On 11 September, FMG organized a working lunch with Xiaozhun YI, former Deputy Director-General of the WTO, former Vice-Minister of Commerce of China and former Ambassador of the Permanent Mission of China to the WTO. 10 FMG members participated in the working lunch and exchanged views on WTO reform with Ambassador YI.

 

Annex: List of participants

  • Xiaozhun Yi, former Deputy Director-General of the WTO, former Vice-Minister of Commerce of China and former Ambassador of the Permanent Mission of China to the WTO
  • Xiankun Lu, CEO ofFMG and Managing Director of LEDECO Geneva
  • Clemens Boonekamp, FMG Board member and former Director of the Agriculture Division of the WTO
  • John Clarke, FMG member and Director for international affairs in the European Commission’s DG Agriculture
  • Stuart Harbinson, FMG Board member and former ChiefRepresentative of HK China to the WTO
  • Patrick Low, FMG Board member and former Chief Economist of WTO
  • Mohammed Saeed, FMG member and former Chief Trade Facilitation and Policy for Business in ITC
  • Rajesh Aggarwal, FMG member and former Chief of Trade Policy and Trade Facilitation in ITC
  • Hamid Mamdouh, FMG Board member and former Director of Trade in Services and Investment Division of the WTO
  • Thu-lang Tran Wasescha, FMG member and former Head of the Department of International Affairs of the Swiss FederalIntellectual Property Institute
  • Alan Wolff, FMG Board member and former Deputy Director- General of WTO