European Economic
and Social Committee
Programme
Welcome statement
by the president of the study group Simo TIAINEN (FI-III)
Short presentation of the preliminary draft opinion
on The core role of trade and investment in meeting and implementing the SDGs
(REX/486 - EESC-2017-01072-00-00-APA-TRA)
by the rapporteur Jonathan PEEL (UK-I) and the co-rapporteur Christophe QUAREZ (FR-II)
Invited speakers:
- Mark Henderson, Trade and Sustainable development Unit (tbc)
- Axel Pougin de la Maisonneuve, Deputy Head of Unit, DG DEVCO Private Sector and Trade Unit
- Roel Nieuwenkamp, Chair of the OECD working party on responsible Business conduct
- Pierre Gröning, Director of Trade Policy, Foreign Trade Association (FTA)
- Mariano Fandos, Confederal Secretary, CFDT (Confederation francaise democratique du travail)
- Raymond Saner, Director, Centre for Socio-Eco-Nomic Development
- Luisa Santos, Director for International Relations, BUSINESSEUROPE
- Daniele Basso, Advisor on Trade and Globalisation, ETUC
- Fabian Flues, Trade Campaigner, Friends of the Earth Europe