TD /B/C.I/MEM.2/Inf.1 United Nations United Nations Conference on Trade and Development Distr.: General 14 April 2009 English/French/Spanish only Trade and Development Board Trade and Development Commission Multi-year Expert Meeting on Commodities and Development Geneva, 6–7 April 2009 List of participants Note: The format and data of the entries in this list are as provided to the secretariat. GE.09-50597 TD/B/C.I/MEM.2/Inf.1 Experts Algeria M. Nacim Gaouaoui, Premier secrétaire, Mission permanente, Genève Angola Mr. Arcanjo do Nascimento, Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Geneva Mr. Makiesse Kinkela, Third Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva Mr. Rui Pedro Livramento, Economic Expert, Permanent Mission, Geneva M. Mbumba Tschico, Chef du département des organisations économiques internationales, Ministère du commerce, Luanda Argentina Sr. Darío Celaya Alvarez, Consejero, Misión Permanente, Ginebra Mr. Pablo Obregon, Secretary of Embassy, Permanent Mission, Geneva Armenia Mr. Avetis Hovhannisyan, Permanent representative to WTO, Permanent Mission, Geneva Bangladesh Mr. Motaher Hussain, Economic Minister, Permanent Mission, Geneva Belarus Mr. Zakar Naumov, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva Belgium M. Patrick Van Gheel, Premier Secrétaire, Mission permanente, Genève Benin M. Naim Akibou, Charge d’affaires, Mission permanente, Genève Bolivia Ms. Lucinda T. Montano, Project Management and Agriculture Training, Fundacion para el Desarrollo Sostenibel, Santa Cruz Brazil Mr. Flavia Soares Damico, Minister Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva Mr. Frank Almeida de Sousa, First Secretary, Permanent Mission to the WTO, Geneva Bulgaria Mr. Volodya Bojkov, Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva Burundi M. Alain Aimé Nyamitwe, Premier Conseiller, Mission permanente, Genève 2 TD/B/C.I/MEM.2/Inf.1 Cameroon M. Anatole Fabien Marie Nkou, Ambassadeur, représentent permanent, Mission permanente, Genève M. Paul Batibonak, Conseiller, Mission permanente, Genève M. Joseph Nguene Nteppe, Sous directeur de l’Assistance aux chargeurs, Yaoundé M. Alex Nkondje Ekenglo, Chef de service des statistiques, Conseil national des chargeurs, Yaoundé M. Michael Ndoping, Directeur General, National Cocoa and Coffee Board, Yaoundé M. Essono Messanga, Sous-Directeur des Echanges Commerciaux, Yaoundé Chile Sr. Andrés Lamoliatte, Segundo Secretario, Misión Permanente, Ginebra China Ms. Lin Xuan, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva Côte d’Ivoire M. Guy Alain Gauze, Ambassadeur, Représentant permanent, Genève M. Tiemoko Moriko, Conseiller, Mission permanente, Genève M. Yao Kouman Adingra, Attaché d'Ambassade, Genève M. Bakary Junior Bamba, Attaché, Mission permanente, Genève Cuba Sr. Carlos Fidel Martin Rodriguez, Experto Productos Basicos, Ministerio Comercio Exterior e Inversiones, La Habana Czech Republic Ms. Andrea Petrankova, Third Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva Ms. Petra Mysakova, Trainee, Permanent Mission, Geneva Denmark Mr. Anders Rodenberg, Intern, Permanent Mission, Geneva Democratic Republic of the Congo M. Fidele Sambassi Khakessa, Ministre conseiller, Mission permanente, Genève Djibouti Ms. Oubah Moussa Ahmed, Conseiller économique, Mission permanente, Genève Mr. Djama Mahamoud Ali, Conseiller, Mission permanent, Genève Dominican Republic Sr. Luis Manuel Piantini, Embajador, Representante Permanente ante la OMC, Geneva Sra. Claudia Hernandez Bona, Embajadora, Representante Permanente Alterna ante la OMC, Geneva Sr. Jhon R. Gagain, FUNGLODE (United Nations Representative) Sr. Dante Lara, FUNGLODE (United Nations Representative) Sra. Vivian Sundset, Directora Alterna Comision Presidencial sobre los Objectivos del Milenio y el Desarrollo sostenible (COPDES), Santo Domingo Sra. Addys Moreaux Liberato, Ministro Consejera, Encargada de la Unidad de Productos Basicos de la Secretaria de Estado de Relaciones Exteriores, Santo Domingo 3 TD/B/C.I/MEM.2/Inf.1 Ecuador Sr. Carlos Santos, Consejero, Mision Permanente, Ginebra Finland Mr. Antti Piispanen, Commercial Secretary, Department for External Economic Relations, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Helsinki France M. Christophe Guilhou, Représentant Permanent Adjoint, Mission permanente Genève M. Yves Gueymard, Conseiller, Direction général de la Coopération internationale et du développement, Bureau de l’insertion des économies du sud, mondialisation et développement agricole, Ministère des affaires étrangères et européens, Paris Ms. Delphine Lida, Conseillère Affaires économiques et Développement, Mission permanente, Genève Ms. Michelle Nissen Sageot, Conseiller, Mission permanente, Genève Germany Mr. Volker Steinbach, Head of Department, Energy Resources, Mineral Resources, GTZ, Hannover Mr. Holger Rapior, Counsellor, Economic and Political Affairs, Permanent Mission, Geneva Ms. Daniela Fink, Permanent Mission, Geneva Ghana Mr. Nana-Oduri Owusu, Deputy Managing Director, Cocoa Marketing Company Limited, Accra Guinea Ms. Zenab Diallo, Gouverneur du CFC, Coordinatrice nationale des Projets du CFC, Ministère du Commerce, de l’Industrie et des PME, Conakry M. Mohamed Seyed Fofana, Directeur National du Commerce extérieur, Conakry Haiti M. Jean Claude Pierre, Ministre Conseiller, Chargé d'affaires a.i. Mission permanente, Genève M. Pierre Mary Guy St. Amour, Conseiller, Mission permanente, Genève Holy See M. Jean Tardieu, Expert, Mission permanente, Genève Honduras Ms. Gracibel Bu Figueroa, Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission, Geneva Sra. Lucy Bu, Executive Director, Comision Administradora del Petroleo, India Ms. K Nandini, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva Indonesia Mr. Dian Triansyah Djani, Ambassador, Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Mission, Geneva Ms. Dinar Henrika Sinurat, Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva Ms. Fitria Wibowo, Third Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva 4 TD/B/C.I/MEM.2/Inf.1 Iran (Islamic Republic of) Mr. Ali Nasimfar, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva Israel Ms. Helena Borukhovich, Adviser, Permanent Mission, Geneva Jamaica Mr. Richard Brown, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva Mr. Calvin Manduna, Trade Policy Consultant, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kingston Jordan Mr. Mohammed Sameer Hindawi, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva Kazakhstan Mr. Nurlan Makazhanov, Third Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva Kenya M. Philip Richard O. Owade, Ambassador, Représentant permanent Adjoint, Mission permamente, Geneve M. Manyara Ehijah Bi, Principal Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva Kyrgyzstan Ms. Madina Zaealaeva, Attaché, Permanent Mission, Geneva Madagascar Ms. Annie Rarisoa, Conseiller, Mission permanente, Genève Mali M. Alhacoum Maïga, Deuxième conseiller, Mission permanente, Genève M. Abdoulayé Sanoko, Troisième conseiller, Mission permanente, Genève Mauritius Ms. Tanya Prayag-Gojadhor, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva Mexico Sra. Judith Marcia Arrieta Munguia, Consejera, Misión Permanente, Ginebra Sra. Maria Cristina Hernandez, Consejera, Misión Permanente ante la OMC, Ginebra Sra. Elisa Olmeda, Consejera, Misión Permanente ante la OMC, Ginebra Sra. Minerva Corona, Asesora Técnica, Misión Permanente ante la OMC, Ginebra Mr. Gerardo Dasyel Mendoza Capetillo, Intership, Junior Advisor, Permament Mission, Geneva Morocco Mr. Anas Alami-Hamedane, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva Myanmar Mr. Khin Thidar Aye, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva Nepal Mr. Ravi Bhattarai, Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission, Geneva 5 TD/B/C.I/MEM.2/Inf.1 Nigeria Ms. Zulaikha Abdullahi, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva Oman Ms. Fatima Al-Ghazali, Plenipotentiary Minister, Permanent Mission, Geneva Mr. Abdessalam Al-Murchidi, Member of the Economic Committee, Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Muscat Peru Mr. Elmer Schialer, Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission, Geneva Philippines Mr. Jesus R. Domingo, Minister, Permanent Mission, Geneva Ms. Ma. Victoria Barnes, Attaché, Permanent Mission, Geneva Qatar Mr. Nasser Lenqawi, Commercial Attaché, Permanent Mission, Geneva Russian Federation Mr. Dimitry Lyakishev, Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva Mr. Efim Stroev, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva Saudi Arabia Mr. Adel M. Al-Mubarak, Commercial Attaché, Permanent Mission, Geneva Mr. Emad Adham, Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva Senegal M. Ndiaja Mboup, Premier conseiller, Mission permanente, Genève Slovenia Mr. Grega Kumer, Third Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva South Africa Mr. Johan van Wyk, Counsellor, Economic Development, Permanent Mission, Geneva Ms. Tshihumbudzo Ravhandalala, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva Spain Sra. Carmen Sofia Sanz Estebanez, de la Subdireccion de Comercio Exterior de Productos Alimentarios de la Secretaria de Estado de Comercio Exterior, Madrid Sra. Begona Egea Garcia, Foreign and Trade Ministry, Subdireccion de Comercio Exterior, Madrid Sra. Aurea Plana Laila, Permanent Mission, Geneva Sudan Mr. Osama Ahmed A. Farrage, Minister Plenipotentiary, permanente Mission, Geneva Sweden Mr. Magnus Ericsson, President, Raw Materials Group 6 TD/B/C.I/MEM.2/Inf.1 Switzerland Mr. Darius Kurek, Conseiller, Mission permanente, Genève Mr. Matias Margulis, Centre for International Governance Mr. Ammad Bahalim, Programme Officer on Agriculture, ICTAD Mr. John Edward Schluter, Director, Café Africa Ms. Desiree Andrey, HAYS – Specialist Recruitment Syrian Arab Republic Ms. Souheila Abbas, Deuxième secrétaire, Mission permanente, Genève Thailand Mr. Sihasak Phuangketkeow, Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Geneva Mr. Vijavat Isarabhakdi, Ambassador, Deputy Permanent Representative, Geneva Ms. Thararut Hanlumyuang, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva Uganda Mr. Ayub Kalule Kalale, Director, UCDA, Kampala United Arab Emirates Ms. Rita Sayah, Assistant, Permanent Mission, Geneva United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Ms. Julia Stevens, Director of Programmes, Overseas Dev. Institute Ms. Bova Elva, SNCCR Research Fellow, School of Oriental and African Studies Ms. Susan Newman, NCCR Research Fellow Ms. June Pearson, GAFTA United Republic of Tanzania Ms. Jacqueline Maleko, Assistant Director, Head of Section – External Trade and Marketing Section, Ministry of Industry Trade and Marketing, Dar-es-Salaam United States of America Ms. Ali Wykis, Intern, Permanent Mission, Geneva Uzbekistan Mr. Asqar Karimov, Representative to the World Trade Organization, Permanent Mission, Geneva Vanuatu Mr. James Bule MP, Minister of Trade, Industry and Tourism, Port-vila Mr. Gabriel Bani, General Manager, Vanuatu Commodities Marketing Board, Luganuville Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Ms. Anny Rojas, Permanent Mission, Geneva Viet Nam Ms. Nguyen Thi Nhieu, Expert, Vietnamese Institute of Trade, Hanoi Ms. Nguyen Thi Ha, Expert, International Cooperation Department, Ministry of Industry and Trade, Hanoi 7 TD/B/C.I/MEM.2/Inf.1 Yemen Mr. Fadhl Almaghafi, Minister Plenipotentiary, Deputy Permanent Representative, Geneva Zimbabwe Mr. Garikai Kashitiku, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva Observers Palestine Ms. Samah Atout, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva Intergovernmental organizations African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States Mr. Achille Bassilekin, Interim Head, Geneva Ms. Paula Hippolyte-Bauwens, Technical Advisor, Geneva African Union Ms. Khadija Rachida Masri, Ambassador, Permanent Observer, Geneva Ms. Nadir Merah, Acting Director, Trade and Industry Mr. Georges Namekong, Counsellor, Geneva Mr. Faouzi Gsouma, Trade Officer, Geneva Common Fund for Commodities Mr. Ali Mchumo, Managing Director, Amsterdam Mr. Andrey Kuleshov, Senior Project Manager, Policy, Programme Management and Evaluation Unit, Amsterdam Mr. Caleb Dengu, First Project Manager, Amsterdam European Community Presidency of the European Union Ms. Andrea Petrankova, 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 8 TD/B/C.I/MEM.2/Inf.1 Inter-African Coffee Organization Mr. Néstor Osorio, Executive Director, International Coffee Organization Mr. Kwaku Owusu Babah, Director of Economic Studies, IACO International Jute Study Group Mr. Md. Faruque Hossain, Finance and Administrative Officer, Dhaka, Bangladesh International Lead and Zinc Study Group Mr. Curtis Stewart, Head of Economics and Environment, Lisbon Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries Mr. Mohamed Hamel, Head United Nations Economic Commission for Africa Mr. Antonio Pedro, Addis Ababa United Nations Development Programme Ms. Emefa Attigah, Trade Analyst, Geneva Office Specialized agencies and related organizations Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Mr. Kaison Chang, Senior Economist, Commodity Markets, Policy Analysis and Projections Service United Nations Industrial Development Organization Mr. Jean-Marc Deroy, Representative, Geneva Mr. Bernardo Calzadilla-Sarmiento, Deputy Representative, Geneva Mr. Joël Towara, Assistant, Geneva Mr. Shukri Abdulkadir, Intern, Geneva World Trade Organization (WTO) Mr. S.I.M. Nayyar, Counsellor, Development Division, Geneva Mr. Harishchandra Lyer, Counsellor, Development Division, Geneva Mr. Diwakar Dixit, Economic Affairs Officer, Agriculture and Commodities Division, Geneva Ms. Marlynne Hopper, Economic Affairs Officer Non-governmental organizations General category BPW International Ms. Elisabeth Clément-Arnold, Avenches 9 TD/B/C.I/MEM.2/Inf.1 Ingénieurs du monde Mr. François Ullmann, Président, Genève International Trade Union Confederation Ms. Sue Longley, Economic and Social Policy, Belgium Third World Network Mr. Riaz K Tayob Panellists (Listed in chronological order of intervention) Mr. James Bule MP, Minister of Trade, Industry and Tourism, Vanuatu Mr. Ali Mchumo, Managing Director, Common Fund for Commodities Mr. David Fyfe, Head, Oil Industry & Markets Division, International Energy Agency, Paris Mr. Tuna Oez, Executive Vice President, African Gas Trading and Services SA, Switzerland Mr. Gati Saadi Al-Jebouri, CEO, Litasco S.A., Switzerland Mr. Daniel Jaeggi, Vice President & Group Head of Trading, Mercuria Energy Trading SA, Switzerland Mr. Per Storm, Managing Director, Raw Materials Group, Sweden Mr. Curtis Stewart, Head of Economics and Environment, International Lead & Zinc Study Group, Lisbon Mr. Christopher L. Gilbert, Professor, Department of Economics, University of Trento, Italy Mr. Kaison Chang, Senior Economist, FAO Mr. John Baffes, Development Prospects Group,World Bank Mr. William Emerson, Senior Fishery Officers, FAO Mr. Christopher Prins, Chief of ECE/FAO, Timber Section Mr. Andre Bourassa, Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development Mr. Antonio Pedro, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa Mr. Chris Stevens, IEDG Director of Programmes, Overseas Development Institute, United Kingdom Ms. Gretchen Stanton, Senior Counsellor, WTO Ms. Machiko Nissanke, Professor, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, United Kingdom Mr. Jonas Moberg, Head of Secretariat, Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, Oslo Mr. Jean-François Casanova, CEO, Strategic Risk Management, France Mr. Randall Purcell, Secretariat of the Inter-agency High-level Task Force on the Global Food Crisis Mr. Jhon Gagain, Director of Global Studies of the Fundación Global y Desarrollo, Dominican Republic Mr. Thierno Tall, Director, African Biofuels and Renewable Energy Fund, Economic Community Of West African States Bank for Investment and Development 10