On 21 May, 2025, the Friends of Multilateralism Group (FMG) organized the 3rd session of its High-Level Dialogue Series on The Future of WTO Reform: Dialogue with Arancha González. Victor Do Prado, FMG Member and former Director of Council and Trade Negotiations Committee at the WTO moderated the meeting.
At the meeting, Arancha González, Dean of the Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA) at Sciences Po, and former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Spain shared her views on the challenges brought by the current international situation and geopolitical influence to the WTO and future pathways for the WTO reform etc., and answered relevant questions from participants.
Over 70 participants joined the session, including members of FMG, Ambassadors/DPRs of WTO members, representatives from related international organizations, and experts from renowned think tanks and universities etc.
Watch this session via YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itAipSSfzx4
Anenx 1: Programme
16:00-16:02 Opening Remarks
Speaker: Mario Matus (FMG)
16:02-16:05 Introduction
Speaker: Victor Do Prado (FMG)
16:05-16:25 Presentations
Moderator: Victor Do Prado (FMG)
Speaker: Arancha González(PSIA)
16:25-17:00 Discussions Moderator: Victor Do Prado (FMG)
Annex 2: List of participants
I.FMG/FFMG
Victor Do Prado(FMG)
Willy Alfaro(FMG)
Mercedes Araoz(FMG)
Hilda AL-Hinai(FMG)
Ignacio Garcia Bercero(FMG)
Deborah Elms(FMG)
Gao Henry(FMG)
Wenhua Ji(FMG)
Alejandro Jara(FMG)
Masamichi Kono(FMG)
Hamid Mamdouh(FMG)
Brad Mcdonald(FMG)
Cecilia Malmström(FMG)
Petros C. Mavroidis(FMG)
Mia Mikic(FMG)
Risine Plank(FMG)
Sherry Stephenson(FMG)
Mohammad Saeed(FMG)
Hector R Torres(FMG)
Niall Meagher(FFMG)
II.WTO Missions
Argentina: Gustavo Lunazzi, Ambassador
Guyana: Leslie Ramsammy, Ambassador
New Zealand: Clare Kelly, Ambassador
The Netherlands: Audrey Goosen, Ambassador
Plurinational State: Maira Macdonal, Ambassador
Pakistan: Ali Sarfraz Hussain, Ambassador
Royaume du Maroc: Omar Zniber, Ambassador
South Africa: Mzukisi Qobo, Ambassador
Sri Lanka: RGS Wijesekara, Ambassador
Cabo Verde: Carla Miranda, Minister Plenipotentiary
Belgium: Bregt Kippers, DPR
China: Yihong Li, DPR
Jamaica: Tyesha Turner, DPR
Japan: Norifumi Kondo, DPR
Latvia : Renars Danelsons, DPR
Norway: Havard Hugas, DPR
Slovenia: Špela Kučan, DPR
Türkiye: Aykut Renda, DPR
Brazil: Thiago Carneiro, Counsellor
Bhutan: Passang Dorji, Counsellor
China: Kangrong Fu, Counsellor
Denmark: Mas Lunde, Counsellor
Denmark: Fin Poulsen, Counsellor
EU: Martin Gajda, Counsellor
Guyana : Kerry Ann Karim, Counsellor
Romania: Andrei Rusu, Counsellor
Spain: Pilar Morán, Economic and Commercial Counsellor
Denmark: Anders Christiansen, Special attaché
Italy: Tiziana Zugliano, trade attaché
EU: Hene Leht-Blight, Trade officer
EU: MP Nicora,Trade Policy Officer
Singapore: Peter Drage, Research Officer
EU: Giulio Menato, First Secretary
Sweden: Bjorn Dahlin van Wees, First Secretary
The Republic of Fiji : Wilisoni Jiuta, First secretary
III. WTO Divisions
Johanna Hill, DDG, WTO
Hang Tran, Counsellor, Development Division
IV. Think Tanks
Jeff Schott, PIIE
V. International Organizations
Ana Novik, OECD
Iasson Chryssikos, World Bank
Jakubik Adam, Economist, IMF
Kimberley Botwright, WEF
ValeriePicard, ICC
Natalia Deblue, WIPO
VI.Universities
AranchaGonzález, Dean, Paris School of International Affairs
Carlos Primo Braga, professor, Fundação Dom Cabral
Qigang Yuan, professor, Shandong University of Finance and Economic
Robert Wolfe, Queen’s University
Eliss Baroncini, professor, Università di Bologna
Stefan Tangermann, Professor emeritus, University of Göttingen
VII. Others
Dale Honeck , Former Senior Counselor , WTO
Werner Zdouc, former Director, Knowledge and Information Management, Academic Outreach and WTO Chairs Programme
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