On 17 June, 2025, the Friends of Multilateralism Group (FMG) organized FMG High-Level Dialogue Series on The Future of WTO Reform, 4th Session: Dialogue with Alec Erwin. Trudi Hartzenberg, FMG Member, Executive Director of the Trade Law Centre (tralac) and WTO Chairs Advisory Committee member moderated the meeting.
At the meeting, Alec Erwin shared his views on the challenges brought by the current international situation and geopolitical influence to the WTO and possible ways forward for WTO reform, and answered relevant questions from participants.
Over 40 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=Xjb1i2bH_9M
Anenx 1: Programme
15:00-15:02 Opening Remarks
Speaker: Xiankun Lu(FMG)
15:02-15:05 Introduction
Speaker: Trudi Harzenberg(FMG)
15:05-15:25 Presentations
Moderator: Trudi Harzenberg(FMG)
Speaker: Alec Erwin(UBU)
15:25-16:00 Speaker: Trudi Harzenberg(FMG)
Annex 2: List of participants
FMG/FFMG
Xiankun Lu(FMG)
Trudi Hartzenberg(FMG)
Mercedes Araoz(FMG)
Willy Alfaro(FMG)
Ignacio Garcia Bercero(FMG)
Jonathan Fried(FMG)
Brad Mcdonald(FMG)
Cecilia Malmström(FMG)
Hamid Mamdouh(FMG)
Rosine Plank(FMG)
Sherry Stephenson(FMG)
Mohammed Saeed(FMG)
WTO Missions
Cabo Verde : Clara Delgado Jesus , Ambassador
France: Emmanuelle Ivanov-Durand, Ambassador
Thailand: Pimchanok Pitfield, Ambassador
The Netherlands: Audrey Goosen, Ambassador
Slovak Republic: Judita Brzobohatá, Ambassador
Australia: Jeremy Green, DPR
EU: Hiddo Houben, DPR
Liechtenstein: Patrick Ritter, DPR
Latvia: Renars Danelsons, DPR
Slovenia: Špela Kučan, DPR
The Netherlands: Robert Van Dijk, DPR
Türkiye: Aykut Renda, DPR
China: Xiongjun Gong, Counsellor
China: Yuchi Ma, Counsellor
Mozambique : Sheila Santana, Counsellor
Gambia: Momodou M. Mbenga, First Secretary
Lithuania : Juste Mileviciute-Sliziene, First Secretary
WTO Divisions
Hang Tran, Counsellor, Development Division
International Organizations
Adam Jakubik, IMF
Iasson Chryssikos, World Bank
Natalie Deblue, WIPO
Naoki Hikota, UN
Amanda Gcabashe, UBU
Universities
Stefan Tangermann, professor, University of Göttingen
Qigang Yuan, professor, Shandong University of Finance and Economic
Richard Brown, professor, University of Southampton
Others
Alec Erwin, UBU
Johann Human, former Director of the Rules Division, WTO Secretariat
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