WCO Global Origin Conference 2019

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19/11/2019
08:30 - 09:30Arrival of participants and registration
09:30 - 10:00Opening Remarks
Mr. Ping Liu, Tariff and Trade Affairs Directorate, World Customs Organization
Mr. José Ignacio Palma Sotomayor, Director General, Chile Customs
10:00 - 10:30Key Note Speech
Mr. Bernard Hoekman, Professor, Robert Schuman Centre, European University Institute
10:30 - 11:00Coffee and networking break
11:00 - 12:30Session 1: Regional Integration and its Impact on Global Economy
Moderator: Mr. Bernard Hoekman, Professor, Robert Schuman Centre, European University Institute
Mr. Javier Quijano, Senior Manager, Global Trade, Ernst & Young LLP
Ms. Bernardita Palacios Scheggia, Head of the Classification and Origin Department, National Customs Service of Chile
12:30 - 14:30Lunch and networking break
14:30 - 16:00Session 2: The impact of non-preferential rules of origin in today’s trading environment
Moderator: Mr. Brian Staples, Founder, Trade Facilitation Services
Mr. Robert S. Smith, Americas Global Trade Leader, EY
Mr. Patricio Diaz Gavier, Lawyer, P. Diaz Gavier Advocatenkantoor
16:00 - 16:30Coffee and networking break
16:30 - 18:00Session 3: Update of Rules of Origin to capture the latest edition of the HS
Moderator: Ms. Bernardita Palacios Scheggia, Head of the Classification and Origin Department, National Customs Service of Chile
Mr. Kolja Marc Mendel, Managing Partner, Mendel Verlag GmbH & Co. KG
Mr. Rafael Cornejo, Director, World Origin Services
18:00 - 20:00Networking cocktail hosted by Korea Customs Service and WCO

20/11/2019
09:00 - 11:00Session 4: Revised Kyoto Convention and other WCO origin tools
Moderator: Ms. Mette Werdelin Azzam, Senior Technical Officer, World Customs Organization
Ms. Mette Werdelin Azzam, Senior Technical Officer, World Customs Organization
Mr. Stefano Inama, Chief, UNCTAD
Mr. Yeoung Jun Yang, Director, Korea Customs Service
11:00 - 11:30Coffee and networking break
11:30 - 12:30Session 5: Administration of Rules of Origin
Moderator: Mr. Robert S. Smith, Americas Global Trade Leader, EY
Ms. Daniela Veas, SCCP Chairperson, APEC
Ms. Nan Ding, Deputy Director, General Administration of Customs of People’s Republic of China
Mr. Jonas Kasteng, Senior Adviser, National Board of Trade Sweden
12:30 - 14:30Lunch and networking break
14:30 - 16:00Session 6: WTO Nairobi Decision on Preferential Rules of Origin for LDCs
Moderator: Mr. Severino Dinis, Technical Attaché , World Customs Organization
Mr. Darlan Martí, Secretary of the Committee on Rules of Origin, World Trade Organization
Mr. Stefano Inama, Chief, UNCTAD
15:30 - 16:30Coffee and networking break
16:00 - 17:30Session 7: Open Forum on future prospects of Rules of Origin
Moderator: Mr. Bernard Hoekman, Professor, Robert Schuman Centre, European University Institute
Mr. Ake Weyler, Chairman, Textilimportörerna (Textile and Garment Importers Association in Sweden)
Mr. Brian Staples, Founder, Trade Facilitation Services