WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  WT/INF/131 
27 September 2007 
 
 (07-4078) 
  
  
 
INFORMATION NOTE FROM THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL 
  
WTO Public Forum – 
 
"How Can the WTO Help Harness Globalization?" 
 
4 – 5 October 2007  
 
 
 
 With less than one week before our annual Pub lic Forum,  I am pleased to present to you the 
latest version of the programme1.  This year's Forum features a total of 39 workshops, providing WTO 
Members, civil society, academics, the business community and the public at large with an 
opportunity to debate how the WTO can best cont ribute to the management of globalization.  
 
 The Forum comes at a crucial and challengi ng time for the WTO and the Doha Development 
Agenda, as reflected in the interesting and thou ght-provoking topics that the organizers of the 
different workshops have chosen.     To stimulate a frank and open exchange, and  above all a balanced and well-informed debate, 
the 2007 Forum will require the support and engageme nt of all WTO Members and Observers.  I look 
forward to your active participation and to a successful event.     
                                                     
 
1 More detailed information on the proceedings and other practicalities can be found at the Forum's 
dedicated webpage http://publicforum.wto.org, or by contacting the External Relations Division at 
+41 22 73956 77  
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"HOW CAN THE WTO  HELP HARNESS GLOBALIZATION ?" 
 
FINAL PROGRAMME  
4 – 5  OCTOBER  2007 
 
Time Room Subject Organizer Title of Session / Speakers 
 
Thursday 4 October 
 
07:3010:30 CR 
Lobby Registration WTO - External  
Relations Division Registration of Participants 
 
10:3012:30 CR Plenary 
Opening 
 WTO - External  
Relations Division 
   
High Level Panel: "How Can the WTO Help Harness Globalization?"  
 
Mr. Pascal Lamy -  WTO 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 Session 1: 
 
Global 
Governance Global Economic 
Governance(GEG) 
Programme, Oxford 
University  
and 
 Graduate Institute of 
International Studies, 
Geneva  
A Governance Audit of the WTO: Roundtable Discussion on  
Making Global Trade work for Development  
 
Moderators:  
Dr. Carolyn Deere  - Director, Global Trade Governance Project, Global Economic Governance 
Programme (GEG), Oxford Mr. Matthew Stilwell  - Fellow, Graduate Institute of  International Studies, Geneva  
  Joint Presentation: 
Dr. Carolyn Deere , Mr. Mayur Patel , Mr. Arunabha Ghosh , and Mr. Matthew Eagleton-
Pierce  - Global Trade Governance Project, GEG, Oxford 
 
Roundtable Discussants: Mr. Harlem Désir MEP  - Vice Chairman of the Socialist Group in the European Parliament 
Mr. Faizel Ismail  - Head of the South African Delegation to the WTO  
Mr. Alejandro Jara  - WTO Deputy Director General  
H.E. Mr. Mothae Maruping  - Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Lesotho to the WTO  
Mr. Ricardo Meléndez-Ortiz  – Chief Executive, ICTSD  
H.E. Mr. Guillermo Valles  - Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Uruguay to the WTO 
16:1518:15 CR 
Session 2: 
 
Coherence Appellate Body 
Secretariat   
WTO Dispute Settlement -- Its Impact on the Multilateral Trading System  
and its Role in a Globalized World 
 
Moderator: Professor Giorgio Sacerdoti - Chairman of the Appellate Body  
 
Professor Merit Janow - Member of the Appellate Body 
Professor Georges Abi-Saab - Member of the Appellate Body  
H.E. Mr. Bruce Gosper - Ambassador, Permanent Representative  of Australia to the WTO and 
Chairman of the WTO Dispute Settlement Body  
Professor Joel Trachtman - Tufts University    
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16:00 Session 3: 
 
Economic 
Growth European Services 
Forum  
How can Services Trade Contribute to Harnessing Economic Growth 
for Sustainable Economic Development? 
 
Moderator: Mr. Christopher Roberts - Senior Lawyer, Covington & Burling - London; 
Chairman of European Services Forum's Polic y Committee; Former Director General of UK 
Department of Trade and Industry - DTI  Sir Thomas Harris - Vice-Chairman of Standard Chartere d Capital Markets, London; Chairman 
of International Affairs Committee of British Banke rs Association, European Banking Federation 
Expert Representative on International Affairs  Mr. Pranav Kumar - Policy Analyst at Consumer Unity & Trust Society (CUTS)  
Mr. Tilman Kupfer - European Regulatory Manager, BT (British Telecom) – Brussels; Chairman 
of International Affairs Committee of ETNO, Association of European Telecommunications 
Operators  
Mr. Emmanuel Barreto  - Senior Adviser, Trade in Services - International Trade Centre  
UNCTAD/WTO, Geneva 
16:1518:15 W 
Session 4: 
 
Sustainable 
Development The Evian Group at 
IMD  
Restoring Morality to the Global Market 
 
Moderator: Mr. Jean-Pierre Lehmann  - Professor of International Political Economy, IMD, and 
Founding Director, The Evian Group, Switzerland  Panel: Mr. Ravi Kanth Devarakonda  - Geneva Editor, Washington Trade Daily and Deccan Herald 
(India), Switzerland 
Ms. Ximena Escobar de Nogales  - Deputy Director & Senior Economic Counsellor, CASIN, 
Switzerland H.E. Ms. Gail Mathurin  - Ambassador, Permanent  Representative of Jamaica to the UN and 
Specialized Agencies, Switzerland 
Mr. Aldo Matteuci  - Senoir Fellow, DiploFoundation, Switzerland   
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16:00 Session 5: 
 
Global 
Governance The National Centre 
of Competence in 
Research (NCCR) 
International Trade  
Harnessing Globalization: Unpacking the Concept 
 
Moderator: Dr. Manfred Elsig - World Trade Institute/GIIS, Senior Research Fellow 
 
Dr. Sophie Meunier - Professor, Princeton University, USA 
Dr. Heribert Dieter - German Institute for Inte rnational and Security Affairs, Berlin and Member 
of the Warwick Commission Mr. Vicente Paolo Yu - South Centre, Global Governance fo r Development Programme, Geneva 
Dr. Cédric Dupont -  Professor, Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva 
16:1518:15  
D 
Session 6: 
 
Sustainable 
Development Inter-Parliamentary 
Union (IPU) and 
European Parliament  
Trade and climate change: Is trade killing our planet? 
 
Moderator: Mr. Patrick Baert - Journalist, Agence France Presse 
  
Ms. Ivonne Baki - Member of the Andean Parliament, Former Minister of Commerce of Ecuador 
Ms. Elisa Ferreira -  Member of the European Parliament, Former Minister for Environment of 
Portugal Mr. Shakeel Mohamed - MP, Mauritius 
Mr. Awni Behnam - President, International Ocean Institute 
14:00 
16:00 E Session 7: 
 
Economic 
Growth Canadian Agri-Food 
Trade Alliance 
(CAFTA)  
Building and Expanding Opportunities for Agriculture 
 
Moderator: Mr. Keith Lancastle  – Executive Director - Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance 
 
Ms. Alanna Koch  – President – Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance 
Ms. Isabel Mazzei  - Policy Advisor - Oxfam International 
Dr. Shiferaw Adilu – Senior Trade Policy Analyst – Albert a Agriculture and Rural Development  
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Session 8: 
 
Sustainable 
Development Centre for 
International 
Sustainable 
Development Law 
(CISDL)  
Natural resources, sustainable development and trade rules:  
New instruments to promote sustainabl e development through trade agreements 
 
Moderator: Mr. Markus W. Gehring  - Sustainable Trade, Investment and Competition Law 
Programme, Centre for International Sustainable Developm ent Law and Centre of International Studies, 
University of Cambridge  
Ms. Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger - Natural Resources, Government of Canada, 
Ms. Carolyn Deere - Global Economic Governance Programme, University of Oxford 
Ms. Katerina Varfis - Council Secretariat of the European Union 
Mr. Ronald Steenblik - Global Subsidies Initiative (GSI), Inte rnational Institute for Sustainable 
Development (IISD) 
14:00 
16:00 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 
 
Moderator: Mr. Constantine Bartel -  International Centre for Trade and Sustainable 
Development, (ICTSD) 
 
Mr. Werner Corrales - Senior Fellow, Competitiveness and Development, International Centre 
for Trade and Sustainable Development, (ICTSD) Mr. Felipe S. Baritto - Consultant  
16:1518:15 F 
Session 10: 
 
Sustainable 
Development MISEREOR and 
Heinrich Böll 
Stiftung  
Slow Trade – Sound Farming: A Multilateral Framework for Sustainable Markets in 
Agriculture 
 
Moderator: Ms. Christine Chemnitz  - Heinrich Boell Foundation  
 
Mr. Wolfgang Sachs  - Senior Fellow at the Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and 
Energy  Ms. Aileen Kwa  - Member of the EcoFair Trade experts' panel, Consultant  
Ms. Alicia Kolmanns  - Development Policy Department, MISEREOR  
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16:00 Session 11: 
 
Economic 
Growth Agriculture 
Accountability 
Initiative (AAI)  
Supply Management in Support of Rural Livelihoods under the WTO 
 
Moderator:  Mr. Thomas Lines  - Agribusiness Accountability Initiative     
 
Mr. Samuel Asfaha - Project Officer on Commodities, South Centre, Geneva 
Mr. Alex Danau - Collectif Stratégies Alimentaires, Brussels 
Mr. Bhaskar Goswami - Forum for Biotechnology and Food Security, New Delhi 
Mr. Laurent Pellerin - Président, Union des Producteurs Agricoles, Quebec 
Mr. Saliou Sarr - Coordinateur, Réseau des Organisations Paysannes et des 
Producteurs Agricoles de l'Afrique de l'Ouest - Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso 
16:1518:15 B 
Session 12: 
 
Coherence International Gender 
and Trade Network 
(IGTN)  
Global Governance, International Trade and Development Discourses and National Policy-
Making 
 
Moderator:  Ms. Maria Rosaria Iorio  -  Head of the International Gender and Trade Network 
(IGTN), Geneva Office   Ms. Michiko Hayashi  -  Economic Affairs Officer, Trade Negotiations and Commercial 
Diplomacy Branch, Division for International Trade in Goods and Services and Commodities, 
UNCTAD 
Ms. Fiorina Mugione  - Chief, Enterprise Policy and Capacity Building, Division on Investment, 
Technology and Enterprise Development, DITE, UNCTAD Mr. Aftabalam Khan  - International Coordinator, Trade Justice & Stop Corporate Abuse 
Initiatives, Action Aid  
 
**** 18:15 - 20:15 Reception  CR Lobby **** 
  
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Friday 5 October 
09:00 
11:00 Session 13: 
 
Sustainable 
Development WTO - Trade and 
Environment 
Division   
The Role of Trade in Supporting International Efforts to Mitigate Climate Change 
 Moderator: Ms. Vesile Kulacoglu  - Director, Trade and Environment Division, WTO Secretariat 
 
Panellists: 
Mr. Feng Gao - Director, Legal Affairs Programme, Fram ework Convention on Climate Change 
Secretariat 
Professor Joost Pauwelyn - Professor of International Law, The Graduate Institute of 
International Studies, Geneva  
Discussants: 
Mr. Robert Teh - Counsellor, Economic Research and Statistic Division, WTO Secretariat 
Ms. Ludivine Tamiotti - Legal Affairs Officer, Trade and Environment Division, WTO 
Secretariat 
11:15 13:15 CR I 
Session 14: 
 
Coherence European 
Commission, DG 
Trade  
The rapid development of FTAs:  
Challenges and Opportunities for futu re multilateral trade negotiations 
 
Moderator: Mr. Gaspar Frontini - Chief Trade Economist at the European Commission.  
 Ms. Arancha González - Head of Cabinet to WTO Director General Pascal Lamy 
Dr.  Simon J. Evenett - Professor of International Trade and Economic Development, Department 
of Economics, University of St. Gallen, Switzerland  
Dr. Bernard Hoekman  - Senior advisor at the Development Research Group of the  World Bank 
Professor Vinod K. Aggarwal  - Director , University of California – Berkeley  
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11:00 Session 15: 
 
Economic 
Growth Eurochambres / 
Eurocommerce  
WTO and SMEs: What is Needed to Have A Win-Win Situation? 
 
Moderators: Mr. Dirk Vamtyghem - Eurochambres, Director International Affairs and  
Mr. Ralph Kamphöner  - EuroCommerce, Senior Adviser International Trade 
 
Mr. Rajesh Aggarwal - UNCTAD/WTO International Trade Centre (ITC), Senior Advisor, 
International Trading System  Mr. Piero Iacomoni  -  Monnalisa Spa, Fashion Producer, Italy, General Manager 
Mr. Peter Bernert  -  Brieftaube, Fashion Retailer, Austria, Owner 
Mr. José María Cervera - Barcelona Chamber of Commerce, International Director 
Mr. Kees  Keijzer -  - EU Commission, Delegation Ge neva, Head of Section, Trade 
11:15 
13:15 CR II 
Session 16: 
 
Sustainable 
Development International 
Federation of 
Agricultural 
Producers (IFAP)  An Agreement on Agriculture That Promotes Global Development 
 
Opening remarks:  Mr. Jack Wilkinson  - President of IFAP 
 
Panel of the leaders of the main negotiating groups:  
H.E. Mr. Clodoaldo Hugueney  - Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Brazil to the WTO 
H.E. Mr. Eckart Guth  - Ambassador, Permanent Representative of the EC to the WTO 
H.E. Mr. Ujal Singh Bhatia  - Ambassador, Permanent Representative of India to the WTO 
H.E. Mr. Peter Allgeier  - Ambassador, Permanent Representative of the United States to the 
WTO  Closing Remarks:  Mr. Harsha Singh  - Deputy Director General of the WTO 
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 
 
Moderator: Mr. Vicente Paolo Yu , Coordinator, GGDP, South Centre 
 
Dr. Nagesh Kumar - Director-General, RIS 
Dr. Carolyn Deere  – Director, Global Trade Governance Project, Oxford University 
Dr. Manfred Elsig  - World Trade Institute, University of Bern 
H.E. Ambassador Dr. Anthony Mothai Maruping  (tbc) 
LDC Coordinator  – Lesotho  
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13:15  
Session 18: 
 
Coherence Evian Group and 
CUTS International  
Mainstreaming International Trade in to National Development Strategy 
 
Moderator: Mr. Jean-Pierre Lehmann - Professor of International Political Economy, IMD, and 
Founding 
Director, The Evian Group, Switzerland  Ms. Rosalea Hamilton  - CEO, Institute of Law & Economics, Jamaica 
Mr. Faizel Ismail  - Head of Delegation to the WTO, Permanent Mission of South Africa, 
WTO, Geneva 
Ms. Veena Jha  - Visiting Fellow, IDRC, Switzerland 
Mr. Pranav Kumar  - Policy Analyst, Consumer Unity and Trust Society International (CUTS 
International), India Mr. Mohammad A. Razzaque  - Economic Affairs Officer, Commonwealth Secretariat, UK  
09:00 
11:00 D Session 19: 
 
Economic 
Growth Overseas 
Development 
Institute (ODI)  
The Contribution of Services to Developm ent, the Role of Regulation and Trade 
Liberalisation 
 
Moderator: Ms. Sheila Page  - Senior Research Associate,  Overseas Development Institute 
 
Mr. Dirk Willem te Velde  - Research Fellow, Overse as Development Institute 
“The Contribution of Services to Development, th e Role of Regulation and Trade Liberalisation” 
Mr. Rudolf Adlung  - Counsellor, Trade in  Services Division, WTO Secretariat  
“The Contribution of Services Liberalization to Poverty Reduction:  What Role for the GATS” 
Mr. Dominique Njinkeu  - Executive Director, International Lawyers and Economists Against 
Poverty 
Mr. Rajesh Aggarwal  - Senior Advisor-International Tradi ng System, International Trade Centre, 
(ITC)  
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13:15  
Session 20: 
 
Sustainable 
Development DLA Piper UK LLP  
What Role Can the WTO Play in the Fight Against Climate Change? 
 
Moderator: Ms. Miriam Gonzalez  - Head of Trade, DLA Piper UK LLP  
 
Dr. Doaa Abdel Motaal  - Counsellor, Office of the Director General, World Trade Organisation  
Mr. Ricardo Meléndez-Ortiz  – Chief Executive, ICTSD  
Ms. Ditte Juul Joergensen  - Head of Sustainable Development Unit, DG Trade, European 
Commission  
Mr. Mani Muthukumara  - Senior Environmental Economist, Environment Department, The 
World Bank  
09:00 11:00 Session 21: 
 
Global 
Governance The Panos Institute  
Trade Stories, Trade Perceptions: Media Coverage and Public Views of Trade and 
Development 
 
Moderator: Mr. Jon Barnes - Head of globalisation programme, Panos London, UK 
 
Mr. John Kamau - Associate Editor, Business Daily, Nation Media Group, Kenya  
Ms. Amy Barry - Deputy Head of Media, Oxfam, UK 
Mr. Rune Saugmann Andersen - Institute of Political Science, University of Copenhagen, 
Denmark 
Mr. Warren Giles - Journalist, Bloomberg Ne ws Geneva, Switzerland 
 
Discussant: Dipankar De Sarkar- European Bureau Chief, Indo-Asian News Service (IANS), 
India/UK 
11:15 13:15 E 
Session 22: 
 
Coherence  
Agency for 
International Trade 
Information and 
Cooperation (AITIC)  
The Trade Dimension of Globalization: Multilateral (WTO) or Regional (RTAs) 
 
Moderator:  Dr. Esperanza Durán- Executive Director, AITIC 
 
Mr. John Clarke  - Deputy  Permanent Representative of the EC to the WTO, Geneva  
Professor Arvind Panagariya - Colombia University, USA 
Dr. Craig VanGrasstek - Washington Trade Reports, USA  
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13:15 Session 23: 
 
Sustainable 
Development Rainforest Alliance 
    
How Business - NGO  Partnerships Can Contribute to Conservation and Promote 
Sustainable Livelihoods -  A Look at African and Latin American Experiences  
 
Moderator: Mr.  Bernward Geier - President, Colabora 
 Mr. Roland Higgins - NGO Representative, Rain forest Alliance, Brussels 
Mr. Julius Ng'ang'a - African Farmer Representative, Sust ainability Coordinator, Sustainable 
Management Services, ECOM 
Mr. Boers Brita Westelius - Coffee Industry Representative, Manager EU Category 
Communications, Coffee/Cheese&Dairy, Kraft Foods Europe GmbH 
14:15 16:15 F 
Session 24: 
 
Global 
Governance 
 Friedrich-Ebert-
Stiftung (FES)  
The role of Social Standards in Promoting Fair Trade 
 
Moderator: Mr. Steffen Grammling  - Program Officer, FES Geneva Office  
 Ms. Cleopatra Doumbia-Henry - Director, International Labour Standards, ILO 
Mr. João Paulo Candia Veiga - Supervisor, Observatorio Social, Brazil 
Mr. Auret van Heerden - President, Fair Labor Association 
Ms. Claribel David - Vice-President, International Fair Trade Association 
09:00 
11:00 B Session 25: 
 
Economic 
Growth BUSINESSEUROPE 
  
Non-Tariff Barriers to International Trade a nd Economic Growth- What can the WTO do? 
 
Moderator:  Mr. Reinhard Quick  - Vice-Chairman, WTO Working Group, 
BUSINESSEUROPE 
 
H.E. Mr. Ujal Singh Bhatia  – Ambassador, Permanent Representative of India to the WTO 
Mr. John Clarke  - Deputy Head, Delegation of the European Commission to the WTO 
Mr. Rasmus Wendt  - International Affairs Adviser, Dansk Industri  
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13:15  
Session 26: 
 
Coherence International Chair 
WTO/Regional 
Integration  
A Missing Instrument: A WTO/Regional Integration Global Academic Network 
 
Moderator: Mr. Ramon Torrent - University of Barcelona and Coordinator of the International 
Chair WTO/Regional Integration (UB-UAM) 
  Mr. Patrick Low - Director, Economic Research and Statistics Division, WTO Secretariat 
Mr. Miguel Rodríguez Mendoza – Senior Fellow, International Centre for Trade and Sustainable 
Development, (ICTSD)  
Ms. Carmen Pont-Vieira - Former WTO Secretariat Staff, Trade Policy Review and Regional 
Agreements Division Ms. Sheila Page  - Senior Research Associate,  Overseas Development Institute 
Ms. Vera Thorstensen - Economic Counsellor, Brazilian Mission to the WTO 
 
**** 13:00 - 14:00 LUNCH  BREAK  **** 
 
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? 
 
Moderator: Mr. Harsha V. Singh - Deputy Director-General, WTO 
 
Dr. John M. Curtis - Distinguished Fellow and Director of the BRICSAM project, Centre for 
International Governance Innovation, Waterloo, Ca nada; Former Chief Econom ist, Department of 
Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Canada Dr.  Simon J. Evenett - Professor of International Trade and Economic Development, Department 
of Economics, University of St. Gallen, Switzerland 
Dr.  Robert Wolfe - Professor, School of Policy Studies, Queen's University, Kingston, Canada 
H.E. Mr. Guillermo Valles Galmés - Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Uruguay to the 
WTO  
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18:30  
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 
 
Moderator: Dr. Nagesh Kumar - Director-General, RIS 
 
H.E. Mr. Faizal Ismail  - NAMA 11 Coordinator – South Africa 
H.E. Mr. Gusmardi Bustami - Ambassador (tbc) -G-33 Coordinator – Indonesia 
H.E. Mr. Clodoaldo Hugueney Filho - Ambassador - G-20 Coordinator – Brazil 
Mr. Vicente Paolo Yu  - Programme Coordinator – GGDP, South Centre 
Mr. Mayur Patel  - Global Trade Governance Project, Oxford University 
14:15 
16:15 Session 29: 
 
Coherence European Centre for 
International 
Political Economy 
(ECIPE)  
Coherent Strategies for Trade Liberalization  – Bottom-up policies regional agreements and 
WTO-system compatibility 
 
Moderator: Mr. Fredrik Erixon  - Director, ECIPE 
                            Dr. Razeen Sally  - Director, ECIPE 
Professor Patrick Messerlin  - Groupe Economie Mondiale, Sciences Po, Paris 
Dr.  Simon J. Evenett - Professor of International Trade and Economic Development, Department 
of Economics, University of St. Gallen, Swit zerland and Member of the Warwick Commission on 
the Future of the Multilateral Trading System after Doha 
Mr. Roderick Abbott  - Former Deputy Director General of the WTO 
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 
 
Moderator: Ms. Carin Smaller - Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, (IATP) 
 Ms. Caroline Dommen - Director, 3D – Trade – Human Rights – Equitable Economy 
Mr. Dalindyebo Shabalala - Director, Intellectual Property and Sustainable Development Project, 
Center for International Environmental Law,  (CIEL) 
Mr. Daniel Mittler - Political Advisor, Greenpeace International  
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16:15 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? 
 
Moderator: Mr. Daniel Mittler - Greenpeace International 
 
Mr. Tobias Reichert - Germanwatch & German NGO Forum on Environment and Development 
Market Liberalization  - A Panacea for Measure s to Combat Climate Change? The Cases of 
Environmental Goods and Biofuels Mr. Victor Menotti -  International Forum on Globalization (IFG) 
WTO Energy Services and Fuel Efficiency Standards:  What's at Stake for Stable and Sustainable 
Energy Supplies and Climate Policies?   Dalindyebo Shabalala -  Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) 
The Role of Intellectual Property Rights and Technology Transfer for Measures to Combat Climate Change Mr. Vicente Paolo Yu - South Centre  
Development and Climate Change: The Role of Trade Policy 
16:30 
18:30  
W 
Session 32: 
 
Economic 
Growth International 
Institute for 
Sustainable 
Development 
(IISD)  
The WTO's record in addressing trade-distorting subsidies: An Assessment of its record and 
proposals for improving its performance 
 
Introduction: Mr. David Runnalls - President & Chief Executive Officer of IISD  
 Mr. Pablo Klein  - Permanent Mission of Mexico, WTO, Geneva — Overview by a trade 
delegate on general impression of strengths a nd weaknesses (or successes and failures) of WTO 
on disciplining subsidies Mr. Ron Steenblik - Director of Research GSI/IISD — Review of issues related to notifications 
and plans to improve them Mr. Michael Thöne - Cologne University - Finanzwissenschaftliches Forschungsinstitut (FiFo) — 
on the challenge of providing a comprehens ive WTO subsidy notification as seen from the 
notifying country's perspective  
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Coherence Center for 
International Law 
(CIEL)  
WTO Dispute Settlement: A  Vehicle for Coherence? 
 
Moderator: Ms. Elisabeth Tuerk - UNCTAD  
 
Mr. Nilo Dytz  - Permanent Mission of Brazil, UNO, Geneva 
Mr. Brendan McGivern  - White and Case 
Professor Joost Pauwelyn  - Graduate Institute of In ternational Studies, Geneva 
Ms. Nathalie Bernasconi-Osterwalder  - Center for International Environmental Law 
16:30 
18:30 D 
Session 34: 
 
Economic 
Growth Third World 
Network (TWN)  
Globalisation and the WTO Doha Agenda: Impact on Development 
 
Mr. Martin Khor  - Third World Network,  Globalisation, WTO, Doha and Development Aspects  
  
Mr. Mehdi Shafaeddin - Former Senior Economist, UNCTAD,  Development implications of 
NAMA  
Ms. Anne Kamau – Permanent Mission of Kenya, UNO, Ge neva, Food Security and Livelihood 
Concerns in Agriculture and the WTO  
H.E. Mr. Oscar Carvallo – Ambassador, Permanent Mission of the Bolivarian Republic of 
Venezuela, UNO, Geneva, Develo pment and the Doha negotiations  
H.E. Ms. Gail Mathurin  -  Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Jamaica, UNO, Geneva, 
Development Dimensions of the WTO Negotiations (tbc) 
14:15 
16:15  
E Session 35: 
 
Global 
Governance International Trade 
Union Confederation 
(ITUC) 
  
How Can Globalization Work for Workers? 
 
Moderator: Ms. María Consuelo Ahumada -  Directora Maestría en Estudios Latinoamericanos, 
Observatorio Andino, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Colombia 
 Mr. Guy Ryder - General Secretary, ITUC (International Trade Union Confederation) 
Mr. Rolph van der Hoeven - Director, Policy  Coherence Group, Integration and Statistics 
Department, ILO 
Mr. Ariel Castro - Coordinator of the ASEAN Trade Union Council (ATUC) and Director for 
Education, TUCP, Philippines Ms. Marie-Louise Knuppert - LO-DK Confederal Secretary, Denmark  
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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 
 
Moderator:  Mr. Warren Giles  - Journalist, Bloomberg News 
 
Mr. Dirk Pilat - Head of the Sceince and Technology Policy Division of the OECD  
H.E. Mr. Mario Matus  - Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Chile to the WTO  
Dr. Xuan LI - Lead Economist & Acting Coordinato r, Innovation and Access to Knowledge 
Programme,  
South Centre 
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? 
 
Moderator: Ms. Diana Tussie  - Latin American Trade Network, (LATN) 
 
Ms. Debra Steger  - University of Ottawa, Canada/ EDGE Network 
Mr. Welber Barral  - University of Santa Catarina, at Florianopolis/LATN Latin American Trade 
Network Mr. Ahmed Ghoneim  -  Economic Research Forum/University of Cairo, Egypt  
Ms. Vivianne Ventura Dias  - LATN Latin American Trade Network, Brazil 
Ms. Mia Mikic  - Asia–Pacific Research and Training Network. ARTNeT, UNESCAP 
Ms. Ann Weston - North-South Institute, Canada 
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 
 
Moderator: Mr. Alejandro Jara -  Deputy Director-General, WTO 
 
Ms. Marianne Schaper  - Senior Economic Affairs Officer , Sustainable Development and Human 
Settlements Division, ECLAC, Santiago  
Mr. Carlos de Miguel  - Environmental Affairs Officer, Sustainable Development and Human 
Settlements Division, ECLAC, Santiago  Mr. Sebastian Sáez  -  Expert, Division for International Trade and Integration, ECLAC, Santiago  
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18:30  
Session 39: 
 
Global 
Governance Global Business 
Dialogue (GBD) 
   
Capitals and the Global Economic Commons 
 
Moderator: Mr. R. K. Morris  - President, The Global Business Dialogue 
 
Mr. Christopher Wenk  - Senior Director, International Trade Policy, U.S. Chamber of 
Commerce Mr. Christopher Parlin  – Attorney, Miller & Chevalier Chartered 
 
 
 
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