12:00-12:05hrs – Introduction to WISTA Trade Committee Launch
Naa Densua Aryeetey, WISTA International Executive Committee Member
12:05-12:15hrs – Welcome address and Purpose of Trade Committee
Paula Pasten Cavallo, WISTA Chile and Chair of the WISTA International Trade Committee, Founder of Click and Connect
12:15-12:25hrs – Keynote Remarks & Declaration of the Launch of the WISTA Trade Committee
Despina Panayiotou Theodosiou, WISTA International President, Co-CEO Tototheo Maritime
Discussion on Trade Facilitation, SMEs, Gender & ESG
Introduction of Panelists – by Moderator (Naa Densua Aryeetey)
12:30-12:50hrs – Trade Facilitation and Gender
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Rhodalyn Djanitey, WISTA Ghana – Challenges for SMEs and Gender specific issues
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Demitta Chiwunde Gyang, AfCFTA Secretariat – Role in Trade Facilitation and Gender
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Christel Laure Beda Annequin, TFWA – Work of Trade facilitation for West Africa
12:55-13:150hrs – State of the industry / Education and Training
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Muriel Maurizzio, WISTA Argentina – How the status of the industry affects to SMEs, the need for education and training
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Ricardo Sanchez, UN ECLAC – Shipping Industry and Ocean rates
13:20-13:40hrs – Digitalization
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Sanjam Gupta, WISTA India – How Digitalization is impacting the SMEs and what are the Gaps to cover
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Shubhangi Poddar, WEF – Importance of Digitalization in the current state of the Trade Industry
13:45-14:05hrs – ESG and Trade Facilitation for SMEs
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Gina Panayiotou, WISTA UK – How ESG can facilitate SMEs within the evolving Trade Facilitation arena
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Tuina de Benito, UNCTAD – Tools and digital platforms from UNCTAD for trade facilitation – ASYCUDA program
