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Enhancing the Global Dialogue on Capacity Building
"Better Customs, Freer Trade, Safer Borders, Better Societies"
Sandton, Gauteng (South Africa), 04 April 2007 |
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Chair :
Mr. Pravin GORDHAN, Commissioner, South African Revenue Service |
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09h00 - 13h00
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Chairperson's introductory address | |
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SESSION 1: "THE GLOBAL LANDSCAPE: NEW AND EMERGING CHALLENGES" | |
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Keynote speakers | |
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The Hon. Jabulani MOLEKETI, Deputy Minister of Finance, South Africa
“New Challenges and the Need for New Solutions” |
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The Hon. Dora SILIYA, Deputy Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry, Zambia “Building the Trading Infrastructure” |
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H.E. Paul BOATENG, British High Commissioner to South Africa “Making Development Sustainable” |
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The Hon. Hans JEPPSON, Vice-Minister and State Secretary for Trade, Sweden “Trade Facilitation with Modern Customs Systems: A Tool for Sustainable Development?” |
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REFRESHMENT BREAK | |
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Mr. Paul WOLFOWITZ, President, World Bank
“The Need for Customs Capacity Building to Prevent the Exclusion of Africa from Global Trade” |
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Mr. Koos RICHELLE, Director General, EuropAid Cooperation Office, European Commission
"The Challenges of Donor Coordination - a European Union Perspective"
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Mr. Theo FLETCHER, Vice President, IBM
“International Trade Supply Chains – A Trader’s Perspective” |
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Mr. Michel DANET, Secretary General, World Customs Organization
“The Evolutionary Role of Modern Customs” |
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Mr. Lars KARLSSON, Director of Capacity Building, World Customs Organization
“The WCO’s Capacity Building Programme – Meeting the Challenge” |
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WORKING LUNCH
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14h00 - 17h30 |
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SESSION 2: "A CASE STUDY: CUSTOMS CAPACITY BUILDING IN ACTION" | |
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Panel discussion: "Capacity Building: A Customs Perspective" |
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Moderator : Pravin Gordhan |
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Panel:
Mrs. Allen KAGINA, Commissioner General, Uganda Revenue Authority
Mr. Leonard RADEBE, Head of Customs, South African Revenue Service Mr. Terence LEONARD, Director General, Customs and Excise, St. Lucia
Mr. Michael C. MULLEN, Assistant Commissioner, US Customs and Border Protection Mr. Antonis KASTRISSIANAKIS, Head of Unit, DG Taxation and Customs Union, European Commission |
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SESSION 3: "ENHANCING THE GLOBAL DIALOGUE ON CAPACITY BUILDING" | |
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Panel discussion: "Opportunities for further cooperation, the donors view" | |
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Panel:
Ms Anne-Charlotte Malm, Assistant Director General, Head of Infrastructure and Economic Cooperation, Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA)
Mr. Peter KALIL, Chief of Integration, Trade and Hemispheric Issues, Inter American Development Bank
Mr. Gerard McLINDEN, Senior Trade Facilitation Specialist, World Bank Mr. Jean-Paul BODIN, Chief of Revenue Administration, International Monetary Fund (IMF) | |
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Summary and conclusion | |
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Mr. Pravin Gordhan, Commissioner, South African Revenue Service |
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Closing ceremony | |
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END OF WORKSHOP |
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