[Ecommerce] 8th Annual Dispute Resolution in the WTO Conference; Friday 24th June 2005, Brussels, Belgium

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8th Annual Conference
Dispute Resolution in the World Trade Organisation

The Conrad Hotel, Brussels, Belgium
Friday 24th June 2005

Speakers include: H.E. Amina Chawahir Mohamed, Iain MacVay, Brendan McGiver=
n, Richard Weiner and Dr. Kenneth Button


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Conference outline
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As anticipated, cases before the Dispute Settlement Body continues to grow =
exponentially. Dispute Settlement in the WTO is increasingly moving away fr=
om being an =93end=94 in itself to =93a means to an end=94 to achieving a p=
olitical settlement, the Boeing-Airbus subsidies dispute being a prime exam=
ple. Parties, more than ever, are looking at alternative means of settling =
grievances with such enthusiasm that it will not be long before a practice =
of informal dispute settlement is established. If this were to happen, enfo=
rcement and transparency issues will come into sharp focus for all the wron=
g reasons. The WTO can ill-afford to undermine the rule of law in this fash=
ion if it is to obtain the co-operation of the emerging powerhouses of worl=
d economy such as China and India and put in jeopardy its patriarchal role =
in the liberalisation of world trade. Any void left by the WTO is in danger=
 of being filled by the multitude regional trade agreements each with their=
 own liberalisation phil!
osophies.

The conference will provide an analytical look at the current state of the =
Dispute Settlement Body and the practice of dispute settlement itself. The =
holistic approach will also encompass challenges faced by the DSB in the po=
st-agricultural peace clause and multi-fibre agreement landscape.

As the now 8 year old tradition dictates, Directors from the WTO, represent=
atives from the major trading blocs will share their insights. The event is=
 aimed at delegates from industry, Government, major law firms and other in=
terested parties such as NGOs from Europe, USA and Asia.


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Program
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09.00: Registration
09.30: Chairperson's  Opening Remarks
09.40: Keynote Speech: H.E. Amina Chawahir Mohamed, Chairperson WTO General=
 Council
10.20: Current State of Dispute Resolution, Victoria Donaldson Senior Legal=
 Advisor, WTO

11.00                        ---------------------- Coffee Break ----------=
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11.30: Everything but the WTO: Iain MacVay Steptoe & Johnson, London
12.00: Problems in the the Enforcement of WTO Rulings, Brendan McGivern, Wh=
ite & Case, Geneva
12.30: Panel Discussion

13.00                         -------------------------Lunch---------------=
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14.15: Speaker to be confirmed
14:45: Market Access Issues under the WTO: Richard Weiner and Laurent Ruess=
mann Sidley Austin Brown & Wood, Brussels
15:15: The Metrics of Economics as Applied to WTO Dispute Settlement, Dr. K=
enneth Button Economic Consulting                       Services LLC, Washi=
ngton DC
       Commentator: Prof. Simon Evenett, University of St. Gallen

16.00                    --------------------------Coffee Break -----------=
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16.15: FTA's and India  Suhail Nathani Economic Laws Practice, India
16.45: Panel Discussion
17.15: Chairperson Closing Remarks


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Speakers
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H.E. Amina Chawahir Mohamed is Ambassador to the Mission of Kenya to the WT=
O. She is also the current Chairperson of the WTO General Council. Previous=
ly Ambassador Mohamed has been the Chairperson of the WTO Dispute Settlemen=
t Body in 2004,the Chairperson of the International Organization for Migrat=
ion in 2003, and Coordinator, in 2002, of the WTO's African Group, of which=
 41 nations are members.

Victoria Donaldson is a Counsellor in the Appellate Body Secretariat.  She =
is the longest-serving lawyer in the Appellate Body Secretariat and has wor=
ked with all fourteen current and original Appellate Body Members.  Prior t=
o joining the Secretariat, she worked at the Brussels office of Cleary, Got=
tlieb, Steen and Hamilton, and as a law clerk to Mr. Justice Peter deCarter=
et Cory at the Supreme Court of Canada.  She holds law degrees from the Uni=
versities of Oxford, Harvard and British Columbia.

Iain MacVay Iain is a partner in the London office of Steptoe & Johnson and=
 is head of the International Trade practice.  He specialises in European a=
nd international trade and regulatory law and has particular experience in =
legal aspects of the World Trade Organization (WTO). Iain has extensive exp=
erience with the rules and rule-making procedures of the WTO and other inte=
rnational organisations including the World Intellectual Property Organizat=
ion (WIPO), the World Customs Organization (WCO), the World Health Organiza=
tion (WHO), and other United Nations agencies.

Richard Wiener of Sidley Austin Brown & Wood  is the managing partner in th=
e Brussels office and heads the firm's International Trade Practice there. =
His practice focuses on European Union law, international trade, and intern=
ational arbitration and litigation and is ranked by European Legal 500 as a=
mong the finest in Europe. Mr. Weiner has extensive litigation and arbitrat=
ion experience and has represented governments and companies in proceedings=
 before the World Trade Organization, U.S. Supreme Court, U.S., EU, and Asi=
an administrative agencies, and other bodies.

Brendan McGivern practices international trade law, particularly the law of=
 the World Trade Organization (WTO). He advises companies, industry associa=
tions and sovereign governments on the full range of WTO disciplines, inclu=
ding anti-dumping, subsidies and countervailing measures, safeguards, state=
-trading enterprises, services, and intellectual property. He represents WT=
O Member states in dispute settlement proceedings, and is currently involve=
d in three active WTO disputes before Panels and the Appellate Body. In 200=
3-2004, he served as a member of the WTO arbitration panel in the U.S. 1916=
 Anti-Dumping Act case. Prior to joining White & Case, Mr. McGivern was the=
 senior legal adviser and the head of the Dispute Settlement section at the=
 Canadian Mission to the WTO in Geneva, where he frequently presented argum=
ents to WTO Panels and the Appellate Body.

Laurent Ruessmann is a partner in the Brussels office of Sidley Austin Brow=
n & Wood L.L.P, and a member of the firm's International Trade and Dispute =
Resolution Group.  His work involves advice and representation in connectio=
n with EC anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigations and litigation, as w=
ell as various other EC, WCO and WTO trade and customs matters, including i=
ssues related to preferential trade agreements, specific duty regimes, cust=
oms tariff treatment, classification, origin, valuation, duty recovery, and=
 dispute settlement.

Dr. Kenneth Button is Senior Vice President at Economic Consulting Services=
 LLC in Washington DC. and focuses on international trade, business valuati=
on, tax, and commercial litigation matters.  Dr. Button is ECS=92 specialis=
t in finance matters and has particular expertise in the economics of the n=
atural resource and metals industries. Dr. Button has performed numerous fi=
nancial analyses to assist businesses in domestic and foreign matters.  In =
connection with litigation.

Suhail Nathani is currently at Economic Law Practice, India. His  practice =
covers all aspects of trans-border movement of goods. He has s been involve=
d in several Indian anti-dumping proceedings and has worked on products suc=
h as Met Coke, Acrylic Fibre and Steel.  He has also worked in the sphere o=
f Safeguards having handled the first safeguard case in India.  He also pra=
cticed in the sphere of indirect taxes having done work in the field of Cus=
toms & Excise.  Mr. Nathani has worked with several industry associations, =
including Tea, Coffee, Poultry and Met Coke to devise WTO compatible strate=
gy for addressing a host of problems from dumping to market access.

Prof. Simon Evenett is currently  Professor of International Trade and Econ=
omic Development  Extraordinarius at University of St. Gallen. He has publi=
sed widely on WTO anti-dumping and competition issues and has contributed t=
o numerous reports commissioned by government departments, the European Com=
mission, the United Nations and US Department of Justice.

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