On July 1, the Friends of Multilateralism Group (FMG) organized an online brainstorming session titled “MC12 and Beyond” to review the outcomes of MC12, the opportunities and challenges ahead, and the way forward. Mia Mikic, FMG Board member and Advisor at Large for the Asia-Pacific Research and Training Network on Trade (ARTNeT) moderated this session.
Alan Wolff, FMG member and former DDG of WTO shared his thoughts on General evaluation of MC12 and the way forward. Cecilia Malmström, FMG member and non resident fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics in Washington DC talked about MC12 outcomes on TRIPS waiver. Hamid Mamdouh, FMG member and Former Director of Trade in Services and Investment Division of the WTO spoke about MC12 outcomes on WTO reform. Victor Do Prado, FMG member and former Director of Council and Trade Negotiations Committee at the WTO shared his comments about the green room process and leadership during MC12. And Xiankun Lu, CEO of FMG shared his insights on MC12 outcomes on fishery subsidies.
Over 50 participants joined the brainstorming, including members of FMG, Friends of FMG and Punta del Este Group (PEG), Ambassadors/DPRs of WTO members, representatives from related international organization and think tanks, and experts from renowned universities.
Recording of this session can be watched via: https://youtu.be/NWy5Xk5uOC0
Annex 1: Programme
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13:00-13:03 |
Opening Remarks Speaker: Xiankun LU (FMG) |
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13:03-13:43 |
Presentations Moderator: Mia Mikic (FMG) |
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13:03 – 13:11 |
Speaker 1: Alan Wolff (FMG, General evaluation of MC12 and the way forward) |
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13:11 – 13:19 |
Speaker 2: Cecilia Malmström (FMG, on TRIPS) |
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13:19 – 13:27 |
Speaker 3: Hamid Mamdouh (FMG, on WTO reform) |
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13:27 – 13:35 |
Speaker 4: Victor Do Prado (FMG, on process and leadership) |
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13:35 – 13:43 |
Speaker 5: Xiankun Lu (FMG, on fisheries) |
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13:43- 15:00 |
Discussions Moderator: Mia Mikic (FMG) |
Annex 2: List of confirmed participants
1. FMG/FFMG
Axel Addy (FMG)
Mercedes Araoz (FMG)
Peter Draper (FMG)
Jonathan T. Fried (FMG)
Bernard Hoekman (FMG)
Eunice Huang (FMG)
Xiankun Lu (FMG)
Hamid Mamdouh (FMG)
Cecilia Malmstrom (FMG)
Mia Mikic (FMG)
Mario Matus (FMG)
Victor Do Prado (FMG)
Hector Torres (FMG)
Alan Wolff (FMG)
Xinquan Tu (FMG)
Jayashree Watal (FMG)
John M Weekes (FMG)
Brad McDonald (FFMG)
2. WTO Missions
Brunei: Mazlizah PENGIRAN MAHALEE, Ambassador
Uruguay, José Luis Cancela, Ambassador
Russian Federation: Dmitry Lyakishev, Ambassador
Sweden: Mikael ANZÉN, Ambassador
Thailand: Pimchanok Pitfield, Ambassador
China: Yihong Li, DPR
The Netherlands: Marcel Vernooij, DPR
New Zealand: Alison Hamilton, DPR
Argentina: Josefina Bunge, DPR
Egypt: Ahmed Maghawry Diab, Minister Plenipotentiary
Finland: Anna VITIE, DPR
3.WTO Secretariat
Anabel Gonzalez, Deputy Director-General
Gabrielle Marceau, Counsellor for Research on Legal Policy, Economic Research and Statistics Division
Maria Pereyra, Senior Counsellor, Legal Affairs Division, WTO
4. International Organizations
Aditi Sara Verghese, WEF
Yuvan Beejadhur, World Bank
5. Think Tanks
Chad Bown, PIIE
William Reinsch, CSIS
Peter Van den Bossche, WTI
6. Universities
Henry Gao, Singapore Management University
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