DAY ONE - Tuesday 3rd June 2003
Chairman : Mr. Graham Mather, President, European Policy Forum, London and Brussels
SESSION ONE
| 09.30 | Chairman's Introduction | |
| 09.45 | Presentation of Report Challenges, Threats & New Opportunities | |
|
Dr. Francesca Trampus | |
| Port Authority of Trieste and University of Trieste | ||
| 10.00 | EFFECTS OF EU ENLARGEMENT/AGREEMENTS WITH NON-EU COUNTRIES AND REGIONAL GROUPS/WTO TARIFFS UPDATE | |
|
Mr. Adrianus Koetsenruijter | |
| Head of Unit, EuropeAid Implementation Office, European Commission, Brussels | ||
|
Sr. Jose-Luis Rodriguez | |
| Managing Director, Free Zone of Barcelona, Consortium of the Free Zone of Barcelona, Spain | ||
|
Mr. Tonis Segerkrantz | |
| Management Board Member and Vice-President of Development, Port of Tallinn, Estonia | ||
|
M. Jean-Louis Castelnau | |
| President, Business Council Europe Africa Mediterranean (BCEAM), Brussels and CIAN, Conseil Francais des Investisseurs en Afrique, Paris, France | ||
|
Mr. Craig Pouncey | |
| Partner & Head, Trade and WTO law practice, Herbert Smith, Brussels | ||
| 11.45 | Coffee and Opening of Exhibition |
SESSION TWO
| 12.15 | CUSTOMS AND TAX REVIEW (Part I) | |
|
Mr. Ray McDonagh | |
| Deputy Secretary General, World Customs Organisation, Brussels | ||
|
Ms. Lesley Deeks | |
| Senior Policy Adviser, HM Customs & Excise, London, UK | ||
| 13.00 | Luncheon |
SESSION THREE
| 14.15 | FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT TRENDS/FINANCING & DEVELOPING INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS/GUARANTEES | |
|
Ms. Anh Nga Tran-Nguyen | |
| Head, Investment Issues Analysis Branch, Division on Investment, Technology and Enterprise Development, UNCTAD, Geneva, Switzerland | ||
|
Mr. Dinesh Mittal | |
| Joint Secretary, Government of India, Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, New Delhi, India | ||
|
Mr. Peter Miles | |
| C.E.O. East London Development Zone Corporation, South Africa | ||
|
M. Christophe Bellinger | |
| Director, Europe, Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency MIGA/World Bank, Paris, France | ||
| 15.45 | Tea |
SESSION FOUR
| 16.15 | DEFINING THE CRITERIA FOR RELOCATION WORLDWIDE | |
|
Mr. Roel Spee | |
| Director, IBM Business Consulting Services, Plant Location International, Brussels | ||
|
Mr. Watipaso Mkandawire | |
| Co-ordinator, Regional Investment Agency Unit, Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa, COMESA, Lusaka, Zambia | ||
|
Mr. Paul Bailey | |
| Sectoral Activities Department, Senior Technical Specialist, International Labour Office (ILO) Geneva, Switzerland | ||
| Plus | CASE STUDIES OF MAJOR INVESTMENTS IN FREE ZONES | |
| 18.00 | Chairman's Reception and presentation of 2003 Website Awards by Francoise Lemagnen, Director, Oxford Intelligence |