On May 7, 2024, the Friends of Multilateralism Group (FMG) organized an online brainstorming session to discuss about agriculture and MC13. Stuart Harbinson, FMG member and former Chief Representative of HK China to the WTO moderated this session.
At the meeting, Evan Rogerson, FMG member and former member of GATT Secretariat; Carmel Cahill, former Deputy Director for Trade and Agriculture at the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); and Valeria Pineiro, Trade Experts at Internional Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) shared their opinions on this topic. Then, the panelists answered the questions from the participants.
Nearly 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.
Recording of this session can be watched via: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LO7BpaCezMw
Annex 1: Programme
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14:00-14:02 |
Opening Remarks Speaker: Xiankun Lu (FMG) |
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14:02-14:05 |
Introduction Speaker: Stuart Harbinson (FMG) |
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14:05-14:45 |
Presentations Moderator: Stuart Harbinson (FMG) |
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14:05-14:15 |
Speaker 1: Evan Rogerson (FMG) |
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14:15- 14:25 |
Speaker 2: Carmel Cahill (ex-OECD) |
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14:25-14:35 |
Speaker 3: Valeria Pineiro (IFPRI) |
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14:35- 15:30 |
Discussions Moderator: Stuart Harbinson (FMG) |
Annex 2: List of Confirmed Participants
FMG/FFMG
Xiankun Lu (FMG)
Hilda Al-Hinai (FMG)
Clemens Boonekamp (FMG)
Deborah Elms (FMG)
Jonathan Fried (FMG)
Henry Gao (FMG)
Stuart Harbinson (FMG)
Jennifer Hillman (FMG)
Mohan Kumar (FMG)
Patrick Low (FMG)
Dorotea LÓPEZ (FMG)
Wenhua Ji (FMG)
Alejandro Jara (FMG)
Cristián RODRÍGUEZ-CHIFFELLE (FMG)
Sherry Stephenson (FMG)
Rajesh Sachse (FMG)
Xinquan Tu (FMG)
Hector Torres (FMG)
Jayashree Watal (FMG)
John Weekes (FMG)
Siqi Li (FMG)
Maxim Medvedkov (FMG)
Janet Macharia (FMG)
Mario Matus (FMG)
Brad McDonald (FMG)
Hamid Mamdouh (FMG)
Victor Do Prado (FMG)
Peter Ungphakorn (FMG)
Colette Van Der Ven (FMG)
John Weekes (FMG)
Alan Wolff (FMG)
Anabel González (FFMG)
Valerie Picard (FFMG)
Niall Meagher (FFMG)
James Zhan (FFMG)
WTO Missions
Austria: Brigitte Luth, Counsellor
Argentine: Josefina BUNGE, DPR
Barbados: Matthew Wilson, Ambassador
Bulgaria: Tsvetelina Dimitrova, Ambassador
Danish: Mads Lunde, DPR
Egypt: Ahmed Ihab GAMALELDIN, Ambassador
EU: João Aguiar Machado, Ambassador
EU: Hiddo Houben, DPR
Finland: Anna Vitie, Minister Counsellor
Korea: Jung Sung PARK, Ambassador
Latvia: Renārs Danelsons, Counsellor
Netherlands: Audrey Goosen, DPR
Norway: Håvard Hugås, DPR
Panama: José Jaén Chi, DPR
The Principality of Liechtenstein: Patrick Ritter, Minister Counsellor
Singapore: Darryl Leong, DPR
South Africa: Mzukisi Qobo, Ambassador
Slovenia: Maruša Baus, Counsellor
Slovak Republic: Judita BRZOBOHATÁ, Ambassador
Türkiye: Bahar Dogan, DPR
Zimbabwe: Constance Zhanje, Minister Plenipotentiary
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
Willy Alfaro, Director, Trade Policies Review Division
Kessie Edwini, Director, Agriculture and Commodities Division
Maria Pereyra, Senior Counsellor, Legal Affairs Divison
International Organizations
Adam Jakubik, IMF
Think Tanks
William Reinsch, CSIS
Jeff Schott, PIIE
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