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Harnessing development gains from commodity production and trade

 

10:00-11:30 Opening Inaugural Session (Room XVIII)
 

Welcome remarks and opening statement by:

  • H.E. Mr. Ibrahim Al-Adoofi, Vice-President, Trade and Development Board, UNCTAD (Chair)
  • Dr. Supachai Panitchpakdi, Secretary-General, UNCTAD

Statements from inaugural panel

  • Mr. Clem Boonekamp, Director, Agriculture and Commodities Division, WTO
  • Mr. David Hallam, Director, Trade and Markets Division, FAO
11:30-13:00 Plenary Session A1/B1 (Room XVIII)
Recent developments in international commodities trade, their impacts and implications
 

Moderator: Mr. Taffere Tesfachew, Director, Division for Africa, Least Developed Countries and Special Programmes, UNCTAD

Speakers:

  • Ambassador Richard Jones, Deputy Executive Director, IEA
  • Mr. David Hallam, Director, Trade and Markets Division, FAO
  • Mr. Urs Rybi, Commodities Expert, Déclaration de Berne
  • Mr. Gbolahan Elias (SAN), G Elias & Co (Solicitors and Advocates), Nigeria
13:00-15:00 Lunch Break
15:00-16:30 Plenary Session A2 (Room XVIII)
The sovereign debt crisis and its impacts on commodities production and trade
 

Moderator: Ms. Myret Zaki, Deputy Editor-in-Chief, Bilan Magazine

Speakers:

  • Mr. Marc Auboin, Counsellor, Economics Research and Statistics Division, WTO
  • Mr. Sébastien Max, Sales, Diapason Commodities
  • Mr. Eric Schreiber, Head of Commodities, Union Bancaire Privée
16:30-18:00 Plenary Session A3 (Room XVIII)
Trade-related financial response to the post-2008 credit crunch
 

Moderator: Mr. Richard Kozul-Wright, Director, Unit on Economic Cooperation and Integration Among Developing Countries, UNCTAD

Speakers:

  • Mr. Ke Tang, Associate Professor, Renmin University of China
  • Mr. Samir Zreikat, Director, Dealigents Sarl
  • Mr. Emmanuel Fragnière, Professor, Geneva Business School
18:30-20:00 Private reception at Delegates’ Restaurant (Restaurant des délégués), Building A, 8th floor Organized and sponsored by Brahms Consulting Group and Dukkar SA

Harnessing development gains from commodity production and trade

 

10:00-13:00 Plenary Session A4/A5 (Room XVIII)
Key challenges facing commodity-dependent Developing Countries
 

Moderator: Mr. Kwabena Baah-Duodu, Chief a.i., Office of the Secretary-General, UNCTAD

Speakers:

  • Mr. Christian Häberli, Senior Research Fellow, World Trade Institute
  • Mr. Guillaume Leherpeur, Independent Sugar Trader
  • Mr. Franck Galtier, Senior Economist, CIRAD
  • Mr. Andrei Guitchounts, Economist, ICAC
  • Mr. Guillaume Loonis-Quelen, Partner, UMMU
  • Mr. Joel Hanley, Managing Editor, EMEA Crude Oil & Dirty Products, Platts
13:00-15:00 Lunch Break
15:00-16:30 Plenary Session A6/B6 (Room XVIII)
Identifying emerging opportunities in the changing global energy mix
 

Moderator: Mr. Rouben Indjikian, former Chief, Commodities Policy Implementation and Outreach Section, Special Unit on Commodities, UNCTAD

Speakers:

  • Mr. Nabil Alami, LPG Trader, Dukkar SA
  • Mr. Tuna Oez, Independent Gas Trader
  • Ms. Masuma Zareen Farooki, Visiting Research Fellow, The Open University (UK)
16:30-17:30 Plenary Session A7/B7 (Room XVIII)
Practical examples of harnessing gains from commodity value chain development
 

Moderator: Mr. Petko Draganov, Deputy Secretary-General, UNCTAD

Speakers:

  • Mr. Kassaye Mekuria, Director, Ethiopian Textile and Garment Manufacturers’ Association (ETGAMA)
  • Ms. Annick Gouba, Consultant, Audit Control and Expertise Global (ACE)
  • Mr. Daouda Fall, CEO, Brahms Consulting Company
17:30-18:00 GCF Closing Session (Room XVIII)

Developing supply markets in commodity-dependent countries

 

10:00-11:30 Opening Inaugural Session (Room XVIII)
 

Welcome remarks and opening statement by:

  • H.E. Mr. Ibrahim Al-Adoofi, Vice-President, Trade and Development Board, UNCTAD (Chair)
  • Dr. Supachai Panitchpakdi, Secretary-General, UNCTAD

Statements from inaugural panel

  • Mr. Clem Boonekamp, Director, Agriculture and Commodities Division, WTO
  • Mr. David Hallam, Director, Trade and Markets Division, FAO
11:30-13:00 Plenary Session B1/A1 (Room XVIII)
Recent developments in international commodities trade, their impacts and implications
 

Moderator: Mr. Taffere Tesfachew, Director, Division for Africa, Least Developed Countries and Special Programmes, UNCTAD

Speakers:

  • Ambassador Richard Jones, Deputy Executive Director, IEA
  • Mr. David Hallam, Director, Trade and Markets Division, FAO
  • Mr. Urs Rybi, Commodities Expert, Déclaration de Berne
  • Mr. Gbolahan Elias (SAN), G Elias & Co (Solicitors and Advocates), Nigeria
13:00-15:00 Lunch Break
15:00-18:00 Plenary Session B2/B3 (Room XXVI)
In practice: Financing commodity-based development in commodity-dependent Developing Countries
 

Moderator: Mr. John MacNamara, Managing Director, Deutsche Bank

Speakers:

  • Mr. B.O. Oramah, Executive Vice-President, Afrexim Bank
  • Mr. Jean-François Lambert, Global Head of Structured Finance, HSBC
  • Mr. Gilles Thieffry, Solicitor, GT Law
  • Ms. Veronika Koroleva, SNR Denton UK LLP
  • Mr. Matthew Parish, Partner, Holman Fenwick Willan LLP
  • Mr. Tom Lines, Consultant
18:30-20:00 Private reception at Delegates’ Restaurant (Restaurant des délégués), Building A, 8th floor Organized and sponsored by Brahms Consulting Group and Dukkar SA

Developing supply markets in commodity-dependent countries

 

10:00-13:00 Parallel Session B4/B5 (Room XXVI)
Expanding access to markets and trade-enabling tools
 

Moderator: Mr. Robert Piller, Principal, Aupres Consult

Speakers:

  • Mr. Jean-François Casanova, Managing Partner, Strategic Risk Management
  • Mr. Bogdan Rascanu, Head of Business Development, Audit Control and Expertise Global (ACE)
  • Mr. Bharat Kulkarni, Independent Consultant
  • Mr. Marc Lapointe, Regional Vice-President for Europe, Africa and the Middle East, Certispec
  • Stéphane Koch, Business Intelligence Expert
  • Mr. Matthieu Delorme, CEO, Cotecna
13:00-15:00 Lunch Break
15:00-17:30 Parallel Session B6/A6 (Room XVIII)
Identifying potential opportunities for collaboration, including presentations by service providers
 

Moderator: Mr. Rouben Indjikian, former Chief, Commodities Policy Implementation and Outreach Section, Special Unit on Commodities, UNCTAD

Speakers:

  • Mr. Nabil Alami, LPG Trader, Dukkar SA
  • Mr. Tuna Oez, Independent Gas Trader
  • Ms. Masuma Zareen Farooki, Visiting Research Fellow, The Open University (UK)
16:30-17:30 Plenary Session A7/B7 (Room XVIII)
Practical examples of harnessing gains from commodity value chain development
 

Moderator: Mr. Petko Draganov, Deputy Secretary-General, UNCTAD

Speakers:

  • Mr. Kassaye Mekuria, Director, Ethiopian Textile and Garment Manufacturers’ Association (ETGAMA)
  • Ms. Annick Gouba, Consultant, Audit Control and Expertise Global (ACE)
  • Mr. Daouda Fall, CEO, Brahms Consulting Company
17:30-18:00 GCF Closing Session (Room XVIII)