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InternationalWomen’s Day
" Unlocking Trade for Women’s Empowerment through Innovation and Sustainability"
8 March 2019 I Room D
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10:00-10:30 Opening: WTO’s contribution to Women’s empowerment
The opening session will take stock of the progress made on trade and gender in the WTO and launch new WTO initiatives on women’s empowerment
Moderator: - Shishir Priyadarshi, Director of the Development Division, WTO
Speakers - Roberto Azevêdo, Director-General, WTO
10:30-13:00 " Unlocking Trade for Women’s Empowerment through Innovation and Sustainability"
The EIF programme will present its new initiative on women’s empowerment: "Empower Women, Power Trade". In the second part, the discussion will focus on how women can bene� t most from trade while contributing to environmental protection. In this session, WTO Members will share their national experiences while WTO experts will introduce a new WTO research project on this topic.
Moderator: - Shishir Priyadarshi, Director of the Development Division, WTO
Speakers: - Anoush der Boghossian, WTO Trade and Gender Focal Point
- Ratnakar Adhikari, Executive Director of the EIF
- Corina Cojocaru Economic Counsellor, WTO Permanent Mission of the Republic of Moldova
- Mike Webb, First Secretary, WTO Permanent Mission of New Zealand
- Carlos Vanderloo, First Secretary, WTO Permanent Mission of Canada
- Christine Lins, Executive Director, IRENA – International Renewable Energy Agency (by video-conference)
- Ludivine Tamiotti, Counsellor, Trade and Environment Division, WTO