WTO Advisory Groups Created

Posted Friday, June 23, 2023 11:57 am

World Trade Organization Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala announced yesterday the establishment of two advisory groups, one comprising leaders from the business community and the other bringing together prominent civil society representatives.

The establishment of these groups aims to strengthen the Director-General’s engagement with businesses and civil society, according to the WTO. They will provide an informal platform for the exchange of views and discussions with key stakeholders.

The Director-General will chair both groups, which are expected to meet several times a year. The first meeting of the Civil Society Advisory Group was held LAST . The Business Advisory Group will meet on July 4.

The composition of the advisory groups takes into account geographical and sectoral diversity, as well as gender balance. The groups are composed as follows:

Civil Society Advisory Group
Jason Braganza, Executive-Director, Afrodad
Helena Leurent, Director-General, Consumers International
Gladys Martínez, Exec-Dir, Interamerican Ass'n for Environmental Defense Pradeep Mehta, Secretary-General, CUTS International
Kristen Schuijt, Director-General, WWF International
Gayle Smith, CEO, ONE Campaign
Shereen Talaat, Executive-Director, Arab Watch Coalition
Tania Te Wehnua, Board Member, Te Taumata
Shannon Weekes, Nat'l Coordinator, Caribbean Youth Environment Network
Akiko Gono,President, International Trade Union Confederation

Business Advisory Group
Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, Founder and Chairman, Coronation Capital Limited
Thomas Cueni, Dir Gen'l, Int’l Federation of Pharmaceutical Mfrs & Assns
John Denton, Secretary General, International Chamber of Commerce
Prasoon Kumar, Co-Founder and CEO, BillionBricks
Josie Morris, Managing Director, WoolCool
Paul Polman, Business leader, campaigner, co-author of “Net Positive”
Tarek Sultan, Vice Chairman, Agility
José Viñals, Group Chairman, Standard Chartered
Diane Wang, Founder, Chairperson, CEO of DHgate Group
Rosa Whitaker, President and CEO, The Whitaker Group

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