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Executive Forum 2002
25-28 September
Montreux, Switzerland
Managing Competitive Advantage:
The Values of National Strategy
Summary Programme
Wednesday, 25 September
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14:30 – 15:15 |
Informal Session
"Secrets of Strategy” Template
- Session
Manager:
Mr. Brian Barclay, ITC
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| 15:30 –
16:00 |
Rules
of the Executive Forum
- Session
Manager:
Mr. Brian Barclay, ITC
- Presenter:
Mr. Jean-Claude Piers de Raveschoot, ITC
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| 16:00 –
17:30 |
Opening
Session
Welcoming Remarks:
- Mr.
J. Denis Bélisle, Executive Director, ITC
- H.E.
Mr. Pierre-Louis Girard, Ambassador,
Permanent Representative of Switzerland to WTO
- Dr.
Supachai Panitchpakdi, Director General, WTO
- Mr.
Carlos Fortin, Deputy Secretary-General, UNCTAD
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| 17:30 |
Reception/Dinner (with the participation of Geneva-based Ambassadors) |
Thursday, 26 September
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09:00 – 12:00 |
Session
1: Creating Value: Moving from Comparative to Competitive
Advantage |
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- Session
Manager: Mr. Friedrich
von Kirchbach, ITC
- Session
Moderator: Mr. Joseph Smadja, Deputy Executive Director, ITC
- Presenters:
- Mr. Friedrich
von Kirchbach, ITC
- Mr. Peter
Cornelius, World Economic Forum
- Mr.
Ganesh Wignaraja, Maxwell Stamp PLC
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13:30 – 15:30 |
Session
2:
Capturing Value: A Value Chain Approach to National Export
Strategy Development |
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- Session
Manager: Mr. Ian Sayers, ITC
- Session
Moderator: Mr. Hendrik Roelofsen, ITC
- Presenters:
- Mr.
Ian Sayers, ITC
- Mr.
John Humphrey, Institute of Development Studies,
University
of Sussex
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16:00 – 18:00 |
Session
3:
Adding Value: Building Value-Addition Alliances - What Works? |
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- Session
Manager: Mr. Brian Barclay
- Session
Moderator: Mr. Peter Walters, ITC
- Presenters:
- Mr.
Edward Seidler, FAO
- Ms.Vicky
Schreiber, POEMA-DaimlerChrysler, Brazil
- Mr.
Michael Morris, School of Development Studies, University of Natal,
South Africa
- Mr.
Peter Ryan, Fédération Mondiale des Zones Franches
- Ms.
Doreen Conrad, ITC
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Friday, 27 September
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09:00 – 12:00 |
Session
4:
Projecting Value: Is there a Case for National Branding? |
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- Session Manager: Mr.
Morten Scholer, ITC
- Session Moderator:
Mr. Gian Piero Roz, ITC
- Panel Chair:
Mr. David Syz, Secretary of State, State Secretariat for
Economic Affairs, Switzerland
- Panelists:
- Mr.
Michel Feria, Switzerland Tourism
- Mr. Johannes Frey,
Head of Corporate Affairs, Novartis
- Presenter:
Mr. Wally Olins, Chairman, Saffron Brand Consultants
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14:00 – 17:00 |
Session
5: Confirming Value: Export Strategy Performance Measurement |
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- Session
Manager: Mr. Philip Williams, ITC
- Session
Moderator: Mr. R. Badrinath, ITC
- Presenters:
- Mr.
Raymond Yip, Regional Manager (Western Europe), Hong Kong Trade
Development Council
- Mr.
Seppo Laine, Senior Vice President, FINPRO
- Mr.
Stephen Sultana, Malta External Trade Corporation
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Saturday, 28 September
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09:00 – 11:00 |
Session
6: Strategy, Networking and What’s Happening with “e” |
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- Session
Manager: Ms. Doreen Conrad, ITC
- Panel
Chair:
Mr. R. Badrinath, ITC
- Panelists:
- Mr.
Thomas Aquino, UnderSecretary, Department of Trade and Industry,
Philippines
- Mr.
Michael Hannah, Manager, Government Relations and Policy Board,
Trade New Zealand
- Mr.
Nicolai Semine, ITC
- Mr.
Anton Said, Malta External Trade Corporation
- Mr.
John Humphrey, Institute of Development Studies, University of
Sussex
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11:00 – 12:00 |
Session
7: Where Do We Go from Here? |
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- Session
Chair:
Mr. J. Denis Bélisle, Executive Director, ITC
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