FMG Online Brainstorming on Trade and Environment

On 24 January 2024, the Friends of Multilateralism Group (FMG) organized an online brainstorming session on Trade and Environment. Xiankun Lu, Co-Founder and CEO of FMG moderated this session.

 

At the session, Aik Hoe Lim, Director of Trade and Environment Division at the World Trade Organization (WTO); Ignacio Garcia Bercero, Director in charge of Multilateral Affairs, Strategy, Analysis and Evaluation at DG Trade in the European Commission;  Pradeep S Mehta is the founder Secretary General of the Jaipur-based Consumer Unity & Trust Society (CUTS International) shared their insights on COP28, trade and environment, expectations for MC13 and efforts need to be made.

 

Around 60 participants joined the session, including members of FMG, Ambassadors/DPRs of WTO members, Directors of WTO divisions, representatives from related international organizations, and experts from renowned think tanks and universities etc.

 

The recording of this session could be watched via: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVu9_m6JPRs.

 

Annex 1: Program

14:00-14:05	Opening Remarks Speaker: Xiankun Lu (FMG)
14:05-14:45	Presentations Moderator: Xiankun Lu (FMG)
14:05- 14:15	Speaker 1: Director Aik Hoe Lim (WTO)
14:15-14:25	Speaker 2: Ignacio Garcia Bercero (EU)
14:25- 14:35	Speaker 3: Pradeep S Mehta (FMG)
14:45- 15:30	Discussions Moderator: Xiankun Lu (FMG)

 

 

Annex 2: List of confirmed participant

FMG/FFMG

Xiankun Lu (FMG)

Hilda Al-Hinai (FMG)

Wendy Cutler (FMG)

Jeannie Cameron (FMG)

Deborah Elms (FMG)

Jonathan Fried (FMG)

Henry Gao (FMG)

Stuart Harbinson (FMG)

Masamichi Kono (FMG)

Dorotea Lopez (FMG)

Petros C. Mavroidis (FMG)

Brad McDonald (FMG)

Pradeep S Mehta (FMG)

Michitaka Nakatomi (FMG)

Colette Van der Ven (FMG)

Sherry Stephenson (FMG)

Alan Wolff (FMG)

Valerie Picard (FFMG)

 

WTO Missions

Barbados: Matthew Wilson, Ambassador

Carbo Verde: Clara  Delgado, Ambassador

Egypt: Ahmed Ihab GAMALELDIN, Ambassador

Estonia: Jaana Piilpärk, Ambassador

Hongkong, China: SO Yuen Ling, Ambassador

Russia: Dmitry Lyakishev, Ambassador

Sri Lanka: R.G.S Wijesekara, Ambassador

Thailand: Pimchanok Pitfield, Ambassador

EU: Hiddo Houben, DPR

Germany: Elisabeth Church, Counsellor

Moldova: Marina Chitanu, First Secretary

 

WTO Secretariat

Aik Hoe Lim, Director, Trade and Environment Committee 

 

International Organizations

Julia Nielson, OECD

 

Think Tanks

Peter Van der Bossche, WTI