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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.

vinicius neves dos santos

Federation of Industries of the State of São Paulo - FIESP
Expert in Trade and Foreign Affairs
São Paulo - Brazil

Expert in Trade and International Affairs at FIESP for the past six years, with a master in International Relations from the University of São Paulo _ USP. I am focused at market access issues, such as plurilateral and regional trade agreements.

New WTO topics, like e-commerce, SMEs and new technologies are also on the top of my personal and institutional agenda.

10:45am GMT-03

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

Advancing Environmental and Labour Priorities Through Trade Agreements Breakout Room 2 - SarmientoDr. Gustavo Beliz • Axel Berger • Peter Draper • Pablo Arturo Lazo Grandi • Mathias Kende • Gail Strickler • Madelaine Tuininga • Peter Waldorff

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

A New Paradigm for Trade Policy: Trumpism and Challenges to the Multilateral Trading System Breakout Room 1 - BelgranoTaeho Bark • Chul Chung • Simon Evenett • Bernard Hoekman • Danny Leipziger • Jin Kyo SUH

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

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

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

6:30pm GMT-03

Book Launch “Future of the Global Trade Order” Breakout Room 2 - SarmientoNick Ashton-Hart • Carlos A. Primo Braga • Andreas Esche • Bernard Hoekman • Douglas Lippoldt • Félix Peña • Diana Tussie

9:00am GMT-03

New Trade Rules for a New Economy Theater - San MartinGonzalo Navarro • Alvaro Cedeño • Deborah Elms • Jacobo Cohen Imach • Maria Teresa Pisani • David Weller

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

Trade, Trade Policy and Economic Transformation Breakout Room 3 - RivadaviaDr. Lucio Castro • Patricia Francis • Anabel Gonzalez • Dr. Maximiliano Mendez-Parra • Dr. Dirk Willem te Velde

3:15pm GMT-03

The Future of Global Trade Governance Breakout Room 3 - RivadaviaTaeho Bark • Carlos A. Primo Braga • Andreas Esche • Bernard Hoekman • Douglas Lippoldt • Hector Torres

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