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You can participate in the online forum starting on Thursday
morning the 4th of October by clicking the links below. The
links also give access to the documentation and the list of
speakers for that session.
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Thursday 4 October |
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Time | Room | Subject | Organizer | Title of Session |
07:30 10:30 |
CR Lobby |
Registration |
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ — External Relations Division |
Registration of Participants |
10:30 12:30 |
CR | Plenary Opening
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°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ — External Relations Division |
High Level Panel: “How Can the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ Help Harness Globalization?” Mr. Pascal Lamy — °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ Director-General H.E. Ms. Tarja Halonen, President, Republic of Finland H.E. Ms. Olubanke King-Akerele, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Republic of Liberia Mr. K. Mahbubani, Dean, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore |
**** 13:00 — 14:00 Lunch break **** |
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14:00 16:00 |
CR |
Session 1: Global Governance |
Global Economic Governance (GEG) Programme, Oxford University
and Graduate Institute of International Studies, (HEI) University of Geneva |
A Governance Audit of the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ: Roundtable Discussion on Making Global Trade work for Development |
16:15 18:15 |
CR |
Session 2: Coherence |
Appellate Body Secretariat | °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ Dispute Settlement — Its Impact on the Multilateral Trading System and its Role in a Globalized World |
14:00 16:00 |
W |
Session 3: Economic Growth |
European Services Forum |
How can Services Trade Contribute to Harnessing Economic
Growth for Sustainable Economic Development? |
16:15 18:15 |
W |
Session 4: Sustainable Development |
The Evian Group at IMD | Restoring Morality to the Global Market |
14:00 16:00 |
D |
Session 5: Global Governance |
The National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) International Trade | Harnessing Globalization: Unpacking the Concept |
16:15 18:15 |
D |
Session 6: Sustainable Development |
Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and European Parliament | Trade and climate change: Is trade killing our planet? |
14:00 16:00 |
E |
Session 7: Economic Growth |
Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance (CAFTA) | Building and Expanding Opportunities for Agriculture |
16:15 18:15 |
E |
Session 8: Sustainable Development |
Centre for International Sustainable Development Law (CISDL) |
Natural resources, sustainable development and trade rules:
New instruments to promote sustainable development through trade agreements |
14:00 16:00 |
F |
Session 9: Economic Growth |
International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD) |
Addressing Vulnerabilities and Competitiveness of Small and
Vulnerable Economies (SVEs) in trade negotiations |
16:15 18:15 |
F |
Session 10: Sustainable Development |
MISEREOR and Heinrich Böll Stiftung |
Slow Trade – Sound Farming: A Multilateral Framework for Sustainable Markets in Agriculture |
14:00 16:00 |
B |
Session 11: Economic Growth |
Agriculture Accountability Initiative (AAI) | Supply Management in Support of Rural Livelihoods under the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ |
16:15 18:15 |
B |
Session 12: Coherence |
International Gender and Trade Network (IGTN) | Global Governance, International Trade and Development Discourses and National Policy-Making |
**** 18:15 - 20:15 Reception **** |
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Friday 5 October |
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Time | Room | Subject | Organizer | Title of Session |
09:00 11:00 |
CR I |
Session 13: Sustainable Development |
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ — Trade and Environment Division | The Role of Trade in Supporting International Efforts to Mitigate Climate Change |
11:15 13:15 |
CR I |
Session 14: Coherence |
European Commission, DG Trade |
The rapid development of FTAs: Challenges and Opportunities for future multilateral trade negotiations |
09:00 11:00 |
CR II |
Session 15: Economic Growth |
Eurochambres / Eurocommerce | °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ and SMEs: What is needed to have a win-win situation? |
11:15 13:15 |
CR II |
Session 16: Sustainable Development |
International Federation of Agricultural Producers (IFAP) | An agreement on agriculture that promotes global development |
09:00 11:00 |
W |
Session 17: Global Governance |
South Centre and Research and Information Services for Developing Countries (RIS) |
Global Trade Governance and the Role of the South: Theory and Practice in Enhancing the Role of the South: Part I |
11:15 13:15 |
W |
Session 18: Coherence |
Evian Group and CUTS International | Mainstreaming International Trade into National Development Strategy |
09:00 11:00 |
D |
Session 19: Economic Growth |
Overseas Development Institute (ODI) | The contribution of Services to Development, the role of regulation and trade liberalisation |
11:15 13:15 |
D |
Session 20: Sustainable Development |
DLA Piper UK LLP | What role can the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ play in the fight against climate change? |
09:00 11:00 |
E |
Session 21: Global Governance |
The Panos Institute | Trade stories, trade perceptions: media coverage and public views of trade and development |
11:15 13:15 |
E |
Session 22: Coherence |
Agency for International Trade Information and Cooperation (AITIC) | The Trade Dimension of Globalization: Multilateral (°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ) or Regional (RTAs) |
11:15 13:15 |
F |
Session 23: Sustainable Development |
Rainforest Alliance | Making Globalization Sustainable: How business and NGO partnerships can contribute to conservation and sustainable livelihoods: a look at African and Latin American experiences |
14:15 16:15 |
F |
Session 24: Global Governance |
Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) | The role of Social Standards in Promoting Fair Trade |
09:00 11:00 |
B |
Session 25: Economic Growth |
BUSINESSEUROPE | Non-Tariff Barriers to International Trade and Economic Growth — What can the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ do? |
11:15 13:15 |
B |
Session 26: Coherence |
International Chair °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ/Regional Integration | A Missing Instrument: A °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ/Regional Integration Global Academic Network |
**** 13:00 — 14:00 LUNCH BREAK **** |
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14:15 16:15 | CR I |
Session 27: Coherence |
Centre for International Governance Innovation | Does the Single Undertaking still underpin the coherence of the global trading system? |
16:30 18:30 |
CR I |
Session 28: Global Governance |
South Centre and Research and Information Services for Developing Countries (RIS) |
Global Trade Governance and the Role of the South: Theory and Practice in Enhancing the Role of the South: Part II |
14:15 16:15 | CR II |
Session 29: Coherence |
European Centre for International Political Economy (ECIPE) | Coherent Strategies for Trade Liberalization – Bottom-up policies regional agreements and °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ-system compatibility |
16:30 18:30 |
CR II |
Session 30: Global Governance |
Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) and Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) | Rebalancing Trade with Global Norms |
14:15 16:15 | W |
Session 31: Sustainable Development |
Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL), Friends of Earth Europe, German Development Institute, German NGO Forum on Environment and Development, Germanwatch, Greenpeace, International Forum on Globalization (IFG) | Trade and Climate Change: Peril or promise? |
16:30 18:30 |
W |
Session 32: Economic Growth |
International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) |
The °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ's record in addressing trade-distorting subsidies: An Assessment of its record and proposals for improving its performance |
14:15 16:15 |
D |
Session 33: Coherence |
Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) | °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ dispute settlement: A vehicle for Coherence? |
16:30 18:30 |
D |
Session 34: Economic Growth |
Third World Network (TWN) | Globalisation and the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ: Impact on Development |
14:15 16:15 | E |
Session 35: Global Governance |
International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) | How Can Globalization Work for Workers? |
16:30 18:30 |
E |
Session 36: Global Governance |
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) |
The Role of Innovation and Technical Change in Harnessing Globalisation: Challenges and Opportunities |
16:30 18:30 | F |
Session 37: Coherence |
Latin American Trade Network (LATN) and International Development Research Centre (IDRC) | The Challenges of Coherence: Do we need a critical analysis? |
14:15 16:15 | B |
Session 38: Sustainable Development |
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) | Trade Rules for Sustainable Development in Latin America and the Caribbean: Understanding the Linkages |
16:30 18:30 |
B |
Session 39: Global Governance |
Global Business Dialogue (GBD) | Capitals and the Global Economic Commons |
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