Trade regulations in the digital environment: Is there a gender component?
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CICG Switzerland
Organized by UNCTAD, STDF and the Permanent Mission of Italy in Geneva
UNCTAD eWeek "Shaping the future of the digital economy”
Trade-related regulations in e-commerce/digitalization encompass a wide range of measures, policies, and practices that govern online trade. They are designed to address diverse concerns including consumer protection, data privacy, market access and export procedures. While not all these measures may have a distinct impact on women and men, they may indirectly provide new opportunities or create new barriers for women to access and benefit from e-commerce. The session will shed light on it.
The event will be set up as a moderated panel discussion.
Speakers:
- H.E. Vincenzo Grasso, Ambassador and Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Italy to the International Organizations in Geneva
- Mr. Ralf Peters, Head, Trade Analysis Branch, Division on International Trade and Commodities, UNCTAD
- Ms. Marlynne Hopper, Deputy Head, STDF Secretariat
- Ms. Awa Caba, co-founder and CEO, SOORETUL, Senegal
- Ms. Simonetta Zarrilli, Chief, Trade, Gender and Development Programme, Division on International Trade and Commodities, UNCTAD
Moderator:
- Ms. Caitlin Kraft-Buchman, CEO and Founder, Women at the Table