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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.

Pedro victor de oliveira mota

FGV
Partner
Brasília Area, Brazil

A law student, researcher and intern in the Brazilian competition authority. Once digital trade is not only the future, but the present, I am fully interested on finding people to further discuss the matter.

9:00am GMT-03

China and Global Economic Governance Theater - San MartinLongyue Zhao • Axel Berger • Cristian Rodriguez Chiffelle • Anabel Gonzalez • Bernard Hoekman

10:45am GMT-03

Sustainable Investment: What Role for the WTO? Breakout Room 1 - BelgranoRashmi Jose • Cristian Rodriguez Chiffelle • Sahra English • Anabel Gonzalez • Alejandro Jara • Alejandro Ramos • Karl P. Sauvant Trade Rules for the Digital Economy: regional, plurilateral and multilateral approaches to achieving binding disciplines where they are most needed Theater - San MartinJames Lockett • Martina Ferracane • Rupa Ganguli • Constance Chidiogor Ikokwu • Pascal Kerneis

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

3:15pm GMT-03

SMEs: The New Stakeholders of International Trade Theater - San MartinGonzalo Navarro • Nicholas Bramble • Matías Doublier • Alan Elias • Emilce Grimi • Jerry Ho • Konstantin Matthies

5:00pm GMT-03

E-commerce and MSMEs: Towards more inclusive trade Theater - San MartinMarion Jansen • Chandrajit Banerjee • Alexander Mora Delgado • Arancha González • François Martins • Mr. Alioune Sarr • Longyue Zhao

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

Importance of cross-border data flows for international trade Breakout Room 3 - RivadaviaMark Wu • Nicholas Bramble • Sebastián Cabello • Torbjorn Fredriksson • Robert Koopman

10:45am GMT-03

Work and Inclusion in the Age of Disruption Breakout Room 1 - BelgranoIgnacio Peña • Dr. Gustavo Beliz • Alejandro Melamed

12:25pm GMT-03

Plenary: The Future of the Global Trade System and the WTO Theater - San MartinSoumaya Keynes • Antoni Estevadeordal • Arancha González • Susanne Hyldelund • Mukhisa Kituyi • Susanna Malcorra • Rufus Yerxa

1:30pm GMT-03

Sustainable International Agricultural Trade and the Key Role of Latin America Theater - San MartinPedro de Camargo Neto • Rodrigo C A Lima • Camila Sande • Luis Henrique Barbosa da Silva • Vera Helena Thorstensen

3:15pm GMT-03

Development and E-commerce: Rules and Cooperation Beyond Buenos Aires Breakout Room 1 - BelgranoAndrew Crosby • Felipe Sandoval • Alvaro Cedeño • Felipe Hees • Constance Chidiogor Ikokwu • Marion Jansen • Pierre Sauvé • Hong Song • Kati Suominen

5:00pm GMT-03

Rapid e-Trade Readiness Assessments: A tool to help the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) drive economic growth, inclusive trade and job creation from e-commerce Breakout Room 3 - RivadaviaShamika N. Sirimanne • Ratnakar Adhikari • Isabelle Durant • Chandra Kumar Ghimire • Peseta Noumea Simi • Teppo Tauriainen • Dominik Ziller

6:30pm GMT-03

Global Trade Professional Alliance (GTPA) Launch cocktail Trading RoomAlexander R. Malaket • Hon Steven Ciobo MP

9:00am GMT-03

Building an Intelligent Tech & Trade Initiative - ITTI: Augmented Intelligence & the Future of Global Trade Breakout Room 1 - BelgranoGabriel Petrus • Daniel Feffer • Daniel Godinho • Jan Hoffmann • Rebecca Liao • Stella Loiacono • Marcos Troyjo

10:45am GMT-03

E-commerce: Maximising Benefits Through Regional and Multilateral Rules Breakout Room 1 - BelgranoAdy Beitler • Julian Braithwaite • Jake Colvin • Ibrahima Nour Eddine Diagne • Deborah Elms • Felipe Henriquez • Amy Porges • Mark Wu

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

1:30pm GMT-03

360° Trade Facilitation: the private sector at the heart of the reform processFULL Breakout Room 2 - SarmientoPhilippe Isler • John K. Bang • Virginia Brown • Milena Budmirovic • Ralph Carter • Ambassador K.S. Kumararatne • Olga Lucia Lozano • Anthony Nyame-Baafi • Alex Perkins • Valerie Picard • Maria Teresa Pisani • Steve Pope • Andreas Schaumayer • Amgad Shehata • Sacha Silva • Dominik Ziller

3:15pm GMT-03

Up to Standard – How to Master the Quality Infrastructure Challenge in International Trade Theater - San MartinPinar Artiran • Alejandro Jara • Héctor Laiz • Andrei Mikhnev • Dominik Ziller • Christopher Cortés Zúñiga

5:00pm GMT-03

Online Platforms & Trade and Development: Impact and Enabling Frameworks Theater - San MartinAndrew Ure • Ady Beitler • John Karr • Probir Mehta • Kati Suominen

6:30pm GMT-03

Agricultural trade interests and challenges at the WTO Ministerial Conference in Buenos Aires: A Southern Cone perspective Trading RoomJonathan Hepburn • Nelson Illescas • Ekaterina Krivonos • Manuel Otero • Martin Piñeiro • Valeria Piñeiro • Agustin Tejeda Rodriguez • Robert Vos