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How Can the WTO Help Harness Globalization?

WTO PUBLIC FORUM 2007 "HOW CAN THE WTO HELP HARNESS GLOBALIZATION?"

FINAL PROGRAMME 4 – 5 OCTOBER 2007

Time Room Subject Organizer Title of Session / Speakers

Thursday 4 October

CR WTO - External 07:30 Registration Registration of Participants Lobby Relations Division 10:30

High Level Panel: "How Can the WTO Help Harness Globalization?" Plenary WTO - External Mr. Pascal Lamy - WTO Director-General 10:30 CR Opening Relations Division H.E. Ms. Tarja Halonen - President, Republic of Finland

12:30 H.E. Ms. Olubanke King-Akerele - Minister for Foreign Affairs, Republic of Liberia Mr. K. Mahbubani - Dean, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore

**** 13:00 - 14:00 LUNCH BREAK **** 2

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A Governance Audit of the WTO: Roundtable Discussion on Making Global Trade work for Development

Moderators: Dr. Carolyn Deere - Director, Global Trade Governance Project, Global Economic Governance Global Economic Programme (GEG), Oxford Governance(GEG) Mr. Matthew Stilwell - Fellow, Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva Session 1: Programme, Oxford 14:00 University Joint Presentation: 16:00 Global and Dr. Carolyn Deere, Mr. Mayur Patel, Mr. Arunabha Ghosh, and Mr. Matthew Eagleton-Pierce - Global Governance Graduate Institute of Trade Governance Project, GEG, Oxford International Studies, Geneva Roundtable Discussants: Mr. Harlem Désir MEP - Vice Chairman of the Socialist Group in the European Parliament CR Mr. Faizel Ismail - Head of the South African Delegation to the WTO Mr. Alejandro Jara - WTO Deputy Director General H.E. Mr. Mothae Maruping - Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Lesotho to the WTO Mr. Ricardo Meléndez-Ortiz – Chief Executive, ICTSD H.E. Mr. Guillermo Valles - Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Uruguay to the WTO

WTO Dispute Settlement -- Its Impact on the Multilateral Trading System and its Role in a Globalized World

Session 2: Moderator: Professor Giorgio Sacerdoti - Chairman of the Appellate Body 16:15 Appellate Body Secretariat 18:15 Coherence Professor Merit Janow - Member of the Appellate Body Professor Georges Abi-Saab - Member of the Appellate Body H.E. Mr. Bruce Gosper - Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Australia to the WTO and Chairman of the WTO Dispute Settlement Body Professor Joel Trachtman - Tufts University 3

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How can Services Trade Contribute to Harnessing Economic Growth for Sustainable Economic Development?

Moderator: Mr. Christopher Roberts - Senior Lawyer, Covington & Burling - London; Chairman of European Services Forum's Policy Committee; Former Director General of UK Department of Trade and Session 3: Industry - DTI 14:00 European Services 16:00 Economic Forum Sir Thomas Harris - Vice-Chairman of Standard Chartered Capital Markets, London; Chairman of Growth International Affairs Committee of British Bankers Association, European Banking Federation Expert Representative on International Affairs Mr. Pranav Kumar - Policy Analyst at Consumer Unity & Trust Society (CUTS) Mr. Tilman Kupfer - European Regulatory Manager, BT (British Telecom) – Brussels; Chairman of International Affairs Committee of ETNO, Association of European Telecommunications Operators W Mr. Emmanuel Barreto - Senior Adviser, Trade in Services - International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO, Geneva

Restoring Morality to the Global Market

Moderator: Mr. Jean-Pierre Lehmann - Professor of International Political Economy, IMD, and Founding Session 4: Director, The Evian Group, Switzerland 16:15 The Evian Group at Panel: 18:15 Sustainable IMD Mr. Ravi Kanth Devarakonda - Geneva Editor, Washington Trade Daily and Deccan Herald (India), Development Switzerland Ms. Ximena Escobar de Nogales - Deputy Director & Senior Economic Counsellor, CASIN, Switzerland H.E. Ms. Gail Mathurin - Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Jamaica to the UN and Specialized Agencies, Switzerland Mr. Aldo Matteuci - Senoir Fellow, DiploFoundation, Switzerland 4

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Harnessing Globalization: Unpacking the Concept

Session 5: The National Centre of Moderator: Dr. Manfred Elsig - World Trade Institute/GIIS, Senior Research Fellow 14:00 Competence in 16:00 Global Research (NCCR) Dr. Sophie Meunier - Professor, Princeton University, USA Governance International Trade Dr. Heribert Dieter - German Institute for International and Security Affairs, Berlin and Member of the Warwick Commission Dr Robert Hamwey - Trade Negotiations and Commercial Diplomacy Branch/UNCTAD Dr. Cédric Dupont - Professor, Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva D Trade and climate change: Is trade killing our planet? Session 6: 16:15 Inter-Parliamentary Moderator: Mr. Patrick Baert - Journalist, Agence France Presse Union (IPU) and Sustainable 18:15 European Parliament Ms. Ivonne Baki - Member of the Andean Parliament, Former Minister of Commerce of Ecuador Development Ms. Elisa Ferreira - Member of the European Parliament, Former Minister for Environment of Portugal Mr. Shakeel Mohamed - MP, Mauritius Mr. Awni Behnam - President, International Ocean Institute 14:00 E Session 7: Canadian Agri-Food 16:00 Trade Alliance Building and Expanding Opportunities for Agriculture Economic (CAFTA) Growth Moderator: Mr. Keith Lancastle – Executive Director - Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance

Ms. Alanna Koch – President – Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance Ms. Isabel Mazzei - Policy Advisor - Oxfam International Dr. Shiferaw Adilu – Senior Trade Policy Analyst – Alberta Agriculture and Food 5

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Natural resources, sustainable development and trade rules: New instruments to promote sustainable development through trade agreements

Centre for Moderator: Mr. Markus W. Gehring - Sustainable Trade, Investment and Competition Law Programme, Session 8: 16:15 International Centre for International Sustainable Development Law and Centre of International Studies, University of Sustainable Cambridge Sustainable 18:15 Development Law Development (CISDL) Ms. Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger- Natural Resources, Government of Canada, Ms. Carolyn Deere- Global Economic Governance Programme, University of Oxford Ms. Katerina Varfis- Council Secretariat of the European Union Mr. Ronald Steenblik- Global Subsidies Initiative (GSI), International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)

Addressing Vulnerabilities and Competitiveness of Small and Vulnerable Economies (SVEs) in Trade Negotiations Session 9: International Centre for Trade and 14:00 Moderator: Mr. Constantine Bartel - International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development, Economic Sustainable (ICTSD) 16:00 Growth Development (ICTSD) Mr. Werner Corrales - Senior Fellow, Competitiveness and Development, International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development, (ICTSD) F Mr. Felipe S. Baritto - Consultant

Slow Trade – Sound Farming: A Multilateral Framework for Sustainable Markets in Agriculture Session 10: 16:15 MISEREOR and Moderator: Ms. Christine Chemnitz - Heinrich Boell Foundation 18:15 Sustainable Heinrich Böll Stiftung Development Mr. Wolfgang Sachs - Senior Fellow at the Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy Ms. Aileen Kwa - Member of the EcoFair Trade experts' panel, Consultant Ms. Alicia Kolmanns - Development Policy Department, MISEREOR 6

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Supply Management in Support of Rural Livelihoods under the WTO

Agriculture Moderator: Mr. Thomas Lines - Agribusiness Accountability Initiative Session 11: 14:00 Accountability Initiative (AAI) Mr. Samuel Asfaha - Project Officer on Commodities, South Centre, Geneva Economic 16:00 Mr. Alex Danau - Collectif Stratégies Alimentaires, Brussels Growth Mr. Bhaskar Goswami - Forum for Biotechnology and Food Security, New Delhi Mr. Laurent Pellerin - Président, Union des Producteurs Agricoles, Quebec Mr. Saliou Sarr - Coordinateur, Réseau des Organisations Paysannes et des Producteurs Agricoles de l'Afrique de l'Ouest - Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso B Global Governance, International Trade and Development Discourses and National Policy-Making

Moderator: Ms. Maria Rosaria Iorio - Head of the International Gender and Trade Network (IGTN), Geneva Office International Gender Session 12: 16:15 and Trade Network Ms. Michiko Hayashi - Economic Affairs Officer, Trade Negotiations and Commercial Diplomacy Branch (IGTN) 18:15 Coherence Division for International Trade in Goods and Services and Commodities, UNCTAD Ms. Fiorina Mugione - Chief, Enterprise Policy and Capacity Building, Division on Investment, Technology and Enterprise Development, DITE, UNCTAD Mr. Aftabalam Khan - International Coordinator, Trade Justice & Stop Corporate Abuse Initiatives, Action Aid Ms. Katherine Hagen- International Federation of University Women

**** 18:15 - 20:15 Reception CR Lobby **** 7

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Friday 5 October

The Role of Trade in Supporting International Efforts to Mitigate Climate Change

Moderator: Ms. Vesile Kulacoglu - Director, Trade and Environment Division, WTO Secretariat

Session 13: Panellists: 09:00 WTO - Trade and Mr. Feng Gao - Director, Legal Affairs Programme, Framework Convention on Climate Change 11:00 Sustainable Environment Division Secretariat Development Professor Joost Pauwelyn - Professor of International Law, The Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva

Discussants: CR I Mr. Robert Teh - Counsellor, Economic Research and Statistic Division, WTO Secretariat Ms. Ludivine Tamiotti - Legal Affairs Officer, Trade and Environment Division, WTO Secretariat

The rapid development of FTAs: Challenges and Opportunities for future multilateral trade negotiations

Session 14: Moderator: Mr. Gaspar Frontini - Chief Trade Economist at the European Commission. 11:15 European Commission, DG Trade 13:15 Coherence Ms. Arancha González - Head of Cabinet to WTO Director General Pascal Lamy Dr. Simon J. Evenett - Professor of International Trade and Economic Development, Department of Economics, University of St. Gallen, Switzerland Dr. Bernard Hoekman - Senior advisor at the Development Research Group of the World Bank Professor Vinod K. Aggarwal - Director , University of California – Berkeley 8

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WTO and SMEs: What is Needed to Have A Win-Win Situation?

Moderators: Mr. Dirk Vamtyghem - Eurochambres, Director International Affairs and Session 15: Mr. Ralph Kamphöner - EuroCommerce, Senior Adviser International Trade 09:00 Eurochambres / 11:00 Economic Eurocommerce Mr. Rajesh Aggarwal - UNCTAD/WTO International Trade Centre (ITC), Senior Advisor, International Growth Trading System Mr. Piero Iacomoni - Monnalisa Spa, Fashion Producer, Italy, General Manager Mr. Peter Bernert - Brieftaube, Fashion Retailer, Austria, Owner Mr. José María Cervera - Barcelona Chamber of Commerce, International Director Mr. Kees Keijzer - - EU Commission, Delegation Geneva, Head of Section, Trade CR II An Agreement on Agriculture That Promotes Global Development

Opening remarks: Mr. Jack Wilkinson - President of IFAP Session 16: International 11:15 Federation of Panel of the leaders of the main negotiating groups: 13:15 Sustainable Agricultural Producers H.E. Mr. Clodoaldo Hugueney - Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Brazil to the WTO Development (IFAP) H.E. Mr. Eckart Guth - Ambassador, Permanent Representative of the EC to the WTO H.E. Mr. Ujal Singh Bhatia - Ambassador, Permanent Representative of India to the WTO H.E. Mr. Peter Allgeier - Ambassador, Permanent Representative of the United States to the WTO

Closing Remarks: Mr. Harsha Singh - Deputy Director General of the WTO 09:00 W Session 17: 11:00 South Centre Global Trade Governance and the Role of the South: Global and Theory and Practice in Enhancing the Role of the South: Part I Governance Research and Information Services Moderator: Mr. Vicente Paolo Yu, Coordinator, GGDP, South Centre for Developing Countries (RIS) Dr. Nagesh Kumar- Director-General, RIS Dr. Carolyn Deere – Director, Global Trade Governance Project, Oxford University Dr. Manfred Elsig - World Trade Institute, University of Bern H.E. Ambassador Dr. Anthony Mothai Maruping (tbc) LDC Coordinator – Lesotho 9

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Mainstreaming International Trade into National Development Strategy

Moderator: Mr. Jean-Pierre Lehmann - Professor of International Political Economy, IMD, and Founding Director, The Evian Group, Switzerland Session 18: 11:15 Evian Group and CUTS Ms. Rosalea Hamilton - CEO, Institute of Law & Economics, Jamaica International 13:15 Coherence Mr. Faizel Ismail - Head of Delegation to the WTO, Permanent Mission of South Africa, WTO, Geneva Ms. Veena Jha - Visiting Fellow, IDRC, Switzerland Mr. Pranav Kumar - Policy Analyst, Consumer Unity and Trust Society International (CUTS International), India Mr. Mohammad A. Razzaque - Economic Affairs Officer, Commonwealth Secretariat, UK

The Contribution of Services to Development, the Role of Regulation and Trade Liberalisation

Moderator: Ms. Sheila Page - Senior Research Associate, Overseas Development Institute Session 19: 09:00 Overseas Development Mr. Dirk Willem te Velde - Research Fellow, Overseas Development Institute Economic Institute (ODI) 11:00 “The Contribution of Services to Development, the Role of Regulation and Trade Liberalisation” Growth Mr. Rudolf Adlung - Counsellor, Trade in Services Division, WTO Secretariat “The Contribution of Services Liberalization to Poverty Reduction: What Role for the GATS” Mr. Dominique Njinkeu - Executive Director, International Lawyers and Economists Against Poverty D Mr. Rajesh Aggarwal - Senior Advisor-International Trading System, International Trade Centre, (ITC)

What Role Can the WTO Play in the Fight Against Climate Change? Session 20: 11:15 Moderator: Ms. Miriam Gonzalez - Head of Trade, DLA Piper UK LLP DLA Piper UK LLP Sustainable 13:15 Dr. Doaa Abdel Motaal - Counsellor, Office of the Director General, World Trade Organisation Development Mr. Ricardo Meléndez-Ortiz – Chief Executive, ICTSD Ms. Ditte Juul Joergensen - Head of Sustainable Development Unit, DG Trade, European Commission Mr. Mani Muthukumara - Senior Environmental Economist, Environment Department, The World Bank 10

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Trade Stories, Trade Perceptions: Media Coverage and Public Views of Trade and Development

Moderator: Mr. Jon Barnes - Head of globalisation programme, Panos London, UK Session 21: 09:00 The Panos Institute Mr. John Kamau - Associate Editor, Business Daily, Nation Media Group, Kenya Global 11:00 Ms. Amy Barry - Deputy Head of Media, Oxfam, UK Governance Mr. Rune Saugmann Andersen - Institute of Political Science, University of Copenhagen, Denmark Mr. Warren Giles - Journalist, Bloomberg News Geneva, Switzerland E Discussant: Dipankar De Sarkar- European Bureau Chief, Indo-Asian News Service (IANS), India/UK

The Trade Dimension of Globalization: Multilateral (WTO) or Regional (RTAs) Session 22: Agency for 11:15 Moderator: Dr. Esperanza Durán- Executive Director, AITIC International Trade 13:15 Coherence Information and Mr. John Clarke - Deputy Permanent Representative of the EC to the WTO, Geneva Cooperation (AITIC) Professor Arvind Panagariya - Colombia University, USA Dr. Craig VanGrasstek - Washington Trade Reports, USA 11:15 F Session 23: Rainforest Alliance 13:15 How Business - NGO Partnerships Can Contribute to Conservation and Promote Sustainable Sustainable Livelihoods - A Look at African and Latin American Experiences Development Moderator: Mr. Bernward Geier- President, Colabora

Mr. Roland Higgins - NGO Representative, Rainforest Alliance, Brussels Mr. Julius Ng'ang'a - African Farmer Representative, Sustainability Coordinator, Sustainable Management Services, ECOM Mr. Boers Brita Westelius - Coffee Industry Representative, Manager EU Category Communications, Coffee/Cheese&Dairy, Kraft Foods Europe GmbH 11

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The role of Social Standards in Promoting Fair Trade Session 24: Moderator: Mr. Steffen Grammling - Program Officer, FES Geneva Office 14:15 Friedrich-Ebert- Global Stiftung (FES) 16:15 Governance Ms. Cleopatra Doumbia-Henry - Director, International Labour Standards, ILO Ms. Veronica Nilsonn - Senior Policy Advisor, TUAC Mr. Auret van Heerden - President, Fair Labor Association Ms. Claribel David - Vice-President, International Fair Trade Association

Non-Tariff Barriers to International Trade and Economic Growth- What can the WTO do? Session 25: 09:00 BUSINESSEUROPE Moderator: Mr. Reinhard Quick - Vice-Chairman, WTO Working Group, BUSINESSEUROPE 11:00 Economic Growth H.E. Mr. Ujal Singh Bhatia – Ambassador, Permanent Representative of India to the WTO Mr. John Clarke - Deputy Head, Delegation of the European Commission to the WTO Mr. Rasmus Wendt - International Affairs Adviser, Dansk Industri

A Missing Instrument: A WTO/Regional Integration Global Academic Network B Moderator: Mr. Ramon Torrent - University of Barcelona and Coordinator of the International Chair International Chair WTO/Regional Integration (UB-UAM) 11:15 Session 26: WTO/Regional Integration Mr. Patrick Low - Director, Economic Research and Statistics Division, WTO Secretariat 13:15 Coherence Mr. Miguel Rodríguez Mendoza – Senior Fellow, International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development, (ICTSD) Ms. Carmen Pont-Vieira - Former WTO Secretariat Staff, Trade Policy Review and Regional Agreements Division Ms. Sheila Page - Senior Research Associate, Overseas Development Institute Ms. Vera Thorstensen - Economic Counsellor, Brazilian Mission to the WTO

**** 13:00 - 14:00 LUNCH BREAK **** 12

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Does the Single Undertaking Still Underpin the Coherence of the Global Trading System?

Moderator: Mr. Harsha V. Singh - Deputy Director-General, WTO Centre for Session 27: 14:15 International Dr. John M. Curtis - Distinguished Fellow and Director of the BRICSAM project, Centre for International Governance Governance Innovation, Waterloo, Canada; Former Chief Economist, Department of Foreign Affairs and 16:15 Coherence Innovation International Trade, Canada Dr. Simon J. Evenett - Professor of International Trade and Economic Development, Department of Economics, University of St. Gallen, Switzerland Dr. Robert Wolfe - Professor, School of Policy Studies, Queen's University, Kingston, Canada CR I H.E. Mr. Guillermo Valles Galmés - Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Uruguay to the WTO

Global Trade Governance and the Role of the South: Theory and Practice in Enhancing the Role of the South: Part II South Centre Session 28: and Moderator: Dr. Nagesh Kumar - Director-General, RIS 16:30 Research and Global Information Services 18:30 Governance H.E. Mr. Faizal Ismail - NAMA 11 Coordinator – South Africa for Developing H.E. Mr. Gusmardi Bustami - Ambassador (tbc) -G-33 Coordinator – Indonesia Countries (RIS) H.E. Mr. Clodoaldo Hugueney Filho - Ambassador - G-20 Coordinator – Brazil Mr. Vicente Paolo Yu - Programme Coordinator – GGDP, South Centre Mr. Mayur Patel - Global Trade Governance Project, Oxford University 14:15 CR II Session 29: European Centre for 16:15 International Political Coherent Strategies for Trade Liberalization – Bottom-up policies regional agreements and WTO- Coherence Economy (ECIPE) system compatibility

Moderator: Mr. Fredrik Erixon - Director, ECIPE

Dr. Razeen Sally - Director, ECIPE Professor Patrick Messerlin - Groupe Economie Mondiale, Sciences Po, Paris Dr. Simon J. Evenett - Professor of International Trade and Economic Development, Department of Economics, University of St. Gallen, Switzerland and Member of the Warwick Commission on the Future of the Multilateral Trading System after Doha Mr. Roderick Abbott - Former Deputy Director General of the WTO 13

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Institute for Rebalancing Trade with Global Norms Agriculture and Trade Session 30: Policy (IATP) Moderator: Ms. Carin Smaller - Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, (IATP) 16:30 Global and Governance Center for 18:30 Ms. Caroline Dommen - Director, 3D – Trade – Human Rights – Equitable Economy International Mr. Dalindyebo Shabalala - Director, Intellectual Property and Sustainable Development Project, Environmental Law Center for International Environmental Law, (CIEL) (CIEL) Mr. Daniel Mittler - Political Advisor, Greenpeace International 14:15 Session 31: 16:15 W Center for Trade and Climate Change: Peril or Promise? Sustainable International Development Environmental Law Moderator: Mr. Daniel Mittler - Greenpeace International (CIEL), Friends of Earth Europe, German Mr. Tobias Reichert - Germanwatch & German NGO Forum on Environment and Development Development Market Liberalization - A Panacea for Measures to Combat Climate Change? The Cases of Environmental Institute, German Goods and Biofuels NGO Forum on Mr. Victor Menotti - International Forum on Globalization (IFG) Environment and WTO Energy Services and Fuel Efficiency Standards: What's at Stake for Stable and Sustainable Energy Development, Supplies and Climate Policies? Germanwatch, Dalindyebo Shabalala - Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) Greenpeace, The Role of Intellectual Property Rights and Technology Transfer for Measures to Combat Climate International Forum Change on Globalization (IFG) Mr. Vicente Paolo Yu - South Centre Development and Climate Change: The Role of Trade Policy 14

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The WTO's record in addressing trade-distorting subsidies: An Assessment of its record and proposals for improving its performance

Introduction: Mr. David Runnalls - President & Chief Executive Officer of IISD Session 32: International Institute 16:30 for Sustainable Mr. Pablo Klein - Permanent Mission of Mexico, WTO, Geneva — Overview by a trade delegate on 18:30 Economic Development general impression of strengths and weaknesses (or successes and failures) of WTO on disciplining Growth (IISD) subsidies Mr. Ron Steenblik - Director of Research GSI/IISD — Review of issues related to notifications and plans to improve them Mr. Michael Thöne - Cologne University - Finanzwissenschaftliches Forschungsinstitut (FiFo) — on the challenge of providing a comprehensive WTO subsidy notification as seen from the notifying country's perspective

WTO Dispute Settlement: A Vehicle for Coherence?

14:15 Session 33: Center for Moderator: Ms. Elisabeth Tuerk - UNCTAD International Law 16:15 Coherence (CIEL) Mr. Nilo Dytz - Permanent Mission of Brazil, UNO, Geneva Mr. Brendan McGivern - White and Case Professor Joost Pauwelyn - Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva Ms. Nathalie Bernasconi-Osterwalder - Center for International Environmental Law D Globalisation and the WTO Doha Agenda: Impact on Development

Mr. Martin Khor -Third World Network, Globalisation, WTO, Doha and Development Aspects Session 34: Mr. Mehdi Shafaeddin - Former Senior Economist, UNCTAD, Development implications of NAMA 16:30 Third World Network Ms. Anne Kamau – Permanent Mission of Kenya, UNO, Geneva, Food Security and Livelihood Concerns in Economic (TWN) 18:30 Agriculture and the WTO Growth H.E. Mr. Oscar Carvallo – Ambassador, Permanent Mission of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, UNO, Geneva, Development and the Doha negotiations H.E. Ms. Gail Mathurin - Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Jamaica, UNO, Geneva, Development Dimensions of the WTO Negotiations 15

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How Can Globalization Work for Workers?

Moderator: : Ms. Carin Smaller - Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, (IATP) Session 35: International Trade 14:15 Union Confederation Mr. Guy Ryder - General Secretary, ITUC (International Trade Union Confederation) Global (ITUC) 16:15 Mr. Rolph van der Hoeven - Director, Policy Coherence Group, Integration and Statistics Department, Governance ILO Mr. Ariel Castro - Coordinator of the ASEAN Trade Union Council (ATUC) and Director for Education, TUCP, Philippines Ms. Marie-Louise Knuppert - LO-DK Confederal Secretary, Denmark E The Role of Innovation and Technical Change in Harnessing Globalisation: Challenges and Opportunities Organisation for Session 36: Economic Co- 16:30 Moderator: Mr. Warren Giles - Journalist, Bloomberg News operation and Global 18:30 Development Governance Mr. Dirk Pilat - Head of the Sceince and Technology Policy Division of the OECD (OECD) H.E. Mr. Mario Matus - Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Chile to the WTO Dr. Xuan LI - Lead Economist & Acting Coordinator, Innovation and Access to Knowledge Programme, South Centre

The Challenges of Coherence: Do we need a critical analysis? Latin American Trade Network (LATN) Moderator: Ms. Diana Tussie - Latin American Trade Network, (LATN) Session 37: 16:30 and F International Ms. Debra Steger - University of Ottawa, Canada/ EDGE Network 18:30 Coherence Development Research Mr. Welber Barral - University of Santa Catarina, at Florianopolis/LATN Latin American Trade Network Centre (IDRC) Mr. Ahmed Ghoneim - Economic Research Forum/University of Cairo, Egypt Ms. Vivianne Ventura Dias - LATN Latin American Trade Network, Brazil Ms. Mia Mikic - Asia–Pacific Research and Training Network. ARTNeT, UNESCAP Ms. Ann Weston- North-South Institute, Canada 16

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Trade Rules for Sustainable Development in Latin America and the Caribbean: Understanding the Linkages Session 38: Economic Commission Moderator: Mr. Alejandro Jara - Deputy Director-General, WTO 14:15 for Latin America and Sustainable the Caribbean (ECLAC) 16:15 Ms. Marianne Schaper - Senior Economic Affairs Officer, Sustainable Development and Human Development Settlements Division, ECLAC, Santiago Mr. Carlos de Miguel - Environmental Affairs Officer, Sustainable Development and Human Settlements Division, ECLAC, Santiago B Mr. Sebastian Sáez - Expert, Division for International Trade and Integration, ECLAC, Santiago

Capitals and the Global Economic Commons Session 39: Global Business 16:30 Dialogue (GBD) Moderator: Mr. R. K. Morris - President, The Global Business Dialogue 18:30 Global Governance Mr. Christopher Wenk - Senior Director, International Trade Policy, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Mr. Christopher Parlin – Attorney, Miller & Chevalier Chartered

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