FMG online brainstorming on WTO Crisis Management

On Jan. 29th 2021, the Friends of Multilateralism Group (FMG) organized a virtual brainstorming on WTO Crisis Management. Victor Do Prado, Director of Council and TNC Division of the WTO moderated the meeting.

 

The brainstorming was based on the contributions of four FMG members, Alejandro JARA, Anabel GONZALEZ, Bernard HOEKMAN and Patrick LOW, to recently published e-Book Revitalising Multilateralism: Pragmatic Ideas for the New WTO Director-General, co-edited by FMG members Simon Evenett and Richard Baldwin. Full texts of their articles can be viewed via: https://fmg-geneva.org/wto-crisis-management/

 

Four contributors shared their insights and suggestions on the role of the WTO during crisis like Covid-19 or financial crisis. Participants included members of FMG, Friends of FMG and Punta del Este Group, ambassadors of some WTO members, representatives from related international organizations and institutions.

 

Annex: Program of the virtual meeting

 

Program

16:00-16:05	Opening Remarks Speaker: Simon EVENETT (FMG)
16:05-16:45	Presentations
15:05-15:10	Speakers:  Alejandro JARA (FMG/PEG) Anabel GONZALEZ (FMG/PEG) Bernard HOEKMAN (FMG) Patrick LOW (FMG) Moderator: Victor do PRADO
16:45-17:30	Discussions Moderator: Victor do PRADO

 

Confirmed Participants

1.FMG/FFMG and PEG Members

Clemens BOONEKAMP (FMG)

Daniel CROSBY (FMG)

Simon EVENETT (FMG)

Jonathan FRIED (FMG)

Anabel GONZALEZ (FMG/PEG)

Stuart HARBINSON (FMG)

Bernard HOEKMAN (FMG)

Alejandro JARA (FMG/PEG)

Patrick LOW (FMG)

Xiankun LU (FMG)

Hamid MAMDOUH (FMG)

Sergio MARCHI (FMG)

Hector R TORRES (FMG/PEG)

Thu-lang TRAN WASESCHA (FMG)

Crispin CONROY (FFMG)

 

2.WTO Missions

Argentina: H.E. Federico VILLEGAS, Ambassador

Australia: H.E. George MINA, Ambassador

India: H.E. Brajendra NAVNIT, Ambassador

Mexico: H.E. Angel VILLALOBOS, Ambassador

Norway: H.E. Dagfinn Sørli, Ambassador

Singapore: H.E. TAN Hung Seng, Ambassador

South Africa: H.E. Xolelwa MLUMBI-PETER, Ambassador

Sweden: H.E. Mr. Mikael ANZÉN, Ambassador

Russia: H.E. Dmitry LYAKISHEV, Ambassador

EU: Hiddo HOUBEN, DPR

Finland: Anna VITIE, DPR

Korea: LEE Miyon, DPR

Netherlands: Marcel VERNOOIJ, DPR

 

3.Other Stakeholders

Victor Do PRADO, WTO (Moderator)

Maika Oshikawa, WTO

Marion JANSEN, OECD

Pierre SAUVE, World Bank

Ahmad MUKHTAR, FAO

Hajo LANZ, FES