WORLD FREE ZONE CONVENTION
Chairman
Graham Mather, President, European Policy Forum,
London and Brussels
| 09.15 - 09.30 |
Convention
Opening - Welcome |
| 09.30 - 09.50 |
KEYNOTE
ADDRESS - PROSPECTS FOR WORLD TRADE
 | Dr.
SUPACHAI PANITCHPAKDI, Director-General Designate, World Trade Organisation |
|
| 09.50 - 10.20 |
STREAMLINING AND LIBERATING WORLD TRADE - WHAT WORKS?
| ANDREW
SENTANCE, Chief Economist, British Airways, U.K. |
|
| 10.20 - 10.40 |
THE
EUROPEAN UNION AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES - THE COTONOU AGENDA
| INGO
FUESTEL, Head of Unit E4, Commission of the European Communities,
Brussels |
|
| 10.40 - 11.00 |
FREE
ZONES ACROSS THE WORLD - SUCCESSES AND FAILURES
| ROBERT
HAYWOOD, Director, World Economic Processing Zones Association,
(WEPZA)
Flagstaff, US |
|
| 11.00 - 11.30 |
OPENING
OF EXHIBITION and Coffee
in Exhibition Area |
| 11.30 - 11.50 |
HOW
TO DESIGN, BUILD & MANAGE A SUCCESSFUL FREE ZONE
| JUAN
TORRENTS, President, WORLD FEDERATION OF FREE ZONES,
Geneva |
|
| 11.50 - 12.30 |
AIRPORT
FREE ZONES AND THE IMPACT ON REGIONAL ECONOMIES
Including
a Case Study - Shannon Development
| LARRY
COYNE, President, The International Air Cargo Association,
London |
| KEVIN
THOMPSTONE, Acting Chief Executive, Shannon Free Airport
Development Co. Ltd., Ireland |
|
| 12.30 - 13.00 |
A ' LONG TERM VISION
’ FOR CUSTOMS PROCEDURES
G7
initiative for standard datasets for importers and exporters
EU
project on computerisation of transit
Internet
interface between importers and customs
Paperless
transactions
| IAN
WILKINS, Project Manager, HM CUSTOMS, UK |
|
| 13.00
- 14.30 |
Luncheon |
| 14.30
- 16.00 |
FREE
ZONES AND LOGISTICS - DELIVERING THE GOODS - MULTI-MODAL CONNECTIVITY
| HOLGER KRAMER,
Project Manager / Senior Economist, Institute of Shipping Economics
and Logistics, Bremen, Germany |
| Dr.
DEREK WRIGHT, Head, Acquisition & Logistics
Unit, Cranfield University, U.K.
|
DEVELOPING A
SUCCESSFUL MARKETING, LOGISTICS AND E-MAIL BUSINESS PLATFORM
WITHIN A FREE TRADE ZONE AREA
| GERARD
SANSPEUR, Director General, Mauritius Freeport Authority |
|
| 16.00
- 16.30 |
Tea
in Exhibition Area |
| 16.30
- 17.00 |
REGIONAL
FREE ZONES - THE NEW PHENOMENON? A CANADIAN PERSPECTIVE
Case Study - Province of
Quebec, Canada
| YVES
OUELLET, Director; Investment and Special Projects,
Ministry of Finance,
Government of Quebec, Canada |
|
| 17.00
- 17.30 |
LESSONS
FROM THE SUCCESS OF THE JEBEL ALI FREE ZONE
| AHMED
BUTTI AHMED, Assistant
Managing Director, Jebel Ali Free Zone,
Dubai, U.A.E. |
|
| 17.30
- 18.00 |
PANEL DISCUSSION |
| 18.00 |
Cocktail
Reception for delegates, exhibitors, speakers and guests |
|