How to get to the Boell Forum

The program in detail:

09:30- 13:00
THE PEARL RIVER DELTA: CAN IT STILL GROW?
World market production against local development in the power house of China
Organized by The Greens / European Free Alliance in the European Parliament

Speakers:
Pan Yue (Deputy Minister for Environment,  China) (tbc)
Christine Loh (Civic Exchange, HK)
Prof. Wen Tiejun (Renming University Beijing)
Han Dongfang (China Labour Bulletin, HK)
Claudia Roth (Green Co-President, Germany)
Marie-Hélène Aubert (MEP)

Facilitators: Jill Evans, Alain Lipietz, Frithjof Schmidt, Caroline Lucas (all MEP)

14:00- 16:30
NOT IN OUR NAMA!
The impact of NAMA negotiations on natural resources and livelihoods
Organized by Friends of the Earth International and the “Our world is not for sale”-coalition

Speakers:
Ronnie Hall (Friends of the Earth International)
Margrete Strand (Sierra Club, USA)
Tony Tujan (Ibon Foundation, Philippines)
Pedro Adendano (World Forum of Fish  Harvesters, Chile/Canada)

Facilitator: Caroline Lucas (MEP)

10:00- 12:00
THE RIGHT(S) APPROACH TO POLICY COHERENCE IN TRADE: FOCUSING ON GENDER EQUALITY, ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT
A look at policy coherence around trade from a human and gender rights perspective
Organized by Heinrich Böll-Foundation and IGTN

Speakers:
Gigi Francisco (International Gender and Trade Network (IGTN)/ Development Alternatives with Women for a New Era (DAWN), Philippines)
Oduor Ongwen (Southern and Eastern  African Trade Information and Negotiations Initiative (SEATINI), Kenya)
Maria Pia Hernandez (IGTN, Switzerland)
Maria Julia Oliva (Center for International  Environmental Law (CIEL), Switzerland)

Facilitator: Liane Schalatek (HBF, USA)

Venue: Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (NGO Centre), Room 409

09:30- 12:00
SPECIAL AND DIFFERENTIAL TREATMENT –  RISKS AND OPPORTUNITIES OF A CHALLENGING INSTRUMENT
Organized by Heinrich Böll-Foundation and Germanwatch

Speakers:
Thomas Fritz (Author of the presented study)
Carolin Lucas (MEP)
Rashid S. Kaukab (South Centre)
NN of a Southern Government

13:00- 15:00
CHINESE-MEXICAN RELATIONS: COMPETITION AND CO-OPERATION WITHIN  THE WTO-FRAMEWORK
The implications of China’s entry into the WTO for Mexico
Organized by Heinrich Böll-Foundation

Speakers:
Dr. Enrique Dussel (Universidad Nacional  Autónoma de México (UNAM))
Prof. Xingmin Yin (Fudan University, Shanghai)
Chai Yu (Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing)

Facilitator: Barbara Unmüssig (Board HBF, Germany)

15:30- 17:30
CHINA AND SOUTH AMERICA – NEW TRENDS IN TRADE AND INVESTMENTS
Organized by Heinrich Böll-Foundation

Speaker:
José Augusto Padua (Programa Cono Sur Sustentable/ Professor of Universidade Rio de  Janeiro, Brasil)

Facilitator: Jörg Haas (HBF, Germany)

10:00-12:30
BEYOND FREE TRADE: FOOD SOVEREIGNTY AND EXPORT OPPORTUNITIES
A public hearing of farmers’ voices in the framework of the Ecofair Trade Dialogue
Organized by Heinrich Böll-Foundation, Misereor and the Wuppertal Institute

Speakers:
Eduardo Mora (President of the National Unity  of Filipino Farmers (PKMP), Philippines)
Monica Amolo (Cotton farmer), (Kenya)
Bruce Saunders (Vice President Dairy Farmers of Canada)
NN (Farmers' representative, South America)

Facilitator: Wolfgang Sachs (Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment, Energy)

13:30- 16:30
THE REGULATION OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE – STRATEGIES AND OPTIONS IN HONG KONG AND BEYOND
Semi-public panel discussion on long term strategies for advocacy work on the European level
Organized by The Greens / European Free Alliance in the EP

Speakers:
Caroline Lucas (Green/EFA Group in the EP)
Partners of the global civil society networks (Our World is not for Sale, Eco Fair Trade  Network, Global Unions, Via Campesina, Trade Justice Movement)

Facilitator: Alain Lipietz (MEP)

09:30-12:00
THE RIGHT(S) APPROACH FOR GENDER EQUALITY, ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT
Recapturing policy coherence around trade
Organized by Heinrich Böll-Foundation and IGTN

Speakers:
Graciela Rodriguez (International Gender and Trade Network (IGTN), Brasil)
Kinhide Mushakoji (International Movement  Against all Forms of Discrimination and Racism (IMADR), Japan)
Humberto Ortiz Roca (Comision Episcopal de  Accion Social, Peru)
Maria Julia Oliva (Center for International  Environmental Law (CIEL), Switzerland)

Facilitator: Liane Schalatek (HBF, USA)

14:00- 15:00
DEMOCRATIZATION OF DECISION MAKING PROCESSES REGARDING INTERNATIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS -  THE ISRAEL SCENARIO
Organized by Friends of the Earth Middle East

Speaker:
Tamar Keinan (Friends of the Earth –  Middle East (FoEME), Israel) (Tamar Keinan conducted the research for  this presentation in cooperation with the Bar Ilan University, Israel)

Facilitator: Efraim Davidi (Journalist and Activist, Israel)