Programme of the OECD Policy Dialogue on Aid For Trade, November 2008

9:00 – 9:30

9:30 – 10:30

Opening session

• Welcome and opening remarks: Angel Gurria, Secretary General, OECD, link to his speech Listen to the recording
  
  
• Keynote Address: Valentine Rugwabiza, Deputy Director-General, World Trade Organization, speech in pdf (40 Ko) Listen to the recording (part one; part two)
  
  

10:30 – 13:00 

• Chair: Stefan Tangermann, Director, Trade and Agriculture Directorate, OECD
  
  
• Keynote Speaker: L. Alan Winters, Chief economist, DFID, UK, presentation in pdf (210 Ko) Listen to the recording
  
  
  Lead Speakers:
  
  
• Peter Thompson, Director of Development & EPAs, DG Trade, European Commision
  
  
• Mohammad Razzaque  , presentation in pdf (180 Ko) &   Selim Raihan, presentation in pdf (210 Ko), CUTS International
  
  
• James Redden, University of Adelaide, Australia, presentation in pdf (1.7 Mo)
  
  

13:00 – 15:00

15:00 – 18:00

• Moderator: Simon Evenett , University of St. Gallen
  
  
  Panellists:
  
  
• Federico Alberto Cuello Camilo, Ambassador, Dominican Republic
  
  
• Alejandro Foxley, Executive Director for Chile and Ecuador, IADB, presentation in pdf (130 Ko)
  
  
• Suthanone Fungtammasan, Director, Planning & Monitoring, Thailand International Development Cooperation Agency, presentation in pdf (160 Ko)
  
  
• Bernard Hoekman, Director, International Trade, World Bank, presentation in pdf (1.4 Mo)
  
  
• Mia Horn af Rantzien, Deputy Director General, SIDA
  
  

18:00 – 20:00    

9:30 – 12:30    

• Chair: Richard Carey, Director, Development Co-operation Directorate, OECD
  
  
• Keynote speaker: Jean-Louis Chomel, Head of Evaluation, EuropeAid, presentation in pdf (82 Ko) and annexes  (2 Mo) Listen to the recordings (part one; part two)
  
  
  Lead speakers:
  
  
• Susan Stone, Asian Development Bank Institute, presentation in pdf (1 Mo)
  
  
• Matthias Meyer, Executive Director, PRAXIMONDO, presentation in pdf (69 Ko)
  
  
• Lichia Yiu & Raymond Saner, DD/CSEND, presentation in pdf (290 Ko)
  
  

12:30 – 14:30 

14:30 – 17:30

• Chair: Shree B.C. Servansing, CTD Chairman / Ambassador, Mauritius
  
  
• Keynote speaker: Valentine Rugwabiza, Deputy Director-General, WTO, speech in pdf (55 Ko) Listen to the recordings (part one; part two)
  
  
  Lead Speakers:
  
  
• Elena Bryan, Deputy Assistant USTR for Trade and Development, USA
  
  
• Khemmani Pholsena, Vice Minister of Industry and Commerce, Lao PDR, presentation in pdf  (540 Ko)
  
  
• Peggy Mlewa, Permanent Mission of Zambia to the WTO, presentation in pdf (17 Ko)
  
  

17:30 – 18:00

• Chair: Stefan Tangermann, OECD
  
  
• Rapporteur's report: Simon Evenett, University of St. Gallen. Listen to the recording