World Export Development Forum 2023
World Export Development Forum 2023
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Shangri-La Hotel, Ulaanbaatar
wedf [at] intracen.org
In-Person:
Shangri-La
19, Olympic Street 1
Ulaanbaatar
14241
Mongolia
Programme
Landlocked Developing Countries and Business Meetings (By Invitation Only)
Monday 26 June
H.E. Ms. Battsetseg Batmunkh
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H.E. Rabab Fatima
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H.E. Mr. Bountheung Douangsavanh
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Mr. Tapan Mishra
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Ms. Pamela Coke-Hamilton
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Mr. Ulziisaikhan Ganbold (Master of Ceremonies)
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Mr. Victor Kiprop (Moderator)
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Mr. Odbayar Erdenetsog
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Ms. Gladys Mutangadura
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Ms. Dorothea Lazaro
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Mr. Holger Wiefel
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Dr. Mohammad Saeed
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Moderator: Mr. Victor Kiprop, BBC Africa
11:20-12:20 Parallel roundtables on business and trade development
- Trade infrastructure (Facilitated by CAREC)
- Regional connectivity (Facilitated by UN-OHRLLS)
- Trade and finance (Facilitated by EBRD)
- Inclusive trade facilitation (Facilitated by ITC)
12:20-13:00 Summaries
Rapporteur:
Mr. Dulguun Damdin-Od, Executive Director, International Think Tank for Landlocked Developing Countries
Closing remarks:
Ms. Pamela Coke-Hamilton, Executive Director, International Trade Centre
Mr. Victor Kiprop (Moderator)
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Mr. Dulguun Damdin-Od (Rapporteur)
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Ms. Pamela Coke-Hamilton
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Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day
Tuesday 27 June
Master of Ceremonies nominated by the Government of Mongolia.
H.E. Khurelsukh Ukhnaa
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H.E. Rabab Fatima
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Mr. Claudio Viezzoli
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Ms. Pamela Coke-Hamilton
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Ms. Odgerel Oyungerel
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GREEN
- Ms. Shagdarsuren Delgermaa, Chief Operating Officer, Monpellets, Mongolia & Mr. Paul Brough, Agribusiness Manager, Rabobank, New Zealand
- Ms. Thérèse Sekamana, Founder/CEO, LED Solutions and Green Energy, Rwanda & Ms. Siti Sofiah binti Ramli, Owner, Medic Pets, Malaysia
DIGITAL
- Mr. Purevbazar Purevjav, Founder, FIBO Cloud, Mongolia
- Mr. Anar Chinbaatar, Co-Founder and Chief Vision Officer, ONDO; Founder and President, AND Global, Mongolia & Mr. Satoshi Irie, General Manager, Finance & Leasing Business, Marubeni ASEAN, Japan
Mr. Georgie Ndirangu (Moderator)
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Mr. Davaadalai Batsuuri
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Ms. Shagdarsuren Delgermaa
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Mr. Paul Brough
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Ms. Thérèse Sekamana
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Ms. Siti Sofiah binti Ramli
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Mr. Purevbazar Purevjav
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Mr. Anar Chinbaatar
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Mr. Satoshi Irie
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Video remarks: Ms. Jayathma Wickramanayake, United Nations Secretary General’s Envoy on Youth, United Nations
Ms. Jayathma Wickramanayake
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Mr. Vedant Gandhi
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Ms. Neo Mosimane
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Mr. Allan Majuru
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Ms. Natalie Domeisen (Moderator)
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Judges:
- Mr. Andrew Michael Ong, Director, Division for Asia and the Pacific, World Intellectual Property Organization
- Mr. Allan Majuru, Chief Executive Officer, ZimTrade, Zimbabwe
- Ms. Paula Padrino Vilela, Programme Manager, Land Restoration, United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
- Mr. Vedant Gandhi, former Ecopreneur award winner; Co-Founder, RecycleX, India
- Ms. Diana Carballo, Senior Pro Bono Coordinator, Sidley Austin
Mr. Victor Kiprop (Moderator)
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Ms. Ozaal Zesha (Moderator)
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Mr. Chirag M G
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Ms. Tamara Gondo
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Mr. Abdulrhman Zaki Elhalafawy
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Ms. Oyungerel Munkhbat
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Mr. Max Fontaine
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Ms. Mawuse Christina Gyisun
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Mr. Mashrur Hossain Shurid
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Mr. Andrew Michael Ong
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Mr. Allan Majuru
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Ms. Paula Padrino Vilela
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Mr. Vedant Gandhi
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Ms. Diana Carballo
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Green, Digital and Inclusive Trade
Wednesday 28 June
Mr. Jose W. Fernandez (Keynote)
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Mr. Georgie Ndirangu (Moderator)
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Ms. Pamela Coke-Hamilton
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Prof. De Kai
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Mr. Tapan Mishra
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Ms. Celeste Ilagan
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Ms. Yi Wu
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Mr. Ibrahima Nour Eddine Diagne
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Ms. Byambajargal Ayushjav
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Mr. Martin Labbé (Moderator)
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Mr. Joseph Murabula
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Mr. Vu Ba Phu
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Mr. YM Raja Badrulnizam Raja Kamalzaman
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Mr. Batkhuu Idesh
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Ms. Judith Arends
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H.E. Ms. Axelle Nicaise
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Ms. Vanessa Erogbogbo (Moderator)
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Ms. Hohete-Berhan Arefeaine
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Mr. Deepesh Patel
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Mr. Holger Wiefel
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Dr. Moon-Hwan Kim
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Ms. Erdenedelger Bavlai
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Mr. Robert Skidmore (Moderator)
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Ms. Yeruu Dorjderem (Master of Ceremonies)
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Ms. Amina J. Mohammed
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H.E. Ms. Khurelbaatar Bulgantuya
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Ms. Pamela Coke-Hamilton
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Mr. Duuren Tumenjargal
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Ms. Baigali Ochkhuu
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Ms. Xoliswa Daku
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Ms. Thérèse Sekamana
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Ms. Elaine Conkievich
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Ms. Opeyemi Abebe
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Ms. Judith Fessehaie (Moderator)
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Ms. Pamela Coke-Hamilton
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Ms. Sibylle Neuhaus (Master of Ceremonies)
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Mr. Sodbaatar Yangug
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Post-Conference Events
Thursday 29 June
launched at the end of 2023.
Businesses in Mongolia are specially invited to this workshop. It is designed to bring the voice of business to export strategy development. The workshop will explore priority sectors for trade development. It will feature international experts and national government officials will be present.
Mongolia is developing a national export strategy with the World Bank and the International Trade Centre, with the aim to diversify trade. The focal point in the government is the Ministry of Food, Agriculture, Light Industry, and other government ministries are also involved.
A second day of closed-door discussions will take place among those directly involved in developing the strategy.
Buses leave the Shangri-La at 10:00 and return at 14:00. The programme includes a traditional Mongolian lunch.
<p>At the World Export Development Forum, we talk trade, do business and drive development. It is the ideal setting to shape trade development and connect small businesses to new markets for green and inclusive trade. The theme is Diversify through Green Trade. B2Bs are in ICT, natural fibres and leather. </p><p>The event is at the Shangri-La, Ulaanbaatar. </p>