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

The series will kick off on December 16 with a high-level discussion on the state of the multilateral trading system, the role of the WTO in today’s global economy, and key issues Members are considering as they look towards the future of the global trading system.

Featured Speakers:

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

Ignacio Garcia Bercero, Senior Fellow, Bruegel; former Director, Directorate for Trade at the European Commission

Jennifer Hillman, Co-Director, Institute of International Economic Law, Georgetown University Law Center; former Member, WTO Appellate Body; former Chair, U.S. International Trade Commission

Jonathan Fried, Senior Advisor (non-resident), Albright Stonebridge Group; Chair, Canadian National Committee of the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council; former Ambassador and Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Canada to the WTO

Moderator: Dawn Shackleford, President at Looking Glass Trade, LLC; former Executive Director for Trade Agreements Policy & Negotiations, Department of Commerce; former Assistant USTR for WTO & Multilateral Affairs

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