Monday, October 8
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14:00 – 15:30
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Registration
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15:30 – 16:00
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Official Opening
Welcome and Introductions Photos
Video
(14:02 min)
Speaker: Patricia Francis
, Executive Director, International Trade Centre, Switzerland
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16:00 – 18:00
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Plenary Brainstorming -
Part 1
- Part 2 - Photos
Bringing Down the Barriers - Defining the Priorities for Export Development
Keynote speaker: Pascal Lamy
, Director General of the World Trade Organization, Switzerland
Video
(16:38 min)
Video Interview Mr. Pascal Lamy on Doha Round
(5:42 min)
Video Debate: Part 1
(5:17 min)
- Part 2
(5:55 min)
- Part 3
(3:04 min)
- Part 4
(6:45 min)
Commentator: Patricia Francis, Executive Director, International Trade Centre, Switzerland
Moderator: Tim Sebastian, Chairman, Doha Debates, UK
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19:15 – 21:30
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Opening Dinner Keynote Address
Aid for Trade: Separating Fact from Fiction
- Photos
Richard Manning
, Chairman, Development Assistance Committee, OECD, France
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Tuesday, October 9
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08:30 – 10:00
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Plenary Debate
Shifts in the Trade Agenda: What Will Be the Consequences for Developing Countries?
Photos
Video excerpt
(11:43 min)
Speakers:
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Arsene Balihuta, Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Uganda to the UN at Geneva, Switzerland
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Clovis Rossi, Columnist and Member of the Editorial Board, Folha de Sao Paulo, Brazil
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William Tagliani
, Attaché, Permanent Mission of the United States to the WTO, Switzerland
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Kwasi Abeasi, Chief Executive, The African Business Roundtable, Ghana
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Kenneth Ife, International Liaison Officer, NEPAD Business Group, South Africa
Moderator: Tim Sebastian, Chairman, Doha Debates, UK
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10:30 – 12:30
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Breakout Series 1: Building Supply-Side Capacities
Aid for Productive Capacities - What Works, What Does Not
Photos
Video excerpt
(5:42 min)
Speakers:
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Kiichiro Fukasaku, Economist, OECD Development Centre, France
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Josephine Francis, Owner/Manager, Arjay Farm, Liberia
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Ricardo Estrada Estrada, Executive President, Corporation for the Promotion of Exports and Investment (CORPEI), Ecuador
Moderator: Evita Schmieg, Head, Division of Globalization, Trade and Investment, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), Germany
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Unleashing the Power of Enterprise: Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Photos
Video excerpt
(7:06 min)
Speakers:
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George S. Dragnich, Director, Office of Economic and Development Affairs, Bureau of International Organization Affairs, Department of State, USA
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Paul Regis, Program Officer, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Switzerland
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Dora Hoan, Group Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Best World International, Singapore
Moderator: Ron Marchant, former CEO, UK Patent Office, United Kingdom
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Finding a Place in Today’s Global Value Chains
Photos
Video excerpt (8:37 min)
Speakers:
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Owen Skae, Senior Adviser, Export Strategy Design and Management, ITC
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Stephanie Barrientos, Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, United Kingdom
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Fiorina Mugione, Chief, Enterprise Development and Capacity Building Section, UNCTAD, Switzerland
Moderator: Martin Watson, Representative for Global Economic Issues, Quaker UN Office, Switzerland
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14:00 – 15:00
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Keynote Address
Fear of Trade: Implications for Developing Countries
Photos
Video
(20:30 min)
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Jagdish N. Bhagwati, Professor of Economics, Columbia University, USA
Video Debate: Part 1
(2:35 min)
- Part 2
(4:10 min)
Chairman: Tim Sebastian, Chairman, Doha Debates, UK
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15:00 – 17:00
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Breakout Series 2: Building Competitive Business Environments
Bringing Down the Barriers: Getting It Right at Home First
Video excerpt (7:11 min)
Speakers:
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Robert J.M. Appelboom, Principal, R.J.M. Appelboom Consulting, Brazil and formerly Managing Director of EKA and NOCAL Breweries, Angola
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Paulo Protasio, Chief Executive Officer, Brazil Marketing International (BMI), Brazil
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Anthony O'Sullivan, Head, Private Sector Division, Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), France
Moderator: Ricardo Melendez-Ortiz, CEO, International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD), Switzerland
Building Trade-Related Infrastructure: What Can the Private Sector Do?
Video excerpt
(7:50 min)
Speakers:
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R.C.M. Reddy, CEO, Cluster Development Initiative, Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services Ltd., India
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Atul Padalkar, Project Manager, Durban Investment Promotion Agency, South Africa
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Martin Abega, Executive Secretary, Groupement Interpatronal du Cameroun, (GICAM), Cameroon
Moderator: Siphana Sok, Director, Division of Technical Cooperation Coordination, ITC
Attracting Buyers and Fencing In Investors - The Business Environment Imperatives
Video excerpt
(7:31 min)
Speakers:
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Richard Ong, Leading Executive, Smart Education Centre, Malaysia
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Celina McLean, Project Director, Institute of International Strategy, Argentinian Chamber of Exporters (CERA), Argentina
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Esperanza Durán, Executive Director, Agency for International Trade Information and Cooperation (AITIC), Switzerland
Moderator: Martin Watson, Representative for Global Economic Issues, Quaker UN Office, Switzerland
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17:30 – 18.30
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Plenary Reporting from Breakout Series 1 and 2
Video excerpt
(9:29 min)
Export What? Building Supply-Side Capacities
Presenters:
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Evita Schmieg, Head, Division of Globalization, Trade, and Investment, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), Germany
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Ron Marchant, former CEO, UK Patent Office, United Kingdom
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Martin Watson, Representative for Global Economic Issues, Quaker UN Office, Switzerland
Buy Where? Building Competitive Business Environments
Presenters:
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Ricardo Melendez-Ortiz, CEO, International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD), Switzerland
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Siphana Sok, Director, Division of Technical Cooperation Coordination, ITC
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Martin Watson, Representative for Global Economic Issues, Quaker UN Office, Switzerland
Moderator: Tim Sebastian, Chairman, Doha Debates, UK
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Wednesday, October 10
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08:30 – 10:00
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Plenary Debate
Winning National Strategies for Export Development
Video excerpt
(7:08 min)
Speakers:
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Don Stephenson, Ambassador, Canadian Mission to the WTO at Geneva, Switzerland
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Tariq Ikram, Chief Executive, Trade Development Authority of Pakistan, and Minister of State, Pakistan
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Roger Baxter, Chief Economist, Chamber of Mines, South Africa
Moderator: Tim Sebastian, Chairman, Doha Debates, UK
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10:30 – 12:30
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Breakout Series 3: Building Markets
Regional Integration: Responding to Necessity?
Video excerpt
(8:43 min)
Speakers:
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Stephan Heieck, Principal Adviser, Regional Project for Trade Policies, CENPROMYPE-GTZ, EL Salvador
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Elham Zeadat, Managing Director, Bloom Dead Sea Gift Enterprise, Jordan
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Enno Bozdo, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Energy, Albania
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Aniebo Akpan Roberts, Head, Public Affairs and Bilateral Cooperation, Global Partnership Initiative, Nigeria
Moderator: Taiana Mora-Ramis, Executive Director, CaribExport, Barbados
Meeting Technical Regulations and Standards for Export Success
Video excerpt
(8:36 min)
Speakers:
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Alan Bryden, Secretary-General, International Organization for Standardization, Switzerland
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Eddy Yeung, Director, Ciel Group, Mauritius
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Shyam K. Gujadhur, Senior Adviser, on Standards and Quality Management, ITC
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Ouseph Padickakudi, Programme Manager, Trade Capacity Building Branch, UNIDO
Moderator: H. Lal, Chairman, Director-General, Quality Forum, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry, India
Strategic Alliances: Win-Win Opportunities?
Video excerpt
(7:35 min)
Speakers:
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Jack Lowe, Chief Executive Officer, Blue Orchard Finance, Switzerland
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Beatrice Dove-Edwin, Director Policy, Planning and Research Division, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Sierra Leone
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Anil Bhardwaj, Secretary General, Federation of Indian Micro Small and Medium Enterprise (FISME), India
Moderator: Osman Atac, Chief, Enterprise Management Development Section, ITC
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14:00 – 15:00
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Keynote Address
T
urbulence in Agriculture: Is a Win-Win Possible for Developed and Developing Countries?
Video excerpt
(7:13min)
Luzius Wasescha, Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the WTO and EFTA, Switzerland
Chairman: Tim Sebastian, Chairman, Doha Debates, UK
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15:00 – 17:00
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Breakout Series 4: Building Institutional Capacities
Get On My Turf: Coordination in the Trade Support Network
Video excerpt
(5_44 min)
Speakers:
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Jim Tanburn, Coordinator, The Donor Committee for Enterprise Development, United Kingdom
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Daniel Salcedo, Founder, PEOPLink and CatGen, USA
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Humberto Goyen, Head of Planning and Corporate Development, CSI Ingenieros, Uruguay
Moderator: Seppo Laine, Senior Vice President, Finland Trade Promotion Organization (Finpro), Finland
Beyond Politics: Making Trade Support Institutions Effective
Video excerpt
(7:34 min)
Speakers:
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Daniel Lederman, Senior Economist, The World Bank, USA
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Abera Deresa, State Minister, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
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Walter Staples, Founder and Principal, Walter Staples International, Canada
Moderator: A. H. Lansink, Managing Director, Centre for the Promotion of Imports from Developing Countries (CBI, The Netherlands
Finding the Right Focus: Gearing Up for Export Success
Video excerpt
(5:54 min)
Speakers:
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Beatrice Gakuba, CEO, Rwanda Flora, Rwanda
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Sunita Kapila, Vice-Chairperson, Kenya Gatsy Trust, Kenya
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Leith Doody, Regional Director for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Austrade, Australia
Moderator: Jorge Lopez, Director, Internacional Promotion, ProMéxico, Mexico
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17:30 – 18:30
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Plenary Reporting from Breakout Series 3 and 4
Video excerpt (6:34 min) Export Where? Building Markets
Presenters:
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Taiana Mora-Ramis, Executive Director, CaribExport, Barbados
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H. Lal, Chairman, Director-General, Quality Forum, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry, India
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Osman Atac, Chief, Enterprise Management Development Section, ITC
Do It How? Building Institutional Capacities
Presenters:
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Seppo Laine, Senior Vice President, Finland Trade Promotion Organization (Finpro), Finland
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A. H. Lansink, Managing Director, Centre for the Promotion of Imports from Developing Countries (CBI, The Netherlands
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Jorge Lopez, Director, International Promotion, ProMéxico, Mexico
Moderator: Tim Sebastian, Chairman, Doha Debates, UK
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Thursday, October 11
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08:30 – 10:00
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Plenary Brainstorming - Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3
Video excerpt
(12:19 min)
The Dynamic Export Development Agenda: Implications for Technical Assistance
Panellists
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Lakshmi Puri, Acting Deputy Secretary-General, UNCTAD, Switzerland
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Stephen Browne, Deputy Executive Director, ITC
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Hans-Peter Egler
, Head, Trade and Clean Technology Cooperation Development, SECO, Switzerland
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Richard S. Newfarmer, Special Representative to the UN and WTO, World Bank, Switzerland
Moderator: Tim Sebastian, Chairman, Doha Debates, UK
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10:30 – 12:30
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Parallel Working Sessions: From Agenda to Action
Specialized Networks Session (participants to select one of the three simultaneous sessions)
Speakers:
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Tewodros Yilma Tekeleab, Yilma Global Consulting, Ethiopia
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Solomon Assefa, Deputy Director General, Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, Ethiopia
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Steve Caiger, CEO, High Value Horticulture, UK
Moderator:
Edward Brown, First Secretary, Permanent Mission of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the United Nations Office and other International Organizations in Geneva, Switzerland
Speakers:
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Anthony O’Sullivan, Head of Division, Private Sector Development, OECD, France
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Celina McLean, Project Director, Institute of International Strategy, Argentinian Chamber of Exporters (CERA), Argentina
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M. Supperamaniam, Advisor, WTO / FTA Negotiations, Federation of Malaysian Manufactures, Malaysia
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Zodwa Mabuza, CEO, Federation of Swaziland Employers and Chamber of Commerce, Swaziland
Moderator: Rajesh Aggarwal, Senior Advisor, International Trading System, ITC
Speakers:
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Glyne Michelo, Director General, Zambia Development Agency, Zambia
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Satish Kumar, Manager, Research and Consultancy, Zambia Centre for Accountancy Studies
Moderator: Emmanuel Barreto, Senior Advisor, Trade in Services, ITC
Aid for Trade Roundtables - Building Capacity (by invitation only)
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Export Strategy Design and Management
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Marketing Techniques and Sector Branding
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Trade Information Management and Market Analysis
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Quality Management and Standards for Trade Development
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Enhancing Women's Contribution to Export Competitiveness
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12:30 – 13:00
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Closing Address
Video
Charting the Way Forward
Speaker: Patricia Francis, Executive Director, International Trade Centre, Switzerland
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