PROGRAMME of MEETINGS No. 7, Thursday, 21 July 2016

PROGRAMME OF MEETINGS No. 7, Thursday, 21 July 2016

2–3 p.m. Meeting of the Extended Bureau Aberdares Hall

Main track

9.30–11.30 a.m. High-level event: Tsavo 1 Making innovation a driver for sustainable development Building productive capacity to transform economies

Opening remarks:  Mr. Joakim Reiter, Deputy Secretary-General, UNCTAD Panellists :  Mr. Alexander Mora, Minister for Trade, Costa Rica  Mr. Xiaolan Fu, Professor of Technology and International Development, Oxford University, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland  Ms. Alix Zwane, Chief Executive Officer, Global Innovation Fund, United States of America  Mr. David Harmon, Vice-President for Global Public Affairs, Huawei Technologies, China  Mr. Vaughan Turekian, Science and Technology Adviser to the Secretary of State, Department of State, United States of America

2.30-–4.30 p.m. High-level event Tsavo 1 Fostering Africa's structural transformation

Moderator:  Mr. Laban-Cliff Onserio, Business Reporter at Nations Media Group

Opening remarks:  Dr. Mukhisa Kituyi, Secretary-General, UNCTAD

Panellists:  Mr. Erastus Mwencha, Deputy Chair, African Union Commission  Mr. Maged Abdelaziz, Under-Secretary-General and Special Adviser on Africa, United Nations  Mr. Louali Chaibou, Commissioner for Trade Customs and Free movement and Tourism, Economic Community of West African States Commission  Mr. Emmanuel Nnadozie, Executive Secretary, Africa Capacity-Building Foundation  Ms. Jennifer Nosma Mhlanga, Member of Parliament, Zimbabwe, and Member of the Bureau of the Inter-Parliamentary Union Standing Committee on Sustainable Development, Finance and Trade  Mr. Gabriel Negatu, Rgional Reserch Centrre, Director, African Development Bank  Mr. Yaw Ansu, Chief Economist, African Centre for Economic Transformation  Mr. Michael Kijjambu, Chief Executive Officer, 1000 Cups Coffee House, Uganda  Ms. Esther Muiruri, Youth Representative at UNCTAD 14

10 a.m.–1 p.m. Committee of the Whole (private) Aberdares 3–6 p.m. 9.10--12.10 p.m. General debate Shimba Hall 3--6 p.m. Ministerial round tables

9 a.m.–2 p.m. Global Services Forum Tsavo 3

Opening session Opening remarks: Mr. Joackim Reiter, Deputy Secretary-General, UNCTAD

9.15--10.20 a.m. Session 1: Leveraging infrastructure services as key enablers of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

Moderator: H.E. Ms. Amelia Kyambadde, Minister for Trade Industry and Cooperatives, Uganda Panellists:  Ms. Fatima Haram Acyl, Commissioner for Trade and Industry, African Union  Mr. Javier A Gutiérrez, Executive Director, Secretariat for the Economic Integration of Central America  Mr. Taufikkurrahman, Executive Director, Indonesia Services Dialogue, Indonesia

10.25--11.30 a.m. Session 2: Facilitating trade in services

Opening remarks:  Mr. Joakim Reiter, Deputy Secretary-General, UNCTAD Moderator:  Ms. Mina Mashayekhi, Head, Trade Negotiations and Commercial Diplomacy Branch, Division of International Trade in Goods and Services, and Commodities, UNCTAD Panellists:  H.E. Ms. Rita Teaotia, Secretary of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, India  Mr. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh, Chair and Founder, Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Organization, Jordan  Mr. Shi Dongwei, Vice-President, Alibaba Group, China 11.30--1 p.m. Session 3: Promoting tourism as an engine of inclusive growth and sustainable development in Africa (Organized in collaboration with the United Nations Office of the Special Adviser on Africa)

Moderator:  Mr. Maged A. Abdelaziz, Under-Secretary-General, Special Adviser on Africa, United Nations Panellists:  H.E. Mr. Najib Balala, Cabinet Secretary for Tourism, Kenya  H.E. Mr. Mohamed Yehia Rashed, Minister for Tourism, Egypt  H.E Mr. Louali Chaibou, Commissioner for Trade Customs and Free Movement and Tourism, Economic Community of West Africa Commission.  Mr. Márcio Favilla, Executive Director, World Tourism Organization  Ms. Elizabeth Wheeler, Chief Executive Officer, Micato Safaris, Kenya  Mr. Vincent Oparah, Senior Adviser, Tourism, New Partnership for Africa’s Development, Planning and Coordinating Agency

Concluding remarks:  Mr. Guillermo Valles, Director, Division of International Trade in Goods 2

and Services, and Commodities, UNCTAD

Followed by: 1.15--2 p.m. Lunch-time event on measuring trade in services (Organized in collaboration with the West African Economic and MonetaryUnion)

Moderator:  Mr. Guillermo Valles, Director, Division of International Trade in Goods and Services, and Commodities, UNCTAD Presenters:  Mr. Steve MacFeely, Head, Development Statistics and Information Branch, Globalization and Development Strategies Division, UNCTAD  Mr. Sale Malam Abdou, Chief, Foreign Statistics Centre

11.30--1 p.m. Ministerial round table Tsavo 2 Sustainable transportation for Agenda 2030: Boosting the arteries of global trade

Moderator:  Mr. Cornie Huizenga , Secretary.General, Partnership on Sustainable, Low-Carbon Transport

Opening remarks:  Ms. Shamika Sirimanne , Director, Division on Technology and Logistics, UNCTAD

Panellists:  H.E. James Wainaina Macharia , Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development, Kenya. (tbc)  Mr. Tom Boardley, Executive Vice-President, Llyod's Register  Mr. Auni Bhaiji , Regional Director Development and External Affairs, Bollore Africa Logistics  Mr. Umberto de Pretto , Secretary-General, International Road Union.  Dr. Aisa Kirabo Kacyira , Deputy Executive Director and Assistant Secretary-General, UN-HABITAT.  Dr. Carlos Alberto González -Calderón, Research Associate, Volvo Research and Education Foundation, Centre of Excellence Sustainable Urban Freight Systems.  Mr. Amadou Oumarou , Director, Transport, Urban Development and ICT Department, African Development Bank, African Development Bank.

11.30 a.m.--1 p.m. Ministerial round table Tsavo 1 Fostering green economies through trade, investment and innovation

More effective States and more efficient markets

Opening remarks:  Mr. Joakim Reiter, Deputy Secretary General, UNCTAD

Panellists :  Mr. Richard Maru, Minister for Trade, Papua New Guinea  Mr. Raymund Furrer, Head, Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)  Mr. Alexander Mora, Minister for Foreign Trade, Costa Rica  Mr. Shenggen Fan, Director General, International Food Policy Research Institute , China  Malcom Preston, Partner and Global Sustainability Leader, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (tbc)

4.30 p.m.--6 p.m. Ministerial round table Tsavo 2 Political challenges to globalization: Are we coming to the end of the era of globalization as we know it?

Strengthening multilateralism, finding common solutions

Opening remarks:  Mr. Joakim Reiter, Deputy Secretary General, UNCTAD Panellists :  Mr. Wellington Chibebe, Deputy General Secretary, International Trade Union Confederation, Belgium  Ms. Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director, Oxfam International  Joshua Meltzer, Senior Fellow, Brookings Institute, United States of America  Jonathan Ostry, Deputy Director, Research Department, International Monetary Fund  Craig Calhoon, Director, London School of Economics, the United Kingdom the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

4.30--6 p.m. Ministerial round table Tsavo 1 Making trade work better for Africa and LDCs: How to ensure that trade is inclusive and pro-poor

Moderator:  Mr. Ratnakar Adhiraki, Executive Director, Enhanced Integrated Framework Participants:  H.E. Ms. Jessy Carmelle Petit-Frère, Minister for Trade and Industry, Haiti  H.E. Mr. Phoho Joshua Setipa, Minister for Trade and Industry, Lesotho  Mr. Deodat Maharaj, Deputy Secretary-General Economic and Social Development, Commonwealth Secretariat  Mr. Aeneas Chapinga Chuma, Assistant Director General and Regional Director for Africa, International Labour Organization  Mr. Darlington Mwape, Senior Fellow, International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Developemnt  Mr. Yao Graham, Coordinator, Third World Network – Africa  Mr. Sekai Nzenza, Head of Public Affairs, Amatheon Agri Holding N.V.  Mr. Matthieu Boussichas, Programme Manager, Foundation for International Development Study and Research (Ferdi)

1.45--2.30 p.m. Press briefing Shimba Hall

World Investment Forum

1--3 p.m. Lunchtime session: Access to medicines in Africa (by invitation) Green Room

1--3 p.m. Supporting access to medicines and industrial development in Africa: Investing Green Room in domestic pharmaceutical manufacturing UNCTAD–UNAIDS–African Union-GIZ Lunch Event (by invitation) Moderator:  Ms. Adrienne Klasa, Financial Times Speakers:  H.E. Mr. Cleopa Mailu, Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Health, Kenya  H.E. Mr. Rob Davies, Minister for Trade and Industry, South Africa  H.E. Ms. Fatima Acyl, Commissioner for Trade and Industry, African Union Commission  Mr. Wang Xiaoyong, Secretary-General, China–Africa Business Council  Mr. Dilip Shah, Secretary-General, Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance  Mr. Kofi Nsiah-Poku, Chief Executive Officer, Kinapharma Ltd., and Vice-President, West African Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association  Mr. Palu Dhanani, Managing Director, Universal Corp. Ltd.  Mr. Greg Perry, Medicines Patent Pool  Ms. Maureen Mackintosh, The Open University  Mr. James Zhan, Director, Division on Investment and Enterprise, UNCTAD  Mr. Abdoul Dieng, Chief, Policy Coordination and Programme Communication Office, UNAIDS

Closing remarks:  Dr. Mukhisa Kituyi, Secretary-General, UNCTAD

3–4.:30 p.m. Investing in Eastern Africa Tsavo 2 Moderator  Ms. Terryanne Chebet, Journalist, Citizen TV, Kenya

Opening statements  Hon. Adan Mohamed, Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Industry, Trade and Cooperatives, Kenya  Ms. Karen Freeman, United States Agency for International Development – Kenya and East Africa Mission Director

Panellists  Hon. Ms. Jesca Eriyo, Deputy Secretary General, East African Community  Mr. Julius Korir, Principal Secretary, Ministry of Industry, Trade and Cooperatives, Kenya  Ms. Sarah Bagalaaliwo, Chair, Exim Bank Uganda  Mr. Audace Ndayizeye, President, Burundi Federal Chamber of Commerce and Industry  Hon. Francois Ngarambe, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Rwanda to Switzerland and to the United Nations and other international organizations in Geneva  Mr. Abebe Abebayehu Chekol, Deputy Commissioner Ethiopia Investment Commission, Ethiopia  Mr. Jacob Wood, Vice Chair, China-Africa Business Council 3--6 p.m. International Standards of Accounting and Reporting Tsavo 3

High-level policy dialogue on sustainability reporting Moderator:  Mr. Joseph Gichuki, Chief Executive Officer, Kawai Consulting Ltd. Opening statement:  Mr. Joakim Reiter, Deputy Secretary-General, UNCTAD Introductory remarks:  Mr.James Zhan, Director, Division on Investment and Enterprise, UNCTAD

Speakers:  H.E. Mr. Henry Rotich, Cabinet Secretary, National Treasury, Kenya  Mr. Dorothé Cossi Sossa, Permanent Secretary, Organization for the Harmonization of Business Law in Africa  Mr. Mervyn King, Chair, International Integrated Reporting Council  Mr. Paul Muthaura, Chief Executive Officer, Capital Markets Authority, Kenya  Mr. Terence Nombembe, Board Member, International Federation of Accountants  Mr. Bernard Ndungu, Accountant General, National Treasury  Ms. Ligia Noronha, Director, Division of Technology, Industry and Economics, United Nations Environment Programme  Mr. Mardi McBrien, Managing Director, Climate Disclosure Standards Board, United Kingdom  Mr. Kevin McKinley, Acting Secretary-General, International Organization for Standardization  Ms. Corli Le Roux, Head of Sustainability, Johannesburg Stock Exchange, South Africa  Mr. David Gichana, Deputy Auditor-General, Office of the Auditor- General, Kenya  Mr. James Donovan, Chief Executive Officer, ADEC Innovations  Mr. Alexander Meyer, Vice-President, Global Business Development, SAP  Ms. Anne Muraya, Partner-Deputy Audit Leader, Deloitte East Africa  Ms. Asmaa Resmouki, President, Pan-African Federation of Accountants  Mr. David Croft, Global Sustainable Development Director, Diageo, United Kingdom  Ms. Vania da Costa Borgerth, Chair, Thirty-second session of the Intergovernmental Working Group of Experts on International Standards of Accounting and Reporting, and Controller Deputy Managing Director, Brazilian Development Bank, Brazil  Mr. Brian McEnery, Deputy President, Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, United Kingdom  Mr. Patrick Ngumi, Chief Executive Officer, Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Kenya  Mr. Patrick Kabuya, Senior Financial Management Specialist, World Bank Discussants:  Ms. Adda Faye, Head of Projects and Business Development, The Global Fund  Ms. Elodie Feller, Investment Commission Coordinator, United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative  Mr. James Mcfie, Director of School of Accountancy, Strathmore Business School, Strathmore University  Mr. Vickson Ncube, Chief Executive Officer, Pan-African Federation of Accountants  Mr. Benson Okundi, Partner for the Africa Government and Public Service Industry Group, PWC  Mr. Habil Olaka, Chief Executive Officer, Kenyan Bankers Association  Mr. Erastus Omolo, Managing Partner, Crowe Horwath  Mr. Paul Thompson, Director, Global Accountancy Profession Support, International Federation of Accountants

4.30–6 p.m. Private sector development and gender dialogue Amphitheatre

Opening remarks:  Dr. Mukhisa Kituyi, Secretary General, UNCTAD

Speakers:  H.E. Ms. Lilianne Ploumen, Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, Netherlands 6

 H.E. Ms Sicily Kariuki, Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Public Services, Youth and Gender Affairs, Kenya  Ms. Lisa J. Kubiske, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for International Finance and Development, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, Department of State, United States  H.E. Mr. Charles John Mwijage, Minister for Trade, Industry and Investment, the United Republic of Tanzania  Ms. Amanda Pullinger, Chief Executive Officer, 100 Women in Hedge Funds  Ms. Arancha González, Executive Director, International Trade Centre  Mr. Duncan Frayne, Regional Manager, Symbiotics  Mr. Armen Orujyan, Chief Executive Officer, Athgo

Concluding remarks:  Mr. Nigel Culkin, Professor and Co-Chair of the Institute for Small Businesses and Entrepreneurship Discussants from the Empretec and youth networks:  Ms. Lubna Shaban,, Child and Youth Finance International  Ms. Maria Andrea Nallim, Chief Executive Officer, Reciclarg Recylcling Technology  Ms. Fatou Saine Gaye, Chief Executive Officer, Gaye Njorro Hair Plus  Ms. Aline Wong, Chief Executive Officer, L’Inattendu Ltd.  Ms. Joyce Kyalema, Chief Executive Officer, Josmak International (U) Ltd  Ms. Tran Thi Viet, Chief Executive Officer, Viet Trang Handicraft Co  Ms. Brenda Omba Lacey, Katcey Construction

7–11 a.m. Women in Business 2016 Laico Regency Hotel, Uhuru “She owns it” Highway Opening remarks:Ms. Mary Muthoni, Director, Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and National Chair, Women in Business Kenya Ms. Katherine Ichoya, Chief Executive Officer, Federation of National Associations 7.40–8.50 a.m. of Women in Business, Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa

8.50–8.10 a.m. Ms. Arancha González Director General, United Nations Office in Geneva 8.25–8.55 a.m. Keynote speaker: Dr Mukhisa Kituyi, Secretary-General, UNCTAD 9-9.15 a.m. Empretec Brief: Ms. Tatiana Krylova, Head, Enterprise Branch, Division on 9.15–10.30 a.m. International Trade in Goods and Services, and Commodities How women and trade fit in the Sustainable Development Goals Moderator: Ms. Vanessa Erogbogbo, Programme Manager, Women and Trade Programme, International Trade Centre Panellists:  Mr. Belthus Etchu, Chief Executive, Africa Forum Scotland  Ms. Lillian Awinja, East African Business Council  Ms. Amanda Pullinger, Chief Executive Officer, 100 Women in Hedge Funds  Ms. Simonetta Zarilli, Chief, Trade, Gender and Development Branch, Division on International Trade in Goods and Services, and Commodities UNCTAD  Mr. Kiprono Kittony, Chair, Radio Africa, and Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry  Ms. Silvia Gavigan, Ugandan Honorary Consul to Ireland

6 p.m. Women in Business Awards 2016 Ceremony Amphitheatre Moderators:

 Ms. Terryanne Chebet  Ms. Gerry Elsdon

Official welcome:  Dr. Mukhisa Kituyi, Secretary-General, UNCTAD

Part II: Delivery of the:  Empretec Green Award: Ms. Lisa Kubiske, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for International Finance and Development  Empretec Social Award: Ms. Anne Jason, Executive Sourcing Manager, General Electric

Part III: Artistic performance Public Vote Award:  Ms. Diana Ofwuna, Regional Director, West and Central Africa, UN- Women. Empretec Gold Award:  Dr. Mukhisa Kituyi. Secretary General, UNCTAD.  Ms. Arancha Gonzalez, Executive Director, International Trade Centre Prizes offered to other finalists:  Ms. Beatrice Gakuba, Chief Executive Officer, Mogha,  Ms. Mary Muthoni, Chair of Women in Business, Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry  Ms. Lubna Shaban, Director at Ye! Child and Youth Finance International. Video message by: Ms. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngucka, Executive Director of UN- Women

Part V: Concluding remarks  Mr. Saleh Salem M. Bahwini, President of the International Federation of Football History and Statistics Closing of the ceremony and cocktail sponsored by General Electric and IFFHS. Side events

8--9 a.m. E-certification: The trade facilitation measure Tsavo 2 8--9 a.m. E-learning: Leapfrogging skills development Tsavo 3 Building productive capacity to transform economies

Moderator :  Mr. Adrian Holzer, Doctor, Deputy Head React Group (SCI-STI-DG), Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland Panellists:  Ms. Nivi Sharma, President, BRCK Education, Kenya  Mr. Denis Gillet, Professor, Head React Group (SCI-STI-DG), Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland

11.30--12 p.m. Book launch: Rethinking Bilateral Investment Treaties: Critical Issues and Policy Nairobi Choices Investment Organized with Madhyam (India), Both ENDS (Netherlands), SOMO (Netherlands) Village

Speakers:  Mr. Burghard Ilge, Co-editor of the book and Senior Policy Officer, Both ENDS  Ms. Jane S. Nalunga, Country Director, Southern and Eastern Africa Trade Information and Negotiations Institute (SEATINI- Uganda)  Ms. Celeste Drake, Trade Policy Specialist, American Federation of Labour and Congress of Industrial Organizations

1–2 p.m. Launch of the Economic Development in Africa Report 2015t Shimba Hall 1-2.30 p.m. Mainstreaming trade facilitation for regional integration Tsavo 2

Opening remarks:

 Ms. Shamika N. Sirimanne, Director, Division on Technology and Logistics, UNCTAD Moderator:  Mr. Jan Hoffmann, Chief, Trade Facilitation Section, Trade Logistics Branch, Division on Technology and Logistics, UNCTAD Panellists:  Mr. David Stanton, Director General, TradeMark East Africa  Mr. Peter Biwott, Association of Kenya Manufacturers  Mr. Javier A Gutiérrez, Director Ejecutivo, Secretaría de Integración Económica Centroamericana, Guatemala  Mr. Chris Appiah, Infrastructure Department, Economic Community of West African States Commission, Nigeria  Mr. Mohammad Saeed, Senior Technical Adviser on Trade Facilitation, International Trade Centre  Mr. Peter Kiguta, Director General for Trade and Customs matters, East African Community  Ms. Susan Stone, Director, Trade, Investment and. Innovation Division, Social and Economic Commission for Asia and the Pacific

Presentation on the Kenyan Trade Portal project In collaboration with the Kenya Trade Network Agency (KENTRADE)

4--5:30 p.m. ACP–UNCTAD side event Harnessing the blue economy for sustainable economic growth and development Moderator:  H.E. Dr. Ignatius Patrick Gomes, Secretary-General African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States Welcoming remarks:  Dr. Mukhisa Kituyi, Secretary-General, UNCTAD Speakers:  Mr. Faiyaz Siddiq Koya, Minister for Industry, Trade and Tourism, Fiji  Mr. Carlos López, Executive Secretary, Economic Commission for Africa  Mr. Lawrence Othieno, Trade Expert, Secretariat of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa

Civil Society Forum

3–6 p.m. Seventh Plenary and Civil Society Forum Closing Ceremony CSO Plenary Civil society's role in helping UNCTAD deliver on its new mandate Tent

10–11.30 a.m. How can CSOs promote in the struggle for a UN-based intergovernmental tax CSO Tent 1 body in solidarity and collaboration with the G77? (Tax Justice Network-Africa) 11.30 a.m.–1 p.m. Tax havens and developing countries: implications for industrialization, jobs CSO Tent 1 and wages (Tax Justice Network-Africa, ActionAid and Public Services International) Social solidarity economy: Building sustainable and inclusive economic growth CSO Tent 2 geared towards improving the lives of all, while respecting the principle of 'no one left behind' (RIPESS)

The importance of trade in services to the economy and the potential for export CSO Tent 4 of services within the region and globally (International Movement for Advancement of Education Culture Social and Economic Development)

11 a.m.–1 p.m. High-level Ministerial Segment of the UNCTAD Youth Forum Amphitheatre (Public session)

Shaping the world we want

Moderator : Ms. Ory Okolloh, Director of Investment, Governance and Citizen Engagement Initiative in Africa, Omidyar Network, Kenya

Presentation of the Youth Declaration of the UNCTAD Youth Forum

Panellists : • Dr. Mukhisa Kituyi, Secretary-General, UNCTAD) (tbc) • Ms. Lilianne Ploumen, Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, Netherlands • H.E. Ms. Amina Mohamed, President of UNCTAD 14 Conference (name tbc) • Mr. Robert Collymore, Chief Executive Officer, Safaricom, Kenya • Mr. Ahmad Alhendawi, United Nations Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth

Special performance

Ceremony of Hand-over of the Youth Declaration to the President of UNCTAD 14 (tbc)

Bureau of the Conference

President: H.E. Ms. Amina Mohamed (Kenya) Chair of the Committee of the Whole: H.E. Mr. Alfredo Suescum (Panama) Rapporteur: Mr. David Usher (Canada)

Vice-Presidents

African Group H.E. Mr. Delphin O. Koudande (Benin) H.E. Mr. Euloge Landry Kolelas (Republic of the Congo) HE. Mr. Amr Ramadan (Egypt) H.E. Mr. Yaekob Yalla (Ethiopia Ms. Maureen Hinda (Namibia) H.E. Mr. Aminu Aliyu Bisalla (Nigeria)

Asia–Pacific Group H.E. Mr. Tofail Ahmed, Member of Parliament (Bangladesh) H.E. Mr. Faiyaz Siddiq Koya (Fiji) H.E. Ms. Rita Teaotia (India) H.E. Mr.Sochardjono Sastromihardjo (Indonesia H.E. Mr. Mohammad Reza Nematzadeh (Islamic Republic of Iran) H.E. Mr. Khurram Dastgir Khan (Pakistan) H.E. Ms. Cecilia Rebong (Philippines) H.E. Mr. Shouwen Wang (China)

Latin American and Caribbean Group H.E. Héctor M. Cima (Argentina) H.E. Héctor Casanueva (Chile) Ms. Carmen Elena Castillo (El Salvador) H.E. Mr. Eduardo Sperisen-Yurt (Guatemala) Mr . Geral Pajuelo Ponce (Peru) Ms. Victoria Francolino (Uruguay)

Group B Ms. Dorothea Schutz (Germany) H.E. Mr. Mark Matthews (United Kingdom) Mr. Kurt Tong (United States) Mr. Alberto Sanz (Spain) Ms. Cecilia Ekholm (Sweden) Ms. Paivi Kairamo (Finland)

Group D H.E. Mr. Yuri Seilenthal (Estonia) Ms. Tamara Kharushun (Belarus) Mr. Raimundas Karoblis (Lithuania) H.E. Mr. Stanislav Voskresensky (Russian Federation)

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