WEBINAR # 1 – FORMULATING NEW APPROACHES TO STRENGTHEN MULTILATERAL TRADING SYSTEM

September 6, 2021 (Monday), 14:00 – 16:00 Hrs (IST)

Agenda

14:00 – 14:10 Hrs (IST): INAUGURAL SESSION

14:00 – 14:05 Hrs (IST) Opening Remarks
Deepak Mishra, Director and CE, ICRIER

14:05 – 14:10 Hrs (IST) Welcome Remarks
Mr Peter Rimmele, Resident Representative to India, Konrad-AdenauerStiftung (KAS)

14:10 – 15:45 Hrs (IST) THEMATIC SESSION

14:10 – 15:25 Hrs (IST) Formulating New Approaches to Strengthen Multilateral Trading
System

Moderator:
Rupa Chanda, Professor of Economics, IIM Bangalore

Panelists:
Ujal Singh Bhatia, Former Ambassador to WTO, Government of India
Harsha Vardhana Singh, Former Deputy Director-General, WTO
Peter Draper, Executive Director, Institute for International Trade, University of Adelaide
RV Anuradha, Partner, Clarus Law Associates
Ignacio Garcia Bercero, Director in DG Trade for European Commission

15:25 – 15:45 Hrs (IST): Questions and answers

15:45 – 15:55 Hrs (IST): Session Summary by Rupa Chanda, Professor of , IIM Bangalore

15:55 – 16:00 Hrs (IST): Vote of Thanks: Nisha Taneja, Professor, ICRIER

• Place : Online Event