ICS Event
The Role of Maritime Trade in the Post COVID Recovery – Europe Focus
Date: Tuesday 15 February 2022
Time: 10:00 GMT, 11:00 CET
This edition of ICS Leadership Insights, held in conjunction with European Community Shipowners’ Association (ECSA) provides insights on multilateral trade policy in the post-pandemic world within the context of the European Union.
One year on from the publication of the European Commission’s Trade Policy Review, calling for an Open, Sustainable and Assertive Trade Policy, our speakers will examine the importance of maritime transport services to European economies at the regional, national, civil society/business advocacy and shipping industry levels.
Key Themes
- Insights on multilateral trade policy in the post-pandemic world within the context of the European Union.
- The importance of maritime transport services to European economies.
- Expectations for outcomes of WTO MC12
Speakers
Brigit Gijsbers
Director-General, Aviation and Maritime Affairs, Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management
Pascal Kerneis
Managing Director, European Services Forum (ESF)
Bernd Lange
MEP, Chairman, Committee on International Trade (INTA)
Philippos Philis
President, European Community Shipowners' Association (ECSA)