2016 ANNUAL SESSION OF THE
PARLIAMENTARY CONFERENCE ON THE WTO
What future for the WTO?
Geneva, 13-14 June 2016
Organized jointly by the Inter-Parliamentary Union and the European Parliament
PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME
Monday, 13 June
10:00 – 12:30
10:00 – 18:00
15:00 – 15:30
15:30 – 16:30
16:30 – 18:00
18:00 – 19:30
20:00 – 22:00
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
Making trade work for development after Nairobi
Dialogue with senior WTO negotiators and officials
WTO in the era of mega-regional trade agreements
Reception at the WTO
Steering Committee
(in camera meeting, IPU Headquarters)
Tuesday, 14 June
10:00 – 11:00
11:00 – 13:00
13:00 – 15:00
15:00 – 16:15
16:15 – 16:45
16:45 – 17:30
17:30 – 18:00
Hearing with the WTO Director-General
Post-Nairobi work: reflections on the future of the WTO
Continuation of interactive debate on the substantive theme
Making trade work for development after Nairobi
Lunch break
Panel discussion
Trade as a vehicle of social progress: The gender perspective
Keynote presentation
Best practices: Trade-related capacity building
Briefing session
The riddles of the WTO dispute settlement system
Closing session: adoption of the outcome document