2002 World Conference of TPOs

TPOs in a Turbulent New Business Environment

The China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) hosted the 4th World Conference of Trade Promotion Organizations (TPOs) in Beijing, China from 15 to 17 May 2002.

Presentations

Thursday 16 May 2002

Opening Remarks

• Mr. Yu Xiaosong, Chairman, China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT)
• Mr. J. Denis Belisle, Executive Director, International Trade Centre (ITC)
  Presentation

Emerging Trends in Trade and Development: China and the World

• Mr. Paul-Henri Ravier, Deputy Director General, World Trade Organization (WTO)
  Presentation
• Mr. Long Yongtu, Vice Minister, Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, China
• Leonard J. Edwards, Vice Minister, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Canada
  Presentation

The Roles and Future Development Trends of TPOs in World Trade Development

• Mr. J. Denis Belisle, Executive Director, ITC
  Presentation
• Mr. Hiroshi Yokokawa, Executive Vice President, JETRO
  Presentation
• Mr. Rajendra S. Lodha, President, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI)
  Presentation

International Trade in Globalization

• Mr. Wu Guodi, Chairman and CEO, Shanghai Alison Group Introducer
• Mr. Wang Jinzhen, Director General, Department of International Relations, CCPIT

Innovation of TPOs’ Tools and Services

• Mr. Peter O’Byrne, Managing Director, Australian Trade Commission (Austrade)
  Presentation
• Mr. Lee Yi Shyan, CEO, International Enterprise Singapore
  Presentation
• Mr. Carlos Casas, Executive Director for Promotion, Bancomext, Mexico
  Presentation

Working Together for Further Growth of World Trade

• H.E. Mr. Zhu Rongji, Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China
  Presentation

Friday 17 May 2002

Organizational Renovation of TPOs

• Mr. Michael Sze, Executive Director, Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC)
  Presentation
• Mr. Chih-Peng Huang, President and CEO, Taipei World Trade Center
• Mr. Hong Ki-Wha, Vice President, Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA)
  Presentation

What the Information Age Means to a TPO

• M. Hervé Le Roy, Executive Vice-President, French Board for Foreign Trade (CFEC)
  Presentation
• Mr. Laron Jensen, Deputy Director General of United States Foreign Commercial Service
  Presentation
• Dr. Egon Winkler, Deputy Director General, Austrian Federal Economic Chamber
  Presentation

Promotion of Export of SMEs in the e-Era

• Mrs. Claudia Turbay Quintero, President, PROEXPORT, Colombia
  Presentation
• Mr. Lhoucine Agouzou, Director, Information System, Moroccan Center of Export Promotion (CMPE)
  Presentation
• Mr. Justin YUE Kwok-hung, CEO, TradeLink Electronic Commerce Ltd, Hong Kong, China
  Presentation

Conference Summary

• Mr. Ramamurti Badrinath, Director, Division of Trade Support Services, ITC
  Presentation