The webinar takes place on 20 September 2021 from 14:30 to 16:00 hrs. The Panel will assess global trends and challenges for the logistics of international trade, and what developing economies can do to reduce their vulnerabilities in the areas of transport and trade facilitation, taking into account implications of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The discussion will provide a platform for consideration of key issues and related areas for policy action, with special regard to the role of UNCTAD.

Panelists
Moderator:

Ms. Shamika Sirimanne, Director, Division on Technology and Logistics, UNCTAD
Speakers:

H.E. Ms Beata Habyarimana, Minister of Trade and Industry, Rwanda
H.E. Mr. Faiyaz Koya, Minister for Industry, Trade and Tourism, Fiji
Ms. Isabelle Durant, Deputy Secretary-General, UNCTAD
Mr. Bismarck Rosales, Gerente General, Complejo Portuario Jennefer s.r.l. Bolivia
Mr. Owen Holder, Comptroller of Customs, Barbados
Mr. Ruth Banomyong, Dean, Thammasat Business School, Bangkok, Thailand

Please register here.