Trade and Sustainable Development Symposium: Full Schedule

The biennial Trade and Sustainable Development Symposium, organised by the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD) and held alongside the WTO ministerial conference for over a decade, is the leading multi-stakeholder platform for intellectual enquiry and dialogue on sustainable development and the global trade and investment system. It acts as an inclusive platform outside of the WTO negotiating setting for sharing ideas, engaging in dialogue, and influencing trade policy negotiations. Drawing in participants from government, business and civil society, the Symposium helps to maintain and elaborate a global vision of sustainable development in trade and investment policymaking.

10:45am GMT-03

Trade Rules for the Digital Economy: regional, plurilateral and multilateral approaches to achieving binding disciplines where they are most needed

This panel will look at the different approaches taken to try and achieve binding trade disciplines for the digital economy and discuss whether regional and multilateral approaches have a mutually reinforcing role to play or whether a plurilateral approach among like-minded WTO Members is the best way to achieve tangible outcomes in a reasonable time-frame.

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Moderator

James Lockett

Vice President, Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd.

James has over thirty years’ experience in international trade law and policy. He worked on EU and GATT/WTO trade issues for 14 years in Brussels, where he finished as a partner in a Wall Street law firm, including extensive work in the electronics/IT industries. He then was based... Read More →

Speakers

Martina Ferracane

Research Associate, European Center for International Political Economy (ECIPE)

Rupa Ganguli

Founder and CEO, Inclusive Trade Ltd.

Rupa is the Founder and CEO of Inclusivetrade.com, a revolutionary new online retail B2C platform, that provides consumers with the ability to ‘#ShopByImpact’. While empowering small businesses, artists and female entrepreneurs, inclusivetrade.com connects tradition with technology... Read More →

Constance Chidiogor Ikokwu

Communications Director to the Minister, Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment Nigeria

Constance Chidiogor Ikokwu is an accomplished Journalist, Analyst and Communications Strategist. She is the Strategy and Communications Adviser at the Nigerian Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment. She previously held the same position at the Ministry of Finance Her... Read More →

Pascal Kerneis

Managing Director, European Services Forum (ESF)

Trade in services, domestic regulation, e-commerce, investment

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Monday December 11, 2017 10:45am - 12:10pm GMT-03
Theater - San Martin Bolsa de Cereales, Buenos Aires, Argentina

The New Economy, Digital Trade

3:15pm GMT-03

SMEs: The New Stakeholders of International Trade

The session will show how SMEs are using the Internet to export through interesting stories from SMEs from key regions, and couple of stories from platforms.

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Moderator

Gonzalo Navarro

Executive Director, Asociación Latinoamericana de Internet

Speakers

Nicholas Bramble

Public Policy Counsel, Google

Nicholas Bramble is the Deputy Head of Global Trade Policy at Google, where he has worked since 2013. Prior to joining Google he was a Presidential Innovation Fellow, and served as a lecturer and director of the Law and Media Program at Yale Law School. He filed amicus briefs in Golan... Read More →

Matías Doublier

Co-founder and COO, Increase

Matias Doublier, 24 years old, entrepreneur. Co-founder and COO of Increase, a company dedicated to empower businesses in Latam by providing fintech solutions and connecting them together.

Alan Elias

Senior Manager, Global Public Policy, eBay, Inc.

Alan Elias is Senior Manager of Global Public Policy at eBay and a member of the eBay Public Policy Lab with a focus on the Americas. Since joining eBay in 2015, Alan has conducted in-depth analysis on data covering eBay activity around the world and has co-authored trade, economic... Read More →

Emilce Grimi

Head of Finance, Workana

Emilce Grimi, CFO of Workana, the first and the largest freelance community in Latin America, with 25,000 SMEs and 30,000 freelancers bidding every month on the platform.

Jerry Ho

Chairman, APAC MSMEs Trade Coalition

In addition to being the Founder of Olivia Premium, Jerry is the Sales Director at New Zealand Green Wave Limited, the Chairman of the New Zealand Green Industry Association and a Director at Feel Good Corporation.Jerry is also the Deputy Convenor of The Small Business Development... Read More →

Konstantin Matthies

Associate, AlphaBeta

Konstantin Matthies is an Associate with AlphaBeta, a strategy and economics advisory business serving clients from the private, public, and not-for-profit sectors globally. AlphaBeta helps clients to identify the forces shaping their markets and develop practical plans to create... Read More →

Monday December 11, 2017 3:15pm - 4:45pm GMT-03
Theater - San Martin Bolsa de Cereales, Buenos Aires, Argentina

The New Economy, Digital Trade

9:00am GMT-03

Importance of cross-border data flows for international trade

The session will show importance of data and data flows to trade and development; how to address privacy and other legitimate concerns while enabling cross-border data flows (eg, APEC CBPR model).

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Moderator

Mark Wu

Assistant Professor of Law, Harvard Law School

Mark Wu is an Assistant Professor at Harvard Law School, where he teaches international trade and international economic law. He serves as a Faculty Co-Director of the Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University. He works with a number of organizations on trade-related... Read More →

Speakers

Nicholas Bramble

Public Policy Counsel, Google

Sebastián Cabello

Director, GSMA regional office in Latin America

Sebastián is the director of GSMA regional office in Latin America, responsible for representing and leading GSMA activities in the region. Sebastián has been working at the GSMA since 2006 on mobile broadband and spectrum issues in developing countries, based in Latin America... Read More →

Torbjorn Fredriksson

Chief, ICT Policy Section, UNCTAD

Mr. Torbjörn Fredriksson is the Chief of the ICT Policy Section at the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). He is responsible for the Information Economy Report (IER) and UNCTAD’s work on ICT sector development, ICT Policy Reviews, e-commerce development and ICT measurement... Read More →

Robert Koopman

Chief Economist and Director, Economic Research and Statistics Division at the WTO

Robert Koopman is the Chief Economist and Director of the Economic Research and Statistics Division at the WTO. Bob provides the Secretariat and Member Countries with analysis and information that promotes a deeper understanding of trade and trade policy's role in economic growth... Read More →

Tuesday December 12, 2017 9:00am - 10:30am GMT-03
Breakout Room 3 - Rivadavia

The New Economy, Digital Trade

9:00am GMT-03

New Trade Rules for a New Economy

The session will discuss what kinds of trade rules are needed to promote Internet-driven, inclusive trade.

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Moderator

Gonzalo Navarro

Executive Director, Asociación Latinoamericana de Internet

Speakers

Alvaro Cedeño

Ambassador to the WTO, Permanent Misison of Costa Rica to the WTO

Álvaro Cedeño Molinari was appointed Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Costa Rica to the WTO on February 2015. Among his responsibilities he holds his country’s representation at the OECD, in Paris, France, during the current process of accession to the membership.Previously... Read More →

Deborah Elms

Executive Director, Asian Trade Centre

The Asian Trade Centre works with governments and companies to design better trade policies for the region. Dr. Elms sits on the International Technical Advisory Committee of the Global Trade Professionals Alliance and is Chair of the Working Group on Trade Policy and Law. She is... Read More →

Jacobo Cohen Imach

Sr VP Legal and Public Affairs, Mercado Libre

Jacobo Cohen Imach is Senior Vice President - General Counsel in charge of Legal and Public Affairs at MercadoLibre.com. He joined MercadoLibre in 1999 as its first lawyer and since then he has been responsible for managing and leading MercadoLibre's global legal team and advising... Read More →

Maria Teresa Pisani

International Organization, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe

Maria Teresa Pisani is an economist working at the Economic Cooperation and Trade Division of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. She is currently in charge of the programme on Sustainable Trade Policy and Outreach, which develops policies and standards to facilitate... Read More →

David Weller

Head of Global Trade Policy, Google

David Weller is Head of Global Trade Policy at Google based in Washington, DC. Prior to joining Google, he was a partner at WilmerHale, where he advised technology and other clients regarding market access barriers, WTO disputes, and trade policy issues. David previously served... Read More →

Wednesday December 13, 2017 9:00am - 10:30am GMT-03
Theater - San Martin Bolsa de Cereales, Buenos Aires, Argentina

The New Economy, Digital Trade

5:00pm GMT-03

Online Platforms & Trade and Development: Impact and Enabling Frameworks

To discuss the role of platforms and internet intermediaries (wrongly named “OTT”) in sustainable development, the policies necessary for intermediaries and platforms to bring the best opportunities for SMEs to thrive, regionally and globally, and demonstrate how online platforms help create economic value and what specific policies are optimal for WTO to work on.

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Moderator

Andrew Ure

Head of Trade and Economic Affairs in Asia-Pacific, Google

Andrew Ure is Head of Trade and Economic Affairs in Asia-Pacific for Google. In this role he oversees Google's relationships with regional trade bodies such as APEC and ASEAN, and manages research into the economic and social impact of the internet. Prior to this he was Managing Director... Read More →

Speakers

Ady Beitler

Integration and Trade Senior Specialist, Inter-American Development Bank

Ady is an Integration and Trade Senior Specialist at the Inter-American Development Bank, where he leads technology-based projects in trade facilitation, such as ConnectAmericas.com and the Argentine Trade Single Window. Ady also coordinates the Americas Business Dialogue’s Digital... Read More →

John Karr

Senior Director for Technology Programs, Asia Foundation

John Karr is the senior director for Technology Programs at The Asia Foundation. His current focus is on the role of online platforms in international development; the future of work; and distributed systems and blockchain technologies in the Asia Pacific. As the director of The Asia... Read More →

Probir Mehta

Global Lead, Intellectual Property and Trade Policy, Facebook

Kati Suominen

Founder & CEO, Nextrade Group

Founder & CEO of Nextrade Group, a data and research company that helps governments and Fortune 500s optimize public policies and investments in trade and ecommerce worldwide; Founder of TradeUp Capital Fund, a growth capital platform for globalizing tech companies acquired by Nextrade... Read More →

Wednesday December 13, 2017 5:00pm - 6:30pm GMT-03
Theater - San Martin Bolsa de Cereales, Buenos Aires, Argentina

The New Economy, Digital Trade