BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6aaa8aeccd8bd DTSTART:20240205T140000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20240205T150000Z LOCATION:Online\, SUMMARY:Interactive briefing with SIDS delegations on the Global Supply Cha in Forum CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Interactive briefing with SIDS delegations on the Global Supply Chain Forum\, in view of recent developments in international transport a nd trade facilitation\, and in preparation for the SIDS4 Conference\n\nThe briefing will address the challenges faced by SIDS in the wake of the unp recedented global supply chain challenges of 2021-2022 and the more freque nt supply chain disruptions.\n\nThe briefing will allow experts from UNCTA D and representatives from SIDS to discuss wide-ranging thematic areas spa nning transport and logistics\, maritime decarbonization\, digitalization\ , trade facilitation\, and finance.\n\nThe insights generated will inform deliberations at the first Global Supply Chain Forum scheduled to take pla ce from 21 to 24 May 2024 in Bridgetown\, Barbados.\n\nExchanges at the br iefing will also help promote synergies and cooperative efforts between th e UNCTAD Global Supply Chain Forum and the upcoming Fourth International C onference on Small Island Developing States\, which will be held in May 20 24 in Antigua and Barbuda.\n\nModerator: Mr. Juan José Martínez Badillo \, Chief\, New York Office\, UNCTAD\n\nSpeakers:\n\n\nMs. Shamika Sirimann e\, Director\, Division on Technology and Logistics\, UNCTAD\nH.E. Matthew Wilson\, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Barbados to the Unite d Nations Office at Geneva\nH.E. José R. Sánchez-Fung\, Ambassador and P ermanent Representative of the Dominican Republic to the WTO and UNCTAD\nM r. Jan Hoffmann\, Head\, Trade Logistics Branch\, Division on Technology a nd Logistics\, UNCTAD\nMs. Lotta Tähtinen\, Chief of Outreach and Partner ships\, Division for SDGs at UN-DES\, on the status of the preparatory pro cess for the 4th International Conference on SIDS\n\nhttps://unctad.org/co nference/global-supply-chain-forum-2024"\; target="\;_blank\n\nVie w meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/interactive-briefing-s ids-delegations-global-supply-chain-forum DTSTAMP:20260916T122620Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR