United Nations United Nations Conference on Trade and Development TD/B/C.II/MEM.1/Inf.2 Distr.: General 28 January 2010 English/French/Spanish only Trade and Development Board Investment, Enterprise and Development Commission Multi-year Expert Meeting on Enterprise Development Policies and Capacity-building in Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Second session Geneva, 20–22 January 2009 List of participants Note: The entries in this list and the format in which they are presented are as provided to the secretariat. GE.10- TD/B/C.II/MEM.1/Inf.2 Experts Algeria M. Athmane Mehadji, Attaché diplomatique, Mission permanente, Genève Angola M. Almeida Luzitu, Stagiaire, Mission permanente, Geneva Argentina Sr. Pablo Obregon, Secretario de Embajada, Misión Permanente, Ginebra Bangladesh Mr. A.K.M Asaduzzaman, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Science and ICT, Dhaka Belarus Mr. Zakhar Naumov, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva Belgium M. Kristof Smits, Attaché, Mission permanente, Genève Mr. Fabrice Quertain, Walloon Region of Belgium, Seconded National Benin M. Theophile Capo-Chichi, Director General, EMPRETEC, Cotonou M. Fabilou Moutairou, Conseiller, Mission permanente, Genève Botswana Ms. Margaret Mokgethe, Local Enterprise Authority, Gaborone Mr. Bakalanga Masala, Innovation and Sector Support Manager, Gaborone Mr. Dennis Maswabi, Managing Director, EMPRETEC, Gaborone Ms. Kelebogile Lekaukau, Trade Attaché, Permanent Mission, Geneva Brazil Ms. Lea Contier de Freitas, Advisor Chief, Ministry of Science and Technology, Brasilia Mr. Vinicius Lages, SEBRAE Mr. Roberto dos Reis Alvarez, Manager International Relations, Agência Brasileira de Desenvolvimento Industrial Ms. Carla Lima, SEBRAE Mr. Roberto Gandara, Trainer, SEBRAE Cameroon Mr. Severin Tchomthe, Chief, Applied Research Team, National Statistics Institute, Yaoundé M. Paul Batibonak, Premier secrétaire, Mission permanente, Genève Chile Sr. Patricio Aguilera Poblete, Subdirector del comité Innova Chile de CORFO, Santiago Sr. Andres Jara, EMPRETEC, Santiago China Ms. Wei Xianggun, Deputy Director, Ministry of Commerce, Beijing Colombia Sr. Carlos Roberto Cortés Martínez, Jefe, Área de Fomento del Empleo, CAFAM, Bogota 2 TD/B/C.II/MEM.1/Inf.2 Congo M. Gaston Andoka, Directeur général de l’innovation technique, Brazzaville M. Patrick Obel Okeli, Conseiller technique du ministre de la recherche scientifique, Brazzaville Cote d’Ivoire M. Joel Gilbert Jacques Morlet, Abidjan Cyprus Ms. Maria Soloyianni, Advisor, Permanent Mission, Geneva Ms. Myrianthi Spathi, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva Dominican Republic Sr. Andres van der Horst, Secretary of State, Executive Director, National Council of Competitiveness, Santo Domingo Sr. Luis Manuel Piantini Munnigh, Embajador, Representante Permanente ante la OMC, Ginebra Sra. Magaly Bello de Kemper, Ministro Consejero, Misión Permanente ante la OMC, Ginebra El Salvador Sr. Miguel Alcaine, Embajador, Representante Permanente, Ginebra Ethiopia Mr. Solomon Wole Desta, EMPRETEC, Addis Ababa France M. Gilles Béville, Direction générale de la mondialisation, Ministère des affaires étrangères et européennes, Paris Mme Delphine Lida, Conseiller, Mission permanente, Genève M. Etienne Polle, Stagiaire, Mission permanente, Genève Georgia Mr. Teimuraz Kortua, Deputy Director, Georgian Industry Investment Corporation “Light Industry”, Tbilisi Ghana Mr. Nana Tweneboa-Boateng, EMPRETEC, Accra Greece Ms. Eleni Tsipouri, Professor, University of Athens, Athens Holy See Mr. Carlo Maria Marenghi, Member, Permanent Delegation, Geneva Indonesia Mr. Dian Triansyah Djani, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Geneva Ms. Rina Soemarno, Minister Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva Mr. Joannes Ekaprasetya Tandjung, Third Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva Iran (Islamic Republic of) Mr. Ebrahim Alikhani, Third Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva 3 TD/B/C.II/MEM.1/Inf.2 Israel Ms. Rona Langer Ziv, Adviser, Permanent Mission, Geneva Italy Mr. Pasquale D’Avino, Minister Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva Ms. Simona Marzetti, Secretary General, INSME-IPI, Rome Ms. Giulia Bollino, Intern, Permanent Mission, Geneva Jamaica Mr. Richard Brown, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva Jordan Mr. Ghaleb Hijazi, Senior Project Manager, EMPRETEC, Amman Mr. Rashad Bibars, Senior Director, Business Development Center, Amman Ms. Lina Hundaideh, Amman Kenya Ms. Joyce A. Ogundo, Director of Internal Trade, Ministry of Trade, Nairobi Malaysia Ms. Ahmad Din Fadzilah, Senior Director, Business Development Division, SME Corp Mr. Mohd Radzi Fakhrul Amzari, Assistant Manager, Business Development Division, SME Corp Mauritius Mr. Sansay Mungun, EMPRETEC, Port Louis Mexico Sr. Roberto López Martinez, Coordinación de Ingeniería de Sistemas, Instituto de Ingeniería, México Sr. Víctor Peniche Reyes, Director Innovación del Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología, México Sra. Patricia Moreno, Consejero Commercial, PROMEXICO, Berna Montenegro Mr. Aleksandar Vujovic, Docent, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Ministry of Education, Podgorica Morocco M. Abdelrazak Chahboune, Chef du Service des études et de la programmation à la Direction des sciences du Ministère de l’éducation nationale, de l’enseignement supérieur, de la formation des cadres et de la recherche scientifique, Rabat Mozambique Mr. Evaristo Jordao Vilanculos, EMPRETEC, Maputo Namibia Mr. John Sifani, Deputy Director, Science and Technology, Directorate Research, Science and Technology Mr. Alfred van Kent, Director Directorate Research, Science and Technology Mr. Ferdinand Katire, Science and Technology, Research and Development 4 TD/B/C.II/MEM.1/Inf.2 Nepal Mr. Shankar Hari Acharya, Ministry of Commerce and Supplies, Kathmandu Nigeria Mr. Jolaade Drimoloze, Minister Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva Mr. Francis Eyo, Minister Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva Ms. Zulaikha Abdullah, First Secretary, Permanent Mission to the WTO, Geneva Mr. Owanari Duke, EMPRETEC, Lagos Oman Ms. Fatima Al-Ghazali, Minister, Permanent Mission, Geneva Pakistan Mr. Ghulam Rasool, Ahpan Chairman State Engineering Corporation Peru Sra. Luz Caballero, Ministro Consejero, Misión Permanente, Ginebra Philippines Mr. Denis Y. Lepatan, Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission, Geneva Ms. Josephine Reynante, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva Ms. Marie Caren C. Almario, Attaché, Permanent Mission, Geneva Poland Ms. Beata Lubos, Chief Expert, Economy Development Department, Ministry of Economy, Warsaw Mr. Andrzej Jeziorowski, Chief Expert, Economy Development Department, Ministry of Economy, Warsaw Russian Federation Mr. Dmitry Lyakishev, Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva Mr. Vadim Eliseev, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva Mr. Efim Stroev, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva Mr. Alexei Prazdnitchnykh, Advisor, OPORA of Russia, Moscow Saudi Arabia Mr. Adel M. Al-Mubarak, Commercial Attaché, Permanent Mission, Geneva Mr. Emad Adham, Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva Senegal Mme. Marie Thérèse Diedhiou, Agence de développement et de l’encadrement des Pme, Dakar Slovakia Mr. Jozef Velebnv, Senior Advisor, Ministry of Economy, Bratislava Mr. Martin Hlinka, Senior Advisor, Ministry of Economy, Bratislava Spain Sra. Myriam Herrero Couto, Intern, Mision Permanente, Ginebra Thailand Mr. Sihasak Phuangketkeow, Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Geneva Mr. Vijavat Isarabhakdi, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative, Geneva 5 TD/B/C.II/MEM.1/Inf.2 Ms. Yada Mukdapitak, Deputy Secretary-General, National Science, Technology and Innovation Policy Office, Ministry of Science and Technology, Bangkok Ms. Chachanat Thebtaranonth, Vice President, National Science and Technology Development Agency, Bangkok Mr. Savaraj Sachchamarga, Vice Chairman, Thai Chamber of Commerce, Bangkok Mr. Kriengsak Siripongsaroj, Director, Corporate Strategy Office, Thailand Institute of Scientific and Technological Research, Bangkok Ms. Eksiri Pintaruchi, Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva Ms. Thararut Hanlumyuang, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva Trinidad and Tobago Ms. Timitra Williams, Business Facilitator of the Ministry of Trade and Industry, Port of Spain Turkey Ms. Fadile Ezeroglu, Chemist, General Directorate for Research and Development, Ministry of Industry and Trade, Ankara Mr. Haydar Ali Bas, Industrial Engineer, General Directorate for Research and Development, Ministry of Industry and Trade, Ankara Mr. Ömer Pak, Head of Department, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Organization, Ministry of Industry and Trade, Ankara Ms. Zehra Unlu-Ricq, Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva Uganda Mr. Charles Ocici, Executive Director, EMPRETEC, Kampala Ms. Judith Barbara Ineku, Managing Director, EMPRETEC, Kampala United Arab Emirates Mr. Khalefa Al Mansouri, Director of Strategy and Policy, Abu Dhabi Mr. Emir Mavani, Senior Strategy Advisor, General Secretariat of Executive Council, Abu Dhabi Mr. Abdullah Al Ahbabi, Deputy Secretary-General, Abu Dhabi Executive Council, Abu Dhabi United Republic of Tanzania Ms. Bitrina Daniel Diyamett, Executive Director, African Technology Policy Studies Network Tanzania, Dar es Salaam Mr. Evans Rweikiza, EMPRETEC, Dar es Salaam Mr. Lucas Saronga, Minister Plenipotentiary, Permanent Mission, Geneva United States of America Ms. Ann Low, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva Mr. Charles Wessner, National Academy of Sciences, Washington DC Mr. Gregory Thompson, Economic Affairs Officer, Permanent Mission, Geneva Ms. Hyun Park, Intern, Permanent Mission, Geneva Uruguay Sra. Elena Bing, Directora Nacional, Pequeñas y Medianas Empresas, Ministerio de Industrias, Montevideo Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Sra. Maria Guilarte, Primero Secretario, Misión Permanente, Ginebra 6 TD/B/C.II/MEM.1/Inf.2 Zambia Mr. Windu Matoka, Director, Micro and Small Enterprise Division, Lusaka Ms. Lillian Bwalya, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva Zimbabwe Ms. Scholastica C. Madzinga, Director, Science and Technology Promotion and Integration and Policy Development Portfolio Falls, Harare Ms. Sibusisiwe Precious Bango, EMPRETEC Director, Harare Mr. Garikai Kashitiku, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva Intergovernmental organizations Asian, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States Mr. Marwa Joel Kisiri, Permanent Representative, Geneva Commonwealth Secretariat Mr. Timothy Olalekan Williams, Agricultural Economist, London European Community Presidency of the European Union Ms. Susana De Ibarrondo, Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Spain, Geneva European Union Ms. Michaela Dodini, First Secretary, European Union Delegation in Geneva Ms. Genoveva Perju, Assistant Attaché, European Union 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, Geneva Liaison Office Ms. Anna Dahlberg, Assistant Attaché, General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union, Geneva Liaison Office Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Ms. Mariarosa Lunati, Coordinator, Entrepreneurship Indicators and Business Statistics, Statistics Directorate United Nations organs, bodies and programmes Economic Commission for Europe Mr. Jose Palacin, Economic Affairs Officer United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean Mr. Sebastián Rovira, Santiago International Trade Centre Mr. Jacky Charbonne, OIC, Enterprise Competitiveness, Geneva United Nations Development Programme Mr. Denkil Kofi Ansong, Ghana United Nations Environment Programme Ms. Faiza Kaukab, DTIE-Economics and Trade Branch, Geneva 7 TD/B/C.II/MEM.1/Inf.2 Specialized agencies or related organizations Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Mr. Andrea Sonnino, Senior Officer, Rome International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Mr. Luiz Fernando Ferreira da Silva, Head of External Affairs and Corporate Communication Division, Geneva United Nations Industrial Development Organization Mr. Jean-Marc Deroy, Representative to the UN, Geneva Office Mr. Bernardo Calzadilla-Sarmiento, Deputy Representative to the United Nations, Geneva Office World Bank Ms. Sylvia Solf, Programme Manager, Doing Business project, Washington World Intellectual Property Organization Mr. Singh Jaiya Gurigbal, Director, SME Division, Geneva Mr. Mosahid Khan, Senior Statistical Analyst, Geneva Ms. Marina Sauzet, Consultant, SME Division, Geneva Ms. Olga Spasic, Senior Programme Manager, Geneva Ms. Maria Soledad Iglesias Vega, Programme Officer, Geneva Ms. Yumiko Hamano, Project Coordinator, Innovation and Technology Transfer Section, Geneva Non-governmental organizations General category Ingénieurs du monde M. François Ullmann, Président, Genève International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development Mr. David Vivas, Geneva Third World Network Mr. Liaz Khalid Tayob, Manager, Geneva Panellists (listed in chronological order) Ms. Karen Wilson, Kauffman Foundation Mr. Luc Soete, Director, United Nations University, UNU-MERIT Mr. Déogratias Harorimana, Rwanda Development Board Mr. Thomas Andersson, Professor, Senior Advisor, and Chairman of the board, IKED, Sweden Mr. D.H. Swart, Director, What Works Strategy, South Africa Mr. Nir Ofek, CEO, Glocals Mr. Geoffroy Raymond, CEO, Tegona Mr. Hussein Al-Natsheh, Queen Rania Center for Entrepreneurship Mr. Chibamba Kanyama, SabMiller Mr. Jesus Martin Garcia, Eclosion Ms. Marilise Saghbini, Global Entrepreneurship Week 8 TD/B/C.II/MEM.1/Inf.2 Ms. Amisha Miller, Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, Enterprise UK Mr. Tim Olalekan Williams, Commonwealth Secretariat Mr. Francesco Dalbo, Goa Corporation Mr. Jeff Skinner, Executive Director, Foundation for Entrepreneurial Management, London Business School Ms. Mariarosa Lunati, Coordinator, Entrepreneurship Indicators and Business Statistics, OECD Statistics Directorate Ms. Sylvia Solf, Programme Manager, Doing Business project, World Bank Group Mr. Ignacio de la Vega, Professor of Entrepreneurship and Strategic Management, IE Business School in Madrid Mr. Fabio Tran, Endeavor, Brazil Mr. Juliano Seabra, Endeavor, Brazil Ms. Margaret Mokgethe, Local Enterprise Authority, Gaborone Mr. Ignacio del Arco, I2BC, Spain Mr. Carlos Roberto Cortés Martínez, CAFAM, Colombia Mr. Sunil Mani, Professor, Centre for Development Studies, India Mr. Sebastián Rovira, United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean Mr. Taeyoung Shin, Senior Research Fellow and ex-Vice President, Science and Technology Policy Institute, Republic of Korea Mr. D.H. Swart, Director, What Works Strategy, South Africa Ms. Diana Suarez, Centro Redes and Professor at Universidad Nacional de Quilmes, Argentina Mr. Martin Schaaper, Programme Specialist, Science and Technology Statistics, UNESCO Institute of Statistics Mr. Khaleefa S. Al-Mansouri, Director-ADAEP, Director-Strategy and Policy Planning, General Secretariat of Abu Dhabi Executive Council Mr. Patarapong Intarakumnerd, College of Innovation Thammasat University, Thailand Mr. Philippe Mawoko, Coordinator, African Science, Technology & Innovation Indicators (ASTII) Initiative, NEPAD Office of Science & Technology, South Africa (by videoconference) 9