Panama 2014 - A New Global Trade Map

How can Latin America adapt to and make the most of a transforming global trade landscape? Dimensions to be addressed: - New global multilateral agreements - Strategic infrastructure for competitiveness - Impact of national monetary policies This session is part of the E15 Initiative: A Multistakeholder Dialogue to Strengthen the International Trading System Anabel González, Minister of Foreign Trade of Costa Rica; Global Agenda Council on Global Trade & FDI Arancha Gonzalez Laya, Executive Director, International Trade Centre (ITC), Geneva; Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum on Latin America; Global Agenda Council on Competitiveness Mukhisa Kituyi, Secretary-General, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Geneva Ricardo Meléndez-Ortiz, Chief Executive, International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD), Switzerland; Global Agenda Council on Governance for Sustainability Pedro E. Suarez, President, Latin America, Dow Chemical Company, Brazil Vera Thorstensen, Head, Global Trade and Investment Research Center, Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV), Brazil Moderated by James Bacchus, Honorary Professor of Law, University of International Business and Economics, People's Republic of China; Global Agenda Council on Governance for Sustainability