Speakers
2021 Speakers
- Prof. Simon Evenett, Professor of International Trade and Economic Development and MBA Director at the University of St. Gallen
- Prof. Dr. Bruno Mascello, Professor of Business Law & Legal Management, and Director at the Executive School of Management, Technology and Law at the University of St. Gallen
- Dr. Theresa Carpenter, Executive Director of the Centre for Trade and Economic Integration at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies
- Ms. Anoush der Boghossian, Economic Affairs Officer in Trade and Development Division of the WTO
- Ms. Simonetta Zarrilli, Chief of the Trade, Gender and Development Programme of the UNCTAD
- Mr. Damien Bruckard, Deputy Director, Trade and Investment, ICC
- Dr. Antony Taubman, Director of the Intellectual Property Division of the WTO
2020 Speakers
- Due to Covid-19 the Model WTO 2020 did not take place.
2019 Speakers
- Dr. Max Schweizer, Former Deputy Permanent Representative of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs at the Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the WTO, EFTA and UNCTAD
- Ms. Anoush der Boghossian, Economic Affairs Officer, Gender Focal Point, Development Division, Aid for Trade Unit, WTO
- Dr. Theresa Carpenter, Executive Director Centre for Trade and Economic Integration IHEID
- Ms. Cheryl Spencer, Permanent representative to UN, Geneva and its specialized agencies
- Mr. Thomas Pletscher, Secretary General of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Switzerland
- Mr. Dennis Shea, Deputy United States Trade Representative and Chief of Mission to the WTO
- Mr. Stefan Legge, postdoctoral researcher and lecturer in economics at the SIAW Institute of the University of St.Gallen and Global Future Council Fellow in the WEF
- Mr. Bernard Kuiten, Head of External Relations WTO
- Mr. Stephen de Boer, Canada’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the WTO in Geneva
- Mr. Peter van den Bossche, Member of the Appellate Body of the WTO and Professor of International Economic Law at Maastricht University
- Prof. Dr. Gabrielle Marceau, Senior Counsellor in the Legal Affairs Division of the WTO
2018 Speakers
- Ambassador Hector Marcelo Cima of Argentina, Permanent Representative of Argentina to the World Trade Organization and the United Nations Office in Geneva
- Mr. Pierre Sauvé, Senior Trade Specialist at the World Bank Group
- Dr. Theresa Carpenter, Executive Director Centre for Trade and Economic Integration IHEID
- Mr. Felipe Hees, Counselor at the Mission of Brazil to the World Trade Organization in Geneva
- Mr. Thomas Pletscher, Secretary General of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Switzerland
- Professor Simon J. Evenett, Professor of International Trade and Economic Development at the University of St. Gallen
- Mr. Hamid Mamdouh, Former Director of the Trade in Services and Investment Division of the WTO
- Mr. Bernard Kuiten, Head of External Relations WTO
2017 Speakers
- Mr. Thomas Pletscher, Secretary General of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Switzerland
- Ms. Mina Mashayeki, Head of the Trade Negotiations and Commercial Diplomacy at UNCTAD
- Ms. Marion Jansen, Chief Economist at the International Trade Center (ITC)
- Dr. Theresa Carpenter, Executive Director of the Graduate Institute’s Centre for Trade and Economic Integration
- Mr. Bernard Kuiten, Head of External Relations at the WTO and former First Secretary at the WTO Unit of the Dutch Permanent Representation in Geneva
- Mr. Simon J. Evenett, Professor of International Trade and Economic Development at the University of St. Gallen
- Mr. Remigi Winzap, Chief Negotiator Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA) at Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs
- Mr. Paolo Garzotti, Deputy Permanent representative of the European Union Mission to the WTO
- Ambassador Alfredo Suescum, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Panama to the WTO
2016 Speakers
- Mr. Yi Xiaozhun, Deputy Director General of the WTO
- Mr. Nicholas Niggli, Head of the Economic, Finance, Science and Innovation Section at the Embassy of Switzerland in the UK
- Mr. Luzius Wasescha, Former permanent representative of Switzerland at the WTO
- Mr. Bernard Kuiten, Head of External Relations at the WTO since 2009
- Judge Marc Steiner, Judge at the Swiss Federal Administrative Court, specialist in Government Procurement
- Mr. John Newham, Chairman for the Government Procurement Agreement
- Mr. Robert Anderson, Team leader for Government Procurement and Competition Policy in the WTO Secretariat
2015 Speakers
- Ambassador Fernando de Mateo y Venturini, Chairman of the WTO General Council and Permanent Representative of Mexico to the WTO
- Ambassador Guillermo Valles Galmés, Director of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
- Victor do Prado, Director of the Council and Trade Negotiations Committee Division in the WTO
- Dr. Sherry M. Stephenson, Senior Fellow at the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD)
- Dr. Simon Evenett, Professor of Int. Trade & Director of the MBA at St. Gallen University, Coordinator of Global Trade Alert
- Dr. Theresa Carpenter, Executive Director of the Graduate Institute’s Centre for Trade and Economic Integration
- Dr. Carlos A. Primo Braga, Director of the Evian Group and Former Worldbank Director for Economic Policy and Debt
2014 Speakers
- Mr. Luzius Wasescha, Former permanent representative of Switzerland at the WTO
- Alejandro Jara, Former Deputy Director-General of the WTO
- Andreas Maurer, Chief of the International Trade Statistics Section at the World Trade Organisation
- Victor do Prado, Director of the Council and Trade Negotiations Committee Division in the WTO
- Dr. Simon Evenett, Professor of Int. Trade & Director of the MBA at St. Gallen University, Coordinator of Global Trade Alert
- Dr. Theresa Carpenter, Executive Director of the Graduate Institute’s Centre for Trade and Economic Integration
- Dr. Carlos A. Primo Braga, Director of the Evian Group and Former Worldbank Director for Economic Policy and Debt
2013 Speakers
- Dr. Doaa Abdel Motaal, Former Deputy Chief of Staff at the WTO and Advisor to the WTO DG Pascal Lamy
- Dr. Thomas Cottier, Director of the World Trade Institute in Bern
- Hubert Escaith, Chief Statistician at the WTO
- Dr. Jean-Pierre Lehmann, Professor of Int. Political Economy at IMD and Senior Fellow at the Fung Global Institute (FGI)
- Dr. Patrick Low, Former Chief Economist at the WTO
- Wolf Meier-Ewert, Counsellor at World Trade Organization, Intellectual Property Division
- William New, Counsellor at World Trade Organization, Intellectual Property Division
- Mr. Luzius Wasescha, Former permanent representative of Switzerland at the WTO
- Dr. Carlos A. Primo Braga, Director of the Evian Group and Former Worldbank Director for Economic Policy and Debt
2012 Speakers
- Said El Hachimi, Counselor at the World Trade Organisation
- Dr. Joost Pauwelyn, Professor of International Law at the Graduate Institute IHEID
- Dr. Doaa Abdel Motaal, Former Deputy Chief of Staff at the WTO and Advisor to the WTO DG Pascal Lam
2011 Speakers
- Vesile Kulaçoğlu, Director of the Trade and Environment Division of the World Trade Organization
- Said El Hachimi, Counselor at the World Trade Organisation
- Dr. Thomas Cottier, Director of the World Trade Institute in Bern
- Dr. Simon Evenett, Professor of Int. Trade and Director of the MBA at St. Gallen University, Coordinator of Global Trade Alert
- Dr. Theresa Carpenter, Executive Director of the Graduate Institute’s Centre for Trade and Economic Integration