Before the third session: 8:30 - 9:45
Hall XX - Seminar on the United
Nations Electronic Trade Documents (UNeDocs): Digital Paper for Trade on Your Desktop
Presentations by
: Internet:www.unece.org/etrades/unedocs |
9:30 |
Session III: | Mechanism of Cooperation: the role of the business community | Thursday 15 May |
Chairperson:
Mr. Selig S. MERBER, Chairman, Customs Commission, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
Rapporteur:
Mr. Julian OLIVER, Director-General, International Express Carriers Conference (IECC)
SpeakersHow to achieve maximum trade facilitation in a regulatory environment
Mr. Nigel BALCHIN, Vice President, Soci�t� G�n�rale de Surveillance SA (SGS)
Trade facilitation, security concerns and the postal industry
Mr. Thomas E. LEAVEY, Director General , Universal Postal Union
New solutions for trade facilitation and e-business accessible to all
Mr. Patrick GANNON, President and CEO, OASIS
The business contribution to development and safe trade
Mr. Patrick De SMEDT, Vice President, Microsoft Europe, Middle East and Africa
The development dimension of trade facilitation
Mr. Vitorino HOSSI, Minister of trade, Angola
TTFSE.org website: a regional partnership to improve information transparency
Ms. Kremena GOTCHEVA, BulPRO, Bulgaria
Mr. Gerald OLLIVIER, Transport Specialist, The World Bank
How transition economies can leverage existing logistics and transportation solutions
Mr. Anders NORDAHL, Kuehne & Nagel
Leading Edge Solutions for Trade Facilitation
Mr. Ray WALKER, Chairman, Steering Group of the UN Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business (UN/CEFACT)
Discussant:
Mr. David ANDREWS, Director, Market Access, Department of Trade and Industry, United Kingdom
13:15 - 14:00 LUNCH BREAK
14:00-15:00 Presentation
Mr. Murray SMITH, Crown Agents/DFID This paper, based on interviews with key officials of a representative set of developing countries, attempts to understand the economic, political and legal reasons for these countries� concerns on the inclusion of trade facilitation in WTO negotiations. It suggests options for dealing with these concerns. |