As WTO Members prepare for the 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14) in Cameroon this March, WITA International hosted a global webinar series: WTO Matters. The series explored the core functions of the WTO, reforms needed to keep the institution effective and relevant, and the key policy issues shaping debates.

The WTO’s 14th Ministerial Conference (MC 14) takes place in Cameroon from March 26 to 29.  To conclude WITA’s WTO Matters Series, on March 17th we discussed key issues on the MC 14 agenda, including the moratorium on duties for electronic transmissions and efforts to more fully integrate small economies into the multilateral trading system.  Panelists also discussed a post-MC 14 work-plan on WTO reform, and how the organization stays relevant in a time of volatility and uncertainty.

Featuring:

Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General, World Trade Organization

Panel Discussion:

Jake Colvin, President, National Foreign Trade Council; Executive Director, Global Innovation Forum 

Cecilia Malmström, Nonresident Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics; former European Commissioner for Trade

Penny Naas, Senior Vice President, Innovation and Competitiveness, German Marshall Fund of the United States

Ambassador Tan Hung Seng, Singapore Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the WTO and WIPO, Permanent Mission of Singapore

Moderator: Angela Ellard, Senior Advisor (non-resident), Center for Strategic and International Studies; former Deputy Director General, World Trade Organization

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