WEDF 2006 - Programme

The ITC Executive Forum on National Export Strategy

The Global Debate 2006

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Bringing the Poor into the Export Process: Linkages and Strategic Implications

Hotel Crowne Plaza Berlin City Centre Programme in pdf version
Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany
27 – 30 September 2006

Wednesday, 27 September – Afternoon (13:00 – 17:00 hrs)

13:00–15:00

Registration

15:00–17:00

Welcome, Introductions and Rules of the Debate

Ms. Patricia Francis, Executive Director, ITC

Ms. Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul, Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development, BMZ, Germany

Ms. Valentine Rugwabiza, Deputy Director General, WTO

Mr. Dirk Bruinsma, Deputy Secretary General, UNCTAD

17:00–20:00

Reception

Thursday, 28 September

8:30 – 10:30

1^st Plenary Session:

(Conference Center)

Export Development and Poverty Reduction: Is There Really a Linkage?

Moderator: Ms. Hilary Bowker, Bowker Media + Communications, UK

Panellist: Mr. Abera Deressa, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Ethiopia

Panellist: Mr. Hafiz Pasha, Assistant Administrator and UNDP Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific, UNDP

Panellist: Mr. Carlos A. Primo Braga, Senior Advisor, World Bank

Panellist: Mr. Stephen Browne, Deputy Executive Director, ITC

10:30–11:00

Coffee

11:00 – 12:45

2^nd Plenary Session:

(Conference Center)

Making Export-Led Poverty Reduction Our Business: The Roles of the Public, Private and Non-Governmental Sectors

Moderator: Mr. George P. Saibel, Director, Special Advisory Services Division, Commonwealth Secretariat, UK

Panellist: Mr. T.C. Venkat Subramanian, Chairman and Managing Director, Export-Import Bank of India, India

Panellist: Mr. Lloyd Timberlake, Director, Communications, World Business Council for Sustainable Development, Switzerland

Panellist: Ms. Emily Jones, Research Team, Oxfam Great Britain, UK

Thursday, 28 September (cont’d)

12:45–13:00	Planning Session 1: (Conference Center)	Confirming the Validity of Virtuous Circles and High Profile Options Presenter: Mr. Siphana Sok, Director, Division of Technical Cooperation Coordination, ITC
13:00 –14:30	Lunch
14:30–15:45	Breakout Series A:	A Virtuous Circle: Export Development, Poverty Reduction and Empowerment
	(Berlin Room)	Getting Started – Is It a Question of Education or Entrepreneurship? Moderator: Mr. John Williams, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK Panellist: Mr. Osman Atac, Chief, Enterprise Management Development Section, ITC Panellist: Mr. Omar Ortiz, Manager Finance and Trade, Belize Chamber of Commerce &Industry, Belize Panellist: Mr. Erlan Sagadiev, President, University of International Business, Kazakhstan Panellist: Mr. Sherab Tenzin, Head of External Trade Division, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Kingdom of Bhutan
	( Wien/AmsterdamRoom)	A Down-to-Earth Linkage – Export Development, Poverty Reduction and the Land Issue Moderator: Mr. Brian Barclay, Executive Forum, ITC Panellist: Mr. Osei Boeh-Ocansey, Director-General, Private Enterprise Foundation, Ghana Panellist: Mr. Gerrit Booyens, Limpopo Export Forum, South Africa Panellist: Ms. Margot Campos, Director of Trade and Export, Ministry of Production and Micro-Enterprise of Bolivia Panellist: Mr. Chandi Raj Dhakal, President, Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Nepal
	(Rom/Helsinki Room)	Redressing Disadvantage – Export Development, Poverty Reduction and Affirmative Action Moderator: Mr. Anton Said, Executive Forum, ITC Panellist: Mr. Enrique Hernández de Tejada Aldana, President of Import-Export Association, Mexico Panellist: Mr. Riaan Le Roux, Chief Director, Export Promotion and Development, Department of Trade and Industry, South Africa

Thursday, 28 September (cont’d)

14:30–15:45	Breakout Series A:	A Virtuous Circle: Export Development, Poverty Reduction and Empowerment
	(Conference Center)	Financial Empowerment – Financing a Sustainable Linkage Moderator: Mr. Octavio B. Peralta, Secretary General, Association of Development Financing Institutions in Asia and the Pacific (ADFIAP), Philippines Panellist: Ms. Rosa Maria Krüger, Partner, Asóciate S.A.C., Peru Panellist: Mr. Gabriel Barrera Pérez, Vice President, Bancomext, Mexico Panellist: Mr. R. C. M. Reddy, Chief Executive Officer, Cluster Development Initiative, Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services Ltd., India
15:45–16:15	Coffee
16:15–17:30	Breakout Series B:		The Reality of High Profile Options
	(Rom/Helsinki Room)		Export, Poverty and the ‘e’ Dimension Moderator: Mr. Anton Said, Executive Forum, ITC Panellist: Mr. Osman Atac, Chief, Enterprise Management Development Section, ITC Panellist: Mr. Javed Naushahi, Chairman, E-Commerce Resource Center and Chairman Trade Facilitation e-Business (AFACT), Pakistan Panellist: Mr. Alwyn Didar Singh, Joint Secretary of Heavy Industry and Public Enterprise, India
	(Wien/Amsterdam Room)		Greening the Linkage: Is There Really an Environmental Dividend? Moderator: Mr. Brian Barclay, Executive Forum, ITC Panellist: Mrs. Tokozile Boboyi, Senior Programme Manager, Eastern Cape Development Corporation, South Africa Panellist: Mr. Paul Boni, President, ANAVI-CI, Côte d’Ivoire Panellist: Mr. Joseph Sunil, General Manager, PDS Organic Spices, India
	(Berlin Room)		Export, Poverty Reduction and Women – A Missed Opportunity? Moderator: Ms. Sabine Meitzel, Gender Focal Point, ITC Panellist: Mr. Vasan Appanah, Senior Advisor, Ministry of Women Affairs, Mauritius Panellist: Ms. Astrid Ruiz Thierry, Secretary General, Women for Dialogue and Education, Spain

Thursday, 28 September (cont’d)

16:15–17:30

Breakout Series B:

The Reality of High Profile Options

(Conference Center)

The Hands-On Approach: The Importance of Going Local

Moderator: Ms. Florence Kata, Executive Director, Uganda Export Promotion Board (UEPB), Uganda

Panellist: Mr. Raul Hernández, Director General, Alternativas y Procesos de Participación Social A.C.,Mexico

Panellist: Mr. Costin Lianu, Director General, Department of Trade Promotion, Romania

Panellist: Mr. Kunyaphan Reangkhum, Deputy Director-General, Department of Export Promotion, Thailand

Friday, 29 September

8:30–10:15	3^rd Plenary Session: (Conference Center)	Virtuous Circles and High Profile Options: An Assessment (Review of the Conclusions and Recommendations of Breakout Series A and B) Moderator: Ms. Hilary Bowker, Bowker Media + Communications, UK
10:15–10:30	Planning Session 2: (Conference Center)	Taking a Sectoral or a Global Approach Presenter: Mr. Peter Walters, Director, Division of Product and Market Development, ITC
10:30–11:00	Coffee
11:00–13:00	Breakout Series C:	Poverty Sensitive Value Chains
	(Conference Center)	Growing Out of Poverty – Strategic Direction in the Agricultural Sector Moderator: Mr. Doyle Baker, Chief, Agricultural Management, Marketing and Finance Service, Agricultural Support Systems Division, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Panellist: Mr. Jethro Greene, Chief Coordinator, Eastern Caribbean Trading Agriculture and Development Organization, St. Vincent & the Grenadines Panellist: Mr. Carlos Krüger, Partner, Asóciate S.A.C., Peru Panellist: Mr. R. S. Sodhi, Chief General Manager, Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation, India Panellist: Mr. Timothy Williams, Adviser and Head, Enterprise and Agriculture Section, Commonwealth Secretariat, UK

Friday, 29 September (cont’d)

11:00–13:00	Breakout Series C:		Poverty Sensitive Value Chains
	(Wien/Amsterdam Room)		A Hi-Tech, Low Employment Future in the Export-Oriented Manufacturing Sector – A Correct Conclusion? Moderator: Mr. Sergio Miranda da Cruz, Director, Research and Statistics Branch, UNIDO Panellist: Mr. Adesina Agboluaje, Managing Director, Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority, Nigeria Panellist: Mr. Jaishwor Barlow Manilal, Chief Operating Officer, Key Government Programmes, Automotive Industry Development Centre (AIDC), South Africa Panellist: Mr. Prachand Man Shrestha , Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Industries, Commerce and Supplies, Nepal
	(Berlin Room)		The Poverty Angle of Sun, Sea and Sand – Maximizing Tourism’s Contribution Moderator: Mr. Eugenio Yunis, Chief, Sustainable Development of Tourism Department, World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Panellist: Mr. Harold Goodwin, Director, Responsible Tourism Partnership, UK Panellist: Mr. Pedro Grancha, Director General, RETA Atlântico, Portugal Panellist: Mr. Isaac Njoroge, Adviser, Trade Section, Commonwealth Secretariat, UK
	(Rom/Helsinki Room)		Tangible Results from Intangible Business – Strengthening the Linkage within the Service Sector Moderator: Mr. Anton Said, Executive Forum, ITC Panellist: Mr. Edsel Custodio, Undersecretary for International Economic Relations, Department of Foreign Affairs, Philippines Panellist: Mr. Ricardo Estrada Estrada, Executive President, CORPEI, Ecuador Panellist: Mr. Nikhil Treebhoohun, Adviser and Head of the Trade Section, Commonwealth Secretariat, UK
13:00-14:30		Lunch
13:30–14:30		Informal Session: (Conference Center)	The “Innovations in Export Strategy” Consultation Series Summary of 2006 Consultations on: Gender Equality, Export Performance and Competitiveness – A Practical Approach Export Strategy and the Role of the National Trade Promotion Organization Financing Export Clusters: Options and Strategic Implications Underwriting Export Promotion: “Best Practices” in the Operation and Management of a Matching Grant Scheme The Relevance of National Branding to Export Strategy

Friday, 29 September (cont’d)

14:30–15:45	Breakout Series D:	The Effectiveness of On-Going Global Initiatives
	(Conference Center)	Fair Trade – A Development Trap? Moderator: Ms. Natascha Weisert, Executive Forum, ITC Panellist: Ms. Jacqui MacDonald, President, Just Trade, Canada Panellist: Mr. Wolfgang Weinmann, Producer Partnership Manager, CaféDirect, UK Panellist: Mr. Hugo Skoppek, Director, Stitching Nature & More Foundation, The Netherlands
	(Berlin Room)	Corporate Social Responsibility – Where Does It Lie? Moderator: Ms. Yukiko Arai, Multinational Enterprises Programme, International Labour Organization (ILO) Panellist: Mr. Alfredo Nuño, Green Coffee Trader, Starbucks Coffee Trading Company, Switzerland Panellist: Mr. Pan Sorasak, Secretary of State, Ministry of Commerce, Royal Government of Cambodia Panellist: Mr. Ralph Adeola Alabi, Chairman, Guinness Nigeria Plc., Nigeria Panellist: Mr. Hans Perk, Manager, Solidaridad, The Netherlands
	(Wien/AmsterdamRoom)	South-South Trade – Could It Be a Solution? Moderator: Mr. Osvaldo R. Agatiello, Professor of International Economics, Geneva School of Diplomacy and International Relations, Switzerland Panellist: Ms. Saule Akhmetova, Adviser, CMAR/Kazyna, Kazakhstan Panellist: Mr. Christoph Ernst, Employment Analysis and Research, Economic and Labour Market Analysis Department, ILO Panellist: Mr. Ricardo Estrada Estrada, Executive President, CORPEI, Ecuador Panellist: Mr. Friedrich von Kirchbach, Chief, Market Analysis Section, ITC
15:45–16:15	Coffee
16:15–17:30	4^th Plenary Session: (Conference Center)		Managing the Linkage: Defining an Effective Framework Moderator: Mr. Ganeshan Wignaraja, Team Leader (Trade Integration), Office of Regional Economic Integration, Asian Development Bank, Philippines Panellist: Mr. Edward Boateng, Executive Secretary, Ghana Export Promotion Council, Ghana Panellist: Mr. Charles Gore, Senior Economic Affairs Officer, UNCTAD Panellist: Mr. Owen Skae, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Saturday, 30 September – Morning (8:30 – 13:00 hrs)

8:30–10:30	5^th Plenary Session: (Conference Center)	Taking a Sectoral or a Global Approach: (Review of the Conclusions and Recommendations of Breakout Series C and D) Moderator: Ms. Hilary Bowker, Bowker Media + Communications, UK
10:30–11:00	Coffee
11:00–12:00	6^th Plenary Session: (Conference Center)	Charting the Leap from Poverty to Prosperity: Balancing a Pro-Poor Export Strategy with the Competitiveness Imperative Moderator: Mr. Stephen Browne, Deputy Executive Director, ITC Panellist (Government): Mr. Abera Deressa, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Ethiopia Panellist (NGO): Mr. Pranav Kumar, Policy Analyst, Consumer Unity and Trust Society (CUTS), India Panellist (Private Sector): Mr. M. Lakshminarayan, Chairman, Confederation of Indian Industry - Southern Region, India Panellist (Technical Organization): Mr. A. H. M. Lansink, Managing Director, CBI, The Netherlands
12:00–12:30	7^th Plenary Session: (Conference Center)	Where Do We Go from Here? Chair: Ms. Patricia Francis, Executive Director, ITC
12:30–13:00	Closing

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