On July 27 2023, the Friends of Multilateralism Group (FMG) organized an online brainstorming session on the Investment Facilitation for Development (IFD) Agreement of the WTO. Cristián Rodríguez-Chiffelle, Senior Advisor in Boston Consulting’s Group Global Advantage practice moderated this session.
H.E. Sofia Boza, Ambassador of Chile to the WTO and the co-coordinator of IFD Agreement; Ms. Yihong Li, Deputy Permanent Representative of China to the WTO shared their insights on the momentous achievements of the IFD Agreement, the challenges it still faces and the future way forward. Hamid Mamdouh, FMG member and former Director of the Trade in Services and Investment Division of the WTO; James Zhan, Friend of FMG (FFMG) and senior director of investment and enterprise at UNCTAD shared their comments as discussants.
Nearly 50 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.
Recording of this session can be watched via: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCnvSdeslX0.
Annex 1: Program
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15:00-15:02 |
Opening Remarks Speaker: Xiankun Lu (FMG) |
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15:02-15:06 |
Introduction Speaker: Cristián RODRÍGUEZ-CHIFFELLE (FMG) |
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15:06-15:55 |
Presentations Moderator: Cristián RODRÍGUEZ-CHIFFELLE (FMG) |
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15:06- 15:16 |
Speaker 1: Ambassador Sofia Boza Martínez (Chile) |
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15:16- 15:26 |
Speaker 2: DPR Yihong Li (China) |
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15:26-15:34 |
Discussant 1: Hamid Mamdouh (FMG) |
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15:34-15:42 |
Discussant 2: James Zhan (FFMG) |
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15:42- 16:30 |
Discussions Moderator: Cristián RODRÍGUEZ-CHIFFELLE (FMG) |
Annex 2: List of confirmed participants
I.FMG/FFMG
Xiankun Lu (FMG)
Mercedes Araoz (FMG)
Clemens Boonekamp (FMG)
Henry Gao (FMG)
Hamid Mamdouh (FMG)
Pradeep S Mehta (FMG)
Cristián Rodríguez-Chiffelle (FMG)
John M Weekes (FMG)
Alan Wolff (FMG)
Sherry Stephenson (FMG)
Xinquan Tu (FMG)
Petros C. MAVROIDIS (FMG)
Fernando De Mateo (FMG)
Peter Ungphakorn (FMG)
Brad McDonald (FMG)
II.WTO Missions
Barbados: Matthew Wilson, Ambassador
Chile: Sofia Boza, Ambassador
Djibouti: Kadra Ahmed Hassan, Ambassador
The Dominican Republic: Sanchez Fung, Ambassador
The Russian Federation: LYAKISHEV Dmitry, Ambassador
Egypt: Ahmed Ihab GAMALELDIN, Ambassador
Italy: Vincenzo Grassi, Ambassador
Norway: Petter ØLBERG, Ambassador
China: Yihong Li, DPR
III. WTO Secretariat
Werner Zdouc, Director, Knowledge and Information Management, Academic Outreach and WTO Chairs Programme
Gabrielle Marceau, Senior Counsellor for Research on Legal Policy, Economic Research and Statistics Division
IV.International Organizations
Adam Jakubik, IMF
Elizabeth Van Heuvelen, IMF
Alice Tipping, IISD
V.Think Tanks
William Reinsch, CSIS
VI.Universities
Peter Van den Bossche, WTI
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