2016年6月8日，二十国集团智库会议（Think 20，T20）系列活动之贸易与投资会议在瑞士日内瓦世界贸易组织（WTO）顺利召开。此次会议由中国外交部授权的三家T20牵头单位中国社会科学院世界经济与政治研究所、上海国际问题研究院、中国人民大学重阳金融研究院联合主办，并作为WTO贸易对话系列的一部分，由世界经济与政治研究所具体负责筹办。此次会议的当地主办方是贸易与可持续发展中心（ICTSD）、国际贸易、发展和经济治理咨询中心（IDEAS Centre）。

　　此次T20贸易与投资会议的主题是“全球贸易与投资合作：开放、包容和增长”。世界经济与政治研究所所长张宇燕、ICTSD首席执行官里卡多·奥尔提斯（Ricardo Meléndez-Ortiz）、IDEAS Centre董事会主席尼古拉斯·英博登(Nicolas Imboden)分别致开幕词。张宇燕所长在致辞中引用孔子的名言：“己欲立而立人，己欲达而达人”，希望G20乃至整个人类社会都以此作为追求的目标。在张宇燕所长的主持下，WTO总干事罗伯托·阿泽维多（Roberto Azevêdo）和中国常驻WTO代表、特命全权大使俞建华分别发表主旨演讲。

　　阿泽维多先生在演讲时阐述了WTO最近几年取得的进展、多边体制和区域协定的关系、WTO遇到的困难、二十国集团（G20）尤其是中国任G20主席国期间为推进多边体制所作的贡献、对智库的期待等。俞建华先生在主旨演讲中阐述了中国在G20中为贸易与投资议题所做的努力以及具体内容，并表达了对T20的期待。

　　此次贸易与投资会议按照主办方设置的四个议题进行讨论，分别是：1、强化多边贸易体制：新进展和未来行动，2、 思考多边体制和区域发展：相容性和透明性，3、激活全球贸易增长：趋势和措施，4、贸易与投资政策协调和全球投资合作：进展和机制。来自世界各地知名智库和高校的21位发言嘉宾就以上议题发表精彩演讲。

　　世界经济与政治研究所所长助理宋泓在议题三中发表演讲，世经政所国际贸易研究室主任东艳主持了议题四的讨论。国际贸易室李春顶、倪月菊、马涛、苏庆义和国际投资室韩冰参与了会议讨论并参与会议组织工作。上海国际问题研究院陈友骏和人大重阳相均泳也参会讨论。

　　此次会议提高了T20系列活动的国际影响力。一般而言，WTO很少举办以学者为主要参与者的高规格学术性会议。作为中国智库的代表，世界经济与政治研究所走出去办会，在整个会议组织过程中，主导议题设计，还邀请到WTO总干事和中国常驻WTO代表、特命全权大使出席会议并发表主旨演讲。这充分体现了此次会议的高规格，受到与会者的高度评价。参与嘉宾均来自世界知名智库和高校，如美国彼得森国际经济研究所、德国基尔世界经济研究所、国际货币基金组织（IMF）、联合国贸发会（UNCTAD）、泛美银行（IDB）等。除中国学者外，参会嘉宾还包括来自土耳其、韩国、瑞士、意大利等国的学者。在会议进行期间，部分驻WTO大使也参与会议，并积极参与讨论。WTO官网还报道了此次会议的情况。

 

2016 Think 20 Trade and Investment Conference

Global Trade and Investment Cooperation

------ Openness, Inclusiveness and Growth

Agenda

Date: June 8, 2016;

Venue: S3 Conference Room of WTO

Geneva, Switzerland

Organizers:

- Institute of World Economics and Politics (IWEP),

Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS);

- Shanghai Institute for International Studies (SIIS);

- Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies,

Renmin University of China (RDCY);

- In association with the WTO as part of its Trade Dialogue Series

Geneva Local Organizers:

- International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD);

- International Trade, Development and Economic Governance Advisory Services Centre (IDEAS Centre)

08:30-9:00 Registration

9:00-9:45 Opening and Keynote Speeches

Welcome Speech: (5 Minutes Each)

· Yuyan ZHANG, General Director of IWEP, CASS

· Ricardo MELéNDEZ-ORTIZ, Chief Executive ICTSD

· Nicolas IMBODEN, Chairman of Board IDEAS Centre

Keynote Speech: (15 Minutes Each)

· Roberto AZEVEDO, Director-General of the WTO (tbc)

· Jianhua YU, Permanent Representative and Ambassador of China to the WTO (tbc)

Moderator: Yuyan ZHANG, General Director of IWEP, CASS

9:45- 11:15   Session 1: Consolidating the MTS: Recent Development and Next Step

How to build upon the WTO`s Bali and Nairobi achievements and inject new momentum into multilateral negotiations? How to move forward on existing DDA issues and open the door for other issues such as investment, e-commerce and SMEs to be considered as well? Could different negotiating approaches help to revitalize the WTO`s negotiating function? What lessons can be learned from the WTO`s successful Trade Facilitation Agreement or expanded Information Technology Agreement? How best to take into consideration the interests and concerns of developing countries, LDCs in particular, to ensure ownership and inclusiveness and contribute to the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals? Are there ways to make the multilateral trading system more relevant to the concerns of the private sector? What role can the G20 play in this regard?

· Panel discussion (5 panellists, 10 minutes each, plus interaction of 10 minutes)

· Dennis J. SNOWER, President of the Kiel Institute for the World Economy of Germany

· Bozkurt ARAN, Director of TEPAV Centre for Multilateral Trade Studies

· Ronald SABORIO SOTO, Partner IDEAS Centre

· Jean-Pierre LEHMAN, Director Evian Group

· Stuart HARBINSON, Independent Senior Trade Policy Advisor

· Moderator (10 minutes): Ricardo MELéNDEZ-ORTIZ, Chief Executive ICTSD

· Q & A: 20 minutes

11:15-11:30   Coffee Break

11:30- 13:00   Session 2: Reflecting upon Multilateralism and Regionalism: Coherence and Transparency

How to ensure that the proliferation of regional trade agreements (RTAs) - and now mega-regional agreements - strengthens the multilateral trading system? Can RTA`s role in incubating and advancing negotiating issues - such as regulatory coordination - be better harnessed by the MTS? How to ensure coherence among RTAs, and can the WTO`s transparency mechanism help in this process? As main participants in these agreements, how can the G20 help to ensure coherence between regionalism and multilateralism?

· Panel discussion (5 panellists, 10 minutes each, plus interaction of 10 minutes)

· Antoni ESTEVADEORDAL, Manager of Integration and Trade, Inter-America Development Bank

· Sait AKMAN, Director of TEPAV G20 Studies Centre

· Sean MINER, China Program Manager and Research Associate, PIIE

· Ulrich SCHOOF, Senior Project Manager, Program Nachhaltig Wirtschaften, Bertelsmann Stiftung

· Clara BRANDI, Senior Researcher, German Development Institute

· Moderator (10 minutes): Xiankun LU, Professor, Partner IDEAS Centre Geneva

· Q & A: 20 minutes

13:00-14:00   Lunch

14:00- 16:00   Session 3: Re-energizing Global Trade Growth: Trends and Measures

How to improve global trade governance to boost global trade growth? Where are the new trade liberalization frontiers? How to keep protectionism at bay and roll-back the accumulation of protectionist measures? How to promote the development of cross-border e-commerce, including through creating an enabling environment and enhanced engagement of business sectors so as to boost trade? How to promote the development of Global Value Chains to boost Trade? How to promote the developing countries and small and middle sized enterprises (SMEs) to involve in GVCs? Is there more that the G20 can do to restore trade and economic growth?

· Panel discussion (6 panellists, 10 minutes each, plus interaction of 20 minutes)

· Hector ROGELIO TORRES, Executive Director of IMF

· Hong SONG, Assistant General Director of IWEP CASS

· Venkatachalam ANBUMOZHI, Head of Environment and Energy Intelligence Unit, Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia

· Simon Evenett, Professor of the University of St. Gallen

· Anoop SINGH, Distinguished Fellow, Geoeconomic Studies at Gateway House

· Alessia AMIGHINI, Senior Associate Researcher of Italian Institute for International Political Studies, Italy

· Moderator (10 minutes): Andrew CROSBY, Managing Director for Operation, ICTSD

· Q & A: 30 minutes

16:00- 16:15   Coffee Break

16:15-17:45  Session 4: Harnessing Trade and Investment Policy Coherence and Global Investment Cooperation: Developments and Mechanism

How to foster further global investment cooperation? How to ensure that international trade and investment policy regimes are coherent and support economic growth and development? What can the G20 do to help encourage trade and investment cooperation? Should the G20 institutionalize a mechanism for dialogue on these questions, such as through regular trade ministers’ meeting and the trade & investment working group?

· Panel discussion (5 panellists, 10 minutes each, plus interaction of 10 minutes)

· James ZHAN, Director of Investment and Enterprise, UNCTAD

· Alex BERGER, German Development Institute, T20 Institute

· Joost PAUWELYN, Professor and Co-director of the Centre for Trade and Economic Integration

· Dennis GORLICH, Managing Director of the Global Economy, Kiel Institute for the World Economy

· Joe ZHANG, Research Fellow of International Institute on Sustainable Development (IISD)

· Moderator (10 minutes): Yan DONG, Director of International Trade Department of IWEP CASS

· Q & A: 20 minutes

17:45- 18:00   Closing Remarks (5 Minutes Each)

· Nicolas IMBODEN, Chairman of Board IDEAS Centre

· Ricardo MELéNDEZ-ORTIZ, Chief Executive ICTSD

· Yuyan ZHANG, General Director of IWEP, CASS

19:00- 20:00   Dinner