ICS Event
The role of trade in the post-COVID recovery
The role of trade in the post-pandemic recovery and the imapct of tariff and non-tariff restrictions on countries’ economies
About the 2021 ICS Leadership Insights Series
Key Questions
- What the new ICS maritime trade study can tell us about the importance of shipping in the post-COVID recovery
- The impact of the removal of tariff and non-tariff restrictions
- The vital role of domestic reforms and multilateral negotiations in reducing trade restrictions
- How countries benefit from a reduction in protectionism
Speakers
Esben Poulsson
Immediate Past Chair, International Chamber of Shipping, Chair, Shaping the Future of Shipping Taskforce, Singapore
H.E Tan Hung Seng
Permanent representative to WTO & WIPO
Ian Goldin
Professor of Globalisation and Development, University of Oxford; Founding Director, Oxford Martin School
Shamika Sirimanne
Director, Division on Technology and Logistics, UNCTAD
Ralf Nagel
Chief Executive Officer, German Shipowners Association
