United Nations
United Nations Conference
on Trade and Development
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Distr.: General
25 March 2009
English/French/Spanish only
Trade and Development Board
Trade and Development Commission
Multi-year Expert Meeting on Services, Development and Trade:
the Regulatory and Institutional Dimension
Geneva, 17–19 March 2009
List of participants
Note: The entries in this list and the format in which they appear are as provided to the secretariat.
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Experts
Afghanistan
Mr. Mohammad Farouq Shams, Director of Trade, Transit and Investment in
Economic Affairs Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kabul
Mr. Mostainbillah Balagh, Third Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Algeria
M. Messaoud Beggah, Sous-directeur, Direction des échanges commerciaux et des
manifestations économiques, Ministère du commerce, Alger
M. Athmane Mehadji, Attaché diplomatique, Mission permanente, Genève
Angola
Mr. Arcanjo do Nascimento, Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Geneva
Mr. Lukonde Luansi, Minister Counsellor, Permanent Mission to the World Trade
Organization (WTO), Geneva
Mr. Makiesse Kinkela, Third Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Mr. Mpindi João Kiala, Expert, Ministry of Trade, Luanda
Mr. Fernando Ndofula, Expert, Ministry of Trade, Luanda
Mr. Rui Pedro Livramento, Economic Expert, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Azerbaijan
Mr. Jamaladdin Guliyev, Deputy Head of Economic Policy, Analysis and
Forecasting Department, Ministry of Economic Development, Baku
Bangladesh
Mr. Motaher Hussain, Economic Minister, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Barbados
Mr. Trevor Clarke, Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Geneva
Ms. Shennel Richards, Economist, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Benin
M. Marcellin Ilougbade, Ingénieur des télécommunications, Cotonou
Bhutan
Mr. Sherab Tenzin, Joint Director, Foreign Trade, Department of Trade, Ministry of
Trade and Industry, Thimphu
Bolivia
Mr. Luis Fernando Rosales Lozada, Primer Secretario, Misión Permanente, Ginebra
Botswana
Ms. Boitumelo Sebonego, Department of International Trade, Ministry of Trade and
Industry, Gaborone
Brazil
Mr. George Marques, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Cambodia
Mr. Chanmeta Kan, Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Commerce, Phnom Penh
Mr. Sovann Ke Sovann, Deputy Permanent Representative, Geneva
Mr. Thay Bunthow, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva
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Cameroon
M. Paul Roger Batibonak, Premier secrétaire, Mission permanente, Genève
Canada
Mr. Jean-Paul Lemieux, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Cape Verde
Mr. Carlos Alberto Silva, Administrator, National Agency of Communications, Praia
Chile
Mr. Felipe Lopeandia, Consejero, Misión Permanente ante la Organización Mundial
del Comercio (OMC), Ginebra
China
Mr. Hu Hanmig, Deputy Director, Ministry of Commerce, Beijing
Mr. Xu Yuhua, Deputy Director, China Banking Regulatory Commission, Beijing
Mr. Fu Jun, Associate Professor, University of International Business and
Economics, Beijing
Colombia
Mr. Daniel Avila, Consejero, Misión Permanente, Ginebra
Czech Republic
Ms. Andrea Petrankova, Third Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Ms. Edita Sedova, Third Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Ms. Petra Mysakova, Trainee, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Mr. Fidèle Sambassi, Ministre conseiller, Mission permanente, Genève
Ecuador
Mr. Diego Caicedo, Attaché, Misión Permanente ante la OMC, Ginebra
Egypt
Ms. Iman Abd El-Khader, Researcher, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Cairo
Mr. Mahmoud El Anwar, Researcher, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Cairo
Gabon
Ms. Diane Nkoulou Ondo, Conseiller du Ministre du commerce, Libreville
Germany
Ms. Silke Trumm, Expert, GTZ, Eschborn
Mr. Holger Rapior, Counsellor, Economic and Political Affairs, Permanent Mission,
Geneva
Guatemala
Ms. Ligia Galindo, Consejera, Misión Permanente, Ginebra
Haiti
M. Pierre Mary-Guy Saint-Amour, Conseiller, Mission permanente, Genève
Hungary
Mr. Vatta Tamas, Third Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva
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Indonesia
Mr. Dian Triansyah Djani, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Geneva
Ms. Dinar Henrika Sinurat, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Ms. Fitria Wibowo, Third Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Iraq
Mr. Razaq Mashkoor, Third Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Italy
Mr. Pasquale D’Avino, Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission,
Geneva
Ms. Ludovica Vetruccio, Stagiaire, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Jamaica
Mr. Richard Brown, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Kazakhstan
Ms. Zharkin Karumzhanova, Head of the Unit on WTO Issues, Permanent Mission,
Geneva
Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Mr. Boutnhom Lomany, Deputy Director-General, Fiscal Policy Department,
Ministry of Finance, Vientiane
Ms. Banesaty Thephavong, Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Malawi
Mr. K. Lungu, Lilongwe
Malaysia
Mr. Jaswinder Singh, Undersecretary, International Relations and Professional
Development Division, Ministry of Works, Kuala Lumpur
Mr. Imri Dolhadi bin Ab Wahab, Principal Assistant Secretary, Services Section,
Economics and International Division, Ministry of Finance, Kuala Lumpur
Mali
Mr. Alhacoum Maïga, Deuxième conseiller, Mission permanente, Genève
Mr. Abdoulayé Sanoko, Troisième conseiller, Mission permanente, Genève
Mauritius
Mr. Achad Bhuglah, Director, Trade Policy Unit, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Regional
Integration and International Trade, Port Louis
Ms. Tanya Prayag-Gojadhor, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Mexico
Ms. María Cristina Hernández, Consejera, Misión Permanente ante la OMC, Ginebra
Ms. Yara Fosado, Consejera, Misión Permanente ante la OMC, Ginebra
Morocco
Mr. Mohamed Benayad, Secrétaire général, Conseil national du commerce
extérieur, Rabat
Mr. Nabil Boubrahimi, Chef de projet, Conseil national du commerce extérieur,
Rabat
Mr. Omar Hilale, Ambassadeur, Représentant permanent, Genève
Mr. Anas Alami-Hamedane, Premier secrétaire, Mission permanente, Genève
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Mozambique
Mr. José Egidio Paulo, Commercial Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Namibia
Mr. Samuel Felix Amporo, Economist, National Planning Commission, Windhoek
Nigeria
Mr. Frank Isoh, Minister, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Mr. Francis Eyo, Senior Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Ms. Zulaikha Abdullah, First Secretary, Permanent Mission to the WTO, Geneva
Pakistan
Mr. Ahmad Mukhtar, Commercial Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Paraguay
Mr. Victor Cuevas, Banco Central, Asunción
Ms. María Angélica Cano Radil, Gerente Internacional e Interinstitucional,
Comisión Nacional de Telecomunicaciones, Asunción
Mr. Raúl Pereira Sánchez, Jefe del Departamento de Relaciones Internacionales,
Comisión Nacional de Telecomunicaciones, Asunción
Philippines
Mr. Jesús R. Domingo, Minister, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Ms. Ma. Victoria Barnes, Attaché, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Mr. José Victor Chan-Gonzaga, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission to the WTO, Geneva
Poland
Ms. Gabriela Kulesja, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Qatar
Mr. Nasser Lenqawi, Commercial Attaché, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Romania
Ms. Octavia Cerchez, Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Russian Federation
Ms. Elena Alkakushkina, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Mr. Efim Stroev, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Ms. Natalia Sheveleva, Expert, Ministry of Economic Development, Moscow
Saudi Arabia
Mr. Adel M. Al-Mubarak, Commercial Attaché, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Mr. Emad Adham, Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Senegal
Mr. Ndiaga Mboup, Premier conseiller, Mission permanente, Genève
Serbia
Ms. Snezana Zubic-Petrovic, Head of Department of Multilateral and Regional
Trade Cooperation, Ministry of Economy and Regional Development, Belgrade
South Africa
Mr. Johan van Wyk, Counsellor, Economic Development, Permanent Mission,
Geneva
Ms. Tshihumbudzo Ravhandalala, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva
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Spain
Ms. Aurea Plana Caila, Intern, Misión Permanente, Ginebra
Sudan
Mr. Siddig Ibrahim Ali, Deputy Director-General, National Communication,
Khartoum
Mr. Salaheladin Sheikh Khidir Bakhit, Manager, Central Bank, Khartoum
Sweden
Ms. Elin Akerman, Intern, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Switzerland
Mr. Christian Hofer, State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), Bern
Mme Tiziana Sestito, State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), Bern
Syrian Arab Republic
Mme Souheila Abbas, Deuxième secrétaire, Mission permanente, Genève
Thailand
Mr. Sihasak Phuangketkeow, Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Geneva
Mr. Vijavat Isarabhakdi, Ambassador, Deputy Permanent Representative, Geneva
Mr. Pornchai Prapavong, Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Ms. Thararut Hanlumyuang, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Trinidad and Tobago
Ms. Anesa Ali, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Tunisia
Mr. Mohamed Ben Fraj, Chargé de mission auprès du Ministre du commerce et de
l’artisanat, Tunis
Turkey
Ms. Ayse Isilak, Expert, Undersecretariat of Treasury, Ankara
Uganda
Mr. Benjamin Wako Mukabire, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva
United Arab Emirates
Ms. Rita Sayah, Assistant, Permanent Mission, Geneva
United States of America
Mr. Kenneth Schagrin, Permanent Mission to the WTO, Geneva
Ms. Ali Wykis, Intern, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Uzbekistan
Mr. Asqar Karimov, Representative to the WTO, Geneva
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Ms. Anny Rojas, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Viet Nam
Ms. Thi Thu Hong Nguyen, Official, Ministry of Industry and Trade, Hanoi
Ms. Thi Lan Anh Nguyen, Official, Ministry of Industry and Trade, Hanoi
Mr. Hai Trieu Le, Third Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva
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Yemen
Mr. Fadhl Almaghafi, Minister Plenipotentiary, Deputy Permanent Representative,
Geneva
Zambia
Mr. Christopher Meebelo Sitwala, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Zimbabwe
Mr. Garikai Kashitiku, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Observer
Palestine
Mr. Jamal Abu Farha, Director of Trade, Ministry of National Economy, Ramallah
Mr. Nahid Salameh Al-Qudsi, Director of Public and International Relations,
Ministry of National Economy, Ramallah
Mr. Mohammed Hmidan, Director of Europe Department, Ministry of National
Economy, Ramallah
Intergovernmental organizations
African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States
Mr. Achille Bassilekin, Chef adjoint, Geneva
Ms. Paula Hippolyte-Bauwens, Technical Adviser, Geneva
African Union
Ms. Khadija Rachida Masri, Ambassador, Geneva
Asociación Latinoamericana de Integración
Ms. Cecilia Iglesias, Técnica, Area de Servicios, Montevideo, Uruguay
Caribbean Community
Mr. Timothy Odle, Deputy Programme Manager, Service Sector Development,
Turkeyen, Guyana
European Community
Presidency of the European Union
Ms. Andrea Petrankova, Third Secretary, Permanent Mission of the Czech
Republic, Geneva
Ms. Edita Sedova, Third Secretary, Permanent Mission of the Czech Republic,
Geneva
Ms. Petra Mysakova, Trainee, Permanent Mission of the Czech Republic, Geneva
European Commission
Ms. Michaela Dodini, First Secretary, Permanent Delegation in Geneva
General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union
Mr. Georgios Kritikos, First Secretary, General Secretariat of the Council of the
European Union, Liaison office in Geneva
Ms. Helena Karlsson, Adviser, Geneva
Mr. Renaud Jacquin, Intern, Geneva
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League of Arab States
Mr. Adel M. Khalil, Economic Expert and Head of WTO Unit, Council of Arab
Economic Unity, Cairo
South Centre
Mr. Peter Lunenborg, Trade for Development Programme, Geneva
Ms. Wase Musonge, Trade for Development Programme, Geneva
United Nations
United Nations Development Programme
Ms. Nazrin Mammadjada, Intern, Geneva
International Trade Centre
Ms. Samantha Jonsson, Trade in Services Officer, Sector Competitiveness, Division
of Market Development, Geneva
Specialized agencies and related organizations
United Nations Industrial Development Organization
Mr. Jean-Marc Deroy, Representative, Geneva
Mr. Bernardo Calzadilla Sarmiento, Deputy Representative, Geneva
Mr. Joel Towara, Assistant, Geneva
World Trade Organization
Mr. Dale Honeck, Counsellor, Geneva
Mr. Abdel-Hamid Mamdouh, Director, Trade in Services Division, Geneva
Mr. S.I.M. Nayyar, Counsellor, Development Division, Geneva
Non-governmental organizations
General category
Ingénieurs du monde
Mr. François Ullmann, President, Geneva
International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development
Mr. Mahesh Sugathan, Economics and Trade Policy Analysis Programme
Coordinator, Geneva
International Council of Nurses
Ms. Anne Morrison, Consultant, Geneva
Third World Network
Mr. Riaz K. Tayob, Geneva
Representatives of academia and the private sector
(Listed in alphabetical order)
Mr. Kern Alexander, Professor, Research Fellow, University of Cambridge
Mr. Marc Laperrouza, Senior Research Associate, Ecole polytechnique fédérale,
Management des industries de réseau, Lausanne
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Mr. Nutavoot Pongsiri, Chevron Thailand Exploration and Production Ltd.
Mr. Michael Pollitt, Assistant of the Electricity Policy Research Group and
University Reader in Business Economics, Judge Business School, University of
Cambridge
Panellists
(Listed in chronological order of intervention)
Mr. Yaga Venugopal Reddy, Former Governor, Reserve Bank of India, and Member
of the Commission of Experts of the President of the United Nations General
Assembly on Reforms of the International Monetary and Financial System
Mr. Ian Alexander, Director, Cambridge Economic Policy Associates
Mr. Smunda Mokoena, Chair, African Forum of Utility Regulators, and Chief
Executive Officer, National Energy Regulator of South Africa
Mr. Thula Kaira, Executive Director, Zambia Competition Authority
Mr. Rohan Samarajiva, Executive Director, LIRNEasia
Mr. Sanford Berg, Professor, Public Utility Research Centre, University of Florida
Mr. Zevi Kann, Director, São Paolo Energy Regulatory Commission
Mr. James Hodge, Head, Competition and Regulatory Economics Practice, Genesis
Analytics
Mr. Nripendra Misra, Chair, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
Mr. Andrew Cornford, Observatoire de la Finance
Mr. Paul Dembinski, Professor, International Strategy and Competition, University
of Fribourg and Observatoire de la Finance
Mr. Karl F. Cordewener, Deputy Secretary-General, Basel Committee on Banking
Supervision
Mr. Patrick M. Liedtke, Secretary-General and Managing Director, International
Association for the Study of Insurance Economics
Ms. Rita Persaud-Kong, Secretary-General, Organization of Caribbean Utility
Regulators
Ms. Sophie Trémolet, Trémolet Consulting
Mr. Jon Stern, Research Director, Centre for Competition and Regulatory Policy,
City University, London
Mr. Hamid Mamdouh, Director, Trade in Services Division, WTO
Mr. José Manuel Quijano Capurro, Director, Secretariat of the Common Market of
the South (MERCOSUR), Montevideo
Mr. Christian Pauletto, Head of Division, Policy and Trade in Services, Federal
Department of Economic Affairs, State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)
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