9:30- 9:40 Opening remarks
- John Bryan, President of the EESC study group REX/509, Diversity Europe Group, Ireland
- Emmanuelle Butaud-Stubbs, Rapporteur, EESC Employers' Group, France
9:40-11:00 SESSION 1 – Institutional overview
Speakers:
- Bernd Lange, Rapporteur "WTO: the way forward", Chair European Parliament Committee on International Trade, MEP - Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats, European Parliament
- Myrto Zambarta, Head of Unit "WTO coordination, OECD, Export Credits and Dual Use", DG TRADE, European Commission
- Minister Wang Hongjian, Chargé d'affaires of the Mission of the People's Republic of China to the European Union
Q&A / Discussion
11:00-11:15 Coffee break
11:15-12:45 SESSION 2 – Stakeholders trade dialogue
Speakers:
- Christian Bluth Project Manager Global Economic Dynamics department, Bertelsmann Stiftung
- Luisa Santos Director for International Relations, Business Europe
- Tom Jenkins, Special Adviser, ETUC
- Tilmann Kupfer Chairman of the Policy Committee, European Service Forum, and Vice President, Trade and International Affairs, BT Group TBC
Q&A / Discussion
12:45-13:00 Closing remarks
- John Bryan, President of the EESC study group REX/509, Diversity Europe Group, Ireland
- Emmanuelle Butaud-Stubbs, Rapporteur, EESC Employers' Group, France