World export development forum 2007

Bringing Down the Barriers - Charting a Dynamic Export Development Agenda

Monday, October 8
14:00 – 15:30	Registration
15:30 – 16:00	Official Opening Welcome and Introductions Photos Video (14:02 min) Speaker: Patricia Francis , Executive Director, International Trade Centre, Switzerland
16:00 – 18:00	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
19:15 – 21:30	Opening Dinner Keynote Address Aid for Trade: Separating Fact from Fiction - Photos Richard Manning , Chairman, Development Assistance Committee, OECD, France
Tuesday, October 9
08:30 – 10:00	Plenary Debate Shifts in the Trade Agenda: What Will Be the Consequences for Developing Countries? Photos Video excerpt (11:43 min) Speakers: Arsene Balihuta, Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Uganda to the UN at Geneva, Switzerland Clovis Rossi, Columnist and Member of the Editorial Board, Folha de Sao Paulo, Brazil William Tagliani , Attaché, Permanent Mission of the United States to the WTO, Switzerland Kwasi Abeasi, Chief Executive, The African Business Roundtable, Ghana Kenneth Ife, International Liaison Officer, NEPAD Business Group, South Africa Moderator: Tim Sebastian, Chairman, Doha Debates, UK
10:30 – 12:30	Breakout Series 1: Building Supply-Side Capacities Aid for Productive Capacities - What Works, What Does Not Photos Video excerpt (5:42 min) Speakers: Kiichiro Fukasaku, Economist, OECD Development Centre, France Josephine Francis, Owner/Manager, Arjay Farm, Liberia 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
	Unleashing the Power of Enterprise: Innovation and Entrepreneurship Photos Video excerpt (7:06 min) Speakers: George S. Dragnich, Director, Office of Economic and Development Affairs, Bureau of International Organization Affairs, Department of State, USA Paul Regis, Program Officer, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Switzerland Dora Hoan, Group Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Best World International, Singapore Moderator: Ron Marchant, former CEO, UK Patent Office, United Kingdom
	Finding a Place in Today’s Global Value Chains Photos Video excerpt (8:37 min) Speakers: Owen Skae, Senior Adviser, Export Strategy Design and Management, ITC Stephanie Barrientos, Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, United Kingdom Fiorina Mugione, Chief, Enterprise Development and Capacity Building Section, UNCTAD, Switzerland Moderator: Martin Watson, Representative for Global Economic Issues, Quaker UN Office, Switzerland
14:00 – 15:00	Keynote Address Fear of Trade: Implications for Developing Countries Photos Video (20:30 min) - 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
15:00 – 17:00	Breakout Series 2: Building Competitive Business Environments Bringing Down the Barriers: Getting It Right at Home First Video excerpt (7:11 min) Speakers: Robert J.M. Appelboom, Principal, R.J.M. Appelboom Consulting, Brazil and formerly Managing Director of EKA and NOCAL Breweries, Angola Paulo Protasio, Chief Executive Officer, Brazil Marketing International (BMI), Brazil 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: R.C.M. Reddy, CEO, Cluster Development Initiative, Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services Ltd., India Atul Padalkar, Project Manager, Durban Investment Promotion Agency, South Africa 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: Richard Ong, Leading Executive, Smart Education Centre, Malaysia Celina McLean, Project Director, Institute of International Strategy, Argentinian Chamber of Exporters (CERA), Argentina 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
17:30 – 18.30	Plenary Reporting from Breakout Series 1 and 2 Video excerpt (9:29 min) Export What? Building Supply-Side Capacities Presenters: Evita Schmieg, Head, Division of Globalization, Trade, and Investment, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), Germany Ron Marchant, former CEO, UK Patent Office, United Kingdom Martin Watson, Representative for Global Economic Issues, Quaker UN Office, Switzerland Buy Where? Building Competitive Business Environments Presenters: Ricardo Melendez-Ortiz, CEO, International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD), Switzerland Siphana Sok, Director, Division of Technical Cooperation Coordination, ITC Martin Watson, Representative for Global Economic Issues, Quaker UN Office, Switzerland Moderator: Tim Sebastian, Chairman, Doha Debates, UK
Wednesday, October 10
08:30 – 10:00	Plenary Debate Winning National Strategies for Export Development Video excerpt (7:08 min) Speakers: Don Stephenson, Ambassador, Canadian Mission to the WTO at Geneva, Switzerland Tariq Ikram, Chief Executive, Trade Development Authority of Pakistan, and Minister of State, Pakistan Roger Baxter, Chief Economist, Chamber of Mines, South Africa Moderator: Tim Sebastian, Chairman, Doha Debates, UK
10:30 – 12:30	Breakout Series 3: Building Markets Regional Integration: Responding to Necessity? Video excerpt (8:43 min) Speakers: Stephan Heieck, Principal Adviser, Regional Project for Trade Policies, CENPROMYPE-GTZ, EL Salvador Elham Zeadat, Managing Director, Bloom Dead Sea Gift Enterprise, Jordan Enno Bozdo, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Energy, Albania 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: Alan Bryden, Secretary-General, International Organization for Standardization, Switzerland Eddy Yeung, Director, Ciel Group, Mauritius Shyam K. Gujadhur, Senior Adviser, on Standards and Quality Management, ITC 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: Jack Lowe, Chief Executive Officer, Blue Orchard Finance, Switzerland Beatrice Dove-Edwin, Director Policy, Planning and Research Division, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Sierra Leone Anil Bhardwaj, Secretary General, Federation of Indian Micro Small and Medium Enterprise (FISME), India Moderator: Osman Atac, Chief, Enterprise Management Development Section, ITC
14:00 – 15:00	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
15:00 – 17:00	Breakout Series 4: Building Institutional Capacities Get On My Turf: Coordination in the Trade Support Network Video excerpt (5_44 min) Speakers: Jim Tanburn, Coordinator, The Donor Committee for Enterprise Development, United Kingdom Daniel Salcedo, Founder, PEOPLink and CatGen, USA 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: Daniel Lederman, Senior Economist, The World Bank, USA Abera Deresa, State Minister, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia 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: Beatrice Gakuba, CEO, Rwanda Flora, Rwanda Sunita Kapila, Vice-Chairperson, Kenya Gatsy Trust, Kenya Leith Doody, Regional Director for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Austrade, Australia Moderator: Jorge Lopez, Director, Internacional Promotion, ProMéxico, Mexico
17:30 – 18:30	Plenary Reporting from Breakout Series 3 and 4 Video excerpt (6:34 min) Export Where? Building Markets Presenters: Taiana Mora-Ramis, Executive Director, CaribExport, Barbados H. Lal, Chairman, Director-General, Quality Forum, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry, India Osman Atac, Chief, Enterprise Management Development Section, ITC Do It How? Building Institutional Capacities Presenters: Seppo Laine, Senior Vice President, Finland Trade Promotion Organization (Finpro), Finland A. H. Lansink, Managing Director, Centre for the Promotion of Imports from Developing Countries (CBI, The Netherlands Jorge Lopez, Director, International Promotion, ProMéxico, Mexico Moderator: Tim Sebastian, Chairman, Doha Debates, UK
Thursday, October 11
08:30 – 10:00	Plenary Brainstorming - Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3 Video excerpt (12:19 min) The Dynamic Export Development Agenda: Implications for Technical Assistance Panellists Lakshmi Puri, Acting Deputy Secretary-General, UNCTAD, Switzerland Stephen Browne, Deputy Executive Director, ITC Hans-Peter Egler , Head, Trade and Clean Technology Cooperation Development, SECO, Switzerland Richard S. Newfarmer, Special Representative to the UN and WTO, World Bank, Switzerland Moderator: Tim Sebastian, Chairman, Doha Debates, UK
10:30 – 12:30	Parallel Working Sessions: From Agenda to Action Specialized Networks Session (participants to select one of the three simultaneous sessions) Bringing the Poor into the Market: Expansion and Replication Video excerpt (6:01 min) Speakers: Tewodros Yilma Tekeleab, Yilma Global Consulting, Ethiopia Solomon Assefa, Deputy Director General, Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, Ethiopia 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 Business and Government – Dialogue for Export Development Video excerpt (13:23 min) Speakers: Anthony O’Sullivan, Head of Division, Private Sector Development, OECD, France Celina McLean, Project Director, Institute of International Strategy, Argentinian Chamber of Exporters (CERA), Argentina M. Supperamaniam, Advisor, WTO / FTA Negotiations, Federation of Malaysian Manufactures, Malaysia Zodwa Mabuza, CEO, Federation of Swaziland Employers and Chamber of Commerce, Swaziland Moderator: Rajesh Aggarwal, Senior Advisor, International Trading System, ITC Making an Impact on Development through Trade in Services Speakers: Glyne Michelo, Director General, Zambia Development Agency, Zambia 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) Export Strategy Design and Management Marketing Techniques and Sector Branding Trade Information Management and Market Analysis Quality Management and Standards for Trade Development Enhancing Women's Contribution to Export Competitiveness
12:30 – 13:00	Closing Address Video Charting the Way Forward Speaker: Patricia Francis, Executive Director, International Trade Centre, Switzerland

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