On November 4, 2022, the Friends of Multilateralism Group (FMG) organized the 5th session of its “Trade Policy Preview” (TP-P) brainstorming series on Brazil. Clemens Boonekamp, FMG member and former Director of Trade Policies Review Division of the WTO moderated this session.
Simon Evenett, FMG member and coordinator of Global Trade Alert; Tatiana Prazeres, FMG member and Head Director of the Department of Trade and Foreign Affairs at the Federation of the Industries of the State of São Paulo (FIESP) in Brazil; and Vera Thorstensen, WTO Chair in Brazil shared their views on the trade policies of Brazil and answered the questions from the audience.
More than 30 participants joined the brainstorming, 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.
FMG has launched the brainstorming initiative titled “Trade Policy Preview” (TP-P) to host a candid and forward-looking dialogue on trade policy trends of key players of the WTO and their implications on the WTO reform discussions. FMG has successfully organized four TP-P sessions on China, Russia, Pakistan and Mexico, and plan to organize TP-P sessions for US in the following months in 2022.
Recording of this session can be watched via: https://youtu.be/6dGtGzSppE8
Annex 1: Program
16:00-16:02 |
Opening Remarks Speaker: Xiankun Lu (FMG) |
16:02-16:04 |
Introduction Speaker: Clemens Boonekamp (FMG) |
16:04-16:49 |
Presentations Moderator: Clemens Boonekamp (FMG) |
16:04- 16:19 | Speaker 1: Simon Evenett (FMG) |
16:19- 16:34 | Speaker 2: Tatiana Prazeres (FMG) |
16:34- 16:49 | Speaker 3: Vera Thorstensen (WTO Chair in Brazil) |
16:49- 17:30 |
Discussions Moderator: Clemens Boonekamp (FMG) |
Annex 2: List of confirmed participants
1.FMG
Mercedes Araoz (FMG)
Clemens Boonekamp (FMG)
Simon Evenett (FMG)
Jonathan T. Fried (FMG)
Stuart Harbinson (FMG)
Hamid Mamdouh (FMG)
Xiankun Lu (FMG)
Fernando De Mateo (FMG)
Tatiana Prazeres (FMG)
Victor Do Prodo (FMG)
Sherry Stephenson (FMG)
2.WTO Missions
Uganda: Marcel R. Tibaleka, Ambassador
Timor-Leste: Lurdes Bessa, Ambassador
Egypt: Ahmed Ihab Gamaleldin, Ambassador
Vanuatu: Sumbue ANTAS, Ambassador
Mauritius: Usha Dwarka-Canabady, Ambassador
Chile: Olivia COOK, DPR
Mexico: Dora RODRÍGUEZ, DPR
Uruguay: Martín ALVEZ, Minister Counsellor
Brazil: Hélio Silva Filho, Counsellor
France: Pierre-Louis GUILLOU, Counsellor
EU: Hene LEHT-BLIGHT, Trade Officer
Pakistan: Haja RANAIVO, Trade Development Officer
Pakistan: Owais Hussain, Legal Affairs Officer
Netherlands: Commerijn Plomp, First Secretary
UK: Celia CARR, First Secretary
Brazil: Riane Laís Tarnovski, Secretary
3.WTO Secretariat
Maika Oshikawa, Director, Development Division
Willy Alfaro, Director, Trade Policies Review Division
Werner Zdouc, Director, Knowledge and Information Management, Academic Outreach and WTO Chairs Programme
4.International Organizations
Yuvan Beejadhur, World Bank
5.Think Thanks
Peter Van den Bossche, WTI
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