| 09:30 - 10:00 | Results of the Discussion | |
| 10:00 - 12:00 | Session 3a
Integrating Regional Markets: Trade Facilitation and ICT | |
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| Chair: | Mr. Andrey Korotkov, Senior Vice-President and Chief Information Officer, Vneshtorgbank, Russian Federation | |
| Rapporteur: | Mr. Johan Robert van Kuik, Counsellor, Ministry of Finance, Netherlands and Vice-Chairperson, Committee for Trade, Industry and Enterprise Development | |
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| | Unifying the European payments landscape | |
| | Mr. Marc Temmerman, Executive Vice-President, External Relations, Visa International, Europe | |
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| | ICT as a tool to support competitiveness in countries with economies in transition | |
| | Mr. Francis McCosker, Senior Director for Global Accounts, Microsoft | |
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| | Simplifying access to regional and international markets using ICTS | |
| | Mr. Recep Usalan, Foreign Trade Expert, Undersecretariat for Foreign Trade, Turkey | |
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| | New frontiers: new issues | |
| | Mr. John Broadhurst, Vice-President, Innovative Trade Network, Switzerland | |
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| | Trade facilitation in Central Asia | |
| | Mr. Tolondu Toichubaev, Chairman, Corporate Technologies Center, Kyrgyzstan | |
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| | Reducing Technical Barriers to Trade: Regulatory convergence and harmonization: The case of the Telecommunication Industry | |
| | Mr. Lars Dittmer, Director, Telecom Policies and Regulations, Ericsson, Sweden | |
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| 12:00 - 13:00 | Discussion | |
| | 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 is: | |
| | 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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| 13:00 - 14:30 | Lunch break | |
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| 14:30 - 15:00 | Results of the Discussion | |
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| 15:00 - 16:30 | Session 3b
Integrating Regional Markets: Promoting Competitiveness, Sustainable Agriculture and International Food Supply Chains | |
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| Chair: | Mr. David Priester, Head, Standardization Section, United States Department of Agriculture | |
| Rapporteur: | Ms. Viera Baricicova, Head of Special Crops Department, State Veterinary and Food Administration of the Slovak Republic | |
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| | Implications of enlargement for agricultural trade | |
| | Prof. Alan Matthews, Jean Monnet Professor of European Agricultural Policy, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland | |
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| | Building competitiveness through the use of common agricultural standards: a case study | |
| | Mr. David Holliday, Chief, Horticulture Marketing Inspector, Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, United Kingdom | |
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| | Promoting trade in agriculture through improved supply chais | |
| | Mr. Bolivar Pereira, Business Development Manager, EAN International, Belgium | |
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| | Local suppliers: promoting competitiveness and environmental sustainability | |
| | Mr. Pierre Frisch, Director for Environmental Affairs, Auchan S.A., France | |
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| Committee for Trade, Industry and Enterprise Development (CTIED) | |
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| 17:00 - 18:00 | Policy Segment
Towards Integrated Regional Markets | |
| Chair: | Mr. Alexander Safarik-Pstrosz, President, Office for Standards, Metrology and Testing, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Czech Republic and Chairperson of the Committee for Trade, Industry and Enterprise Development | |
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| | Panel Discussion of Forum Rapporteurs | |
| | The rapporteurs for each of the sessions during the first two days will discuss the session conclusions and how the work of the UNECE could support regional market integrations. | |
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