On July 11, 2024, the Friends of Multilateralism Group (FMG) organized an online brainstorming session to discuss about WTO Ministerial Conferences. Stuart Harbonson, FMG member and former Chief Representative of Hong Kong SAR China to the WTO moderated this session.    

 

At the meeting, Evan Rogerson, FMG member and former Director of the Council and TNC Division; and Victor Do Prado, FMG member and former Director of the Council and TNC Division shared their opinions on this topic. Then, the panelists answered the questions from the participants.  

 

Over 40 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=fbdHXdKHJC8.

 

Annex 1: Programme

 

14:00-14:02

Opening Remarks

 

14:02-14:05

Introduction

Stuart Harbinson (FMG)

 

 

14:05-14:45

Conversation

Stuart Harbinson (moderator), with Evan Rogerson and Victor do Prado

 

 

14:45- 15:30

  Discussions

Moderator: Stuart Harbinson (FMG)

 

 

Annex 2: Confirmed Participants List

  1. FMG/FFMG

Hilda Al-Hinai (FMG)

Clemens Boonekamp (FMG)

Wendy Culter (FMG)

Deborah Elms (FMG)

Jonathan Fried (FMG)

Stuart Harbinson (FMG)

Wenhua Ji (FMG)

Mia Mikic (FMG)

Janet Macharia (FMG)

Mario Matus (FMG)

Petros Mavroidis (FMG)

Victor Do Prado (FMG)

Evan Rogerson (FMG)

Mohammad Saeed (FMG)

Sherry Stephenson (FMG)

Xinquan Tu (FMG)

Peter Ungphakorn (FMG)

Alan Wolff (FMG)

John Weekes (FMG)

Valerie Picard (FFMG)

 

 

  1. WTO Secretariat

Willy Alfaro, Director, Trade Policies Review Division

 

  1. WTO Missions

Egypt: Ahmed Maghawry Diab, Minister Plenipotentiary  

Hongkong, China: Louisa YAN, DPR

Hongkong, China: Helen KWAN, DPR

Jamaica: Richard Brown, Ambassador

Korea: PARK Jung Sung, DPR

Mauritius: Usha Dwarka-Canabady, Ambassador

New Zealand: Clare Kelly, Ambassador

Niger : Laouali LABO, Ambassador

Netherlands: Audrey Goosen, DPR

Russia: PLATONOV Nikolai, Ambassador

Switzerland: Erwin Bollinger, Ambassador

Slovenia: Maruša Baus, Counsellor

Thailand: Pimchanok Pitfield, Ambassador

 

  1. International Organizations

Adam Jakubik, IMF

Rolf Traeger, UNCTAD

 

  1. Think Tanks

William Reinsch, CSIS

 

  1. Universities

Robert Wolfe, Queen’s University