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Competing in a changing Europe: Opportunities
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Challenges for Trae and Enterprise Development
11-12 May 2004,
Palais des Nations, Room XIX, Geneva |
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Tuesday,
11 May 2004 |
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10:00
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Session
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Beyond Enlargement: Impact on Competitiveness |
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Chair: |
Mr. Alan Bryden, Secretary-General,
International Organization for Standardization
(ISO) |
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Rapporteur: |
Ms. Ayse Ötem, Foreign
Trade Expert, Prime Ministry of Turkey and
Vice-Chairperson, Committee for Trade, Industry
and Enterprise Developement |
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Keynote Addresses
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Promoting trade and enterprise
in a changing European Economy |
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Ms.
Brigita Schmögnerová, Executive
Secretary, UNECE |
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H.E. Mr. Carlo Trojan, Ambassador,
Head of the Permanent Delegation of the
European Commission to the International
Organizations at Geneva and Permanent Representative
to the World Trade Organization (WTO) |
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Mr.
Leonardo Baroncelli, Deputy Director
General, Central European Initiative Executive
Secretariat
(CEI-ES), Italy |
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Mr.
Ben Slay, Director, Executive Office,
Bratislava Regional Support Centre, Regional
Bureau for Europe and the Commonwelath of
Independent States (RBEC), United Nations
Development Programme (UNDP) |
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Enlargement:
What changes for business in Europe? |
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Mr.
Antoni Turczynowicz, EU Accession Leader,
PricewaterhouseCoopers, Prague, Czech Republic |
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11:30 - 13:00 |
High-level Panel
Discussion on Competing in a Changing Europe |
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Chair: |
Mr. Alexander Safrik-Pstrosz,
President, Office for Standards, Metrology
and Testing, Ministry of Trade and Industry,
Czech Republic and Chairperson, Committee
for Trade, Industry and Enterprise Development
Dr. Carol Cosgrove-Sacks, Director, Trade
Development and Timber Division, UNECE |
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H.E.
Mr. Carlo Tojan |
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H.E. Mr. Doru Romulus Costea,
Ambassador, Head of the Permanent Mission
of Romania to the United Nations Office
at Geneva and other Specialized Agencies
in Switzerland |
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Mr. Leonardo Baroncelli |
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Mr. Ben Slay |
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Mr. Antoni Turczynowicz |
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13:00 - 15:00 |
Lunch break |
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15:00 - 16:30 |
Session 2
Strategies for Trade and Business in a Changing
Europe |
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Chair: |
Mr. Claude Potelle, Chairman,
Corporate Resources International Inc.,
Belgium |
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Rapporteur: |
Mr. Tolondu Toichubaev, Chairman,
Corporate Technologies Center, Kyrgyzstan
and Vice-Chairperson, Committee for Trade,
Industry and Enterprise Development |
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The envolving
European trade environment: |
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Mr.
Petur G. Thorsteinsson, Deputy Secretary-General,
European Free Trade Area (EFTA) |
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Mr.
Oleh Napov, Head of the Division on
Trade Policy and Co-operation with International
Economic Organizations, Economic Co-operation
Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
Ukraine |
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Integrating a
changind Europe into global business strategies |
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Mr.
Paul Junck, Secretary-General, Arcelor,
Luxembourg |
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Mr.
Mohamed Ashmawy, Vice Chairman and Managing
Director of the Commercial International
Bank, Egypt |
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Prof. Paolo Garonna, Director
of Research, Confindustria, Italy and former
Deputy Executive Secretary, UNECE |
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Mr.
Ouseph Padickakudi, Industrial Development
Officer, Industrial Promotion and Technology
Branch, UNIDO |
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16:30 - 18:00 |
Discussion |
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This session will require
your active participation and will be an
occasion to put forward your views on the
topic of EU enlargement, and to share them
with other participants. The results of
this discussion, which will take place in
small groups, will be presented to the Forum,
will be reflected in the Forum proceedings
and will have a direct impact on the direction
of the work of the Committee for Trade,
Industry and Enterprise Development.. The
question participants will be asked to discuss
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In
your personal opinion, what are the most
important steps that Governments, and/or
businesses should take to enable businesses
to compete effectively in the new trading
environment? |
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18:15 - 20:00 |
Reception for all
Forum participants |
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Wednesday,
12 May 2004  |
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