GATS and Financial Services Seminar

Monday 21 May 2007 13:30 to 18:30

Location

Council Chamber, British Institute of International and Comparative Law, Council Chamber, Charles Clore House, 17 Russell Square, WC1B 5JP


Participants

Organising Committee:

  • Dr Kern Alexander, University of Cambridge
  • Professor Mads Andenas, Leicester University
  • Dr Federico Ortino, British Institute of International Comparative Law

Chairs:

  • Professor Mads Andenas, Leicester University
  • Dr Kern Alexander, The Judge Business School, University of Cambridge
  • Dr. Federico Ortino, British Institute of International and Comparative Law

Speakers:

  • Juan Marchetti, Trade in Services Division, WTO, Geneva
  • Richard O' Toole, Goldman Sachs International, London
  • David Snyder, American Insurance Association, Washington DC
  • Professor Mads Andenas, Leicester University
  • Alastair Evans, Lloyd's Worldwide Markets, London
  • Elisabeth Tuerk, UNCTAD, Geneva
  • John Cooke, Financial Leaders Working Group, Insurance Evaluation Team, London
  • Mina Mashayekhi UNCTAD, Geneva

Topics:

  1. Cross-border Trade in Banking, Investment Services and Insurance
    Financial Services Liberalization in the GATS and Competitiveness

  2. Domestic Regulation
    Transparency, Proportionality, Harmonisation and Regulatory Capacity

  3. Regionalisation, Doha Negotiations and the Way Forward
    PTAs, Institutions, Sustainability and Convergence with GATS Norms

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