ANNUAL 2015 SESSION OF THE
PARLIAMENTARY CONFERENCE ON THE WTO
WTO at the age of 20
Geneva, 16-17 February 2015
Organized jointly by the Inter-Parliamentary Union and the European Parliament
PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME
Monday, 16 February
10:00 - 12:30
10:00 - 18:00
15:00 - 15:30
15:30 - 16:30
16:30 - 18:00
Pre-Conference session of the Steering Committee (in
camera meeting,
IPU Headquarters)
Registration of participants
Inaugural session
Presentation of reports and interactive debate on the substantive theme
Trade as an enabler of peace and better living conditions
Dialogue with senior WTO negotiators and officials
Policy, politics and trade: keeping the WTO negotiations
on the right track
Reception at the WTO
Steering Committee
(in camera meeting, IPU Headquarters)
18:00 – 19:30
20:00 - 22:00
Tuesday, 17 February
10:00 - 11:00
11:00 - 13:00
13:00 - 15:00
15:00 - 16:30
Hearing with the WTO Director-General
Why trade? Reflections about the WTO anniversary
Continuation of interactive debate on the substantive theme
Trade as an enabler of peace and better living conditions
Lunch break
Panel discussion
Conveying the benefits of the WTO to the wider public:
The case of consumers and young people
Conclusion of interactive debate on the substantive theme
Trade as an enabler of peace and better living conditions
Closing session: adoption of the outcome document
16:30 - 17:30
17:30 - 18:00
Version 26/11/2014