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ITC @ 13th WTO Ministerial Conference
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Abu Dhabi
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Pink
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Public event
Programme
Saturday, 24 February – Sunday, 25 February
WTO-ITC High-Level Event on Women and Trade
09:00 - 18:00
WTO-ITC SheTrades Summit
The two-day event for women entrepreneurs and other changemakers, featuring high-level discussions and new initiatives.
Panels: Women reshaping global trade, trailblazing a green and digital transition, building inclusive supply chains, gender-sensitive trade facilitation
Campaign launch: Gender-responsive public procurement
Innovation Festival: Competition for young women entrepreneurs, with numerous public and private sector sponsors
Masterclasses: green, digital trade, intellectual property
Partnership initiatives: UPS Foundation, FCDO and Unilever, Maersk
Launch: SheTrades Hub, Middle East and North Africa
New reports: Compendium on women in finance, data on women in trade
Panels: Women reshaping global trade, trailblazing a green and digital transition, building inclusive supply chains, gender-sensitive trade facilitation
Campaign launch: Gender-responsive public procurement
Innovation Festival: Competition for young women entrepreneurs, with numerous public and private sector sponsors
Masterclasses: green, digital trade, intellectual property
Partnership initiatives: UPS Foundation, FCDO and Unilever, Maersk
Launch: SheTrades Hub, Middle East and North Africa
New reports: Compendium on women in finance, data on women in trade
Saturday, 24 February
12th China Round Table on WTO Accessions
14:00 - 15:30
What's next? Translating into Policy Action and Technical Assistance/Capacity building support
Devika Rajeev
Associate Programme Officer, Trade Policy Trade Facilitation and Policy for Business, ITC
Sunday, 25 February
Arab Countries Trade and Investment Organizations Network (ACTION) meeting
The establishment of ACTION under the Aid for Trade Initiative for the Arab States (AfTIAS) Program marked a pivotal step towards fostering Arab regional integration. ACTION emerged from the collective ambition of Arab nations to enhance their trade and investment landscape, driven by a mutual commitment to prosperity and interconnectedness within the region. One of the goals of this meeting in the margins of MC13 is to develop a roadmap for the network.
Monday, 26 February
15:30 - 16:30
Role of Agritech in Contributing to Sustainability and Food Security
Many emerging economies, in particular the least advanced ones, face challenges in ensuring food security and that have been made worse by climate change, covid and, more recently, shortages and price hikes in inputs related to supply chain disruptions. By leveraging digital technologies applied to agricultural production and distribution, known as agritech, countries can unlock opportunities to transform their agro-food sector and contribute to development.
H.E. Geoffrey van Leeuwen
Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation
Pamela Coke-Hamilton
Executive Director, International Trade Centre
Dr. Sjaak Wolfert
Theme Ambassador Digital Innovation in Agri-Food, Wageningen University & Research (WUR)
Stella Lugalambi
Director Business, Hamwe East Africa
Tuesday, 27 February
09:00 - 10:00
Room B (livestream)
IISD Trade and Sustainability Hub 2024 Opening Session
Can We Find Our Way Back to Cooperation? What to expect – and not expect – of MC13
The ITC Executive Director is part of this scene-setting plenary.
For participation in this and other IISD Trade and Sustainability Hub 2024 sessions hosted by ITC and partners in person at the Pearl Rotana Hotel Abu Dhabi or online, please register here: https://iisd.swoogo.com/trade-and-sustainability-hub-2024
The ITC Executive Director is part of this scene-setting plenary.
For participation in this and other IISD Trade and Sustainability Hub 2024 sessions hosted by ITC and partners in person at the Pearl Rotana Hotel Abu Dhabi or online, please register here: https://iisd.swoogo.com/trade-and-sustainability-hub-2024
Ms. Pamela Coke-Hamilton
Executive Director, International Trade Centre (ITC)
Helene Budliger Artieda
State Secretary, SECO
Nathalie Bernasconi
Senior Director, Economic Law and Policy, IISD
Seruwagi Jane Nalunga
Executive Director, Southern and Eastern Africa Trade Information and Negotiations Institute (SEATINI) Uganda
10:00 - 11:00
TradeTech Forum 2024 panel: How do we boost the TradeTech ecosystem?
Join the ITC Executive Director and global business leaders for the World Economic Forum’s inaugural event.
12:00 - 13:00
ADNEC, Room B
IISD Trade and Sustainability Hub 2024: Delivering Deforestation-free Global Value Chains: How do we allocate the burden of change?
Delivering Deforestation-free Global Value Chains: How do we allocate the burden of change?
Hosted by ITC, UNEP and WRI – ADNEC, Room B
Hosted by ITC, UNEP and WRI – ADNEC, Room B
Mathieu Lamolle
Senior Advisor Sustainability Standards, ITC
Fred Stolle
Deputy Director, World Resources Institute
Peter Andreas Nielsen
Impact Investment Manager, Common Fund for Commodities
14:15 - 15:15
TradeTech Forum 2024 - ITC Roundtable on Enabling MSME trade through technology and innovation
17:00 - 18:00
Pearl Rotana Hotel Abu Dhabi, Room C
IISD Trade and Sustainability Hub 2024: Making Use of the Investment Facilitation for Development (IFD) Agreement to Attract Sustainable and Inclusive FDI
Making Use of the Investment Facilitation for Development (IFD) Agreement to Attract Sustainable and Inclusive FDI
Hosted by ITC, World Economic Forum and the Permanent Mission of Chile to the WTO – Pearl Rotana Hotel Abu Dhabi, Room C
Hosted by ITC, World Economic Forum and the Permanent Mission of Chile to the WTO – Pearl Rotana Hotel Abu Dhabi, Room C
Axel Berger
Deputy Director, German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS)
Maria Sonsoles Garcia Leon
Minister of Production, Foreign Trade, Investments and Fisheries, Ecuador
Sofia Boza
Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Chile to the WTO
Wednesday, 28 February
09:30 - 10:00
SME MC13 Side event: Fireside chat with the ITC Executive Director
Hosted by the Government of the United Arab Emirates at ADNEC
10:30 - 11:30
Room B (livestream)
IISD Trade and Sustainability Hub 2024: Building Inclusive Policies for Sustainable and Fair Trade: A forum for action and commitment
Escipión Oliveira Gómez
Director, Division of Enterprise Competitiveness and Institutions, ITC
Sophie Aujean
Director of Global Advocacy, Fairtrade International
14:00 - 14:45
SME MC13 Side event: Inclusion, Equity & Diversity
Workshop with Raimund Moser, Chief, Women, Youth and Vulnerable Communities, ITC
External ID
PE-PC4727
Overview
<p>The World Trade Organization's 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13) in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates brings together Ministers from across the world to review the functioning of the multilateral trading system and to take action on the future work of the WTO. </p><p> </p><p>The International Trade Centre (ITC) supports MC13 with contributions to discussions and practical solutions for a more inclusive trading system. ITC activities include the WTO-ITC SheTrades Summit featuring the launch of the Women Exporters in the Digital Economy (WEIDE) Fund. ITC will also contribute to the IISD Trade and Sustainability Hub, the TradeTech Forum 2024, the UAE MC13 MSME side event, as well as discussions on trade facilitation and WTO accession. </p>
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