Thematic Group 5 Workshop for the MC-12 SPS Declaration
"Facilitating safe trade: STDF solutions to strengthen SPS capacity
in developing and least developed countries"
Tuesday 21 March 2023 at 15:00-18:00 CET (Hybrid)
Virtual: Register here
In-person: WTO (Room TBC)
PROGRAMME
15h00 – 15h10: Opening remarks and welcome
Cecilia Gutierrez (Ecuador, Co-Steward Thematic Group 5)
15h10 – 15h20: Overview of the STDF
Melvin Spreij (Head, STDF)
15h30 – 16h30: Dialogue: Delivering on the ground
Facilitator: Joanna Grainger (Australia, Co-Steward Thematic Group 5)
Discussants:
- Lê Dang Khoa, Western Highlands Agro-Forestry Science Institute (WASI), Viet Nam
- Brenda Kisingri, Agricultural inspector, Department of Crop Inspection and Certification, Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries of Uganda
- Veronica Picado, Minor use Foundation, Costa Rica
Q&A with audience
16h30 – 17h45: STDF's knowledge work: Learning to improve SPS outcomes
Facilitator: Marlynne Hopper (Deputy Head, STDF)
Discussants:
- Gillian Mylrea, World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH)
- John Oppong-Otoo, African Union InterAfrican Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR)
- Ravi Kheterapal, Asia-Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institution (APAARI)
- Betsy Betsy Baysinger, USDA Foreign Agriculture Service
- The European Union (TBC)
- Jeremy Knops, Committee Linking Entrepreneurship-Agriculture-Development (COLEAD, formerly COLEACP)
Q&A with audience
17h45 – 17h55: Key takeaways and reflections
Joanna Grainger (Australia, Co-Steward Thematic Group 5)
17h55 – 18h00: Closing remarks
Melvin Spreij (Head, STDF)