TDB 59th session: Item 7 (25 Sept2012)

Item 7 - Evolution of the international trading system and its trends from a development perspective: Key issues arising from the international trading system and the impact on inclusive development Opening remarks Mr. Supachai Panitchpakdi, Secretary-General of UNCTAD Keynote address Mr. Pascal Lamy, Director-General of the World Trade Organization Followed by an interactive debate moderated by Mr. Guillermo Valles, Director, Division on International Trade in Goods and Services, and Commodities (DITC), UNCTAD Discussants Mr. Abdallah al-Dardari, Director, Economic Development and Globalization Division, Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia, Beirut Ms. Virginia Cram-Martos, Director, Trade and Sustainable Land Management Division, Economic Commission for Europe, Geneva Mr. Magdhi Farahat, Principal Adviser on Trade, Geneva Interregional Advisory Services, Economic Commission for Africa Mr. Ravi Ratnayake, Director, Trade and Investment Division, Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok Mr. Sebastian Herreros, Expert, Division of International Trade and Integration, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, Santiago Mr. Bernard Hoekman, Director, International Trade Department, World Bank Mr. Andrei Tochin, Director, Trade and Policy Department, Eurasian Economic Commission