Moderator: Catherine Fiankan-Bokonga, Journalist, Correspondent of France 24, Vice-President of the Association of Accredited Correspondents at UN and of the Swiss Press Club

Panel discussion:

• Philip Bennett, First Vice President and Head of Client Services Group, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
• Pierre Guislain, Vice-President for Private Sector, Infrastructure and Industrialization, African Development Bank
• Bambang Susantono, Vice-President, Knowledge Management and Sustainable Development, Asian Development Bank
• Dimitris Tsitsiragos, Vice President, New Business, International Finance Corporation
• Dominik Ziller, Director-General, International Development Policy, Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany and Chair, Development Working Group, G20
• Antoni Estevadeordal, Manager, Integration and Trade Sector, Inter-American Development Bank
• Kati Suominen, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Nextrade Group; Chairwoman of TradeUp Capital Fund and World SME Forum Board Member

Keynote address: Neven Mimica, Commissioner of International Cooperation and Development, European Commission

Moderator: Julia Nielson, Head, Development Division, Trade and Agriculture Directorate, Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development

Panel discussion:

• Tofail Ahmed, Minister of Commerce, Bangladesh
• Luc Magloire Mbarga Atangana, Minister of Trade, Cameroon
• Khurram Dastgir Khan, Minister of Commerce, Pakistan
• Ann Linde, Minister for European Union Affairs and Trade, Sweden
• Khemmani Pholsena, Minister for Trade and Industry, Lao People's Democratic Republic
• Grete Faremo, Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, United Nations Office for Project Services
• Zhang Xiangchen, Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the World Trade Organization, People's Republic of China

Moderator: Alisa DiCaprio, Research Fellow, Asian Development Bank Institute

Panel discussion:

• Jeremy Chee, General Manager, Strategy and Business Development, 1-Stop
• Shana Fatina, Founder, ORA Dive Komodo
• Chad Morris, Manager, Investment and Tourism, Pacific Islands Trade and Invest
• Mark Staples, Group Leader Software Systems, Data61, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

Opening remarks: Dominik Ziller, Director-General International Development Policy, Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany and G20 Chair Development Working Group

Moderator: Reinhard Weissinger, Senior Expert Research and Education, International Organization for Standardization

Panel discussion:

• Shamika Sirimanne, Director, Division on Technology and Logisitcs, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
• Erik Wijkström, Counsellor, Trade and Environment Division, World Trade Organization 
• Joachim H. Ullrich, President, German National Metrology Institute
• Hermogène Nsengimana, Chairperson, Pan African Quality Infrastructure and Secretary General, African Regional Organisation for Standardisation
• Wafa'a M. Aranki, Senior Private Sector Specialist Business Environment, World Bank Group
• Bernardo Calzadilla-Sarmiento, Director for Trade, Investment and Innovation, United Nations Industrial Development Organization
• Deborah Vorhies, Managing Director, International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development or Jim Redden, Director, Trade and Development Economic Services Pty Ltd and Visiting Fellow University of Adelaide

Keynote address: Marcio Favilla Lucca de Paula, Executive Director, United Nations World Tourism Organization

Moderator: Dale Honeck, Counsellor, Trade in Services Division, World Trade Organization

Joint presentation EIF-ITC-UNWTO:

• Ratnakar Adhikari, Executive Director, Enhanced Integrated Framework
• Zoritsa Urosevic, Representative to the United Nations in Geneva, United Nations World Tourism Organization
• Marion Jansen, Chief Economist, International Trade Centre

Panel discussion:

• Joe Natuman,  Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Tourism, Trade, Commerce, Vanuatu
• Axel Addy, Minister of Trade, Liberia
• Armand Tazafy, Minister of Commerce, Madagascar
• Deepak Dhital, Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the World Trade Organization, Nepal
• David Walker, Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the World Trade Organization, New Zealand
• Paul Akiwumi, Director, Division for Africa, Least Developed Countries and Special Programmes, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

Moderator: Viwanou Gnassonou, Assistant Secretary General Secretariat, African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States or Axel Pougin de la Maisonneuve, Deputy Head of Unit, Private Sector and Trade-Directorate General for International cooperation and Development, European Commission (tbc)

Panel discussion:

In Pursuit of Greater and Inclusive ACP-EU Trade and Economic Co-operation:

• Patrick  Ignatius Gomes, Secretary-General, African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States

ACP-EU Value Chains and Inclusive Connectivity

• Catherine Krobo-Edusei, Chief Executive Officer, Eden Tree in Ghana
• Jane Ngige, Chief Executive Officer, Kenya Flower Council

Intra-ACP Connectivity and Inclusive Trade

• Tadeous Tafirenyika Chifamba, Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, Zimbabwe
• Co-President of ACP-EC Trade & Commodities Sub-Committee

In Pursuit of Agenda 2030— Updating the 2007 Joint EU and member States' Aid for Trade Strategy

• Roberto Ridolfi, Director, Sustainable Growth and Development, Directorate General for International cooperation and Development, European Commission

Opening remarks: Philip Bennett, First Vice President and Head of Client Services Group, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

Moderator: Josué Tanaka, Corporate Director, Energy Efficiency and Climate Change, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

Panel discussion:

• Paweł Klimiuk, Director Corporate Communications, Grupa Allegro
• Aik Hoe Lim, Director, Trade and Environment Division, World Trade Organization
• Andrii Mitchenko, Chief Executive Officer, Ecosoft SPC.
• Syed Tauqir Shah, Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the World Trade Organization, Pakistan

Special Guest: Andrew Blum, Author of "Tubes: A Journey to the Center of the Internet"

Moderator: Yinka Adegoke, Africa Editor, Quartz

Discussants:

• Konstantinos Komaitis, Director, Policy Development, Internet Society
• Jean-Luc Vuillemin, Senior Vice President, Orange International Networks, Infrastructures & Services, Orange
• Nicolas Gresser, Director, Regulatory Affairs, Etisalat
• Alastair Westgarth, Head of Project Loon, Google
• Simon Lacey, Senior Expert, Trade Facilitation and Market Access, Huawei
• Vanessa Gray, Head, Least Developed Countries, Small Island Developing States & Emergency Telecommunications Division, International Telecommunication Union

Closing Remarks:

• Torbjörn Fredriksson, Chief, ICT Analysis,  Technology and Logistics, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
• Kati Suominen, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Nextrade Group; Chairwoman of TradeUp Capital Fund and World SME Forum Board Member

Chair: Rashid S Kaukab, Executive Director, CUTS International, Geneva

Presentation: Bipul Chatterjee, Executive Director, CUTS International

Keynote speakers:

• Naindra Prasad Upadhaya, Commerce Secretary, Ministry of Commerce, Nepal

Moderator: Shamika Sirimanne, Director, Division on Technology and Logistics, United Nation Conference on Trade and Development

Panel discussion:

• Kazem Asayesh, Senior Adviser on TIR and Trade Facilitation, International Road Transport Union
• Yann Duval, Chief, Trade Facilitation Unit, Trade, Investment and Innovation Division, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
• Pranav Kumar, Head, International Trade Policy, Confederation of Indian Industry
• Hang Tran, Coordinator, Enhanced Integrated Framework
• Kamalinne Pinitpuvadol, Executive Director, Institute for International Development, Thailand
• Marcus Bartley Johns, Senior Private Sector Specialist, World Bank Group

Keynote speaker: Abubakar Abba Bello, Honorary President, Global Network of Export-Import Banks and Development Finance Institutions (G-NEXID)

Moderator: Frida Youssef, Chief, Transport Section, Trade Logistics Branch, Division on Technology and Logistics, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

Panel discussion:

• MacDonald Goanue, Director, Research and Strategic Planning Department, ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID)
• Gonzalo de Castro, Senior Executive, Finances, Development Bank of Latin America (CAF)
• Henrique de Azevedo Avila, Senior Advisor, Office of the Executive Director, Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES)
• Mavis Chaile, Chief Investment Officer, Development Bank of Zambia (DBZ)

Moderator: Uzo Madu, Founder, What's in it for Africa?

Panel discussion:

• Vera Songwe, Executive Secretary, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
• Pierre Guislain Vice-President for Private Sector, Infrastructure and Industrialization, African Development Bank
• Albert M. Muchanga,  Commissioner for Trade and Industry, African Union Commission
• Benedict Okey Oramah, President and Chairman, African Export – Import Bank
• Joakim Reiter, Group External Affairs Director, Vodafone
• Christopher Thornley, High Commissioner to Nigeria, Canada

Keynote address: Aja Fatoumatta Jallow Tambajang, Vice President, The Gambia

Opening remarks:

• Saleh bin Eid Al-Hussaini, Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the World Trade Organization, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
• Amr Ramadan, Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the World Trade Organization, Egypt
• Christopher Onyanga Aparr, Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the World Trade Organization, Uganda (tbc)

Presentations:

• Syed Habib Ahmed, Advisor to the Chief Executive Officer, International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation
• Nicolas Gresser, Director, Regulatory Affairs, Etisalat
• Torbjörn Fredriksson, Chief, ICT Analysis,  Technology and Logistics, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
• Ahmed Al Qabany, Senior Transport and Urban Development Specialist, Islamic Development Bank
• Elmostafa Aitamor, Senior Cooperation Specialist, Cooperation and Resources Mobilization Department, Islamic Development Bank

Closing Remarks:

• Hani Salem Sonbol, Chief Executive Officer, International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation

Keynote address: Bambang Susantono, Vice-President, Knowledge Management and Sustainable Development, Asian Development Bank

Presentation of the Report: Aid for Trade in Asia and the Pacific: Promoting Connectivity and Inclusive Development: Cyn-Young Park, Director of Regional Cooperation and Integration, Asian Development Bank

Moderator: Shishir Priyadarshi, Director, Development Division, World Trade Organization

Panel Discussion:

• Hiroshi Kuniyoshi, Deputy to the Director General, United Nations Industrial Development Organization
• Arnold Jorge, Director, Multilateral Aid for Trade Section, Australia

Roundtable Discussants:

• Tofail Ahmed, Minister of Commerce, Bangladesh
• Arzybek Kozhoshev, Minister of Economy, Kyrgyz Republic
• Tuifa’Asisina Misa Lisati Leleisiuao Palemene, Associate Minister of Commerce, Industry and Labour, Samoa
• Tan Yee Woan , Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the World Trade Organization, Singapore

Moderator: Antoni Estevadeordal, Manager, Integration and Trade Sector, Inter-American Development Bank

Panel Discussion:

• Alexander Mora, Minister of Foreign Trade, Costa Rica
• Alwyn Nicely, Permanent Secretary, Caribbean Customs Law Enforcement Council
• François Martins, Government Relations, Mercado Libre

Moderator: Yinka Adegoke, Africa Editor, Quartz

Panel discussion:

• Joe Natuman,  Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Tourism, Trade, Commerce, Vanuatu
• Amelia Kyambadde, Minister of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives, Uganda
• Alexander Mora, Minister of Foreign Trade, Costa Rica
• U Aung Htoo, Deputy Minister for Commerce, Myanmar
• Anir Chowdhury, Policy Advisor, Access to Information Programme, Bangladesh
• Sonia Jorge, Executive Director, Alliance for Affordable Internet
• Wenche Agerup, Executive Vice President, Head of Group corporate Affairs, Telenor Group

Closing remarks: Ratnakar Adhikari, Executive Secretary, Enhanced Integrated Framework

Moderator: Heba Aly, Director, IRIN Humanitarian News and Analysis

Discussants:

• Ann Linde, Minister for European Union Affaires and Trade, Sweden
• Arancha González, Executive Director, International Trade Centre
• Annemieke Tsike-Sossah de Jong, Head of Portfolio, Ikea Foundation
• Benedict M. Nganga, Country Director, Heshima Kenya & Representative, Maisha Collective

Germany’s new Aid for Trade Strategy: Key issues and innovative aspects:

• Dominik Ziller, Director-General International Development Policy, Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany and G20 Chair Development Working Group
• Carsten Schmitz-Hoffmann, Head of Division, Economic and Social Development, Sector and Global Programmes, German Corporation for International Cooperation
• Patric Shirzadi, KfW Development Bank

Recipient country perspective: Lessons from Aid for Trade implementation in the past & expectations for future Aid for Trade measures:

• Kenneth Bagamuhunda, Director of Trade and Customs Directorate, East African Community
• Hermogène Nsengimana, Chairperson, Pan African Quality Infrastructure and Secretary General, African Regional Organisation for Standardisation

European Union context: European Commission Staff Working Document on Aid for Trade:

• Dominik Ziller, Director-General International Development Policy, Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany and G20 Chair Development Working Group

Cooperation with the private sector:

• Cezary Sowiński, International Trade Facilitation and Compliance Europe, DHL Express

The future of Aid for Trade and the contribution towards the Sustainable Development Goals:

• Plenary Discussion & Live Exchange via mobile app (second screen)

Moderator:Catherine Fiankan-Bokonga, Journalist, Correspondent of France 24, Vice-President of the Association of Accredited Correspondents at UN and of the Swiss Press Club

Panel Discussion:

• Bernadette Legzim-Balouki, Minister of Trade, Industry, Private Sector Development and Tourism, Togo
• Marc Yombouno, Minister of Commerce, Guinea
• Rakiya Eddarhem, Secretary of State for Foreign Trade, Morocco
• Yonov Frederick Agah , Deputy Director-General, World Trade Organization
• Albert M. Muchanga,  Commissioner for Trade and Industry, African Union Commission
• Godfrey Nzamujo, Founder, Songhai Centre
• Vera Songwe, Executive Secretary, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
• Pranav Kumar, Head, International Trade Policy, Confederation of Indian Industry

Keynote speakers:

• Arancha González, Executive Director, International Trade Centre
• Márcio Favilla Lucca de Paula, Executive Director, United Nations World Tourism Organization

Moderator: Shishir Priyadarshi, Director, Development Division, World Trade Organization

Panel discussion:

• Hamat Bah, Minister of Tourism, The Gambia
• Pierre Guislain, Vice-President for Private Sector, Infrastructure and Industrialization, African Development Bank
• Patrick Ignatius Gomes, Secretary General, African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States
• Alexandre de Juniac , Chief Executive Officer and Director General, International Air Transport Association
• Dimitris Tsitsiragos, Vice President, New Business, International Finance Corporation
• Monica Rubiolo, Head of Trade Promotion, State Secretariat for Economic Affairs, Switzerland

Introductory remarks:

• Mukhisa Kituyi, Secretary-General, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
• Ann Linde, Minister for European Union Affairs and Trade, Sweden

Presentation of the Toolbox: Maria Masood, Economist, Trade, Gender and Development Programme, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

Moderator: Simonetta Zarrilli, Chief, Trade, Gender and Development Programme, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

Panel discussion:

• Kati Suominen, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Nextrade Group; Chairwoman of TradeUp Capital Fund and World SME Forum Board Member
• Alex Wong, Head, Global Challenge Partnerships and Member of the Executive Committee World Economoic Forum
• Gabriela Montenegro, International Development Consultant and Managing Director, Prospera Consortium LLC
• Anders Aeroe, Director, Division of Enterprises and Institutions, International Trade Center
• Carlos Grau Tanner, Director General, Global Express Association

Keynote address:

• Kako Nubukpo, Directeur, International Organisation of La Francophonie
• Armand Tazafy, Minister of Commerce, Madagascar

Panel One – Productive Preferences, connection to interregional value chains and challenges for the cotton culture, textiles and clothing countries:

• Chekou Oussouman, Programme Specialist, International Organisation of La Francophonie
• Fabien Tondel, Policy Officer, European Centre for Development Policy Management
• Ousmane Kone, Director of Foreign Trade, West African Economic and Monetary Union Commission
• Paul Batibonak, First Secretary, Permanent Mission to the World Trade Organization, Cameroon
• Adrien Ranchon, Project Manager, International Trade Centre

Panel Two: Intra-firm and/or interstate partners for the connectivity of the African cotton sectors  to competitive regional and inter-regional value chains:

• Dong The Quang, Programme Specialist, International Organisation of La Francophonie
• Mohamed H’midouche, Vice-President, Association Marocaine des Exportateurs
• Nguyen Thi Chi, Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry
• Eric Campos, Director General, Grameen Credit Agricole Foundation
• Mohamadou Bayero, Director General, Sodecoton (Cameroon)

Keynote speaker: Roberto Azevêdo, Director-General, World Trade Organization

Moderator: Vanessa Erogbogbo, Head of Women and Trade Programme, International Trade Centre

Panel discussion:

• Ann Linde, Minister for European Union Affairs and Trade, Sweden
• Armand Tazafy, Minister of Commerce, Madagascar
• Isatou Touray, Minister of Trade, The Gambia
• Hiroshi Kuniyoshi, Deputy to the Director General, United Nations Industrial Development Organization
• Anabel Gonzalez, Senior Director, Trade and Competitiveness Global Practice, Trade & Competitiveness, World Bank Group
• Candace Nkoth Bisseck, Founder, Digital for Development, and Consultant, Stanford Seed West Africa

Moderator: Vanessa Erogbogbo, Head of Women and Trade Programme, International Trade Centre

• Frank Matsaert, Chief Executive Officer, Trade Mark East Africa
• Amelia Kyambadde, Minister of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives, Uganda

Moderator: Daniel Blockert, Chair of the Trade Facilitation Committee and Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the WTO, Sweden

Panel:

• Kunio Mikuriya, Secretary-General, World Customs Organization
• Lord Bates, MP, Minister of State for International Development, United Kingdom
• Jemilah Mahmood, Under Secretary General, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
• Carlos Grau Tanner, Director General, Global Express Association
• Yao Weiqun, Deputy Chief Executive, Shanghai WTO Affairs Consultation Centre
• Gordon Wright, Head, Cargo Border Management , International Air Transport Asssociation

• Dmitry Grozoubinski, Permanent Mission to the World Trade Organization, Australia
• Raimund Moser, International Trade Centre
• Daniel Dobos, THE Port
• Robyn Ekstrom, Pacific Island Forum Secretariat
• Hackathon Team - Marie-Laure Burgener, Adam Jones, Daniel Kachelreiss, Katarzyna Lechka, Sophie Schmidt, Felix Stähli, Laura Groebel (International Trade Centre)

Panel discussion:

• Mohammad Razzaque, Head of International Trade Policy, Commonwealth Secretariat
• Rolf Traeger, Chief of the LDC Section of United Nation Conference on Trade and Development
• Sumbue Antas, Director, Department of External Trade, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade, Vanuatu
• Debapriya Bhattacharya, Chair, LDC IV Monitor 
• Jorge Moreira da Silva, Director, Development Co-operation Directorate, Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development 
• Tuifa’Asisina Misa Lisati Leleisiuao Palemene, Associate Minister of Commerce, Industry and Labour, Samoa

Moderator: Hernán Estrada Román, Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the World Trade Organization, Nicaragua

Speaker: C.Y. Cyrus Chu, Permanent Representative, Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu to the WTO

Moderator: Uzo Madu, Founder, What's in it for Africa?

Panel discussion:

• François Xavier Ngarambe, Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the United Nations and other International Organizations in Geneva, Rwanda
• Tomochika Uyama, Deputy Director-General, Economic Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan
• Hiroshi Kuniyoshi, Deputy to the Director General, United Nations Industrial Development Organization
• Reinhard Scholl, Deputy Director, Telecommunication Standardization Bureau, International Telecommunication Union
• Jos Verbeek, Special Representative to the United Nations and the World Trade Organization, World Bank Group
• Michael Ferrantino, Lead Economist for Trade Policy, Trade and Competitiveness Global Practice, World Bank Group
• Stephen Karingi, Director, Capacity Development Division, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa

Moderator: Yinka Adegoke, Africa Editor, Quartz

Keynote speaker: Arancha González, Executive Director, International Trade Centre

Discussants:

• Mireya Almazan, Head of Mobile Money, GSMA
• Simon Lacey, Senior Expert, Trade Facilitation and Market Access, Huawei
• Phyllis Mwangi, Director, Tandao Commerce, Kenya
• Andrew Dunnett, Director, Vodafone Group Foundation
• Susan Schorr, Digital Inclusion Division, Telecommunication Development Bureau, International Telecommunication Union
• Shana Fatina, ORA Dive Komodo, Indonesia

Moderator: Sean Woolfrey, The European Centre for Development Policy Management

Opening address:

• José Graziano da Silva, Director-General, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
• François Kanimba, Minister of Trade, Industry and Economic Affairs, Rwanda
• Ratnakar Adhikari, Executive Director, Enhanced Integrated Framework Secretariat

Panel discussion:

• Komla Bissi, The Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme, African Union Commission
• What is the role of trade within CAADP?
• Patterson Brown, USAID, Chair of the CAADP Donor Partners Coordination Group (DPCG): Enhancing connection with trade within the CAADP structure
• What is being done to support better coordination amongst donor programming supporting trade and agriculture?
• Kayula Siame, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry, Zambia
• What gaps have you identified (results of the analysis), and how are you planning to address them (results of dialogue)

Moderator: Prof. Dr. Désirée M. van Gorp LLM, Chair International Business, Nyenrode Business Universiteit

Presentation of Selected Papers :

• Barbados, University of the West Indies – Mr Keith Nurse: "The Digital Creative Economy, Global Value Chains and Developing Countries: The Role of Aid for Trade in Building Connectivity and Facilitating Market Entry for Developing Countries"
• Benin, Université d'Abomey Calavi - Professor Amoussouga Gero, Mr Alastaire Alinsato, Professor Oloukoi, Professor Babatoundé:" Aid for Trade and connection to global value chains. What are the lessons to be learnt for the Economic Community of West African States counties?"
• Brazil, Getulio Vargas Foundation – Professor Vera Thorstensen, Professor Lucas Ferraz, Professor André Diniz: "How the Reduction of Regulatory Barriers for Trade in Services may affect the Architecture of Global value Chains: the Case of TISA"
• Tunisia, Tunis Business School – Professor Leila Baghdadi, Prof Inmaculada Martínez Zarzozo: "Effects of trade facilitation on developing countries sectoral trade"
• Yuca Waarts, Senior researcher sustainable value chain development, Wageningen University & Research

Keynote speaker: Aja Fatoumatta Jallow Tambajang, Vice President and Minister of Women's Affairs, The Gambia

Moderator: Vanessa Erogbogbo, Head of Women and Trade Programme, International Trade Centre

Video

Panel discussion:

• Isatou Touray, Minister of Trade, The Gambia
• Hamat Bah, Minister of Tourism, The Gambia
• Arancha González, Executive Director, International Trade Centre
• Yonov Frederick Agah, Deputy Director-General, World Trade Organization
• Ratnakar Adhikari, Executive Director, Enhanced Integrated Framework Secretariat
• Marc Vanheukelen, Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the World Trade Organization, European Union
• Muhammed Jagana, President, Gambia Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Moderator: Stephen Karau, Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the World Trade Organization, Kenya

Panel discussion:

• Arnold Jorge, The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
• Andrew Crosby, Managing Director, International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development
• Wilma Viviers, North-West University

Moderator: Aik Hoe Lim, Director, Trade and Environment Division, World Trade Organization

What does the new SPS & TBT notification alert system ePing offer to SMEs?

• Roland Mollerus, Secretary, Secretariat of the Committee of Development Policy, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
• Serra Ayral, Counsellor, Trade and Environment Division, World Trade Organization
• Mondher Mimouni, Chief, Trade and Market Intelligence, Division of Market and Development, International Trade Centre

What feedback is eping receiving from users? What are the benefits? How could it be scaled up?

• George Opiyo, TBT National Enquiry Point, Uganda Bureau of Standards
• Jose Maciel, DAI Inc., representative responsible for Trade Policy and Regulatory Reform at the East African Trade and Investment Hub
• Ashleigh Light, Office of Trade Negotiations, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Australia

* Interested participants can visit the ePing stand at the Delegates Lounge for a hands-on demonstration of the system.

Moderator: Andrey Vasilyev, Deputy Executive Secretary, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe

The Global Survey on Trade Facilitation and Paperless Trade Implementation: Background and methodology; Evidence from Asia and the Pacific :

• Yann Duval, Chief of Trade Facilitation Unit, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific

Trade Facilitation Implementation – Some evidence from Africa:

• David Luke, Coordinator of the African Trade Policy Centre, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa

Contributing to Sustainable Growth: Trade Facilitation in Europe and Central Asia:

• Maria Rosaria Ceccarelli, Chief of Trade Facilitation Section, Economic Commission for Europe  

Results of the Global Survey in Latin America and the Caribbean and implementation of trade facilitation and paperless trade for sustainable growth:

• Tania Garcia-Millan, Economic Affairs Officer, United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean

Results of the Trade Facilitation and paperless trade survey for the ESCWA region:

• Adel Al-Ghaberi, First Economic Affairs Officer, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia

Keynote addresses:

• Roberto Azevêdo, Director-General, World Trade Organization
• José Graziano da Silva, Director-General, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Moderator: Edwini Kessie, Director, Agriculture and Commodities Division, World Trade Organization

Keynote addresses:

• Roberto Azevêdo, Director-General, World Trade Organization
• José Graziano da Silva, Director-General, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Moderator: Edwini Kessie, Director, Agriculture and Commodities Division, World Trade Organization

Panel discussion:

• Barbara Cooper, Ministry of Agriculture, Australia
• Bill Gain, Global Program Manager, Trade Facilitation & Border Management, World Bank Group
• Mark Reader, Group Category Director, Rentokil
• Diane Taillard, Director, Consumer Safety & Traceability, GS1

Closing remarks: Melvin Spreij, Secretary, Standards and Trade Development Facility

Moderator: Robert Skidmore, Chief, Sustainable and Inclusive Value Chains, International Trade Centre

Panel discussion:

• Molly Harriss Olson, Chief Executive Officer, Fairtrade Australia-New Zealand
• Dan Rees, Better Work Branch Chief, International Labour Organization
• Alyson Slater, Director, Knowledge, Global Reporting Initiative

Moderator: Cyn-Young Park, Director of Regional Cooperation and Integration, Asian Development Bank

Keynote address: Bambang Susantono, Vice-President, Knowledge Management and Sustainable Development, Asian Development Bank

Panel discussion:

• Jun Fu, Executive Dean and Professor, School of Government, Peking University
• Pranav Kumar, Head, International Trade Policy, Confederation of Indian Industry
• Amita Misra, Director, Department of Regional Programmes and Field Representation, United Nations Industrial Development Organization
• Richard Bolwijn, Chief of Business Facilitation Section, Investment and Enterprise Division, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
• Tauqir Ali Shah, Ambassador to the World Trade Organization, Pakistan (TBC)

Moderator: Ernani Checcucc, Director, Capacity Building, World Customs Organization

Panel discussion:

• Antti Piispanen, Commercial Counselor, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Finland
• Kateshumbwa Dicksons, Commissioner of Customs, Uganda Revenue Service
• Hanne Melin, Director and Head of Europe, eBay
• Matome Mathole, WCO Mercator Programme Advisor and Customs Attache, Embassy of South Africa in Brussels
• Anja Gomm, Sector Project Development-Oriented Trade Policy, GIZ

Moderator: Moshe Neo Kao, Ambassador, Kingdom of Lesotho to the WTO

Panel discussion:

• Andreas Schaumayer, Federal Ministry for Economic Co-operation and Development, Germany
• Frank Matsaert, Chief Executive Officer, Trade Mark East Africa
• Kiranne Guddoy, Programme Officer, Development and Competitiveness, International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development
• Jim Redden, University of Adelaide
• José Guilherme Reis, Practice Manager, Trade and Competitiveness, World Bank

Chair: Richard Newfarmer, Country Director, International Growth Centre

Speakers:

• Ritwika Sen, Country Economist, International Growth Centre – “Connecting through Value Chains”
• Victor Steenbergen, Country Economist, International Growth Centre – “SEZs: Calculating Costs and Analyzing Benefits”
• Alexander Himbert, PhD candidate, University of Lausanne, - “Border Lights: Trade-led Regional Development”

Commentators: Paul Brenton, Lead Economist, International Trade, World Bank

Opening remarks:

• Patrick Ignatius Gomes, Secretary General, African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States
• Arancha González, Executive Director, International Trade Centre

Moderator: Catherine Fiankan-Bokonga, Journalist, Correspondent of France 24, Vice-President of the Association of Accredited Correspondents at UN and of the Swiss Press Club

Panel discussion:

• Darío Soto Abril, Global Chief Executive Officer, Fairtrade International
• Patricia R. Francis, Chairman, Jamaica Trade Facilitation Task Force
• Marie Laetitia Kayitesire, Managing Director, Sake Farm Ltd.
• Edmund Poku, Chief Executive Officer, Niche Cocoa Industry Limited

Moderator: Daniel Blockert, Chair of the EIF Steering Committee and Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the WTO, Sweden

Panel discussion:

• Khemmani Pholsena, Minister of Industry and Commerce, Lao People's  Democratic Republic
• Axel M. Addy, Minister of Commerce and Industry, Liberia
• Marc Yombouno, Minister of Commerce, Guinea
• Isabelle Durant, Deputy, Secretary-General, United Nations Conference for Trade and Development
• Grete Faremo, Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, United Nations Office for Project Services
• Dorothy Tembo, Deputy Executive Director, International Trade Centre

Moderator: Cyn-Young Park, Director of Regional Cooperation and Integration, Asian Development Bank

Keynote address: Kunio Mikuriya, Secretary-General, World Customs Organization

Presentation: Yann Duval, Chief, Trade Facilitation Unit, Trade, Investment and Innovation Division, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific

Panel discussion:

• Fekitamoeloa Katoa ‘Utoikamanu, Under Secretary-General and High Representative, United Nations Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States
• Pich Rithi, Ambassador Permanent Representative to the World Trade Organization, Cambodia
• Naindra Prasad Upadhaya, Secretary, Ministry of Commerce, Nepal
• Arzybek Kozhoshev, Minister of Economy, Kyrgyz Republic
• Maria Ceccarelli, Secretary, United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
• Young-ki Hong, Director General for, International Affairs Economic Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Korea

Opening remarks: Armand Tazafy, Minister of Commerce, Madagascar

Moderator: Viwanou Gnassounou, Assistant Secretary-General, African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States or Morgan Githinji, African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States

• Kako Nubukpo, Director of Economics, International Organisation of La Francophonie
• Teddy Soobramanien, Head of Hub and Spokes Programme, The Commonwealth
• Eloi Laourou, Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the United Nations Offices in Geneva, Benin
• John R D Ford, Ambassador, Permanent Representative to United Nations Organizations in Geneva, Republic of Guyana
• Mere Falemaka, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of the Pacific Islands Forum to the World Trade Organization
• Joachim Ouedraogo, Economic Community of West African States Special Adviser of the President of UEMOA
• Hillary Kumwenda, National Trade Adviser, Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism, Fiji
• Serigne Bassirou Diene, Regional Trade Adviser, Economic Community of Central African States
• Koen Rossel-Cambier, Programme Manager, European Commission

Welcome remarks: Hubert René Schillinger, Director, FES Geneva office

Moderator:  Rajesh Aggarwal, Chief, Trade Facilitation and Policy for Business, International Trade Centre

Panel discussion:

• David Luke, Coordinator, Africa Trade Policy Centre, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
• James Thuo Gathii, Professor, Loyola University Chicago, USA and HRIA Project Lead
• Isabel Ortiz, Director, Social Protection Department, International Labor Organization

Moderator: Ben Shepherd, Principal, Developing Trade Consultants

Summary on regional experiences and lessons:

• Asia and the Pacific: Mia Mikic, Chief, Trade Policy and Analysis Section, Trade, Investment and Innovation Division, ESCAP
• Latin America and the Caribbean: Jose Duran, Chief, Regional Integration Unit, Division of International Trade and Integration, ECLAC
• Africa: Heini Suominen, Economic Affairs Officer, Regional Integration and Trade Division, ECA

Panel discussion:

• Mina Mashayekhi, Head, Head of Trade Negotiations and Commercial Diplomacy Branch, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
• Deborah Elms, Executive Director, Asian Trade Centre
• Francisco Rivadeneira, Permanent Representative of Ecuador to the International Monetary Fund
• Santiago Sanchez Molina, Ministry of Foreign Trade, Ecuador
• Richard Yakam, First Assistant Secretary, Trade Division, Department of Trade, Commerce and Industry, Papua New Guinea
• Fousseni Kone, Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Burkina Faso
• Assad Bhuglah, Director, Trade Advocacy for Africa and former Director, International Trade Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mauritius

Moderator: Shishir Priyadarshi, Director, Development Division, World Trade Organization

Panel discussion:

• Fekitamoeloa Katoa ‘Utoikamanu, Under Secretary-General and High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States, United Nations Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States
• J S Deepak, Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the World Trade Organization, India
• Tomochika Uyama, Deputy Director-General, Economic Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan
• Jorge Moreira da Silva, Director, Development Co-operation Directorate, Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development 
• Paulo Salesi Kautoke, Head of Trade, Commonwealth Secretariat
• Matthias Helble, Senior Economist, Asian Development Bank Institute

Speakers:

• Thierry Kalonji, Director- Investment Promotion & Private Sector Development, Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
• Director, Leather and Leather Product Institute, Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa

Presentations:

• Matthias Helble, Senior Economist, Asian Development Bank Institute
• Frans Lammersen, Principal Administrator, Development and Co-operation Directorate, Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development 
• Aik Hoe Lim, Director, Trade and Environment Division, World Trade Organization
• Ben Shepherd, Principal, Developing Trade Consultants