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& The School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) at Columbia
University
invite you to a roundtable session
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| Prospects for Trade | |
| Integration through | As interdependence among nations has |
| Unilateral Reforms | grown at rapid pace during the last |
| and International | few decades, the trade agenda has |
| Agreements | expanded beyond its traditional focus |
| | on tariff protection and has created |
| Thursday, June 12, | new and complex public policy |
| 2008 | challenges for both domestic policy |
| 10:30 am - 12:15 pm | makers and negotiatiors in |
| World Bank J | multilateral, regional, or bilateral |
| Building | fora. |
| Auditorium J1-050 | |
| 701 18th Street, NW | The panel will reflect on the pace so |
| Drinks and | far and prospects of trade |
| appetizers will be | integration through unilateral |
| available after the | reforms and international |
| presentation | negotiations (e.g. North-South FTAs, |
| | South-South RTAs,and in the Doha |
| For non Bank staff, | Round). |
| please RSVP to | |
| infoshopevents@world | This roundtable session is among the |
| bank.org | concluding events of a two-week long |
| | Trade Policy for Development |
| | Executive Courseoffered jointly by |
| | the School of International and |
| | Public Affairs (SIPA) at Columbia |
| | University and the World Bank |
| | Institute (WBI). Given the caliber |
| | of the panelists and the high |
| | relevance of the topic for a larger |
| | audience, WBI extends the invitation |
| | to attend the rountable to Bank staff |
| | and DC-based trade officials, |
| | advisors, analysts and the diplomatic |
| | community. |
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CHAIR
Gianni Zanini
Lead Economist, World Bank Institute
PANELISTS
Jeffrey Schott
Senior Fellow, Institute for International Economics, Peterson
Institute
Arvind Panagariya
Professor of Economics, Columbia University
Non-resident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution
Bernard Hoekman
Senior Advisor, Development Research Group, World Bank
Pablo de la Flor (via V/C)
Vice President, Corporative Affairs, Antamina
Former Chief Negotiator for the US-Peru FTA
Sherry Stephenson
Chief, Department of International Affairs, Organization of American
States
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