| Day 1: Wednesday 10 March 2021
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| 12:20-13:20 | Session 1: Regional Integration and its Impact on Global Economy Moderator: Ms. Gael Grooby, Deputy Director, Tariff and Trade Affairs Directorate, World Customs Organization Speaker 1: AfCFTA Dr. Francis Mangeni, Head of Trade Promotion and Programs with the AfCFTA - AfCFTA Secretariat see presentation Speaker 2: USMCA Speaker 3 : Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and Mercosur Ms. Bernadita Palacios Scheggia, Head of the Technical Department of the National Customs Service - Chile Customs see presentation Speaker 4 : Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Mr. Cuong Ba Tran, Assistant Director, Trade Facilitation Division, Market Integration Directorate ASEAN Secretariat |
| 3:25-14:15 | Session 2: The impact of non-preferential rules of origin in today’s trading Environment Moderator: Mr. Brian Staples, President of Trade Facilitation Services (TFS), consulting group – Ottawa – Canada Speaker 1: The situation seen from a private sector perspective Mr. Robert S. Smith, Americas Global Trade Leader, EY see presentation Speaker 2: The situation seen from a legal perspective Mr. Pablo MUÑIZ, Head of the customs practice at VAN BAEL & BELLIS (Brussels - London - Geneva). see presentation Speaker 3: The situation seen from a Customs perspective Mr. Zakaria ASMAMA, Head of the Rules of Origin Service in the Kingdom of Morocco’s Administration of Customs and Indirect Taxes and WCO Accredited Expert in Rules of Origin. see presentation |
