WHAT FUTURE FOR THE WTO? 2016 Annual Session of the Parliamentary Conference on the WTO
WTO Headquarters, Geneva, 13-14 June 2016 | |
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Updated on 14 September 2016 | |||
SESSION DOCUMENTS | |||
Page-flipping eBook with highlights of the session | [English] [French] | ||
Printable booklet with highlights of the session (PDF, 4446 Kb) | [English] [French] | ||
Outcome document | [English] [French] | ||
Programme (version 14/06/16) | [English] [French] | ||
Speech of Mr. Krister Örnfjäder, IPU Co-Chair of the Conference | [English] [French] | ||
Speech of Mr. Bernd Lange, European Parliament's Co-Chair of the Conference | [English] | ||
Speech of Ambassador Harald Neple, Chairperson of the WTO Geberal Council | [English] [French] | ||
Additional information on the organization of work | [English] [French] | ||
Discussion paper on the substantive debate theme presented by rapporteur, Mr. P. Rübig (European Parliament) | [English] [French] | ||
Discussion paper on the substantive debate theme presented by rapporteur, Mr. A. Singh Thakur (India) | [English] [French] | ||
Discussion paper on the substantive debate theme presented by rapporteur, Mr. H. Scholz (European Parliament) |
[English] [French] | ||
Discussion paper on the substantive debate theme presented by rapporteur, Mr. D.D. Gamede (South Africa) |
[English] [French] | ||
Concept note for the panel discussion "Trade as a vehicle of social progress: The gender perspective" presented by Ms. I. Rodríguez-Piñero Fernández (European Parliament) |
[English] [French] | ||
Presentation by Ms. Nurhayati Ali Assegaf (Indonesia) | [English only] | ||
Invitation | [English] [French] | ||
Advance information letter | [English] [French] | ||
Practical information note | [English] [French] | ||
Registration form | [Bilingual] | ||
[Bilingual] | |||
Rules of Procedure of the Parliamentary Conference on the WTO | [English] [French] | ||
Steering Committee of the Parliamentary Conference on the WTO | [English] [French] | ||
List of international organisations invited to follow the work of the Conference as observers | [English] [French] | ||
List of participants | [Bilingual] | ||
Poster of the session | [English] [French] | ||
Photos of the session on Flicr | [All languages] | ||
RELATED LINKS | |||
World Trade Organization | [English] [French] | ||
Committee on International Trade of the European Parliament | [English] [French] | ||
Geneva Tourism Office (hotel bookings) | [English] [French] | ||
The Parliamentary Conference on the WTO: A decade-long success story. Report to the 191st session of the Governing Council of the IPU (October 2012) |
[English] [French] | ||
PREVIOUS SESSIONS OF THE CONFERENCE | |||
Annual 2015 session (Geneva, 16-17 February 2015) | [English] [French] | ||
Bali session, in connection with MC9 (Bali, 2 and 5 December 2013) | [English] [French] | ||
Annual 2012 session (Geneva, 15-16 November 2012) | [English] [French] | ||
Annual 2011 session (Geneva, 21-22 March 2011) | [English] [French] | ||
Annual 2008 session (Geneva, 11-12 September 2008) | [English] [French] | ||
Annual 2006 session (Geneva, 1-2 December 2006) | [English] [French] | ||
Hong Kong session, in connection with MC6 (Hong Kong, 12 and 15 December 2005) | [English] [French] | ||
Brussels session (Brussels, 24-26 November 2004) | [English] [French] | ||
Cancún session, in connection with MC5 (Cancún, 9 and 12 September 2003) | [English] [French] | ||
Annual 2003 session (Geneva, 17 and 18 February 2003) | [English] [French] | ||
Note: Documents in PDF format require Adobe Acrobat Reader |
Updated on 14 June 2016 | |
PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME | |
MONDAY, 13 JUNE | |
10:00 - 12:30 | Pre-Conference session of the Steering Committee (in camera meeting, IPU Headquarters) |
10:00 - 18:00 | Registration of participants |
15:00 - 15:30 | Inaugural session |
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15:30 - 16:30 | Presentation of reports and interactive debate on the substantive theme |
Making trade work for development after Nairobi | |
Rapporteurs
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16:30 - 18:00 | Dialogue with senior WTO negotiators and officials |
WTO in the era of mega-regional trade agreements | |
Guest Speakers
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Moderator
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18:00 - 19:30 | Reception at the WTO |
20:00 - 22:00 | Steering Committee (in camera meeting, IPU Headquarters) |
TUESDAY, 14 JUNE | |
10:00 - 11:00 | Hearing with the WTO Deputy Director-General, Mr. Karl Brauner |
Post-Nairobi work: reflections on the future of the WTO | |
11:00 - 11:20 | Briefing session |
Enacting the Trade Facilitation Agreement | |
Keynote speaker
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11:20 - 13:00 | Continuation of interactive debate on the substantive theme |
Making trade work for development after Nairobi | |
13:00 - 15:00 | Lunch break |
15:00 - 16:30 | Panel discussion |
Trade as a vehicle of social progress: The gender perspective | |
Panelists
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Moderator
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16:30 - 17:00 | Briefing session |
The riddles of the WTO dispute settlement system | |
Keynote speaker
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17:00 - 17:30 | Closing session: adoption of the outcome document |
Rapporteur
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STEERING COMMITTEE OF THE CONFERENCE |
Benin, Botswana, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, China, Colombia, France, India, Indonesia, Japan, Jordan, Panama, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Sweden, Uganda, United Kingdom, Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, European Parliament, Inter-Parliamentary Union, Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and World Trade Organization. |
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