Tuesday, 22 June 2021

Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala confirmed to speak at Global Trade Virtual Week

June 28th - July 2nd 2021
Hear from Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-general at the World Trade Organisation as she will discuss 'The vision for WTO reform' at the inaugural Global Trade Virtual Week, taking place  June 28th-July 2nd.
Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is a global finance expert, an economist and international development professional with over 30 years of experience working in Asia, Africa, Europe, Latin America and North America. Dr Okonjo-Iweala is the seventh Director-general of the WTO. She took office on 1 March 2021, becoming the first woman and the first African to serve as Director-general. 
GLOBAL TRADE WEEK
Over 4000 participants have already registered to attend the virtual week.
Together we will explore how global trade is driving post-pandemic economic recovery, assess the exit strategy for easing covid-19 export restrictions, and identify solutions to build supply-chain resilience for a post-pandemic world.
Hear from 160+ global experts including:
Ambassador Katherine Tai
United States Trade Representative
Jack Cheng
Chief executive officer, MIH Alliance at Foxconn and co-founder, NIO
Jacklyn Sturm
Corporate vice-president, global supply-chain operations, Intel Corporation
Anthony Scaramucci
Founder and co-managing partner, Skybridge Capital and founder and chairman, SALT
Access the latest agenda and speaker line-up here.
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