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Event Programme WORLD EXPORT DEVELOPMENT FORUM (WEDF) 2012 LINKING GROWTH MARKETS: NEW DYNAMICS IN GLOBAL TRADE 15-17 OCTOBER 2012 – SHANGRI-LA JAKARTA, INDONESIA PARTICIPANT LIST International Participants Ulfat Yousafzai Export Information Team Export Promotion Afghanistan Leader Agency Gavin Gibson Executive Vice President International Pulse Australia and Acting Executive Trade and Industries Director Confederation (CICILS IPTIC) Monique Ward Director, Asia Pacific Accenture Australia Director of Procurement Anura Amarasena Academic Monash University Australia Mahmoodun Chowdhury Head of Corporate BRAC Bank Limited Bangladesh Banking Arifa Sultana Ele Asst. Editor Sunday Line Bangladesh Imtiaz Ilahi Managing Director GraphicPeople Limited Bangladesh Mahbub Jamil Staff International Chamber Bangladesh of Commerce (ICC) Bangladesh Mahbubur Rahman Chief Executive Officer Expopro Bangladesh Mamunur Rahman Staff International Chamber Bangladesh of Commerce (ICC) Bangladesh Sengupta Amit Member Vivekananda Bangladesh A.S.M Quasem Staff International Chamber Bangladesh of Commerce (ICC) Bangladesh David Gomez Senior Adviser Caribbean Export Belize Development Agency Robert Akinde Director General Agence Béninoise de Benin Promotion des Echanges Commerciaux (ABEPEC) Sibiri Sanou Director General Agence pour la Burkina Faso promotion des exportations (APEX- Burkina) WEDF 2012 PARTICIPANT LIST Pan Sorasak Secretary of State Ministry of Commerce Cambodia Meiqing Han Deputy Director General China Council for the China Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) Hu Xiaoshan Second Secretary Embassy of China China Xiaozheng Yang Deputy representative China Council for the China Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) Marta Ramirez de Rincon Chief Executive Officer Marta Lucia Ramirez & Colombia Associates Juanita Isaza Staff Embassy of Colombia Colombia Alfonso M. Ambassador Embassy of Colombia Colombia Maria Munoz Honorary Consulate Embassy of Colombia Colombia Abdou Nassur Madi Deputy Minister Ministry of Finance, Comoros Economy and Foreign Trade Kpangmi Jayus Chief Executive Officer Jamak Group Côte d'Ivoire Assie Joacklin Individual participant Côte d'Ivoire Dagobert Banzio Minister of Trade Ministry of Trade Cote d'Ivoire Bah Didice Technical Adviser Ministry of Trade Cote d'Ivoire Loba Marc Chef, Service des Ministry of Commerce Cote d'Ivoire études et des agréments des importateurs Papa Guy M'Bengue Administrateur-Directeur Association pour la Cote d'Ivoire Général promotion des exportations de Côte d'Ivoire (APEX-CI) Ricardo Estrada Executive President Corporación de Ecuador Promoción Exportaciones e Inversiones (Corpei) Syamsu Darwi Commercial Staff KBRI Cairo Egypt Sherine El Alamy National Facilitator Ministry of Industry and Egypt Foreign Trade Mohamed Hegazy General Manager Hegazy for Import & Egypt Export Oke Nurwan Trade Attaché Embassy of Indonesia France Paris Momodou Gaye Enterprise Support Gambia Investment & Gambia Manager Export Promotion Agency Nusa Eka Trade Attaché Embassy of the Germany Republic of Indonesia Moga Simatupang Civil servant Indonesian Trade Germany Promotion Center Hamburg Suprapto Suprapto Staff Embassy of Indonesia Germany Ashok Humai Executive Director ITC International Chamber India of Commerce (ICC) India Sreeram Mushty Staff Mushty and Company India Tony Budidjaja Staff International Chamber Indonesia of Commerce (ICC) Indonesia Mustafa Imir Representative Food and Agriculture Indonesia Organization (FAO) Representation Office in INTERNATIONAL TRADE CENTRE 2 WEDF 2012 PARTICIPANT LIST Indonesia Lusiana Indomo Staff International Chamber Indonesia of Commerce (ICC) Indonesia Vinod Kumar Jain Staff International Chamber Indonesia of Commerce (ICC) Indonesia Sugihono Kadarisman Staff International Chamber Indonesia of Commerce (ICC) Indonesia Noke Kiroyan Chairman International Chamber Indonesia of Commerce (ICC) Indonesia Sjamsu Rahardja Senior Economist The World Bank Indonesia Hardian Syah Razad Staff International Chamber Indonesia of Commerce (ICC) Indonesia Wiwoho Basuki Tjokronegoro Staff International Chamber Indonesia of Commerce (ICC) Indonesia Frans Winarta Staff International Chamber Indonesia of Commerce (ICC) Indonesia Bachtiar Pangaribuan Trade Attaché Indonesian Embassy, Italy Rome Delaine Morgan Vice President Jamaica Promotions Jamaica Corporation (JAMPRO) Shintaro Hamanaka Economist, Office of Asian Development Japan Region Economic Bank Integration Kohei Shiimo Staff Japan External Trade Japan Organization (JETRO) Kiyoshi Yamada Staff International Chamber Japan of Commerce (ICC) Japan Felix Bikpo Chief Executive Officer African Guarantee Fund Kenya Peter Caderblad First Secretary Embassy of Sweden Kenya Momoe Kaam Officer-In-Charge Business Promotion Kiribati Centre Kho Lee Individual participant Korea, Republic of Faried Rachman Individual participant Korea, Republic of Phouvieng Phongsa Director Foreign Aid Division, Lao, People's Ministry of Industry and Democratic Republic Commerce Siaosavath Savengsuksa Vice Minister Ministry of Industry and Lao, People's Commerce Democratic Republic Miata Beysolow Minister of Commerce Ministry of Commerce Liberia and Industry and Industry of the Republic of Liberia Milad Muftah Individual participant Libya Esther Boey Staff International Chamber Malaysia of Commerce (ICC) Asia Pacific Francois-Gabriel Ceyrac Staff International Chamber Malaysia of Commerce (ICC) Asia Pacific Mustafa Mansur Staff International Chamber Malaysia of Commerce (ICC) INTERNATIONAL TRADE CENTRE 3 WEDF 2012 PARTICIPANT LIST Asia Pacific Soffy Saleh Individual participant Malaysia Abdoulaye Sanoko Directeur général Agence pour la Mali promotion des exportations du Mali (APEX-Mali) Ihitt Mohamed Directeur Direction promotion du Mauritania commerce extérieur Melba Pria Ambassador Embassy of Mexico Mexico Win Myint Deputy General Ministry of Commerce Myanmar Manager Dick de Man Deputy Managing Centre for the Netherlands Director Promotion of Imports from developing countries (CBI) Dawess Tujill Staff Embassy of Netherlands Netherlands Hans Klunden Director Centre for the Netherlands Promotion of Imports from developing countries (CBI) Megan Birnie Private Secretary New Zealand New Zealand Government Jane Cunliffe Director New Zealand Trade and New Zealand Enterprise Timothy Groser Minister for Climate New Zealand New Zealand Change Issues, and Government Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs Yonov Frederick Agah Ambassador Nigeria Trade Office to Nigeria the WTO, Permanent Mission of Nigeria to the UN, Geneva Kukuh Djayadi Second Secretary Indonesian Embassy Nigeria Sudirman Haseng Ambassador Indonesian Embassy Nigeria Pontas Tobing Director Indonesia Trade Nigeria Promotion Centre Joseph Omidiji Staff Nexim Bank Nigeria Nasima Baluski Individual participant Oman Amal Hilal Individual participant Oman Memon Jabbar Chairman WTO Federation of Pakistan Pakistan Committee Chambers of Commerce & Industry Stefan Bederski Director and General Agro Export Topara Peru Manager SAC César Freund International Promperú Peru Cooperation Manager Roberto Seminario Ambassador Embassy of Peru Peru Mark Francis Hamoy Special Assistant and Department of Foreign Philippines Head of Economic Affairs Diplomacy Unit Pacita Juan President Philippine Coffee Board Philippines Agnes Perpetua Legaspi OIC-Asst. Director Bureau of Export Trade Philippines (TIAG) Promotion Agnes Perpetua Staff Bureau of Export Trade Philippines Promotion Vivianto Tampubolon Trade Attaché Office of the Trade Philippines Attaché Ferdinand Tolentino Deputy Executive Public Private Philippines INTERNATIONAL TRADE CENTRE 4 WEDF 2012 PARTICIPANT LIST Director Partnership Center of the Philippines Lakshmi Venkatachalam Vice-President, Private Asian Development Philippines Sector and Co-financing Bank Operations Ana Victoria Individual participant Philippines Emma Hippolyte Minister for Commerce, Ministry for Commerce, Saint Lucia Business Development, Business Development, Investment and Investment and Consumer Affairs Consumer Affairs Emmanuel Jacqueline Staff Office of Private Sector Saint Lucia Relations/Trade Export Promotion Belinda Filo-Tafunai Principal Foreign Ministry of Foreign Samoa Service Officer - Trade Affairs & Trade Division Olivetti Him Staff Chamber of Commerce Samoa & Industry Inc. Fonotoe Lauofo Deputy Prime Minister Industry and Labour Samoa and Minister for and Trade Negotiations Commerce Nazeem Noordali General Manager, International Islamic Saudi Arabia Corporate and Trade Finance Structured Finance Corporation (ITFC), Islamic Development Bank Group Elhadji Niasse Office Manager Agence sénégalaise de Senegal economic intelligence promotion des exportations (ASEPEX) Alioune Sarr General Director Agence sénégalaise de Senegal promotion des exportations (ASEPEX) Haslinda Amin Correspondent/ Anchor Bloomberg Television Singapore Lucas Murenzi Commercial Attaché High Commission of the Singapore Republic of Rwanda Barnabas Bago Chief Planning Officer Ministry of Development Solomon Islands Planning and Aid Coordination Cornelius Donga Director Marketing and Exports Solomon Islands Promotion Division, Ministry of Commerce, Industry, Labour and Immigration Bob Pollard Managing Director Kokonut Pacific Solomon Islands Solomon Islands Mdu Bulunga Deputy Director Department of trade South Africa and industry Douglas Comrie Managing Director B&M Analysts SA (Pty) South Africa Ltd Rob Davies Minister Department of Trade South Africa and Industry Dimanatso Bango Staff NAFCOL South Africa Nirtan Bhana Staff NAFCOL South
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