World Cotton Day — 7 October 2019

8:30

Arrival and badge pick-up

(Only registered and confirmed participants will be accepted)

10:00 – 13:00

Special High-level Meeting

Opening remarks by the Chair of the General Council
WTO Director-General welcoming remarks
C-4 keynote speeches on the importance of a World Cotton Day
Speeches by attending Ministers
Statements by Heads of International Organizations: FAO, UNCTAD, ITC, ICAC 
*Please note that there will be no interventions from the floor.

Launch of World Cotton Day Publication

Room CR

Video

Audio

14:00 – 15:30

UNCTAD/ITC Session: Value addition for a resilient cotton sector in Africa

Room B

14:00 – 15:30

FAO Session: Market and policy trends in the cotton sector - prospects for sustainability

Room E

14:30 – 16:30

Partners' Conference on support for cotton and cotton by-products

Room W

Video

15:00 – 17:00

WTO Session: 2020 Cotton harvesting year — The road ahead for the cotton negotiations

Room D

15:30 – 17:00

UNIDO Session: Key innovation themes for a sustainable, competitive and efficient cotton-textile industry

Room B

15:30 – 17:00

ICAC Session: Plotting the future path for cotton

Room E

17:00 – 17:30

Press Conference

Room W

Video

17:30 – 18:30

"Cotton Connections" - Fashion show: organised by ITC showcasing six West African designers from Cotton-4 countries and a special guest from Niger

Terrace (Lake front)

18:30 – 19:30

Closing Reception (GIZ-ICAC)

Terrace (Lake front)

All Day

Stands:

• Members: ABC (Brazil), Brazil, China, India, Pakistan
• Observer: Uzbekistan
• International Organizations: WTO, FAO, UNIDO, ITC, ICAC           
• Private Sector: Inclusive Trade, Haelixa
• Non-government Organization: SOCiLA

Salle des Pas Perdus

All Day

Cotton-4 Stands

African Pop-up Store

Afreximbank Stand

3rd Floor Hall

All Day

ICAC – Virtual Reality Demo

Salon des Délégués

All Day

India Cotton Exhibition

Cafeteria's Entrance

All Day

US Cotton Exhibition: Cotton Council International, Cotton Incorporated, Supima
Announcement of Global Photo Contest Winners

Gallery

All Day

Photocall

Cafeteria's Entrance