United Nations United Nations Conference on Trade and Development Distr.: General 21 June 2016 TD/B/C.I/EM.8/INF.1 Original: English/French/Spanish Trade and Development Board Trade and Development Commission Expert Meeting on Trade as a Tool for the Economic Empowerment of Women Geneva, 23 24 May 2016 List of participants GE.16-10382(E)
Experts Algeria M. Said Meziane, Conseiller, Mission permanente, Genève Australia Ms. Tanya Bennett, Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission, Geneva Azerbaijan Mr. Oktay Ibrahimov, Head of Apparatus, State Committee for Family, Women and Children Affairs, Baku Brazil Ms. Adriana Rodrigues Silva, Competitiveness Coordinator, Trade and Investment Promotion Agency, Brasilia Chile Mr. Jorge Vidal, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva Colombia Sra. Beatriz Londoño Soto, Embajadora, Misión permanente, Ginebra Sr. Juan Camilo Saretzki-Forero, Consejero, Misión permanente, Ginebra Democratic Republic of the Congo Mme Marie-Thérèse Mathou Kalubi Tupemuni, Chef de division, Ministère du commerce, Kinshasa Mme Hélène Nsemono Milandu, Attaché de bureau, Ministère du commerce, Kinshasa Dominican Republic Ms. Carolina Peguero, Minister Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva Ethiopia Ms. Tesfayenesh Aregaw, Director, Women s Affairs Mainstreaming Directorate, Ministry of Women and Children Affairs, Addis Ababa Finland Mr. Kent Wilska, Commercial Counsellor, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Helsinki Mr. Juha Niemi, Minister Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva Ms. Katja Karppinen-Njock, Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva Ms. Elisabeth Packalén, Intern, Permanent Mission, Geneva Ghana Ms. Monica Asare, Deputy Director, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Accra Islamic Republic of Iran Ms. Azadeh Zarei, Consultant for Women s Affairs, Special Assistant in Business Service Office and In Charge of Foreign Investment Group, Trade Promotion Organization, Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade, Tehran Mauritania Mme El Alia Menkouss, Secrétaire générale, Ministère du commerce, de l industrie et du tourisme, Nouakchott Mexico Sra. Amanda Novoa, Interna, Misión permanente, Ginebra 2
Mongolia Ms. Lkhagvasuren Bolormaa, Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva Namibia Ms. Anastasia Chiwana, Chief Community Liaison Officer, Ministry of Gender Equality and Child Welfare, Windhoek Paraguay Mr. Sebastian Ortiz, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva Poland Ms. Zofia Kloczko-Pieniazek, Head of Unit, Ministry of Economic Development, Warsaw Saudi Arabia Mr. Saleh Almasoud, Economic Adviser, Ministry of Economy and Planning, Riyadh Spain Sra. Remedios Romeo, Consejera económica y comercial, Misión permanente, Ginebra Sweden Ms. Amelie Kvarnström, Trade Policy Adviser, National Board of Trade, Stockholm Ms. Tora Wilhelmsson, Intern, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Stockholm Tunisia Ms. Intissar Ben Attitallah, Minister Plenipotentiary, Permanent Mission, Geneva Turkey Ms. Tuba Uygur, Foreign Trade Expert, Ministry of Economy, Ankara Turkmenistan Ms. Ayhan Rejepova, Entrepreneur, Trade, Union of Entrepreneurs and Industrialists, Ashgabat Ms. Maral Vapayeva, Specialist, International Department, Union of Entrepreneurs and Industrialists, Ashgabat United States Mr. Daniel Carl, Economic Officer, Permanent Mission, Geneva Yemen Mr. Nagib Hamim, Economic Attaché, Permanent Mission to the World Trade Organization, Geneva Intergovernmental organizations Accredited Commonwealth Secretariat Ms. Sarah Kitakule, Adviser, Gender and Economic Empowerment, London European Union Ms. Charline van der Beek, Trainee, Geneva Organisation internationale de la francophonie M. Antoine Barbry, Conseiller pour les questions économiques et de développement, Genève Ms. Oumou Warr, Attaché au programme, Genève 3
Organization of Eastern Caribbean States Ms. Shirnaya Stephen, Attaché, Geneva South Centre Mr. Manuel Montes, Senior Adviser, Finance and Development, Geneva United Nations organs, bodies and programmes International Trade Centre Ms. Vanessa Erogbogbo, Programme Manager, Geneva Ms. Nicole Pitter Patterson, Senior Officer, Women in Trade, Geneva Ms. Bree Romuld, Consultant, Geneva Ms. Mona Shrestha Adhikari, International Consultant, Geneva United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Ms. Malinka Koparanova, Senior Officer, Geneva United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women Ms. Ann Blomberg, Liaison Officer, Geneva United Nations secretariat United Nations Office at Geneva Mr. Michael Møller, Director-General Specialized agencies and related organizations Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Mr. Ahmad Mukhtar, Economist, Geneva International Labour Organization Ms. Isabel Ortiz, Director of Social Protection, Geneva Ms. Naoko Otobe, Senior Employment and Gender Specialist, Geneva Mr. Raphael Crowe, Senior Gender Specialist, Geneva Ms. Virginia Rose Losada, Lead Technical Officer, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Unit, Geneva Ms. Amélie Duval, Junior Technical Officer, Geneva Non-governmental organizations General category ActionAid Ms. Rachel Noble, Women s Rights Policy Adviser, London Consumer Unity and Trust Society International Ms. Elodie Arnell, Intern, Geneve Ms. Winfred Katushabe Wamai, Intern, Geneva Mr. Yvonne Quaison, Intern, Geneva 4
International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development Ms. Deborah Vorhies, Managing Director, Geneva Ms. Cécile Roger de Gardelle, Project and Communications Officer, Geneva International Network for Standardization of Higher Education Degrees Mr. Francois Ullmann, President, Geneva Organisation Camerounaise de promotion de la coopération économique internationale Mme Micheline Makou Djouma, Présidente, Directrice générale, Genève Village Suisse ONG M. Adalbert Nouga, Administrateur fondateur, Genève Mme Abaa Rosa Haenseler, Chef de projet, Mobilisation de fonds, Berne Mme Molete Meta Masikini, Membre représentant sur le terrain, Kinshasa Mme Sarah Mwenga Makanda, Membre représentant sur le terrain, Kinshasa Other Norlha Ms. Sharon McClenaghan, Gender Adviser, Versonnex, France Rwanda Women s Network Ms. Caroline Balikungeri, Program Associate, Geneva Academia Graduate Institute Ms. Fenneke Reijsoo, Professor, Geneva Ms. Mariana Hernandez Hevia, Graduate student, Geneva London School of Economics and Political Science Ms. Katherine McMurchy, Student Private sector ICO Conferences and Events Ms. Irene Ochem, Managing Director, Cape Town, South Africa Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry Ms. Mary Muthoni Muriuki, Chairperson, Women in Business Kenya, Nairobi Other invitees Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa Ms. Mekia Redi, Senior Gender Mainstreaming Officer, Lusaka 5
Panellists Ms. Tesfayenesh Aregaw, Director, Women s Affairs Mainstreaming Directorate, Ministry of Women and Children Affairs, Addis Ababa Mr. Kent Wilska, Commercial Counsellor, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Helsinki Ms. Tanya Bennett, Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Australia, Geneva Ms. Beatriz Londoño Soto, Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Colombia, Geneva Mr. Manuel Montes, Senior Adviser, Finance and Development, South Centre, Geneva Mr. Michael Møller, Director-General, United Nations Office at Geneva Ms. Isabel Ortiz, Director of Social Protection, International Labour Organization, Geneva Ms. Fenneke Reijsoo, Professor, Graduate Institute, Geneva Ms. Irene Ochem, Managing Director, ICO Conferences and Events, Cape Town, South Africa Ms. Mary Muthoni Muriuki, Chairperson, Women in Business Kenya, National Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Nairobi 6