Women and trade
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ International Women's Day
Delivering Opportunities For Women
- Room S1
Note: Time may change depending on the General Council meeting
9:30-10:30
Opening - What role for trade and the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ in women's economic empowerment?
Speakers:
- Roberto Azevêdo, Director-General, °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ
Speech - Ambassador Junichi Ihara, Chair of the General Council, Japan
- Ambassador Syed Tauqir Shah, Pakistan
- Saadia Zahidi, Head of Education, Gender and Work System Initiative, Member of Executive Committee, World Economic Forum
- Claire Somerville, Executive Director, Gender Centre. Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva
- Mónica Galeote, Senior Policy Advisor, IKEA Group
Moderator: Gabrielle Marceau, Counsellor, Legal Affairs Division, °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ
Audio10:30-11:30
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ Members in action to empower women: the Buenos Aires Declaration on Trade and Gender and beyond
Speakers:
- Ambassador Harald Aspelund, Iceland
- Ambassador Christopher Onyanga Aparr, Uganda
- Ambassador Negash Kebret Botora, Ethiopia
- Deputy Permanent Representative Margaret Mary Lungu Kaemba, Zambia
Moderator: Suja Rishikesh Mavroidis, Director, Market Access Division, °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ
Coffee Break
11:45-12:45
Women empowerment at work in the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ – what's new and what's next?
Speakers:
- Anoush der Boghossian, Trade and Gender Focal Point, Development Division, °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ
- Annette Ssemuwemba, Deputy Executive Director, Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF)
- Roberta Piermartini, Chief of Section, Economic Research and Statistics Division, °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ
- Christian Dahoui, Director of Human Resources, °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ
Moderator: Anoush der Boghossian, Trade and Gender Focal Point, Development Division, °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ
12:45-13:00
Conclusion and closing
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