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SUMMARY:Session 1: Trade Tech - Seizing the future
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:This session will address the topic of: Trade Tech - Seizing t
 he future: Harnessing the power of technology to streamline trade.\n\nPres
 enters will address three questions on how to accelerate progress in tackl
 ing trade facilitation challenges:\n\n\nApplication: What emerging technol
 ogies are available and how can we best use them?.\nChallenges: What are t
 he main obstacles to adoption?\nEndorsement: How can we accelerate technol
 ogical integration?\n \n\n\nPresenters:\n\n\nMr. Razik Fazle (Swisscontac
 t)\nMr. Timon Brussaard (TNO)\nMrs. Hanane Becha (UN-CEFACT)\nMr. Charles 
 Murito (Google)\nMr. Kailash Chauhan (India Ministry of Commerce)\nMr. Jam
 es Rilett (Open Mineral)\nMr. Edouard Descotis (GIZ)\nEng. Khalid Hasan Al
 i AlMarzooqi (Abu Dhabi Customs)\n\n\nFacilitator: Ines Knäpper (GAFT)\nD
 iscussion leader: Edouard Descotis (GIZ)\n\n \n\nPitch session\n\nThis el
 evator pitch session will address the topic of: Trade Tech - Seizing the f
 uture: Harnessing the power of technology to streamline trade.\n\nInnovato
 rs will be given five minutes to pitch their ideas on how to accelerate pr
 ogress in tackling trade facilitation challenges.\n\nInnovators:\n\n\nAyme
 ric Le Page (DocLoop)  Watch video\nJames Rilett (Open Mineral)  Watch v
 ideo\n\n\n \n\nParticipation and Registration\n\nThe session will be stre
 amed online via DHL and is open to international trade professionals and e
 nthusiasts from around the world.\n\nRegistration is mandatory and a link 
 to access the on-line platform will be sent to all registered participants
  before the session begins.\nhttps://youtu.be/KKemkhpizyg?si=9d_WFqzUyu0X9
 TjE&quot\; target=&quot\;_blank\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unc
 tad.org/meeting/session-1-trade-tech-seizing-future
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