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"EU-Canada Free Trade Agreement: What's in it for the Green Economy?"
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Brief Abstract
The seminar is the closure event of an 18-month project, co-funded by the European Commission, aimed to raise awareness
about opportunities arising from the EU-Canada economic and trade agreement. After an institutional perspective, provided
by the main negotiators of the agreement and focused on the sustainable development chapter, some practical aspects of
the EU-Canada partnership will be presented, with particular attention to sustainable energy and green economy.
Draft Agenda
09.30-10.00 Participants’ arrival and registration
10.00-10.30 Opening of the event
- Silvana Koch-Mehrin - Member of the Committee on International Trade - European Parliament
- Fabio Morvilli - Chairman of the Belgian-Italian Chamber of Commerce
- Celso Boscariol - Chairman of the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Canada West
10.30-11.15 Institutional perspectives on the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between EU and Canada (CETA)
- David Plunkett - Ambassador of Canada to the European Union
- Philippe Dupuis - Deputy Negotiator CETA, European Commission
- Ramesh Chaitoo - Trade and Development Expert, University of Ghent
11.15-12.00 EU-Canada Partnership
- The Enhanced EU-Canada Economic Partnership: Challenges and Opportunities for SMEs, focusing on business opportunities arising from the Green Economy (Elisabeth Iachelli – Secretary General of the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Canada-West)
- Nuša Urbančič - Transport & Environment
- Franco Traverso - President & CEO Silfab Spa (to be confirmed)
12.00-12.30 Questions & Answers
12.30-13.30 Networking cocktail
Registration
Participation is free of charge. To attend, please register before the 21/06/2013 sending an email to
denisa.kuchtikova@ep.europa.eu with the following information: name, surname, company/organisation, address, date of
birth, passport/identity card number.
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