Taller sobre Comercio e Inversiones

Opening Remarks

• Ambassador Frances Lisson, Permanent Representative of Australia to the WTO
  Statement
• Roberto Azevêdo, Director-General, World Trade Organization
  Speech

Session 1 10:15 — 11:15

Trade and Investment: Why the WTO?
Moderator: Ambassador Choi Kyonglim, Permanent Representative of Korea to the WTO

Speakers

• Hamid Mamdouh, Director, Services and Investment Division, WTO
  Highlighting the relevance of WTO disciplines for FDI
  Presentation

• Miguel Rodriguez Mendoza, Senior Fellow, ICTSD; Co-Convener E15 Initiative
  Promoting synergies between trade and investment policies for facilitating investment

• Ambassador Walter Werner, Permanent Representative of Germany to the WTO
  Investment, the G20 and the WTO

The panel discussion will be followed by a question and answer session.  Workshop participants are invited to comment on trade and investment and the role of the WTO.

Session 2 11:15 — 12:30

Recent Developments in Trade and Investment
Moderator: Ambassador Roberto Zapata, Permanent Representative of Mexico to the WTO

Speakers

• Pierre Sauvé, Senior Trade Specialist, Trade and Competitiveness, World Bank Group
  Trends in world trade and investment flows
  Presentation

• Lise Johnson, Head, Investment Law and Policy, Colombia Centre on Sustainable Investment
  Trade, investment and sustainable development
  Presentation

• Stormy-Annika Mildner, B20 Sherpa; Head, External Economic Policy Department, Federation of German Industries
  Identifying trade and investment opportunities and challenges – a business perspective

• Ambassador Gennady Ovechko, Permanent Representative of Russia to the WTO
  Building on investment-related WTO elements
  Presentation

The panel discussion will be followed by a question and answer session.  Workshop participants are invited to share their experience with trade, investment and development.

Session 3 14:00 — 15:30

Trade and Investment Facilitation for Development
Moderator: Ambassador Kemal Madenoglu, Permanent Representative of Turkey to the WTO

Speakers

• Elisabeth Tuerk, Chief, International Investment Agreements Section, Division on Investment and Enterprise, UNCTAD
  Maximizing opportunities and addressing challenges through investment facilitation
  Presentation

• Ana Novik, Head, Investment Division, OECD
  Identifying latest trends in investment facilitation
  Presentation

• Marion Janson, Chief Economist, International Trade Centre
  Facilitating trade and investment together by identifying value chain options
  Presentation

• Mr Ahmad Irfan Aslam, Additional Attorney General, Pakistan
  Presentation

The panel discussion will be followed by a question and answer session.  Workshop participants are invited to comment on approaches to facilitating trade and investment.

Wrap-up 15:30 — 16:15

Wrap-up Session: What to do next?   
Moderator: Sean Doherty, Head, International Trade & Investment, World Economic Forum

Speakers

• Ambassador Roberto Zapata, Permanent Representative of Mexico to the WTO
• Ambassador Sondang Anggraini, Deputy Permanent Representative of Indonesia to the WTO
• Ambassador Choi Kyonglim, Permanent Representative of Korea to the WTO
• Ambassador Kemal Madenoglu, Permanent Representative of Turkey to the WTO
• Ambassador Frances Lisson, Permanent Representative of Australia to the WTO
  Statement

MIKTA Ambassadors will briefly present their ideas on possible next steps, especially on the role of WTO in investment discussions, followed by free discussion with workshop participants.