WORLD EXPORT DEVELOPMENT FORUM 2007


Bringing Down the Barriers -
Charting a Dynamic Export Development Agenda

Monday, October 8

14:00 – 15:30

Registration

15:30 – 16:00

Official Opening

Welcome and Introductions
Photos
Video (14:02 min) High bandwidth - Low bandwidth

Speaker:
Patricia Francis, Executive Director, International Trade Centre, Switzerland

16:00 – 18:00

Plenary Brainstorming - Part 1 - Part 2 - Photos - Group Photo

Bringing Down the Barriers - Defining the Priorities for Export Development

Keynote speaker:
Pascal Lamy, Director General of the World Trade Organization, Switzerland

Video (16:38 min) High bandwidth - Low bandwidth
Video Lamy on Doha Round (5:42 min) High bandwidth - Low bandwidth

Video Debate:  Part 1  (5:17 min) - Part 2 (5:55 min) - Part 3 (3:04 min) - Part 4 (6:45 min)

19:15 – 21:30

Opening Dinner Keynote Address

Aid for Trade: Separating Fact from Fiction - Photos
Richard Manning, Chair, Development Assistance Committee, OECD, France

Tuesday, October 9

08:30 – 10:00

Plenary Debate

Shifts in the Trade Agenda: What Will Be the Consequences for Developing Countries?
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Video excerpt (11:43 min) High bandwidth - Low bandwidth

Speakers:

• Arsene Balihuta, Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Uganda to the UN at Geneva, Switzerland
• Clovis Rossi, Columnist and Member of the Editorial Board, Folha de Sao Paulo, Brazil
• William Tagliani, Attaché, Permanent Mission of the United States to the WTO, Switzerland
• Kwasi Abeasi, Chief Executive, The African Business Roundtable, Ghana
• Kenneth Ife, International Liaison Officer, NEPAD Business Group, South Africa

Moderator:
Tim Sebastian, Chairman, Doha Debates, UK

Aid for Productive Capacities - What Works, What Does Not
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Video excerpt (5:42 min) High bandwidth - Low bandwidth

Speakers:

• Kiichiro Fukasaku, Economist, OECD Development Centre, France
• Josephine Francis, Owner/Manager, Arjay Farm, Liberia
• Ricardo Estrada Estrada, Executive President, Corporation for the Promotion of Exports and Investment (CORPEI), Ecuador

Moderator:
Evita Schmieg, Head, Division of Globalization, Trade and Investment, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), Germany

Unleashing the Power of Enterprise: Innovation and Entrepreneurship
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Video excerpt (7:06 min) High bandwidth - Low bandwidth

Speakers:

• George S. Dragnich, Director, Office of Economic and Development Affairs, Bureau of International Organization Affairs, Department of State, USA
• Paul Regis, Program Officer, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Switzerland
• Dora Hoan, Group Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Best World International, Singapore

Moderator:
Ron Marchant, former CEO, UK Patent Office, United Kingdom

Finding a Place in Today’s Global Value Chains
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Video excerpt (8:37 min) High bandwidth - Low bandwidth

Speakers:

• Owen Skae, Senior Adviser, Export Strategy Design and Management, ITC
• Stephanie Barrientos, Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, United Kingdom
• Fiorina Mugione, Chief, Enterprise Development and Capacity Building Section, UNCTAD, Switzerland

Moderator:
Martin Watson, Representative for Global Economic Issues, Quaker UN Office, Switzerland

14:00 – 15:00

Keynote Address

Fear of Trade: Implications for Developing Countries
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Video (20:30 min) - Jagdish N. Bhagwati, Professor of Economics, Columbia University, USA

Video Debate:  Part 1 (2:35 min) - Part 2 (4:10 min)

Chair:
Tim Sebastian, Chairman, Doha Debates, UK

15:00 – 17:00

Breakout Series 2: Building Competitive Business Environments

Bringing Down the Barriers: Getting It Right at Home First
Video excerpt (7:11 min) High bandwidth - Low bandwidth

Speakers:

• Robert J.M. Appelboom, Principal, R.J.M. Appelboom Consulting, Brazil and formerly Managing Director of EKA and NOCAL Breweries, Angola
• Paulo Protasio, Chief Executive Officer, Brazil Marketing International (BMI), Brazil
• Anthony O'Sullivan, Head, Private Sector Division, Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), France

Moderator:
Ricardo Melendez-Ortiz, CEO, International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD), Switzerland

Building Trade-Related Infrastructure: What Can the Private Sector Do?
Video excerpt (7:50 min) High bandwidth - Low bandwidth

Speakers:

• R.C.M. Reddy, CEO, Cluster Development Initiative, Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services Ltd., India
• Atul Padalkar, Project Manager, Durban Investment Promotion Agency, South Africa
• Martin Abega, Executive Secretary, Groupement Interpatronal du Cameroun, (GICAM), Cameroon

Moderator:
Siphana Sok, Director, Division of Technical Cooperation Coordination, ITC

Attracting Buyers and Fencing In Investors - The Business Environment Imperatives
Video excerpt (7:31 min) High bandwidth - Low bandwidth

Speakers:

• Richard Ong, Leading Executive, Smart Education Centre, Malaysia
• Celina McLean, Project Director, Institute of International Strategy, Argentinian Chamber of Exporters (CERA), Argentina
• Esperanza Durán, Executive Director, Agency for International Trade Information and Cooperation (AITIC), Switzerland

Moderator:
Martin Watson, Representative for Global Economic Issues, Quaker UN Office, Switzerland

17:30 – 18.30

Plenary Reporting from Breakout Series 1 and 2
Video excerpt (9:29 min) High bandwidth - Low bandwidth

Export What? Building Supply-Side Capacities

Presenters:

• Evita Schmieg, Head, Division of Globalization, Trade, and Investment, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), Germany
• Ron Marchant, former CEO, UK Patent Office, United Kingdom
• Martin Watson, Representative for Global Economic Issues, Quaker UN Office, Switzerland

Buy Where? Building Competitive Business Environments

Presenters:

• Ricardo Melendez-Ortiz, CEO, International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD), Switzerland
• Siphana Sok, Director, Division of Technical Cooperation Coordination, ITC
• Martin Watson, Representative for Global Economic Issues, Quaker UN Office, Switzerland

Moderator:
Tim Sebastian, Chairman, Doha Debates, UK

Wednesday, October 10

08:30 – 10:00

Plenary Debate

Winning National Strategies for Export Development
Video excerpt (7:08 min) High bandwidth - Low bandwidth

Speakers:

Breakout Series 3: Building Markets

Regional Integration: Responding to Necessity?
Video excerpt (8:43 min) High bandwidth - Low bandwidth

Speakers:

• Stephan Heieck, Principal Adviser, Regional Project for Trade Policies, CENPROMYPE-GTZ, EL Salvador
• Elham Zeadat, Managing Director, Bloom Dead Sea Gift Enterprise, Jordan
• Enno Bozdo, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Energy, Albania
• Aniebo Akpan Roberts, Head, Public Affairs and Bilateral Cooperation, Global Partnership Initiative, Nigeria

Moderator:
Taiana Mora-Ramis, Executive Director, CaribExport, Barbados

Meeting Technical Regulations and Standards for Export Success
Video excerpt (8:36 min) High bandwidth - Low bandwidth

Speakers:

• Alan Bryden, Secretary-General, International Organization for Standardization, Switzerland
• Eddy Yeung, Director, Ciel Group, Mauritius
• Shyam K. Gujadhur, Senior Adviser, on Standards and Quality Management, ITC
• Ouseph Padickakudi, Programme Manager, Trade Capacity Building Branch, UNIDO

Moderator:
H. Lal, Chairman, Director-General, Quality Forum, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry, India

Strategic Alliances: Win-Win Opportunities?
Video excerpt (7:35 min) High bandwidth - Low bandwidth

Speakers:

• Jack Lowe, Chief Executive Officer, Blue Orchard Finance, Switzerland
• Beatrice Dove-Edwin, Director Policy, Planning and Research Division, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Sierra Leone
• Anil Bhardwaj, Secretary General, Federation of Indian Micro Small and Medium Enterprise (FISME), India

Moderator:
Osman Atac, Chief, Enterprise Management Development Section, ITC

14:00 – 15:00

Keynote Address

Turbulence in Agriculture: Is a Win-Win Possible for Developed and Developing Countries?
Video excerpt (7:13min) High bandwidth - Low bandwidth

15:00 – 17:00

Breakout Series 4: Building Institutional Capacities

Get On My Turf: Coordination in the Trade Support Network
Video excerpt (5_44 min) High bandwidth - Low bandwidth

Speakers:

17:30 – 18:30

Plenary Reporting from Breakout Series 3 and 4
Video excerpt (6:34 min) High bandwidth - Low bandwidth

Export Where? Building Markets

Presenters:

• Taiana Mora-Ramis, Executive Director, CaribExport, Barbados
• H. Lal, Chairman, Director-General, Quality Forum, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry, India
• Osman Atac, Chief, Enterprise Management Development Section, ITC

Do It How? Building Institutional Capacities

Presenters:

• Seppo Laine, Senior Vice President, Finland Trade Promotion Organization (Finpro), Finland
• A. H. Lansink, Managing Director, Centre for the Promotion of Imports from Developing Countries (CBI, The Netherlands
• Jorge Lopez, Director, International Promotion, ProMéxico, Mexico

Moderator:
Tim Sebastian, Chairman, Doha Debates, UK

Plenary Brainstorming - Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3
Video excerpt (12:19 min) High bandwidth - Low bandwidth

The Dynamic Export Development Agenda: Implications for Technical Assistance

Panellists

• Lakshmi Puri, Acting Deputy Secretary-General, UNCTAD, Switzerland
• Stephen Browne, Deputy Executive Director, ITC
• Hans-Peter Egler, Head, Trade and Clean Technology Cooperation Development, SECO, Switzerland
• Richard S. Newfarmer, Special Representative to the UN and WTO, World Bank, Switzerland

Moderator:
Tim Sebastian, Chairman, Doha Debates, UK

Parallel Working Sessions: From Agenda to Action

Specialized Networks Session (participants to select one of the three simultaneous sessions)

• Bringing the Poor into the Market: Expansion and Replication
  Video excerpt (6:01 min) High bandwidth - Low bandwidth

Speakers:

• Tewodros Yilma Tekeleab, Yilma Global Consulting, Ethiopia
• Solomon Assefa, Deputy Director General, Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, Ethiopia
• Steve Caiger, CEO, High Value Horticulture, UK

Moderator:

Edward Brown, First Secretary, Permanent Mission of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the United Nations Office and other International Organizations in Geneva, Switzerland

• Business and Government – Dialogue for Export Development
  Video excerpt (13:23 min) High bandwidth - Low bandwidth

Speakers:

• Anthony O’Sullivan, Head of Division, Private Sector Development, OECD, France
• Celina McLean, Project Director, Institute of International Strategy, Argentinian Chamber of Exporters (CERA), Argentina
• M. Supperamaniam, Advisor, WTO / FTA Negotiations, Federation of Malaysian Manufactures, Malaysia
• Zodwa Mabuza, CEO, Federation of Swaziland Employers and Chamber of Commerce, Swaziland

Moderator:
Rajesh Aggarwal, Senior Advisor, International Trading System, ITC

• Making an Impact on Development through Trade in Services

Speakers:

• Glyne Michelo, Director General, Zambia Development Agency, Zambia
• Satish Kumar, Manager, Research and Consultancy, Zambia Centre for Accountancy Studies

Moderator:
Emmanuel Barreto, Senior Advisor, Trade in Services, ITC

Aid for Trade Roundtables - Building Capacity (by invitation only)

• Export Strategy Design and Management

• Marketing Techniques and Sector Branding

• Trade Information Management and Market Analysis

• Quality Management and Standards for Trade Development

• Enhancing Women's Contribution to Export Competitiveness

Closing Address
Video

Charting the Way Forward

Speaker:
Patricia Francis, Executive Director, International Trade Centre, Switzerland