Programme

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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