Columbia University was pleased to host the World Trade Organization Tenth Anniversary Conference in the City of New York on April 5-7, 2006. This academic conference brought together scholars, heads of state and other thought leaders to explore dispute resolution and other key international trade issues. "Columbia WTO at 10" was part of a yearlong series of events designed to consider the past, present and future of the WTO at this important milestone.
The conference opened with a dinner on April 5, featuring a keynote discussion "The Uruguay Round and the WTO: What Have We Achieved?" The full conference took place April 6-7 and featured many distinguished speakers, including:
- Trade and Finance Ministers from Brazil, the European Community, Indonesia, Nigeria, South Korea and the United States
- A former Director-General of the WTO and the current Deputy Director-General of the WTO
- Senior business leaders, politicians
President's Message
Lee C. Bollinger
It was my pleasure to welcome you to the Columbia University/World Trade Organization Tenth Anniversary Conference in the City of New York as part of the 2005-2006 World Leaders Forum at Columbia University.
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Organizer's Message
Merit E. Janow
As a member of the Columbia faculty and also the Member of the WTO Appellate Body from North America, I am very pleased that Columbia University hosted this Conference. The WTO was established ten years ago following the Uruguay Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations. The areas of economic activity now covered by international trade rules are much broader than those... more
WTO Appellate Body Celebrates launch of 10th Anniversary in Geneva. From
left to right: John Lockhart, Yasuhei Taniguchi, Giorgio Sacerdoti, Luiz
Baptista, Georges Abi-Saab, Merit E. Janow, A.V. Ganesan.
- and policymakers, including former presidents of Mexico and Ireland, a former US Treasury Secretary, a former U.S. Trade Representative, and a current Deputy US Trade Representative
- Leading academics, legal experts and journalists
- Current and past Members of the WTO Appellate Body.