Programme

[Please note, this timetable is provisional and may be subject to change.]

Times shown are in Barbados time (GMT-4)

09:00 - 10:00		Opening Ceremony Room: Frangipani [LIVE STREAM]
09:00 - 18:00		Workshop on services and data Room: Marigold Annex
10:30 - 12:50		High-level session: Setting the scene – Global supply chain challenges and solutions Room: Frangipani [LIVE STREAM]
14:30 - 16:00		High-level SIDS Ministerial Dialogue: Key challenges and opportunities Room: Frangipani [LIVE STREAM]
16:00 - 17:45		High-level session: Building and financing resilient and sustainable global supply chains and the role of the private sector Room: Frangipani [LIVE STREAM]

09:00 - 11:00		Towards adaptable Single Windows for International Trade - A SIDS perspective Room: Bougainvillea
09:00 - 12:00		Workshop on services and data (continued) Room: Marigold Annex
09:00 - 10:00		Empowering Small Island States in the Caribbean: Leveraging Pooled Procurement and Innovative Technologies for Supply Chain Resilience Room: Poinsettia
09:00 - 10:00		Third Global Forum for National Trade Facilitation Committees (Opening Session) Room: Marigold [LIVE STREAM]
09:00 - 10:00		Supply chains, the geography of trade and maritime logistics Room: Frangipani
10:00 - 11:00		NTFC Session 2: Successful National Trade Facilitation Committees - Best practices, challenges and opportunities Room: Marigold [LIVE STREAM]
10:00 - 11:00		Food insecurity in small economies - Focus on trade policy and facilitation Room: Poinsettia
10:00 - 11:00		Climate change mitigation and energy transition Room: Frangipani
11:30 - 12:30		Towards sustainable, intelligent, and connected Single Windows Room: Bougainvillea
11:30 - 12:30		ONE Caribbean: A strategy for approaching food insecurity - focus on sustainable freight logistics and trade Room: Poinsettia
11:30 - 12:30		NTFC Session 3: Supply chain disruptions - the role and response of National Trade Facilitation Committees Room: Marigold [LIVE STREAM]
11:30 - 12:30		Climate change mitigation and energy transition (continued) Room: Frangipani
14:00 - 15:00		NTFC session 4: Humanitarian relief - The role and preparedness of NTFCs Room: Marigold
14:00 - 15:00		What would the world be like without shipping? Room: Bougainvillea
14:00 - 15:00		Leading the way to sustainable ports through energy transition Room: Frangipani [LIVE STREAM]
14:00 - 15:00		Building resilient supply chain modalities - A business perspective Room: Poinsettia
15:00 - 16:00		NTFC session 5: Role of the National Trade Facilitation Committees in pioneering digital and sustainable trade facilitation Room: Marigold
15:00 - 16:00		Achieving sustainable and resilient transport and logistics in Small Island Developing States Room: Frangipani [LIVE STREAM]
15:00 - 16:00		Trade in services for economic diversification: Opportunities and challenges for the Caribbean Community region Room: Bougainvillea
15:00 - 17:00		The Port Endeavor Game Room: Marigold Annex
15:00 - 16:00		Energy transition of fishing fleets: Opportunities and challenges for developing countries Room: Poinsettia
16:30 - 17:30		NTFC Session 6: The role of customs in National Trade Facilitation Committees and the link to customs consultative committees Room: Marigold
16:30 - 17:30		First China Council for the Promotion of International Trade Supply Chain promotion report release Room: Bougainvillea
16:30 - 17:30		Greening the health supply chain: How to build a more sustainable, resilient and cost-efficient logistics? Room: Poinsettia
16:30 - 17:30		How can ports catalyze clean energy investments? Room: Frangipani [LIVE STREAM]

08:00 - 10:00		Working Breakfast ACS and CAF Room: Marigold Annex
09:00 - 10:00		NTFC Session 7: Border agency cooperation and regional trade facilitation - Contribution of the National Trade Facilitation Committees Room: Marigold
09:00 - 10:00		Climate change adaptation, resilience-building and disaster risk reduction for ports (Part 1) Room: Frangipani [LIVE STREAM]
09:00 - 11:00		Regional connectivity and services: Including maritime and air Room: Bougainvillea
09:00 - 11:00		Efficient and competitive port management Room: Poinsettia
10:00 - 11:00		Climate change adaptation, resilience-building and disaster risk reduction for ports (Part 2) Room: Frangipani [LIVE STREAM]
10:00 - 12:00		Meeting for African Small Island Developing States: Ports and the energy transition Room: Marigold Annex
10:00 - 11:00		NTFC Session 8: Fostering private sector engagement in National Trade Facilitation Committees Room: Marigold
11:00 - 12:00		Technical visit to the Port of Bridgetown Room: The port
11:30 - 12:30		NTFC Session 9: Role of the National Trade Facilitation Committees in mobilizing resources Room: Marigold
11:30 - 12:30		Climate change adaptation, resilience-building and disaster risk reduction for ports (Part 3) Room: Frangipani [LIVE STREAM]
11:30 - 12:30		The role of young people in supply chains Room: Bougainvillea
11:30 - 12:30		Promoting responsible business conduct for decent work in supply chains: A focus on the transport sector Room: Poinsettia
12:30 - 14:00		Accelerate Trade Facilitation Programme – Partners lunch Room: Marigold Annex
14:00 - 15:00		NTFC Session 10: Inclusivity in trade facilitation -The role of National Trade Facilitation Committees Room: Marigold [LIVE STREAM]
14:00 - 16:00		Workshop on getting to zero: Policy action to enable just and equitable transition and unlock global opportunities Room: Marigold Annex
14:00 - 15:00		Strengthening service quality and connectivity in maritime transport to foster global trade and development Room: Frangipani
14:00 - 15:00	Regional connectivity and services: Including maritime and air (continued) Room: Bougainvillea room
14:00 - 15:00		Advancing Economic Resilience for Caribbean Developing States—Innovating the Port Community System Room: Bougainvillea
15:00 - 16:00		Port Infrastructure Sufficiency Index Room: Frangipani
15:00 - 16:00		Implementing emerging technologies in global supply chains Room: Poinsettia
15:00 - 16:00		Pathways to improving intra-regional air transport connectivity in the Caribbean - industry perspective Room: Bougainvillea
15:00 - 16:00		NTFC Session 11: National Trade Facilitation Committees' involvement in pioneering climate-smart trade facilitation Room: Marigold [LIVE STREAM]
16:30 - 17:30		Third NTFC Global Forum (Closing Session) Room: Marigold [LIVE STREAM]
16:30 - 17:30		Supply Chain Innovation Challenge: What next for supply chains? Room: Poinsettia
16:30 - 17:30		Preparing disaster response supply chains in Small Island Developing States: The role of data-driven supply chains Room: Poinsettia
16:30 - 17:30		Decent work: Challenges and opportunities related to the Maritime Labour Convention of 2006 Room: Bougainvillea
16:30 - 17:30		Zero emissions shipping: Global policies and economic opportunities Room: Frangipani

09:00 - 10:30		Workshop on transforming compromise into action: 6th month review of the action plan for the NTFC Chair and Secretariat Room: Marigold Annex
09:00 - 10:30		Charting a new path: Gender Equality in Supply Chains - Challenges and Opportunities Room: Frangipani [LIVE STREAM]
11:00 - 13:00		Presentation of outcomes to the Plenary and Closing Ceremony Room: Frangipani [LIVE STREAM]

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Award ceremony - Global Supply Chain Forum Innovation Challenge

19 Apr 2024

11th Trade Policy Dialogue: Resilient and sustainable supply chains

09 Feb 2024

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05 Feb 2024

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