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11 May 2010

10 May 2010

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Morning Session

Plenary I

Opening

Speaker	Country / on behalf of
Chair: H.E. Ambassador Jean Feyder	President of the Trade and Development Board, UNCTAD
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Mr. Supachai Panitchpakdi	Secretary-General, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
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Round table: Responding to global crises: New development paths

Speaker	Country / on behalf of
Mr. Jonathan Lynn (Moderator)	World Trade Correspondent and Chief Correspondent, Reuters News, Geneva
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Dr. Supachai Panitchpakdi	Secretary-General of UNCTAD
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Mr. Olivier De Schutter	United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, OHCHR, Geneva
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H.E. Ambassador Jean Feyder	President, UNCTAD Trade and Development Board
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Ms. Anne Jellema	International Policy and Campaign Director, ActionAid International, South Africa
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Ms. Makhotso Magdeline Sotyu	Chairperson, Parliament of South Africa
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Mr. Rehman Sobhan	Chair, Centre for Policy Dialogue, Bangladesh
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Mr. David Nabarro	Special Representative on Food Security and Nutrition, UN High-level Task Force on the Global Food Security Crisis
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Breakout Sessions

The global economic crisis and developing countries: Impact and response

Speaker	Country / on behalf of
Mr. Richard King	Policy Researcher, Oxfam GB
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Ms. Isabel Ortiz	Associate Director, Policy and Practice, UNICEF
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Ms. Uma Amara	Senior Development Economist, International Institute of Labour Studies (ILO)
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Innovative financing mechanisms

Speaker	Country / on behalf of
Mr. C. Soren Ambrose	Development Finance Coordinator, Actionaid International
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Ms. Bhumika Muchhala	Third World Network (TWN)
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Mr. Pedro Paez	President, Ecuadorian Technical Commission for a New Regional Financial Architecture and Former Minister of Economic Coordination of Ecuador
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Is there development in trade agreements?

Speaker	Country / on behalf of
Mr. Paulo Cavaleri	Permanent Mission of the Argentine Republic
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Ms. Sanya Reid-Smith	Third World Network (TWN)
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Ms. Violette Ruppanner	3D Trade - Human Rights - Equitable Economy
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Mr. Offah Obale	Programme Officer, South Centre
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Is there a role for the LDCs in reshaping global economic governance?

Speaker	Country / on behalf of
H.E. Anthony Mothae Maruping	Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Lesotho
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Mr. Debapriya Bhattacharya	Special Advisor on LDCs, UNCTAD
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Mr. Dirk Willem te Velde	Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
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Mr. Ahmed Abdel Latif	International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD)
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Mr. Debapriya Bhattacharya	Special Advisor on LDCs, UNCTAD
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Afternoon Session

Plenary II

Rethinking global economic governance: Towards trade and financial reforms to support development

Speaker	Country / on behalf of
Mr. Ram Etwareea (Moderator)	Journalist, Le Temps, Geneva
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Mr. Jomo Kwame Sundaram	Assistant Secretary-General, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN-DESA)
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Ms. Jayati Ghosh	Professor of Economics and Chairperson, Centre for Economic Studies and Planning, India
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Mr. Hamish Jenkins	United Nations Non-Governmental Liaison Service (NGLS)
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Heiner Flassbeck	Chief Macroeconomist, Globalization and Development Strategies, UNCTAD
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Mr. Pedro Paez	President, Ecuadorian Technical Commission for a New Regional Financial Architecture and Former Minister of Economic Coordination of Ecuador
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Ms. Nuria Molina	Director, European Network on Debt and Development (EURODAD), Belgium
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Ms. Yuefen Li	Debt and Development Finance Branch, UNCTAD
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11 May 2010

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Morning Session

Plenary III

Alternative development strategies: Towards more inclusive and sustainable development paths

Speaker	Country / on behalf of
Ms. Anne Jellema (Moderator)	International Policy and Campaign Director, ActionAid International, South Africa
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Mr. Richard Kozul-Wrigh	Oic, Unit for Economic Cooperation and Integration among Developing Countries, UNCTAD
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Mr. Biraj Patnaik	Principal Adviser, Office of the Commissioners to the Supreme Court, India
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Mr. Mouhamady Cissokho	President, Réseau des Organisations Paysannes et de Producteurs de l'Afrique de l'Ouest, Senegal
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Mr. Pradeep S Mehta	Secretary-General, CUTS International, India
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Mr. Ulrich Hoffmann	Trade, Environment, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Branch, UNCTAD
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Breakout sessions

Improving Food Security in the Face of Climate Change

Speaker	Country / on behalf of
Mr. Pradeep S. Mehta (Moderator)	Secretary-General, Cuts International
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Mr. Umberto Mazzei	Director, Instituto de Relaciones Economicas Internacionales (IREI)
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Mr. Jonathan Hepburn	Agriculture Programme Officer, International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD)
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Mr. Massimiliano Riva	Policy Specialist, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
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Samuel K. Gayi	Special Unit on Commodities, UNCTAD
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Too hot to handle: How to bridge the climate justice and global economic reform agendas?

Speaker	Country / on behalf of
Mr. Hamish Jenkins (Moderator)	United Nations Non-Governmental Liaison Service (NGLS)
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Mr. Michael Clark	Former Senior Adviser for Economic and Security Affairs to the President of the 63rd United Nations General Assembly
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Mr. C. Soren Ambrose	Development Finance Coordinator (Kenya) ActionAid International
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Mr. Pedro Paez	Ecuadorian Technical Commission for a New Regional Financial Architecture
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Speaker	(Question)
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Speaker	(Question)
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Mr. Michael Clark	Former Senior Adviser for Economic and Security Affairs to the President of the 63rd United Nations General Assembly
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Mr. C. Soren Ambrose	Development Finance Coordinator (Kenya) ActionAid International
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Afternoon Session

Plenary IV

Closing

Speaker	Country / on behalf of
H.E. Ambassador Jean Feyder (Moderator)	President, UNCTAD Trade and Development Board
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Ms. Mary Robinson	President, Realizing Rights: The Ethical Globalization Initiative, and former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
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Mr. Debapriya Bhattacharya	Special Advisor on LDCs, UNCTAD
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Mr. Petko Draganov	Deputy Secretary-General of UNCTAD
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H.E. Ambassador Jean Feyder	President, UNCTAD Trade and Development Board
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