13:00 – 15:00 

Registration 

15:00 – 17:00 

Welcome, Introductions and Rules of the Debate 

Ms. Patricia Francis, Executive Director, ITC

Ms. Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul, Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development, BMZ, Germany

Ms. Valentine Rugwabiza, Deputy Director General, WTO

Mr. Dirk Bruinsma, Deputy Secretary General, UNCTAD

17:00 – 20:00 

Reception 

8:30 – 10:30 

1^st Plenary Session: 

(Conference Center) 

Export Development and Poverty Reduction: Is There Really a Linkage?  

Moderator: Ms. Hilary Bowker, Bowker Media + Communications, UK

Panellist: Mr. Abera Deressa, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Ethiopia

Panellist: Mr. Hafiz Pasha, Assistant Administrator and UNDP Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific, UNDP

Panellist: Mr. Carlos A. Primo Braga, Senior Advisor, World Bank

Panellist: Mr. Stephen Browne, Deputy Executive Director, ITC

10:30 – 11:00 

Coffee 

11:00 – 12:45 

2^nd Plenary Session: 

(Conference Center) 

Making Export-Led Poverty Reduction Our Business: The Roles of the Public, Private and Non-Governmental Sectors 

Moderator: Mr. George P. Saibel, Director, Special Advisory Services Division, Commonwealth Secretariat, UK

Panellist: Mr. T.C. Venkat Subramanian, Chairman and Managing Director, Export-Import Bank of India, India

Panellist: Mr. Lloyd Timberlake, Director, Communications, World Business Council for Sustainable Development, Switzerland

Panellist: Ms. Emily Jones, Research Team, Oxfam Great Britain, UK

12:45 – 13:00 

Planning Session 1: 

(Conference Center) 

Confirming the Validity of Virtuous Circles and High Profile Options 

Presenter: Mr. Siphana Sok, Director, Division of Technical Cooperation Coordination, ITC

13:00 – 14:30 

Lunch 

14:30 – 15:45 

Breakout Series A: 

A Virtuous Circle: Export Development, Poverty Reduction and Empowerment 

(Berlin Room) 

Getting Started – Is It a Question of Education or Entrepreneurship? 

Moderator: Mr. John Williams, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

Panellist: Mr. Osman Atac, Chief, Enterprise Management Development Section, ITC

Panellist: Mr. Omar Ortiz, Manager Finance and Trade, Belize Chamber of Commerce &Industry, Belize

Panellist: Mr. Erlan Sagadiev, President, University of International Business, Kazakhstan

Panellist: Mr. Sherab Tenzin, Head of External Trade Division, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Kingdom of Bhutan

( Wien/Amsterdam Room) 

A Down-to-Earth Linkage – Export Development, Poverty Reduction and the Land Issue 

Moderator: Mr. Brian Barclay, Executive Forum, ITC

Panellist: Mr. Osei Boeh-Ocansey, Director-General, Private Enterprise Foundation, Ghana

Panellist: Mr. Gerrit Booyens, Limpopo Export Forum, South Africa 

Panellist: Ms. Margot Campos, Director of Trade and Export, Ministry of Production and Micro-Enterprise of Bolivia  

Panellist: Mr. Chandi Raj Dhakal, President, Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Nepal 

(Rom/Helsinki Room) 

Redressing Disadvantage – Export Development, Poverty Reduction and Affirmative Action 

Moderator: Mr. Anton Said, Executive Forum, ITC

Panellist: Mr. Enrique Hernández de Tejada Aldana, President of Import-Export Association, Mexico 

Panellist: Mr. Riaan Le Roux, Chief Director, Export Promotion and Development, Department of Trade and Industry, South Africa 

14:30 – 15:45 

Breakout Series A: 

A Virtuous Circle: Export Development, Poverty Reduction and Empowerment 

(Conference Center) 

Financial Empowerment – Financing a Sustainable Linkage 

Moderator: Mr. Octavio B. Peralta, Secretary General, Association of Development Financing Institutions in Asia and the Pacific (ADFIAP), Philippines

Panellist: Ms. Rosa Maria Krüger, Partner, Asóciate S.A.C., Peru 

Panellist: Mr. Gabriel Barrera Pérez, Vice President, Bancomext, Mexico

Panellist: Mr. R. C. M. Reddy, Chief Executive Officer, Cluster Development Initiative, Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services Ltd., India 

15:45 – 16:15 

Coffee 

16:15 – 17:30 

Breakout Series B: 

The Reality of High Profile Options  

(Rom/Helsinki Room) 

Export, Poverty and the ‘e’ Dimension 

Moderator: Mr. Anton Said, Executive Forum, ITC

Panellist: Mr. Osman Atac, Chief, Enterprise Management Development Section, ITC  

Panellist: Mr. Javed Naushahi, Chairman,
E-Commerce Resource Center and Chairman Trade Facilitation e-Business (AFACT), Pakistan   

Panellist: Mr. Alwyn Didar Singh, Joint Secretary of Heavy Industry and Public Enterprise, India 

(Wien/Amsterdam Room) 

Greening the Linkage: Is There Really an Environmental Dividend?  

Moderator: Mr. Brian Barclay, Executive Forum, ITC

Panellist: Mrs. Tokozile Boboyi, Senior Programme Manager, Eastern Cape Development Corporation, South Africa  

Panellist: Mr. Paul Boni, President, ANAVI-CI, Côte d’Ivoire  

Panellist: Mr. Joseph Sunil, General Manager, PDS Organic Spices, India 

(Berlin Room) 

Export, Poverty Reduction and Women – A Missed Opportunity? 

Moderator: Ms. Sabine Meitzel, Gender Focal Point, ITC

Panellist: Mr. Vasan Appanah, Senior Advisor, Ministry of Women Affairs, Mauritius

Panellist: Ms. Astrid Ruiz Thierry, Secretary General, Women for Dialogue and Education, Spain  

16:15 – 17:30 

Breakout Series B: 

The Reality of High Profile Options  

(Conference Center) 

The Hands-On Approach: The Importance of Going Local  

Moderator: Ms. Florence Kata, Executive Director, Uganda Export Promotion Board (UEPB), Uganda

Panellist: Mr. Raul Hernández, Director General, Alternativas y Procesos de Participación Social A.C., Mexico

Panellist: Mr. Costin Lianu, Director General, Department of Trade Promotion, Romania  

Panellist: Mr. Kunyaphan Reangkhum, Deputy Director-General, Department of Export Promotion, Thailand 

8:30 – 10:15 

3^rd Plenary Session: 

(Conference Center) 

Virtuous Circles and High Profile Options: An Assessment (Review of the Conclusions and Recommendations of Breakout Series A and B)

Moderator: Ms. Hilary Bowker, Bowker Media + Communications, UK

10:15 – 10:30 

Planning Session 2: 

(Conference Center) 

Taking a Sectoral or a Global Approach 

Presenter: Mr. Peter Walters, Director, Division of Product and Market Development, ITC 

10:30 – 11:00 

Coffee 

11:00 – 13:00 

Breakout Series C: 

Poverty Sensitive Value Chains 

(Conference Center) 

Growing Out of Poverty – Strategic Direction in the Agricultural Sector 

Moderator: Mr. Doyle Baker, Chief, Agricultural Management, Marketing and Finance Service, Agricultural Support Systems Division, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

Panellist: Mr. Jethro Greene, Chief Coordinator, Eastern Caribbean Trading Agriculture and Development Organization, St. Vincent & the Grenadines

Panellist: Mr. Carlos Krüger, Partner, Asóciate S.A.C., Peru

Panellist: Mr. R. S. Sodhi, Chief General Manager, Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation, India

Panellist: Mr. Timothy Williams, Adviser and Head, Enterprise and Agriculture Section, Commonwealth Secretariat, UK

11:00 – 13:00 

Breakout Series C: 

Poverty Sensitive Value Chains 

(Wien/Amsterdam Room) 

A Hi-Tech, Low Employment Future in the Export-Oriented Manufacturing Sector – A Correct Conclusion? 

Moderator: Mr. Sergio Miranda da Cruz, Director, Research and Statistics Branch, UNIDO

Panellist: Mr. Adesina Agboluaje, Managing Director, Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority, Nigeria 

Panellist: Mr. Jaishwor Barlow Manilal, Chief Operating Officer, Key Government Programmes, Automotive Industry Development Centre (AIDC), South Africa  

Panellist: Mr. Prachand Man Shrestha, Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Industries, Commerce and Supplies, Nepal 

(Berlin Room) 

The Poverty Angle of Sun, Sea and Sand – Maximizing Tourism’s Contribution 

Moderator: Mr. Eugenio Yunis, Chief, Sustainable Development of Tourism Department, World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)

Panellist: Mr. Harold Goodwin, Director, Responsible Tourism Partnership, UK

Panellist: Mr. Pedro Grancha, Director General, RETA Atlântico, Portugal  

Panellist: Mr. Isaac Njoroge, Adviser, Trade Section, Commonwealth Secretariat, UK 

(Rom/Helsinki Room) 

Tangible Results from Intangible Business – Strengthening the Linkage within the Service Sector 

Moderator: Mr. Anton Said, Executive Forum, ITC

Panellist: Mr. Edsel Custodio, Undersecretary for 

International Economic Relations, Department of Foreign Affairs, Philippines

Panellist: Mr. Ricardo Estrada Estrada, Executive President, CORPEI, Ecuador

Panellist: Mr. Nikhil Treebhoohun, Adviser and Head of the Trade Section, Commonwealth Secretariat, UK 

13:00 – 14:30 

Lunch

13:30 – 14:30 

Informal Session: 

(Conference Center) 

The “Innovations in Export Strategy” Consultation Series

Summary of 2006 Consultations on:

Gender Equality, Export Performance and Competitiveness – A Practical Approach

Export Strategy and the Role of the National Trade Promotion Organization

Financing Export Clusters: Options and Strategic Implications

Underwriting Export Promotion: “Best Practices” in the Operation and Management of a Matching Grant Scheme

The Relevance of National Branding to Export Strategy 

14:30 – 15:45 

Breakout Series D: 

The Effectiveness of On-Going Global Initiatives 

(Conference Center) 

Fair Trade – A Development Trap?

Moderator: Ms. Natascha Weisert, Executive Forum, ITC

Panellist: Ms. Jacqui MacDonald, President, Just Trade, Canada

Panellist: Mr. Wolfgang Weinmann, Producer Partnership Manager, CaféDirect, UK 

Panellist: Mr. Hugo Skoppek, Director, Stitching Nature & More Foundation, The Netherlands 

(Berlin Room) 

Corporate Social Responsibility – Where Does It Lie?

Moderator: Ms. Yukiko Arai, Multinational Enterprises Programme, International Labour Organization (ILO)

Panellist: Mr. Alfredo Nuño, Green Coffee Trader, Starbucks Coffee Trading Company, Switzerland

Panellist: Mr. Pan Sorasak, Secretary of State, Ministry of Commerce, Royal Government of Cambodia 

Panellist: Mr. Ralph Adeola Alabi, Chairman, Guinness Nigeria Plc., Nigeria 

Panellist: Mr. Hans Perk, Manager, Solidaridad, The Netherlands 

(Wien/Amsterdam Room) 

South-South Trade – Could It Be a Solution?

Moderator: Mr. Osvaldo R. Agatiello, Professor of International Economics, Geneva School of Diplomacy and International Relations, Switzerland

Panellist: Ms. Saule Akhmetova, Adviser, CMAR/Kazyna, Kazakhstan

Panellist: Mr. Christoph Ernst, Employment Analysis and Research, Economic and Labour Market Analysis Department, ILO 

Panellist: Mr. Ricardo Estrada Estrada, Executive President, CORPEI, Ecuador 

Panellist: Mr. Friedrich von Kirchbach, Chief, Market Analysis Section, ITC  

15:45 – 16:15 

Coffee 

16:15 – 17:30 

4^th Plenary Session:

(Conference Center) 

Managing the Linkage: Defining an Effective Framework

Moderator: Mr. Ganeshan Wignaraja, Team Leader (Trade Integration), Office of Regional Economic Integration, Asian Development Bank, Philippines 

Panellist: Mr. Edward Boateng, Executive Secretary, Ghana Export Promotion Council, Ghana 

Panellist: Mr. Charles Gore, Senior Economic Affairs Officer, UNCTAD  

Panellist: Mr. Owen Skae, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa 

8:30 – 10:30 

5^th Plenary Session:

(Conference Center) 

Taking a Sectoral or a Global Approach: (Review of the Conclusions and Recommendations of Breakout Series C and D)

Moderator: Ms. Hilary Bowker, Bowker Media + Communications, UK

10:30 – 11:00 

Coffee

11:00 – 12:00 

6^th Plenary Session:

(Conference Center) 

Charting the Leap from Poverty to Prosperity: Balancing a Pro-Poor Export Strategy with the Competitiveness Imperative

Moderator: Mr. Stephen Browne, Deputy Executive Director, ITC

Panellist (Government): Mr. Abera Deressa, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Ethiopia

Panellist (NGO): Mr. Pranav Kumar, Policy Analyst, Consumer Unity and Trust Society (CUTS), India 

Panellist (Private Sector): Mr. M. Lakshminarayan, Chairman, Confederation of Indian Industry - Southern Region, India

Panellist (Technical Organization): Mr. A. H. M. Lansink, Managing Director, CBI, The Netherlands 

12:00 – 12:30 

7^th Plenary Session:

(Conference Center) 

Where Do We Go from Here?

Chair: Ms. Patricia Francis, Executive Director, ITC 

12:30 – 13:00 

Closing