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Trade and Sustainable Development Symposium

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.

Moira Feil

German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
Senior Policy Officer
Germany

Dr. Moira Feil is a Senior Policy Officer at the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, where she has specialised in strategic multilateral develpoment policy since 2011. Responsible for sustainable development in the G7 and G20 team, her successes include setting the G7 agenda on sustainable supply chains in
2015 and promoting the 2030 Agenda within G20. During a secondment to UNDP Strategic Policy Unit in 2016, she supported the Chinese Presidency on the G20 Action Plan on 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Prior to joining the German government, Moira developed and lead the portfolio on natural resource governance and its links to peace and security at adelphi, a think tank for sustainable develpoment, for a decade. She holds degrees in International Relations and Peace Studies, European Studies, Sociology and Management.

12:15pm GMT-03

Press Conference: Ministers Statement - Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform and Trade - Understanding the Linkages Breakout Room 2 - Sarmiento

12:25pm GMT-03

Plenary: The Global Economy, the 2030 Agenda, and Prospects for Trade Theater - San MartinShawn Donnan • Roberto Azevêdo • Sigrid Kaag • Ricardo Meléndez-Ortiz • Félix Peña • Richard Samans

1:30pm GMT-03

E-commerce for Development: Where Can Trade Deals Boost the Enabling Environment? Breakout Room 1 - BelgranoKimberley Botwright • Ady Beitler • Rupa Ganguli • François Martins • Paulina Nazal • Mark Wu Services and inclusive economic transformation: The role of regulations Breakout Room 3 - RivadaviaDeborah Vorhies • Theresa Carpenter • Mere Falemaka • Jacqueline Musiitwa • Felipe Sandoval • Sherry Stephenson Fostering more equitable and sustainable trade in food and agricultural goods- a closer look at sustainability product standards Breakout Room 2 - SarmientoAlicia Bárcena • Soledad Aguilar • Ximena Franco • Ricardo Meléndez-Ortiz • Ximena Olmos • Patricio Parra • Luis Rodríguez

3:15pm GMT-03

Towards a Smooth Transition from the German to the Argentinian G20 Presidencies Breakout Room 3 - RivadaviaAxel Berger • Cristian Rodriguez Chiffelle • Simon Evenett • Moira Feil • Félix Peña • James Zhan

5:00pm GMT-03

Do developing countries still have policy space to achieve their legitimate objectives under WTO rules? Breakout Room 3 - RivadaviaNiall Meagher • Jaime Coghi • Gustavo Lunazzi • Alejandro Sanchez • Cherise Valles

6:30pm GMT-03

TSDS Welcoming Session Trading RoomMiguel Braun • Raúl Cavallo • Antoni Estevadeordal • Jorge Faurie • Marcos Hermansson • José María Lladós • Jorge Mandelbaum • Ricardo Meléndez-Ortiz

9:00am GMT-03

Win-Win: How International trade Can Help Meet the SDGs Breakout Room 2 - SarmientoYann Duval • Matthias Helble • Frans lammersen • Guido Gustavo Porto

10:45am GMT-03

Making trade work for gender equality: From evidence to action Theater - San MartinRicardo Meléndez-Ortiz • Alicia Bárcena • François-Philippe Champagne • Isabelle Durant • H.E. Terhi Hakala • Rodolfo Nin Novoa • Oscar Stenström • Simonetta Zarrilli

3:15pm GMT-03

Integrating Trade and Investment Policymaking - Lessons From RTAs Breakout Room 2 - SarmientoAntoni Estevadeordal • H.E. Mr. Manuel Caldeira Cabral • Iza Lejárraga • Douglas Lippoldt • Karl P. Sauvant • Dr. Huiyao (Henry) WANG • James Zhan

5:00pm GMT-03

The Future of the Global Trade Order Breakout Room 2 - SarmientoBernard Hoekman • Carlos A. Primo Braga • Andreas Esche • Douglas Lippoldt • Félix Peña • Diana Tussie

12:25pm GMT-03

Plenary: Latin American Challenges in the New Global Economy Theater - San MartinJulio Berdegué • Elida Bustos • Alicia Bárcena • Julia Pomares • Shunko Rojas • Sean Summers • Alejandra Gallo