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LOCATION:Bridgetown\, Barbados
SUMMARY:NTFC Session 8: Fostering private sector engagement in National Tra
 de Facilitation Committees
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:National trade facilitation committees showed promise of buildi
 ng true public-private collaboration in achieving a vision of the border a
 s a shared responsibility. Private sector participation in NTFCs committee
 s\, however\, remains low.This panel will explore opportunities and tools 
 for enhancing private sector participation in NTFCs\, how such participati
 on can help governments tackle issues like supply chain resilience and bor
 der compliance\, and ways in which governments and private sector can buil
 d effective collaboration in trade facilitation.ProgrammeModerator:José R
 aúl Perales\, Deputy Director\, Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation (G
 ATF)Speakers:Wendy Aydeé Torrejón Gómez\, Supervisor of International R
 elations\, Bolivia National Customs Office Edna Ramírez Robles\, Founder
  and CEO\, GoBizGlobalMichelle Belgrave\, Customs and Trade Compliance Dir
 ector for the Caribbean\, DHL Express Nirad Tewarie\, CEO\, American Cham
 ber of Commerce of Trinidad and Tobago (AMCHAM T&amp\;T)Fabiola Gamboa Ava
 los\, Trade Facilitation Advisor\, Ministry of Foreign Trade (COMEX)\, Cos
 ta Rica&lt\;p&gt\;National trade facilitation committees showed promise of
  building true public-private collaboration in achieving a vision of the b
 order as a shared responsibility. Private sector participation in NTFCs co
 mmittees\, however\, remains low.&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;This panel will ex
 plore opportunities and tools for enhancing private sector participation i
 n NTFCs\, how such participation can help governments tackle issues like s
 upply chain resilience and border compliance\, and ways in which governmen
 ts and private sector can build effective collaboration in trade facilitat
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