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On Wednesday, October 14 the International Trade Centre will launch its first annual flagship publication on SME Competitiveness. The launch will take place at the World Trade Organization, Room W, from 13:30-14:30. The event starts with a sandwich lunch buffet from 13:00 in the main lobby of the WTO.
The SME Competitiveness Outlook 2015 is a "one-stop shop" on the topic of SME internationalization. It combines unique analysis, thought leader insights and case stories about developing country SMEs in international markets, along with a pilot competitiveness assessment for 25 countries.
The report highlights the fundamental role SMEs have in addressing global income inequality and presents a new analytical framework to measure, identify and enhance SME competitiveness.
The key findings and themes of the report will be discussed with a panel of government, business and academia representatives.
Programme
| 13:30-13:35 | Welcome remarks: Ms. Arancha González, Executive Director, ITC |
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| 13:35-13:45 | Presentation of the report findings: Ms. Marion Jansen, Chief Economist, ITC |
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| 13:45-14:30 | The SME Competitiveness Outlook: a tool for policymakers and businesses Panel discussion and Q&A |
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| | Panelists: |
| | H.E. Mr. Axel Addy, Minister of Commerce and Industry of Liberia |
| | H.E. Mr. Esteban B. Conejos, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Philippines to the WTO |
| | Mr. John Defor, Head of Policy, Association of Ghana Industries |
| | Mr. Henrique Banze, Assistant-Secretary General for Macroeconomics, Development |
| | Financing and Intra-ACP Programming, African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of Countries |
| | Mr. Christos Carbolis, Chief Economist and Head of Operations, IMD World Competitiveness Center |
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| | Moderator: Mr. John Zaracostas |
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| | Q&A from the floor |
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| | Sandwiches will be served from 13:00 in the lobby at the main entrance |
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| | Twitter response box |
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