, Deputy Chief, US Mission to the WTO
- Syed Tauqir Shah, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the WTO
- Julian Braithwaite, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the UK to the UN and the WTO
- Rachel Bonfante, Head of EU Affairs, Chevron
Moderator: Charles De Jager, International Trade & Dispute Resolution Counsel, Crowell & Moring
Speakers session58
Panel discussion:
- Catherine L. Mann, OECD Chief Economist, Head of the Economics Department and the OECD G20 Finance Deputy
- Deborah Greenfield, Deputy Director-General, International Labour Organization (ILO)
- Anabel González, Senior Director, Global Practice on Trade and Competitiveness, World Bank Group
- Moderator: Julia Nielson, Head, Development Division, Trade and Agriculture Directorate, OECD
Speakers session59
Panel discussion:
- Abhijit Das, Head, Centre for WTO Studies, New Delhi
- Aileen Kwa, Coordinator, Trade and Development Program, South Centre
- Vahini Naidu, Counsellor, South African Permanent Mission to the WTO
- J.S. Deepak, Ambassador and Permanent Representative, Mission of India to the WTO
- Fran�ois Xavier Ngarambe, Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the United Nations and other International Organizations in Geneva, Rwanda
Moderator: Deborah James, Director of International Programs, Centre for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR)
Speakers session60
Panel discussion:
- Jens Riis Andersen, Associate Partner, McKinsey
- Lionel Fontagné, Professor of Economics, Paris School of Economics, Université Paris I Panthéon Sorbonne and Director, Centre d’Economie de la Sorbonne (CES, Paris)
- Magnus Rentzhog, Senior Adviser, Swedish National Board of Trade (Kommerskollegium)
- Marion Jansen, Chief Economist, International Trade Centre
- Hosuk Lee-Makayima, Director, European Centre for International Political Economy (ECIPE)
- Hamid Mamdouh , Director, Trade in Services and Investment Division, WTO
Moderator: Hannes Schloemann, Director, WTI Advisors Ltd.
Speakers session61
Panel discussion:
- Ernst-Ulrich Petersmann, Emeritus Professor, European University Institute
- James Bacchus, Chair of Global Practice, GreenbergTraurig LLP. And Former President, WTO Appellate Body
- Jean-François Bellis, Founding Partner, Van Bael & Bellis
- Guohua Yang, Professor of Law, Tsinghua University
Moderator: Shiping Liao, Executive Advisor, Chinese Initiative on International Law and Professor of Law, Beijing Normal University
Speakers session62
Panel discussion:
- Michael Wamai, Counsellor, Mission of Uganda to the WTO
- Fernando Rosales Lozada, Minister Counsellor, Mission of Bolivia to the WTO
- Helmut Scholz, Member of European Parliament, MEP, European Parliament
- Sanya Reid Smith, Legal advisor and Senior Researcher, Third World Network
Moderator: Deborah James, Director of International Programs, Centre for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR)
Speakers session63
Panel discussion:
- Frank Van Rompaey, UNIDO Representative to the United Nations and International Organizations in Switzerland
- John Danilovich, Secretary General, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
- Alexander Kasterine, Senior Advisor, Trade for Sustainable Development (T4SD), Sustainable and Inclusive Value Chains Section, Division of Enterprises and Institutions (DEI), International Trade Centre (ITC)
- Viviana Muñoz Tellez, Coordinator, Development, Innovation and Intellectual Property Programme, South Centre
- Paul Kloppenborg, Partner and CEO, Global Cleantech Capital
- Moshe Neo, Permanent Representative of the Permanent Mission of Lesotho in Geneva
Moderator: Vijay Kalantri, Vice Chairman, World Trade Centre Mumbai and Director, WTCA Board, N.Y. and President, All India Association of Industries
Speakers session64
Panel discussion:
- Weiwei Zhang, Postdoctoral Researcher, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies
- Manfred Elsig, Professor of International Relations and Deputy Managing Director, World Trade Institute
- Andrew Martens, Global Head of Product & Editorial, Thomson Reuters
- Joe Zhang, Law Advisor, International Institute for Sustainable Development
Moderator: Joost Pauwelyn, Professor International Law and Co-Director, Centre for Trade and Economic Integration, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies and Murase Visiting Professor of Law, Georgetown Law Center
Speakers session65
Panel discussion:
- Anabel González, Senior Director, Global Practice on Trade and Competitiveness, World Bank Group
- Satoshi Inomata, Chief Senior Researcher, Institute of Development Economics, Japan External Trade Organization
- Magnus Rentzhog, Senior Adviser, Swedish National Board of Trade
- Mary Hallward-Driemeier, Senior Advisor, Trade and Competitiveness GP, World Bank
- David Dollar, Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution
Moderator: Yi Xiaozhun, Deputy Director General, WTO
Speakers session66
Speakers session67
Panel discussion:
- Robert Wolfe, Professor Emeritus, Queen's University School of Public Policy
- Anabel González, Senior Director, Global Practice on Trade and Competitiveness, World Bank Group
- Arancha González, Executive Director, International Trade Centre
- Héctor Torres, Former Executive Director, International Monetary Fund
Moderator: Director, Shaping Sustainable Economics Program, Bertelsmann Stiftung / Bernard Hoekman, Professor and Director, Global Economics, Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, European University Institute
Speakers session68
Panel discussion:
- Betty Chinyamunyamu, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, National Smallholder Farmers' Association of Malawi (NASFAM), Malawi
- Vijoy Dugar, Vice President, Nepal Pashmina Industries Association, Nepal
- Aminata Dominique Diouf, Director, NEMA Agricultural Estate, Senegal
- Kadabi Kpiki, Soybean Producer and Processor, Togo
- Willie Pakoa Luen, "Principal Trade Development Officer, Ministry of Tourism, Trade, Commerce and Ni-Vanuatu Business, Vanuatu"
- Ratnakar Adhikari, Executive Director, Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF)
- Amenkey KOMI; Statistical Engineer, Expert in Monitoring and Evaluation of the Togolese project on building productive and trade capacities in the soybean sector
- Cheikh Saadbouh SECK, Coordinator � Head of the programme (EIF) Ministry of Trade, Consumption, the Informal Sector, the Promotion of Local Products and SMEs
- Mr Noel Kalo � Vanuatu
Moderator: Eliza Anyangwe, Writer, editor and moderator, The Guardian/The Nzinga Effect
Speakers session69
Speakers session70
Panel discussion:
- Alfredo Bonet, International Director, Spain Chamber of Commerce
- Annalisa Primi, Head, Structural Policies and Innovation Unit, OECD Development Centre
- Evandro Didonet, Permanent Representative of Brazil to the WTO
- Vera Thorstensen, "Professor, Getulio Vargas Foundation, São Paulo Head, Centre on Global Trade and Investments"
Moderator: Thomaz Zanotto, Head Director, Department of Trade and Foreign Affairs (DEREX) of FIESP
Speakers session71
Speakers session72
Panel discussion:
- Enrique Alanis, "Head of CEMEX Enterprise Risk Management, Strategic Intelligence, and Business Resilience areas"
- Hugo Perez Cano, Deputy Director, International Economic Law with the International Law Research Program (ILRP)
- Mariano Gomez Peralta, Member, Robertwray pllc
- Fernado González � Rojas, Director, Graduate Programs in Law, Monterrey Institute of Technology & Higher Education (ITESM) and Head, the Trade Pacts Office for Latin America
Speakers session73
Speakers session74
Panel discussion:
- Arancha González, Executive Director, International Trade Centre
- Peter Draper, Senior Research Fellow, Economic Diplomacy Programme, South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA)
- Penelope Naas, Senior Vice-President, International Public Affairs and Sustainability, UPS Europe
- Anabel González, Senior Director, Global Practice on Trade and Competitiveness, World Bank Group
- Stormy-Annika Mildner, B20 Sherpa, Head of Department External Economic Policy, Federation of German Industries (BDI)
- James Lockett, Vice-President, Head of Trade Facilitation and Market Access, Huawei Technologies
- Ricardo Meléndez-Ortiz, Chief Executive, ICTSD and Co-Chair T20 Task Force on Trade and Investment
Moderator: Shawn Donnan, World Trade Editor, The Financial Times
Speakers session75
Panel discussion:
- Marion Jansen, Chief Economist, International Trade Centre
- Lucian Cernat, Chief Trade Economist, European Commission
- Hermance de la Bastide, Head of Public Affairs, UN Agencies and WTO, Switzerland
- Michel Anliker, Director and Head of Trade & Customs, KPMG, Switzerland
- Martina Gmür, Head of Export Promotion, Switzerland Global Enterprise (S-GE)
Moderator: Marina Foltea, Founder and Managing Director, Trade Pacts, Switzerland
Speakers session76
Panel discussion:
- Martin Myant, Senior Researcher and Head, Unit European Economic, Employment and Social Policy, European Trade Union Institute
- Deborah James, Director of International Programs, Centre for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR)
- Helmut Scholz, Member of European Parliament, MEP, European Parliament
- Alicia Puyana Mutis, Professor of Economics, FLASCO Mexico
- Adrian Smith, Professor of Human Geography, Queen Mary University London
Moderator: Roland Kulke, Project Manager, Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung Brussels
Speakers session77
Panel discussion:
- Mahmoud Mohieldin, Senior Vice President for the 2030 Development Agenda, United Nations Relations, and Partnerships, World Bank Group
- Karim El Alami, Co-founder, Elum Energy
- Bérangère Magarinos-Ruchat, Global Head of Sustainability, Firmenich
- Mr. Brendan Edgerton
- Dominic Kailash Nath Waughray, Head of Public-Private Partnership and Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum
- Shunta Yamaguchi, Policy Analyst, Environment Directorate, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
Moderator: Aik Hoe Lim, Director, Trade and Environment Division, World Trade Organization
Speakers session78
Speakers session79
Panel discussion:
- Kerry Faul, Head, National IP Management Office, South Africa
- Dede Mia Yusanti, Ministry of Law and Human Rights, Indonesia
- Alfred Yip, Director of Registries of Patents, Designs, and Plant Varieties, Intellectual Property Office of Singapore
Moderator: Patrick Kilbride, Vice President, U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Global Intellectual Property Center
Speakers session80
Panel discussion:
- Rahul Bhatnagar, Independent Consultant, International Trade Centre
- Amber Arondekar, Founder & Mentor, The Impact Learning (TIL)
- Rouben Indjikian, International Consultant and Professor of Management and Economics, Webster University Geneva
- Prateek Sharma, International Trade Consultant and Professor for International Trade, Prestige Institute of Management, Indore
- Mr. Harsh Kothari
Moderator: Bharat Kulkarni, Chairman, Indo Global SME Chamber
Speakers session81
Speakers session82
Panel discussion:
- Hugo Perezcano Diaz, Deputy Director, International Economic Law, Centre for International Governance Innovation
- Markus Gehring, Senior Fellow, Centre for International Governance Innovation
- Ricardo Meléndez-Ortiz, Chief Executive, ICTSD and Co-Chair T20 Task Force on Trade and Investment
- Maria Panezi, Post-Doctoral Fellow, Centre for International Governance Innovation
- Grant Belchamber, Consultant, formerly Economist and International Officer, Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU)
Moderator: Oonagh Fitzgerald, Director, International Law Research Program, Centre for International Governance Innovation
Speakers session83
Panel discussion:
- Maryant Fernández Pérez, Senior Policy Advisor, European Digital Rights (EDRi)
- Vahini Naidu, Counsellor, South African Permanent Mission to the WTO
- Ana B. Hinojosa, Director of Compliance and Facilitation, World Customs Organization
- Guillaume Champeau, Ethics and Public Relations Officer, Qwant
- Burcu Kilic, Legal and Policy Director, Access to Medicines, Innovation and Information, Public Citizen
Moderator: Sanya Reid Smith, Legal advisor and Senior Researcher, Third World Network
Speakers session84
Panel discussion:
- Juan Carlos González, Ambassador, Mission of Colombia to the WTO
- Laura Wellesley, Research Fellow, Chatham House
- Guy Hogge, Global Head of Sustainability, Louis Dreyfus Company
- Lucas Assuncao, Head, Trade, Environment and Development Branch, DITC, UNCTAD
- Georgios Mermigkas, Economist, Trade and Markets Division, FAO
Moderator: Carolyn Rodrigues Birkett, Director, FAO Liaison Office with the United Nations at Geneva
Speakers session85
Panel discussion:
- Stormy-Annika Mildner, B20 Sherpa, Head of Department External Economic Policy, Federation of German Industries (BDI)
- Carlos Halasz, Customs Compliance Officer, Global Trade, HP Inc
- Stephen Ezell, Vice President, Global Innovation Policy, The Information Technology & Innovation Foundation
- Hannah Hüll, Senior Policy Advisor, Government Affairs, European Union
Moderator: Cody Ankeny, MManager, Global Policy, Information Technology Industry Council (ITI)
Speakers session86
Panel discussion:
- Nasser Al-Thekair, GM Trade & Business Development, ITFC
- Hani Salem Sonbol, Chief Executive Officer, International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC)
- Hassan Hzaine, Director General, ICDT
- Sergio Arzeni, President, International Network of SMEs (INSME) and Executive Member, GCEL
- Ratnakar Adhikari, Executive Director, Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF)
- Rami Ahmad, IDB Special Envoy on SDGs & Senior Advisor to the President Islamic Development Bank Group
- Anisse Terai, Senior Manager, Policy and Partnerships ITFC
Moderator: Andreas Klasen, Head, Institute for Trade & Innovation (IfTI), Offenburg University
Speakers session87
Panel discussion:
- Christophe Salmon, Chief Financial Officer,Trafigura
- Jean François Lambert, CEO, Lambert Commodities
- Samina Anwar, Global Head, Risk Operations and Execution, Cargill
- Oliver Schenkenberg, Group Treasurer, Ecom Agoindustrial Corp Ltd
Moderator: Marc Auboin, Counsellor, Economic Research and Statistics Division, WTO
Speakers session88
Speakers session89
Panel discussion:
- Cheikh Mouhamady Cissokho, "Honorary President, ROPPA
"
- Jane Nalunga, Director, SEATINI Uganda
- Ken Ukaoha, President, National Association of Nigerian Traders (NANTS)
- Jacques Berthelot, Analyst of agricultural policies, SOL
Moderator: Augustin Wambo Yamdjeu, Head, Comprehensive African Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP), New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD)
Speakers session90
Panel discussion:
- John Danilovich, Secretary General, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
- James Bacchus, Professor of Global Affairs and Director, Center for Global Economic and Environmental Opportunity, University of Central Florida and Global Fellow, Centre for International Governance Innovation
- Philippe Delleur, Senior Vice President, Public Affairs, Alstom
- Ulf Pehrsson, Vice President, Government and Industry Relations, Ericsson
- Stefano Bertasi, Executive Director, Policy and Business Practices, International Chamber of Commerce
Moderator: Nicolle Graugnard, Senior Policy Manager, International Chamber of Commerce
Speakers session91
Panel discussion:
- Ralf Peters, Chief of Trade Information Section, Trade Analysis Branch, Division on International Trade in Goods and Services, and Commodities, UNCTAD
- Etsuyo Michida, Associate Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization (IDE-JETRO)
- Lei Lei, Research Fellow, Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization (IDE-JETRO)
Moderator: Kaoru Nabeshima, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies, Waseda University
Speakers session92
Panel discussion:
- Lucian Cernat, Chief Trade Economist, European Commission
- Tarcisio Hardman Reis, Manager, International Air Transport Association (IATA)
- Laura Rodríguez, "Assistant Manager Cargo iQ, International Air Transport Association (IATA)
"
- Mondher Mimouni, Chief of Trade and Market Intelligence Section, International Trade Centre (ITC)
Moderator: Robert Koopman, Chief Economist and Director, Economic Research and Statistics Division, WTO
Speakers session93
Speakers session94
Speakers session95
Speakers session96
Panel discussion:
- Wenlin Chen, Chief Economist, China Center for International Economic Exchanges
- Marion Jansen, Chief Economist, International Trade Centre
- Cheng Ouyang, Director, Ali Cross-border E-commerce Research Center, Alibaba
- Ricardo Meléndez-Ortiz, Chief Executive, ICTSD and Co-Chair T20 Task Force on Trade and Investment
- Zhang Mingxing
Moderator: Syed Tauqir Shah, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the WTO
Speakers session97
Panel discussion:
- Hanne Melin, Director & Head of Europe, Middle East and Africa, eBay Inc.
- Candace Nkoth Bisseck, Africa Digital Economy & Innovation Expert and Transformation Facilitator, Stanford Seed
- Constance Chidiogor Ikokwu, Strategy and Communications Adviser, Nigerian Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment
- Aretha Frank, Senior Public Relations Manager (Government and Media Affairs), Huawei Technologies
- Frank Pang, Vice President, Didi Chuxing
Moderator: Andrew Crosby, Managing Director, International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD)
Speakers session98
Panel discussion:
- Ratnakar Adhikari, Executive Director, Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF)
- Susan Baka , President, Bay Communications & Marketing / Co-VP Marketing & Communications, OWIT Toronto, Canada
- Philippe Laurent, Executive Dean, Geneva Business School
- Nasya Dimitrova, President, OWIT Lake Geneva, Organization for Women in International Trade, Swiss Chapter
- Pierre Santacatterina , Director General, OXFAM Magasins du Monde, Brussels, Belgium
Moderator: Hulya Kurt, Executive VP, OWIT Lake Geneva
Speakers session99
Panel discussion:
- Anders Aeroe, Director, Division of Enterprises and Institutions, International Trade Centre (ITC)
- Harsha Liyanage, Co-founder and CEO, Grasshoppers.lk
- Gustavo Hector Méndez, Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Argentina to the WTO
- Cezary Sowinski, Senior Director Customs and Regulatory Affairs Europe, DHL Express
Moderator: Walter Hugo Werner, Head of the WTO Unit, Permanent Mission of Germany in Geneva
Speakers session100
Panel discussion:
- Deborah Vorhies, "Managing Director, ICTSD"
- Frank Matsaert, Chief Executive Officer, TradeMark East Africa
- Chiara Piovani, Consultant, Trade, Gender and Development Programme, Division on International Trade in Goods and Services, and Commodities, UNCTAD
- Anoush der Boghossian, Economic Affairs Officer, Trade and Development Division, WTO
Moderator: Ricardo Meléndez-Ortiz, Chief Executive, ICTSD and Co-Chair T20 Task Force on Trade and Investment
Speakers session101
Panel discussion:
- Hosuk Lee-Makiyama, Director, European Centre for International Political Economy (ECIPE)
- Ricardo Lagreca, Legal and Governmental Relations Senior Director, MercadoLibre Inc.
- Ana Leyva Wong, Head of Lambayeque Regional Office, Instituto Nacional de Defensa de la Competencia y de la Protecciόn de la Propriedad Intelectual INDECOPI
Moderator: Luca Rinaldi, Partner at Gianni, Origoni, Grippo, Cappelli & Partners International Law Firm and Member of the Standing Committee on TRIPS, International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property AIPPI
Speakers session102
Panel discussion:
- Zornitsa Kutlina-Dimitrva, Senior Economist, Chief Trade Economist Unit, DG Trade, European Commission
- Julien Gourdon, Trade Policy Analyst, Development Division, Trade and Agriculture Directorate, OECD
- Simon Evenett, Professor of International Trade and Economic Development, University of St. Gallen and co-director, CEPR Programme in International Trade and Regional Economics
- Gavin Hayman, Executive Director, Open Contracting Partnership
Moderator: Eliza Niewiadomska, Senior Counsel, Public Procurement, Legal Transition Program, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Speakers session103
Panel discussion:
- Stephen Ezell, Vice President, Global Innovation Policy, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation
- Débora Ponce, Counselor, Permanent Mission of Guatemala to the WTO
- Thaddeus Burns, Senior Legal Counsel, IP, Trade & Investment, General Electric
- Toyooki Mitsui, Chief Specialist, Business Planning Division, Toshiba Memory Corporation
- K.C. Swanson, Director of Global Policy, Telecommunications Industry Association
Moderator: John Neuffer, President & CEO, Semiconductor Industry Association
Speakers session104
Panel discussion:
- Brando Benifei, Member of the European Parliament
- Michaela Georgina Lexer, Ph.D. Candidate, University of Graz
- Maikki Sipinen, M. Sc., University of Helsinki
- Joanne Tan, Ph.D. Candidate, Science-Po Paris
- Lauréne Tran, Researcher, The Family
Moderator: Luisa Scarcella, Ph.D. Candidate, University of Graz
Speakers session105
Panel discussion:
- Marion Jansen, Chief Economist, International Trade Centre
- Raymond Saner, Professor, CSEND/Diplomacy Dialogue, Geneva
- Rashid S. Kaukab, Executive Director, CUTS International, Geneva
- Adam Schlosser, Project Lead for Digital Trade and Cross-Border Data Flows, the World Economic Forum
Moderator: Marilia Maciel, Digital Policy Senior Researcher, DiploFoundation
Speakers session106
Panel discussion:
- Johann Human, Director Rules Division, WTO
- Andrea Weiss Balassiano, Partner, Mundie Advogados
- V. Lakshmikumaran, Partner, Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan
- Nataliia Isakhanova, Partner, Sergii Koziakov & Partners
Moderator: Edwin Vermulst, Partner, VVGB Advocaten
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