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Asian Development Bank (ADB). Training Workshop on Economics and Trade in Goods, November 28 - 28 2008.

World Trade Organization. The WTO's decision making process - Does it need to be reformed? Participant in a discussion with Guillermo Valles Galmés, Chair of the WTO Rules Negotiating Group. Geneva, 19 November 2008. A video of the discussion can be viewed here.

Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD). Policy Dialogue on Aid For Trade. Provided Rapporteur's remarks at the end of the conference. Paris, 3-4 November 2008.

World Trade Organization (WTO). Presentation titled The Doha Round Impasse And Its Potential Resolution: A Straightforward Graphical Account. Geneva.  2 October 2008.

Swiss Association of MBAs. Joint Alumni Conference 2008. Gave presentation on Emerging Markets: Opportunties at the Bottom of the Pyramid? Zurich. 26 September 2008.

World Trade Organization. WTO Public Forum: Trading into the Future. Presented in panels on (i) The Missing Link Between Trade Openness & Poverty Reduction: The Role of the Multilateral Trading System, (ii) Variable Geometries and Critical Mass: Is there a case for new approaches to reinforce cooperation within the WTO?, (iii) Regionalism: The Greatest Challenge? and (iv) The Warwick Commission Report on the Future of the Multilateral Trade System: Strategies for Implementation. Geneva. 24-25 September 2008. 

Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) and BERR (UK Business Ministry). Trade Policy Workshop. Gave a presentation on the State of the Doha Round, chaired meeting, and summarised main findings and next steps at the end of the event. London. 22 September 2008.

Institut Droit et Economie (IDE), Université de Fribourg. Colloque fribourgeois du droit des cartels. Gave presentation on The empirical evaluation of competition authorities. Fribourg. 19 September 2008.

Geneva Trade and Development Forum. Chaired two discussions of the theme groups devoted to Newcomers and International Trade Rules (WTO Accessions) and acted as moderator of a panel for the Forum titled Known Problems and Known Solutions: Identifying the Missing Links. Crans-Montana, Switzerland. 18 September 2008.

Latin American Competition Forum (LACF). Presentation on Incorporating Competition Principles into Regional Trade Agreements: Options for Policymakers. Panama. 9-10 September 2008.

United Nations Commission on East Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP). Presentation on The Doha Round Impasse and Its Potential Resolution: A Straightforward Graphical Account. Bangkok. 21 August 2008.

Consumer Unity Trust Society (CUTS).. Seminar on Enhancing Development Through a Competition Culture. Gave a presentation titled The Harm Done By Cartels to Developing Countries. New Delhi. 14 August 2008.

Consumer Unity Trust Society (CUTS) and Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry. Conference titled Global Partnership for Development: Where Do We Stand and Where Do We Go? Provided Rapporteur's remarks at the end of the conference. New Delhi. 12-13 August 2008.

Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR). Presentation on The European Union's Generalised System of Preferences: An Assessment of the Evidential Base. Brussels. 14 July 2008.

International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) and Development Research Centre, China. Review conference on China's Sustainable Trade Strategy. Gave presentations with three co-authors on papers titled China's Role in the WTO and in Regional Trade Agreements (co-authored with Jian Li), Moving up the Value Chain: Upgrading China's Manufacturing Sector (co-authored with Pan Yue) and Developing Chinese Trade in Services (co-authored with Liping Zhang). 7-8 July 2008.

Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development. Global Forum on Trade: Globalisation and Emerging Economies. Gave Rapportuer's Remarks. Paris. 25-26 June 2008.

Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development. Meeting of Service Sector Experts. Chairman of meeting. 24 June 2008.

Science Po. Dissemination seminar on the Warwick Commission Report. Presented the Report's recommendations concerning Aid for Trade. Paris. 27 May 2008. 

Association Internationale des Etudiants en Sciences Economiques et Commerciales (AIESEC). Gave presentation titled The Rise of the Emerging Giants: The Multinationals From Developing Countries. Geneva. 23 May 2008.

OECD Trade Committee. Presentation to the 150th Jubilee meeting of the Trade Committee on The Changing Trade Policy Landscape. 6 May 2008.

Joint WTO Seminar (University of St Gallen, Graduate Institute, Science Po etc.) Gave presentation on The Doha Round Impasse: The Four Factors Responsible and Their Interaction. Geneva. 3 May 2008.

Centre for International Governance Innovation, Canada. Workshop on China’s New Economic Diplomacy and Global Governance Reform. Discussant of Andrea Goldstein's paper on the strategies of Chinese and Indian multinational corporations. 25-27 April 2008.

DG Trade, European Commission. Presentation on Selected Major Economic and Commercial Developments and Future EC Trade Policy. Brussels. 22 April 2008.

International Development Research Centre. Pre-International Competition Network conference. Gave presentation on The Emerging Giants: Overseas Expansion by Asia’s Leading Firms and the Implications for Competition Law. Kyoto. 11 April 2008.

Australian National University. Seminar on the Warwick Commission Report. Summarised the report's findings on Multilateralising Regionalism and Aid for Trade. 8 April 2008.

University of Melbourne. Conference on the Future of the Multilateral Trade Regime. Gave presentation on The Logic of Aid for Trade. 7 April 2008.

Royal Institute for International Affairs (Chatham House). Dissemination event for the Warwick Commission. Summarised the report's findings on regional trade agreements. London. 18 March 2008.

Government of Canada. Dissemination event for the Warwick Commission. Summarised report's findings on regional trade agreements and trade and development. Ottawa. 6 March 2008.

BMW Foundation, GARNET, and SAIS. A Declining Regime? Europe and America in the Multilateral  First Transatlantic Economic Dialogue. SAIS, Johns Hopkins University, Washington, DC. 3-5 March 2008.

UNCTAD Trade Commission. Gave presentation on Getting Beyond the Doha Round Impasse: Some reasons for very cautious optimism over the medium term. February 2008.

Evian Group XII Plenary Meeting. Chaired session titled Policy Perspectives for the 21st Century Global Market Economy Regionalism and Multilateralism. 2-3 November 2007.

World Trade Organization. WTO Public Forum: How Can the WTO Help Harness Globalization. Presented in two panels, one titled The rapid development of FTAs: Challenges and Opportunities for multilateral trade negotiations and the other Does the Single Understanding Still Underpin the Coherence of the Global Trading System? Geneva. 4-5 October 2007.

DG Trade, European Commission. Presentation with Kamala Dawar on A Comparative Analysis of Selected Provisions in Free Trade Agreements. Brussels. 26 September 2007.

Inter-American Development Bank and World Trade Oraganisation (WTO). Regional Seminar on Aid for Trade. Chaired the session on Aid for Trade and Caribbean experience and provided Rapportuer's remarks. Lima. September 2007.

Graduate Institute of International Studies and World Trade Oraganisation (WTO). Conference on Multilateralising Regionalism conference. Gave presentation with Richard Baldwin titled Beyond Tariffs. Geneva. 10-12 September 2007.

Korea Development Institute. Conference on The Korean Economy in an Era of Globalization: Issues and Policy Implications for Korea. Presentation on The US exits, The EU enters: What prospects for Western FTA initiatives in the Asia-Pacific. Seoul. 24 August 2007.

World Trade Oraganisation (WTO). Workshop on government procurement. Gave presentation titled Competition and transparency in national procurement markets: implications for development and aid. Geneva. June 2007.

Les Cercles des Economistes, Aix-en-Provence. Gave a presentation on Capitalism, Nationalism, and Economic Welfare. June 2007.

Cameron May. WTO Dispute Settlement Understanding conference. Gave presentation on What Economics can do for Trade Negotiators and Trade Lawyers? Brussels. May 2007.

International Competition Network. Annual Conference. Spoke in a panel titled What have we learned about the effective delivery of technical assistance? Moscow. 30 May 2007.

IDRC (Russian Anti-Monopoly Service) Pre-ICN meeting on Competition and Development. Competition and Development Forum entitled ‘Promoting Competition in Transition and Developing Countries: Towards a Sober Assessment', Gave presentation titled The Resurgence of Industrial Policy and the Enforcement of Competition Law. Moscow. 29 May 2007. 

Consumer Unity Trust Society (CUTS). Conference titled Political Economy Constraints in Regulatory Regimes in Developing Countries. Participated as conference Rapporteur and discussant of the papers presented in the session on Efficiency and Effectiveness of Competition and Regulatory Agencies. New Delhi. 22-24 March 2007.

World Bank. Conference on export diversification. Presentation titled Export Diversification and Development: Is There A Case For Cross-Cutting Policies?. Washington, D.C. March 2007.

Department for International Development, DFID, London. Gave presentation on Research findings into the effectiveness of the EU's Generalised System of Preferences. London. 27 February 2007.

OECD. Discussion of service sector papers. Paris. 16 February 2007.

Economics Education and Research Consortium, the Economic Research and Outreach Center, the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs and the Kyiv Economics Institute. Conference: Ukraine and the WTO: Implications of International Econonomic Intergration. Gave presentation on The WTO Accession Process: Lessons for Ukraine. Kyiv. 26 January 2007.

Asian Competition Forum, Second Asian Competition Law & Policy Conference, Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Gave presentation titled Competition Advocacy: Time for a Rethink? Hong Kong. 11-12 December 2006.

OECD Policy Dialogue with Non-Members on Aid for Trade: From Policy to Practice organized by the OECD Development Co-operation, Development Centre, and Trade Directorates in partnership with the Gulf Organisation for Industrial Consulting. Acted as a Rapporteur of the event (Report). Doha, Qatar. 6-7 November 2006. 

OECD Global Forum on Trade: A Trade Policy Dialogue on the Multiple Dimensions of Market Access and Development organized by the OECD in partnership with the World Bank. Acted as Rapporteur of the event (Report). Mexico City. 23-24 October 2006.

Macao University of Science and Technology. A World Trade Oraganisation (WTO)/ESCAP/ARTNeT Workshop in collaboration with the Government of Macao, China. Gave presentation with Patrick Low on What Can We Learn From The Suspension Of The Doha Round Negotiations?  Macau. 31 October 2006.

Bruegel Conference. Gave presentation on European Trade Policy: What Next? Brussels. 12-13 October 2006.

World Trade Oraganisation (WTO) Public Forum. Gave presentation on Understanding WTO Accession: Lessons from an IDRC research project. Geneva. 26 September 2006. 

Petersen Institute for International Economics. Edward M. Graham's Memorial Conference. Gave a presentation on Monty Graham's contributions to international competition policy. Washington DC. 18 September 2006.

Competition Commission of the UK and UK National Audit Office. Conference on Enhancing the Performance of Competition Enforcement Authorities. Gave presentation on Measuring and Evaluating the Performance of Competition Agencies  with Julian L. Clarke. London. 26 June 2006.

World Trade Organization and IISD. Chaired session for WTO delegates titled Economic Gains from Estimations of Trade Liberalization and gave a summary of the insights from the recently concluded conference on Modelling the Gains from Trade Liberalization . Geneva. 23 June 2006.

The Institute of Public Administration, Saudi Arabia, and the World Bank Institute. Event titled Saudi Arabia's Accession to the WTO: Opportunities, Challenges, and International Experiences. Gave presentation titled Implementing WTO Accession: Lessons from International Experience. Riyadh. 30 May 2006.

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development / Graduate Institute for International Affairs, Geneva. Dissemination event for the UNCTAD book titled Competition Provisions in Regional Trade Agreements: How to Assure Development Gains. Made a presentation titled Competition Provisions in Free Trade Agreements: A Presentation on the State of Current Play. Geneva. 24 May 2006.

Swiss Institute for International Economics and Applied Economic Research, University of St. Gallen. Gave a presentation to the sponsors of the Institute on Aid for Trade. St. Gallen. 17 May 2006.

International Competition Network, 5th Annual Conference. Gave presentation on The Effectiveness of Technical Assistance. Cape Town, 3 May 2006.

TRALAC, South African Competition Commission and Competition Tribunal. Conference titled Competition Law and Policy and the Millennium Development Goals. Made presentation on Competition Law and Policy and the Millennium Development Goals. Chaired concluding session of the conference. Cape Town. 2 May 2006.

International Competition Network, Mergers Notifications and Procedures Workshop. Made a presentation with Randolph Tritell on Implementation of the ICN's Recommended Practices. 27-28 March 2006. Washington, D.C.

John Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies. Presentation on The WTO Ministerial Conference in Hong Kong: What Next? to the International Trade Club. 27 March 2006.

Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) and IDRC. Conference titled Seminar on Competition and Regulation Policies in the Context of Trade Liberalization. Gave keynote speech Competition in Developing Countries Other Than Latin America: Lessons to be Learned?  Discussant in sessions titled Competition and Regulation in the Banking System in Central America and Mexico: A Comparative Study, and Trade Liberalization, Economic Integration and Competition Policy. Mexico City. 8-10 March 2006. 

World Bank. Workshop titled Competition Policy: Perspectives on Private Sector Development, Governance and Poverty Reduction. Presented on The Lessons and Challenges of Fostering Effective Competition Policy: The Way Forward at the conclusion of the workshop. Washington, D.C. 2 March 2006.

OECD Global Forum on Trade and Competition titled Addressing the concerns of developing countries. Acted as Rapportuer of the event. Paris. 10 February 2006.

Superintendencia General del Sistema de Regulacion Sectorial (SIRESE). Workshop on Competition Policy in Bolivia. Gave a presentation titled La Necesidad de las Politicas de Competencia. La Paz. 8 February 2006. 

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. Regional seminar titled Seminar on Competition Policy: National and regional experiences for Latin America and the Caribbean. Gave a presentation titled Promoting competition and its effects on competitiveness and poverty reduction"  and gave discussants remarks on Mariana Tavares de Araujo's presentation titled "Experiences in the design, implementation, and effectiveness of leniency programmes. Bogota. 2-3 February 2006. 

American Enterprise Institute. Panel discussion on The WTO Hong Kong Ministerial Meeting. Summarised paper titled The WTO Ministerial Conference in Hong Kong: What Next? Washington, D.C. 24 January 2006.

Inter-American Development Bank. Discussion on the Doha Round. Summarised paper titled The WTO Ministerial Conference in Hong Kong: What Next? Washington, D.C. 23 January 2006.

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. Fifth Review Conference to Review All Aspects of the Set of Multilaterally Agreed Equitable Principles and Rules for the Control of Restrictive Business Practices. Gave presentation titled Evidence and Cartel Sanctions and made a speech during the session on competition provisions in regional trade agreements. Belek, Turkey. 14-18 November 2005.

Evian Group and Friedrich Ebert Stiftung. Meeting titled Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue II: The Multi-Dimensional Challenges of Global Trade Policy. Spoke in a panel titled Is Doha A Dying Duck? Lausanne. 11 November 2005.

OECD Joint Group on Trade and Competition. Presented an overview of the EC-funded research project titled Competition Policy Foundations for Trade Reform, Regulatory Reform, and Sustainable Development. Paris. 21 October 2005.

Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR). Final Policy Conference for the Competition Policy Foundations for Trade Reform, Regulatory Reform, and Sustainable Development Project. Gave presentations on Designing Regional Rules on Competition Law: Analytical Considerations. and Designing Economic Reforms: What role for competition-based perspectives? Chaired all sessions of the conference. Paris. 19-20 October 2005.

Consumers International. Workshop on Global Governance. Summarised paper titled Can the WTO Rise to the Challenge of Economic Development? Geneva. 21 September 2005.

OECD Global Forum on Special and Differential Treatment. Acted as Rapporteur. Barbardos. 28-29 May 2005.

Cameron May Ltd. Eighth Annual Conference on Dispute Resolution in The World Trade Organization. Discussant of Kenneth R. Button's paper titled A Layman’s Guide to Economic Analysis In WTO Dispute Settlement Proceedings. Brussels. 24 May 2005.

Delegation of the European Commission to Russia. Conference titled Targeting Europe, targeting Russia: Antidumping and safeguard cases on the eve of the accession of Russia to the WTO. Gave concluding remarks to the conference. Moscow. 3-5 May 2005.

Government of Mauritius, Department of International Trade. Gave presentation titled Formula Approaches to NAMA Negotiations. April 2005.

Government of Mauritius, Department of International Trade, April 2005. Gave presentation titled NAMA Negotiations in the Doha Round. April 2005.

Government of Mauritius, Department of International Trade. Gave presentation titled The Changing Landscape of NAMA. April 2005.

Presentation to the Press in Mauritius, April 2005, titled The NAMA Negotiations in the Doha Round. April 2005.

Presentation to the Press in Mauritius, April 2005, titled The Changing Landscape of NAMA and the Doha Round. April 2005.

Joint World Trade Institute (WTI) - IDRC conference titled Promoting Competitive Markets in Developing Economies. Gave presentation titled “Compliance” with the International Competition Network’s Merger Recommendations: Evidence, Statistical Analysis, and Policy Implications, Promoting Competitive Markets in Developing Countries: Presentation Overview and Policy Relevance, Towards Competitive Markets in India  on behalf of Manoj Pant. Buenos Aires. 3-5 March 2005.

International Development Research Centre (IDRC). Eyes Wide Shut? Beyond Traditional Market Access in North-South Regional Agreements. Ottawa, Canada. Presentation titled Competition Provisions in North-South Agreements and chaired session titled Do Investment Provisions In Bilateral and Regional Arrangements Promote the Development Benefits of FDI? March 2005.

World Bank Institute. Accession to the WTO: Lessons from Recent Research and Country Experiences. Video conference with participants in Vietnam. Presentation titled The Legal and Economic Impact of WTO Accession on Four Developing Countries. 24 February 2005.

World Trade Institute - World Bank - IDRC workshop titled Preparing for and Evaluating WTO Accessions, United Nations, Geneva, Switzerland. Presentation on Evaluating WTO Accession: Legal & Economic Perspectives and gave Closing Remarks. 27 January 2005.

World Trade Organization - INTAL Advanced Workshop on Trade and Competition Policy. Brasilia, Brazil. Made presentations titled The Impact of Cartels in Developing Countries and Competition policy, Development and Trade: an overview of the linkages. Also provided the Report of the Rapporteur. December 2004.

United Nations University - World Trade Organization. North East Asia University Professor Training Programme on the WTO and Sustainable Development. Beijing, China. Made presentations titled The Scope of WTO Rules: Mandates, Theory, and Practice and Teaching the Economics and Law of the World Trading System. Also participated in a panel titled The Doha Development Agenda: Recent Developments. 29 November-2 December 2004.

Evian Group-Friedrich Ebert Stiftung. Multilateralism and Its Options A Multi-stakeholder Approach. Workshop at IMD, Lausanne.  Presentation in a panel on Regional Trading Agreements – Building Blocs or Stumbling Blocs. 26-28 November 2004.

World Bank - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) conference titled Accession to WTO: Country Experiences and Technical Assistance. GTZ-Haus. Berlin, Germany. Presentation titled WTO Accession: What Do We Know, What Have We Learned, and How to Move Forward. 17-19 November 2004.

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. Inter-Governmental Meeting of Experts. Geneva, Switzerland. Presentation titled An inventory of allegations of anti-competitive practices in Sub-Saharan Africa. November 2004.

Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD). Joint Group on Trade and Competition. Paris, France. Provided comments on two case studies titled Mexico Railroads and Turkey Maritime Transport.

World Trade Organization, Seminar on Trade and Competition Policy For Asia and Pacific Economies, 6-8 October 2004, Hyderabad, India. Presentations on Empirical studies on the impact of international cartels in developing countries and The interface of competition policy and industrial policy in Asia: an overview. Also provided the Report of the Rapporteur. 14 October 2004.

Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), European Research Workshop on International Trade, Venice. Presentation in a panel on Trade Policy and Research. September 2004.

Asian Development Bank, Final Review Workshop for ADB’s Country Studies on Competition Policy, , Manila, Philippines. The following three presentations were made: Competition and Competition Law in Six Asian Nations; Principal Policy Lessons; and Conducting Needs Assessments in Latin America. 21-23 July 2004

World Bank - FIPE/University of Sao Paulo Seminar titled Trade and Development: Is the Multilateral Trade System at a Crossroads? University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Participated in a panel titled Trade Facilitation: Next Frontier. 15 June 2004.

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, High Level Policy Dialogue on The Role of Competition Policy in Promoting Competitiveness and Development. São Paulo, Brazil. Participated in a panel discussion on Competition, Competitiveness and Development. 14 June 2004

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Pre-UNCTAD XI seminar on the Role of Competition Policies in the Promotion of Competitiveness and Development: the Experience from Latin America and the Caribbean and other Regions, São Paulo, Brazil. Presentation titled Measuring the impact of competition policy in developing countries. 10-12 June 2004.

Getúlio Vargas Foundation. Seventh meeting of the Group of Studies of Regulation, Competition and Trade (GERCC), São Paulo, Brazil. Presentation on Developing Countries and International Norms on Competition Law and Enforcement Practice: The Role of the International Competition Network. 10-12 June 2004.

World Trade Institute, World Trade Forum 2004: The Single Undertaking After Cancun: Diversity and Variable Geometry in the WTO System, Bern, Switzerland. Spoke in a session titled How should new issues make it onto the multilateral trade agenda? 3-4 June 2004

Joint Pacific Economic Co-operation Council (PECC), Chilean APEC Study Center-Chile Pacific Foundation, LAEBA (Latin America/Caribbean and Asia/Pacific Economics and Business Association) conference, The Challenges of APEC: Trade, Security, and Capacity Building, Valparaíso. Presentation in Panel 7: Sequencing Issues in Practice in Europe and Asia-Pacific. , Chile. 26-29 May 2004.

British Institute of International & Comparative Law, London. Spoke at a practitioner’s workshop on the Empagran case. 24 May 2004.

World Bank, Competition Policy, Competitiveness, and Investment in the Global Economy, Columbo, Sri Lanka. Presentation on Hard and Soft International Rules on Competition Law and Policy. 19-21 May 2004.

World Bank and United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Trade Facilitation Seminar. Geneva, Switzerland. Presentation in session titled Trade Facilitation and the Multilateral Agenda. 13 May 2004

Asian Development Bank, Mid-Term Review Workshop for ADB’s Country Studies on Competition Policy. Manila, Philippines. Presentation on Competition Law and Enforcement in Asia. 10-11 May 2004.

UK Department of Trade & Industry (DTI), Roundtable on International Competition Policy: Where To Next?, Said Business School, Oxford, UK. Host and Facilitator. 7 April 2004.

World Trade Organization, Intensive Training Course on Competition Policy, Mauritius. Presentations on Market structure and anti-competitive practices in African countries, The role of international co-operation in investigation and deterrence of hardcore cartels, and Economic significance of public procurement processes in developing countries: the importance of transparency and competitive tendering. 29-31 March 2004

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Seminar on Strengthening institutional and capacity building in the area of Competition and Consumer Policy for Latin American countries: Cases of Peru. Lima, Peru. Cost-benefit analysis in implementing Competition Law and Policy and  Negative effects of national and international anticompetitive practices on developing countries and competitiveness. Chaired session titled Competition and Consumer Protection Policy in Peru:  national reports on main obstacles, needs and proposals. 22-24 March, 2004

Consumer Unity Trust Society (CUTS) meeting titled From Cancun to Hong Kong: Progress Inside or Outside the WTO? London, UK. Presentation on Outside the WTO? Regional trade agreements and developing countries. 23 January 2004.

World Bank, Workshop on Trade: The Old and New Agenda, Washington, DC. Presentation on The Singapore Issues: Competition Policy, Investment, Government Procurement, and Trade Facilitation. 8-9 January 2004.

International Development Research Centre, Ottawa, Canada. Presentation in absentia on Stakeholder Relationships and Knowledge Gaps: the Case of Singapore Issues. December 2003

Asian Development Bank, Inception Workshop for ADB’s Country Studies on Competition Policy, Manila, Philippines. Presentations on Issues Paper on Competition Policy, Summary of Discussions, and Finalization of Outline of Country Studies. 18-19 December  2003.

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Seminar on Strengthening institutional and capacity building in the area of Competition and Consumer Policy for the Central American countries: Cases of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala and Nicaragua, Costa Rica. Presentations on Negative effects of national and international anticompetitive practices on developing countries and competitiveness and on Cost-benefit analysis in implementing Competition Law and Policy. 8-10 December 2003.

World Free Trade Zones Convention conference titled International Law on Incentives, Benefits, Competition, and State Aids, London. Presentation in a session on Zones, Regions, Governments and Evolving State Aids Issues: The Way Forward. December 2003.

Southern African Trade Research Network (SATRN) Second Annual Trade Symposium. Presentation in a session titled Singapore Issues: Research and Policymaking on the Singapore Issues After Cancun. Mozambique. November 2003.

University of East Anglia. Presentation titled The Failure of the WTO Ministerial meeting in Cancun: What implications for future research on the world trading system? November 2003.

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Workshop on Competition, Development, and Trade, Geneva. Presentation on Competition policy and Development: what role for a WTO multilateral framework on competition? Presentations on Competition policy and Development: what role for a WTO multilateral framework on competition?, Competition Law at the WTO: what are the Options? Geneva. 21 October 2003. 

Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR). Competition Policy in International Markets (first Workshop of the Research Training Workshop of the International Competition Policy Network Meeting), Presenter in a Roundtable titled International Competition Policy—How to Get There? October 2003.

World Trade Organization. Regional Workshop on Competition Policy, Budapest. Made presentations on potential multilateral disciplines on hard core cartels, the costs and benefits of competition law and enforcement titled Proposed Provisions for Multilateral Rules on hard core cartels, and the rapporteur’s report for the workshop. 18-19 July  2003.

Economic Research Forum for the Arab Countries, Iran and Turkey, Cairo. Presentation on Mergers & Acquisitions and their Impact On Developing Economies: The Case of Egypt. 15 July 2003

Arab League meeting titled Third Meeting Arab Experts Meeting on Competition and Antitrust, Cairo. Presentation on The Doha Agenda and Current Proposals for a Possible Multilateral Framework on Competition Policy. 13-16 July 2003.

Consumer Unity Trust Society (CUTS) meeting titled Civil Society’s role in promoting Competition and Fair Trading, Geneva. Presentation on Costs of Cartels to Consumers. June 2003.

Federal Trust, The WTO’s Singapore Issues: Prospects for Cancun. London. Presentation in a session titled Maximizing the Benefits of an Agreement. 11 June 2003.

The Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies, University of the West Indies, An Empirical Examination of Competition Issues in Selected CARICOM Countries: Towards Policy Formulation., St Vincent and the Grenadines. Comments on Summary of Research Findings, Analysis and Recommendations and on the research project in its entirety. 2-4 June 2003.

Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development, Joint Global Forum on Trade and Competition . Presentation of the Rapporteur. 15-16 May 2003.

International Development Research Centre, Annual Retreat, Paris. Presentation on Public Policy Research and the Doha Round: Could We Do Any Worse? 9 May 2003.

Benefri Lectures at the World Trade Institute. Agricultural Trade Policies: Scope and Prospects for Multilateral Trade Reform.  Investment Policies: Scope and Prospects for Further Reform at the WTO. Firms and States in the World Trading System. Financial Crises and National Sovereignty.  April 2003.

World Trade Organization and INTAL. Regional Workshop on Competition Policy in Kingston, Jamaica. Competition policy in small developing economies: reflections on current literature; 
Possible provisions on hardcore cartels in a multilateral framework on competition policy: implications for developing countries and Reflections by Workshop Rapporteur. 2-4 April 2003.

World Trade Organization. Meeting of Visiting African Researchers. Presentation on Research on Leading Issues in the Multilateral Trading System. Economic Research at the World Trade Institute. 17 March 2003

Swiss Economics Ministry. Future Multilateral Trade Reforms: Challenges and Opportunities for Developing Countries: A Seminar For SECO Officials. Presentation on Competition Policy, Competition Law, and Development. 10-12 March 2003.

World Trade Organization Symposium, Geneva, Switzerland. Presentation on WTO disciplines and international cartels. 22 February 2003.

World Trade Organization, Working Group on Trade and Competition Policy, Geneva, Switzerland. Presentation on a report commissioned by WTO secretariat. Taking Effective Action Against Cartels in Developing Countries. 22 February 2003

Consumers Unity Trust Society (CUTS), Conference on Competition Policy & Pro-Poor Development. Presentation on How do Developing Countries Deal with Issues of International Dimensions? 19 February 2003.

Consumer International Workshop in London. Presentation on the merits of binding international disciplines on hard core cartels. January 2003.

World Trade Organization, Regional Workshop on Competition Policy, Bangkok/Phuket, Thailand. Presented on Hard Core Cartels and Developing Economies and Competition Policy, Industrial Policy, and a Multilateral Framework on Competition. January 2003.

Consumer Unity Trust Society (CUTS), EU-India Network on Trade and Development. Presenter in the session on Competition Policy and Discussant in the session on Mode IV. December 2002.

Consumer Unity Trust Society (CUTS), International Working Group on the Doha Agenda Meeting on Competition and Investment, Jaipur, India. Presented on WTO dispute settlement and investment. November 2002.

University of Michigan Business School. Presentation titled The World Trading System and Macroeconomic Reform. October 2002.

Inter-American Development Bank and the World Trade Organization, Regional Workshop on Government Procurement for the Central American Common Market Members, Dominican Republic, Panama and Costa Rica. Presented on The economic and developmental implications of government procurement. September 2002.

Consumer Unity Trust Society (CUTS), Conference to Review the 7 UP Project, a Comparative Study of Competition Regimes in Select Developing Countries of the Commonwealth, Geneva, Switzerland. Discussant on a panel concerning international cartel investigations and merger reviews.

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Annual Meeting on the Inter Governmental Experts on Competition Policy. Presentation titled Merger Control: Concentration and Export Performance - The Balance Between The Control of Concentration and The Ability of Firms to Compete on World Markets. July 2002.

Wettbewerbskommission.  Presentation to the Swiss Competition Commission on International cartel enforcement. Bern, Switzerland. July 2002.

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Black Sea Seminar on Regional Cooperation.  Presented on Hard Core Cartels and Their Effects On Developing Economies. Odessa, Ukraine. April 2002.

World Trade Organization-United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Joint Symposium on Trade and Competition Policy. Presented on Private International Cartels and Developing Economies. April 2002.

International Development Research Centre. Workshop on Internationalising Competition Policy: Developing Country Perspectives. Workshop participant. Canada. Montevideo, Uruguay. April 2002.

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Regional Seminar on Competition Policy and Multilateral Negotiations. Presented on Hard Core Cartels and their Effects on Developing Economies. Tunis. March 2002.

Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development Second Global Forum on Cooperation. Presented on Private International Cartels and Developing Economies. The facts and arguments developed in this presentation have been mentioned in speeches by senior United States’ antitrust enforcement officials.

University of Michigan Business School. Presentation on trade reform. The World Trading System and Macroeconomic Reform. February 2002.

Georgetown Law Center. Presented on The Causes of Trade Flows and Consequences of Trade Policy. Washington DC. September 2001.

Economic and Social Research Institute, Cabinet Office, Government of Japan. Presented on Renewing East Asia’s Cutting Edge: Commercial Creativity, IT and Services. Japan. September 2001.

Truman Scholars Program, Brookings Institution, USA. Presented on Antitrust in a Global Era. August 2001.

Brookings Institution. Appeared on a panel concerning Antitrust in the New Administration. March 2001.
American University. Presented on Recent Developments in East Asia. February 2001.

Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering, Presentation on The Future Prospects of Transatlantic Competition Policy. January 2001.

George Mason University. Invited Guest Lecturer on Global Antitrust: Coming Ready or Not? November 2000.

American University. Invited Guest Lecturer on Making Sense of the East Asian Financial Crisis. October 2000.

University of Michigan Business School. Presented on Antidumping: Regulating the Price of Imports. Ann Arbor. October 2000.

University of Michigan Business School. Presented on Antidumping: Price Fixing Thanks to Uncle Sam. Ann Arbor. November 1999.

Asian Development Bank. Presented on The World Development Report 1999/2000, Entering the 21st Century: The Changing Development Landscape. Manila, Philippines. September 1999.

University of Asia and the Pacific. Presented on The World Development Report 1999/2000, Entering the 21st Century: The Changing Development Landscape. Manila, Philippines. September 1999.

National Economic and Social Development Board. Presented on The World Development Report 1999/2000, Entering the 21st Century: The Changing Development Landscape. Tokyo, Japan. September 1999.

Nomura Research Institute. Presented on Challenges to the Global Trading System. Tokyo, Japan. May 1999.

Institute for Policy Studies. Presented on The World Development Report 1999/2000: Global Trends. Singapore. April 1999.

American Economic Association, Annual Meetings. Panel participant for discussion concerning Are the Responses to Globalisation Warranted? January 1999.

Korea Institute for International Economic Policy. Presentation titled A Primer on US 
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore. Presented on Future Challenges for United States’ Trade Policy. Singapore. July 1997.