11th WTO Ministerial Conference 10-13 December 2017

Programme of Side Events

Time and Event Organiser Place Location 6 DECEMBER 09:30 – 18:00 WTO Chairs Program University of University of Buenos and FLACSO (Latin American Aires, School of Law, Faculty of Social Sciencies) Av. Figuero Alcorta 2263, CABA, 7 DECEMBER 09:30 – 18.00 WTO Chairs Program University of Buenos Aires University of Buenos and FLACSO (Latin American Aires, School of Law, Faculty of Social Sciencies) Av. Figuero Alcorta 2263, CABA, Argentina 9 DECEMBER 10:00 – 12:30 Advancing Trade Facilitation United Nations Regional Sheraton Buenos and Paperless Trade for Commissions Aires Hotel & Sustainable Growth Convention Center, Salon Auditorio Rio de la Plata, San Martin 1225/1275, 1104 CABA, Argentina 13:30 – 17:00 Sixth China Round Table on Accession Division, WTO Sheraton Buenos WTO Accessions: Aires Hotel & Strengthening the Rules- Convention Center Based Multilateral Trading Golden Horn, System and Building a San Martin Network to Promote 1225/1275, 1104 Accessions CABA, Argentina

To register: [email protected] 15:00 – 18:00 Buenos Aires Session of the Inter-Parliamentary Union National Congress, Parliamentary Conference and the European Calle Rivadavia 1864 on the WTO Parliament - 1033 Ciudad Autónoma de Provisional Programme Buenos Aires Practical Information 17:30 – 19:00 EIF High-Level Dialogue: Enhanced Integrated Buenos Aires Hotel Investing in Trade in the Framework Secretariat and & Convention LDCs Ministry of Commerce of Center, Cambodia San Martin 1225/1275, 1104 CABA, Argentina 10 DECEMBER 9:00 - 13:00 Buenos Aires Session of the Inter-Parliamentary Union National Congress, Parliamentary Conference and the European Calle Rivadavia 1864 on the WTO Parliament - 1033 Ciudad Autónoma de Provisional Programme Buenos Aires Practical Information 10:30 – 12:00 Launch of the g7+ WTO WTO Accession Division, Atlantico B, Accessions Group - Public Delegations of Afghanistan Hilton Hotel, Hilton Dialogue Session and Liberia Hotel, Macacha Güemes 351, To register: acc- C1106BKG CABA, [email protected] Argentina 11 DECEMBER NOTE: This event Trade and Sustainable ICTSD Bolsa de Cereales, will take place Development Symposium: , from 11 to 13 2017 123, 1043 CABA, December. Argentina To register: http://tsds.ictsd.org/register Contact: [email protected] 08:30 – 16:30 World Free Zones Forum World Free Zones Four Seasons Hotel Organization Posadas 1086, CABA, Argentina 11:30 - 13:00 The Commodities and UNCTAD Buenos Aires Hotel Development Report 2017: & Convention Commodity Markets, Center, Economic Growth and San Martin Development 1225/1275, 1104 CABA, Argentina

13:00 Book Launch: The WTO WTO Secretariat Buen Ayre A, 2nd Agreements floor, Hilton Hotel, Macacha Güemes 351, C1106BKG CABA, Argentina 13:00 – 14:00 Launch of the joint ITC- ITC Atlantico A&B, Hilton UNCTAD-WTO MSME Trade Hotel, Macacha Help Desk Güemes 351, C1106BKG CABA, Argentina 13:00 – 15:00 How can trade policy Friends of e-Commerce for Sheraton Buenos contribute to reducing the Development and the Aires Hotel & digital divide, and how can International Chamber of Convention Center each stakeholder Commerce Golden Horn, collaborate more effectively San Martin to bring results? 1225/1275, 1104 CABA, Argentina 13:30 - 15:00 Fish Trade, Fisheries UNCTAD Sheraton Buenos Subsidies and SDG 14 Aires Hotel & Convention Center (Conference Room Catalina), San Martin 1225/1275, 1104 CABA, Argentina 14:45 – 17:00 E-Commerce: Game changer WCO and Federal AFIP Building, for Administration of Public Defensa 192, Customs, Trade and Revenue of Argentina (AFIP) Auditorium Room, Consumers 3rd Underground Level To register: WCO- [email protected]

15:00 – 17:00 WTO/ITC cotton portal Cotton Four, ITC, and WTO Buen Ayre A, Hilton launch – press conference Hotel, Macacha Güemes 351, Program C1106BKG CABA, Further information Buenos Aires 15:30 - 17:00 The Multilateral Trading UNCTAD Sheraton Hotel, System: Time to Re- Buenos Aires Hotel Energize? & Convention Center, San Martin 1225/1275, 1104 CABA, Argentina 17:15 – 18:00 "Enabling E-commerce" Electronic World Trade Hilton Hotel, Hilton Launch event Platform (eWTP), WEF, WTO Hotel, Macacha Güemes 351, C1106BKG CABA, Buenos Aires 17:30 - 18:00 Transparency matters: The UNCTAD Sheraton Hotel, largest Non-Tariff Measures Buenos Aires Hotel database & Convention Center, San Martin 1225/1275, 1104 CABA, Argentina 12 DECEMBER 8:30 – 18:00 Business Forum The Argentine Ministry of La Ballena Azul, Production, ICC, the World Centro Cultural CCK, Economic Forum and the 151 Sarmiento, B20 C1041AAE CABA 10:30 - 12:30 Trade Facilitation on Track WTO Trade Facilitation Hilton Hotel, Agreement Facility, in Macacha Güemes cooperation with GEA, ICC, 351, C1106BKG ITC, UNCTAD, UNECE, WEF, CABA, Argentina WCO & World Bank Group 16:00 - 19:30 Saving the Crown Jewel: CIGI, FLACSO , Strengthening the WTO Avenida Alvear Dispute Settlement 1891, Buenos Aires, System in Turbulent Times Argentina

17:00 - 18:30 Rapid e-Trade Readiness UNCTAD Bolsa de Cereales, Assessments: A tool to help Avenida Corrientes, the Least Developed 123, 1043 CABA, Countries (LDCs) drive Argentina economic growth, inclusive trade and job creation from e-commerce 13 DECEMBER All day MC11 THINK TRACK Government of the Madero Hotel, Dique Thinking About Global Trade Argentine Republic, Inter- 2, Rosario Vera Governance for the 21st American Development Bank Peñaloza 360, Century: Challenges and (IADB), Institute for the C1107CLA Buenos Opportunities on the Eve of Integration of Latin America Aires, Argentina the WTO´s 11th Ministerial and the Caribbean (INTAL), Conference Argentine Council for International Relations (CARI), University of Buenos Aires (UBA) School of Law, University of Barcelona’s Master of Laws in International Economic Law and Policy (IELPO LL.M.), Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva, New York University School of Law’s Institute for International Law and Justice (IILJ), Georgetown Law 14:30 – 20:30 Digital Economy Forum: GSMA, CEPAL Park Hyatt, Palacio Driving Growth, Regional Duhau, Av. Alvear Trade and Inclusion in Latin 1661, Buenos Aires America 14 DECEMBER 10:00 - 11:00 Forum on Migration, Trade ICTSD, IOM, FFS Museo de la and the Global Economy Inmigración, between Dirección Nacional de Migraciones and Buquebus, C1104ACA CABA, Argentina 11:30 - 13:00 Good Business Practices for UNCTAD TBC Effective Consumer Protection