CRIER-KAS EXPERTS WEBINAR SERIES ON REFORMING WTO FOR THE 21ST CENTURY

WEBINAR # 2:

The 12th Ministerial Conference of the WTO: Expected Outcomes and the Path Forward

November 8, 2021 (Monday), at 15:00 – 16:30 Hrs (IST)

Agenda

15:00 – 15:10 Hrs (IST): INAUGURAL SESSION

15:00 – 15:05 Hrs (IST): Opening Remarks
Deepak Mishra, Director and CE, ICRIER

15:05 – 15:10 Hrs (IST): Welcome Remarks
Peter Rimmele, Resident Representative to India, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS)

15:10 – 16:10 Hrs (IST): THEMATIC SESSION:
The 12th Ministerial Conference of the WTO: Expected Outcomes and the Path Forward

Moderator: Anil Padmanabhan, Former Managing Editor, Mint

Panelists:

Mia Mikic, Former Director, Trade, Investment and Innovation Division, UNESCAP, Bangkok

Abhijit Das, Head and Professor, Centre for WTO Studies, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), New Delhi

Stormy Mildner, Executive Director, Aspen Institute, Germany

Antonio Fernandez-Martoz, Head of Unit, Multilateral Affairs and WTO, DG Trade, European Commission

16:10 – 16:20 Hrs (IST): Questions and Answers

16:20 – 16:30 Hrs (IST): Session Summary
by Anil Padmanabhan, Former Managing Editor, Mint

16:30 Hrs (IST): Vote of Thanks: Nisha Taneja, Professor, ICRIER