21: Boosting World Trade and Protecting the Environment: A Catch 22 for the 21st Century?
In cooperation with foraus - The Swiss Forum on Foreign Policy
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Hauptschule
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in englischer SpracheProtecting the environment and economic growth pose two of the world’s greatest challenges today. But the more they are regulated in law, the more often they come into conflict. Are such collisions inevitable, or might it be possible to reconcile the interests of both sides to their mutual advantage?
The discussion takes place in four working groups, each of which will be moderated by a foraus member.
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Dr. Theresa CARPENTER
Executive Director, Centre for Trade and Economic Integration, Graduate Institute, Geneva
Pascal LAMY
Former Director General, WTO - World Trade Organization; President, Paris Peace Forum; President emeritus, Jacques Delors Institute, Paris
| 1981-1983 | Advisor, Minister of Economy and Finance, Jacques Delors, Paris |
| 1983-1985 | Deputy Head of Prime Minister Pierre Mauroy's cabinet, Paris |
| 1985-1994 | Head of Cabinet of the President of the European Commission Jacques Delors Cabinet, and his "sherpa" at the G-7/G-8, Brussels |
| 1994-1999 | Recovery of the French Bank Crédit Lyonnais, then Chief Executive Officer, Paris |
| 1999-2004 | Commissioner for Trade under the presidency of Romano Prodi, European Commission, Brussels |
| 2005-2013 | Director General of the World Trade Organisation, Geneva |
| since 2015 | Interministerial delegate for the preparation of the French candidature for the Universal Exhibition 2025 |
| since 2016 | President of the French Committee of the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC) |
| Chair of the European group of experts in charge of evaluating the impact of EU research funding | |
| since 2018 | Chair of the Paris Peace Forum |
