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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.

María Victoria Lottici

Environmental Economics Projects
Environmental Economics Consultant
Argentina

International Environmental Economics Consultant with expertise in the fields of environmental economics, and trade and environment with a focus on environmental labelling, payments for environmental services, environmental goods and services, and fossil-fuel subsidies and the G20.

Consultant for various international organisations including the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and for ONGs. Previously worked as Environmental Economics Researcher at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and at the Secretariat of Environment and Sustainable Development in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

11:15am GMT-03

Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform and Trade - Understanding the Linkages Breakout Room 2 - SarmientoSoledad Aguilar • Alvaro Cedeño • David Laborde • Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne • Kai Mykkänen • Amy Porges • Oscar Stenström • Vangelis Vitalis • Peter Wooders

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

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

10:45am GMT-03

The Sustainability Map: driving innovation and building sustainable supply chains Breakout Room 3 - RivadaviaRoxana Saravia • Gabriel Amaro Alzamora • Rafael Florez • Silvia Seperack Gamboa • Arancha González • Paulina Nazal • Jorge Pazos • Monica Rubiolo • Dominik Ziller

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

Using the WTO and the Trade System to Discipline Fossil Fuel Subsidies for Climate Mitigation Breakout Room 1 - BelgranoIngrid Jegou • James Bacchus • Dr. Susanne Dröge • Michael Ewing-Chow • Jennifer Hillman • Robert Howse • Matias Ignacio Pinto Pimentel • Hubert René Schillinger

3:15pm GMT-03

Making Trade Work for Climate Action - a Role for the G20 Breakout Room 3 - RivadaviaRicardo Meléndez-Ortiz • James Bacchus • Axel Berger • Gary Horlick • Beatriz Nofal • Hon David Parker • Richard Samans • Peter Thomson

5:00pm GMT-03

Agri-food Trade, Climate Change and Achieving Sustainable Development Goals Theater - San MartinChristophe Bellmann • Daniela Alfaro • David Blandford • Ekaterina Krivonos • Martin Piñeiro • George Rapsomanikis

9:00am GMT-03

Ensuring Sustainability through a Nexus Approach: Climate Change, Trade and Food Security Breakout Room 3 - RivadaviaRashid S Kaukab • Christopher Onyanga Aparr • David Vivas Eugui • Marion Jansen • Jane S Nalunga • Shishir Priyadarshi

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

Reconsideration of Agricultural Themes Theater - San MartinEduardo Bianchi • Gustavo Idigoras • Martin Piñeiro • Valeria Piñeiro

5:00pm GMT-03

Concerns and Contributions of the Southern Cone Countries to the Agro-industrial Agenda Breakout Room 2 - SarmientoMarcelo Regunaga • Daniela Alfaro • Santiago Bertoni • Eduardo Bianchi • Luiz Carlos Corrêa Carvalho • Nelson Illescas • Roberto Rodrigues

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