Speeches & Testimony
- 2009 -
October 2009
- Eighth Forum on the WTO and Shenzhen
Shenzhen, China – 19 October 2009
The Institute’s Executive Director, Andrew Stoler, delivered a speech
on the topic “Trade Protectionism and the WTO: A New Challenge under
the Global Financial Crisis” to participants at the Eight Forum on the
WTO and Shenzhen. A copy of the speech is available here.
September 2009
- Conference on Regional Integration in Asia and Europe
Sussex, United Kingdom – 14-15 September 2009
Executive Director Stoler addressed the Sussex conference on regional integration
in Asia and Europe on the topic of TBT and SPS provisions in regional trading
agreements (RTAs). The two-day conference, held at the University of Sussex,
was co-sponsored by the Centre for the Analysis of Regional Integration at
Sussex (CARIS) and the International Trade Department of the World Bank. Mr.
Stoler’s comments, available here,
are drawn from a larger study expected to be published by the World Bank as
part of a handbook for developing countries on RTA negotiations.
August 2009
- Fulbright Symposium on the Australia-US FTA
Canberra, Australia – 24-25 August 2009
Andrew Stoler, the Institute’s Executive Director, addressed the symposium
in plenary session with a speech on the economic impact of the AUSFTA. The
2009 Fulbright Symposium on the US-Australia Free Trade Agreement: the last
five years, the next five years, brought together over 100 trade experts,
negotiators and academics from the United States and Australia for a discussion
of the full range of issues surrounding the Agreement’s operation and
implementation. Mr. Stoler’s speech
and slideshow can be found here.
- Symposium on WTO Litigation: Issues and Reforms
Sydney, Australia – 14 August 2009
Executive Director Stoler was a principal speaker in this day-long symposium
organized by the Law School of the University of Sydney. The symposium brought
together WTO experts from Australia, Japan and New Zealand for an exchange
on many of the key issues that have shaped the negotiation and litigation
environment at the WTO over the past decade. Andrew Stoler addressed the evolution
of subsidies disciplines in the GATT and the WTO. The paper which formed the
basis for his remarks can be found here.
March 2009
- Governor's Leadership Foundation
Elizabeth, South Australia -31 March 2009
Executive Director Stoler participated in a program for participants in the
Governor's Leadership Foundation program on 31 March 2009 focusing on the
prospects for the South Australian Economy. Mr Stoler addressed the global
context in which the South Australian economy finds itself at a time of international
economic crisis. His speaking notes can be found here.
- Conference on Multilateralizing Regionalism
Canberra, Australia - 24 March 2009
The Executive Director addressed the international symposium on "Multilateralizing
Regionalism" organized by the University of Melbourne and ANU in Canberra
on 24 March 2009. In his comments,
he focussed on open regionalism in East Asia.
January 2009
- Farm Foundation Round Table
Maui, Hawaii - 8-10 January 2009
The Institute’s Executive Director was a featured speaker at the semi-annual
Round Table meeting of the American Farm Foundation held in Maui, Hawaii.
Mr. Stoler addressed the group on the question of the Future of the Global
Trading System. A copy of his remarks can be found here.
Some 150 agricultural industry, academics and farmers took part in the three
days of meetings.
- 2008 -
November 2008
- OECD Policy Dialogue on Aid for Trade
Paris, France - 3-4 November 2008
Jim Redden, Director of International Program for China and the Pacific presented
a paper on 'Perspectives on Trade, Growth and Poverty Reduction in the Asia-Pacific
Region at an OECD Policy Dialogue in Paris.
April 2008
- 2007 -
August 2007
- International Business Week
Adelaide, Australia - 9 August 2007
As part of the International Business Week presentations, Institute Executive Director Stoler made a speech on Exporting Legal Services.
April 2007
- APEC Trade Policy Dialogue
Adelaide, Australia - 22 April 2007
Andrew Stoler, Executive Director of the Institute, was a featured speaker at the SOM-II APEC Trade Policy Dialogue in Adelaide. In his comments, he discussed the legal, institutional and policy implications of a possible Free Trade Area of the Asia Pacific (FTAAP).
- Annual Conference of APEC Study Centres
Melbourne, Australia - 20 April 2007
At the annual conference of APEC Study Centres held in Melbourne, the Executive Director spoke of initiatives undertaken by China and its Asia-Pacific neighbours designed to facilitate adjustment to the rising influence of China in the Region.
- Joint Investment Experts Group/Group on Services APEC Workshop
Adelaide, Australia - 18 April 2007
Executive Director Stoler addressed the experts' workshop on the issue of the Implications of the MFN Rule in Agreements at the Bilateral and Regional Level.
- 2006 -
December 2006
- APEC Studies Centre Preliminary Conference for APEC 2007
Melbourne, Australia - 11-12 December 2006
Mr Stoler was a panel member in the conference session addressing ways in which APEC could contribute to improved trade liberalisation and presented a short paper on Raising Standards of Regional Liberalisation.
August 2006
June 2006
April 2006
- Columbia University Conference on the WTO at Ten
New York City – 6 April 2006
The Institute’s Executive Director was a member of a panel examining the experience with the WTO dispute settlement system to date and suggesting ways in which the system might be improved in the light of experience. Mr Stoler’s remarks focussed on how the panel and appellate review process might be improved.
March 2006
- SCCWTO Conference on Prospects for the Doha Round
Shanghai, China – 24 March 2006
At a major conference of entrepreneurs organized by the Shanghai WTO Consultation Centre, the Institute’s Executive Director, Andrew Stoler, spoke on prospects for the Doha Round in the aftermath of the Hong Kong Ministerial Conference.
February 2006
- 2006 Agricultural Outlook Forum - Prospering in Rural America
Arlington, Virginia, USA - 16 February 2006
The Institute's Executive Director addressed the annual Outlook Conference on the subject of the WTO's Doha Round and the U.S. Agriculture Agenda. More than 1600 participants registered for the annual Confernece in 2006 with approximately 350 persons in attendance at the session on Globalization and the World Trade Organization.
- 2005 -
December 2005
- ITC-Aitic Seminar for Developing Countries (Hong Kong WTO Ministerial)
Hong Kong - 11 December 2005
IIBE&L Executive Director Stoler addressed the ITC-Aitic “Business for Development” Seminar on the state of play in the Doha Round Trade Facilitation negotiations and the activities of the global Trade Facilitation Alliance. Click here for the presentation notes.
October 2005
September 2005
- New Zealand Institute for International Affairs
Wellington - 21 September 2005
On 21 September 2005, the Executive Director addressed the New Zealand Institute for International Affairs Seminar on The Economic and Social Impacts of Globalisation. His speech was entitled Globalisation Gains and Strains in 2005.
February 2005
- Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) Economic and Political Overview Conferences
Adelaide and Melbourne - 16 & 17 February 2005
Speaking at the CEDA Conferences, Executive Director Stoler addressed Priorities for Australian Trade Initiatives in 2005. In his remarks, Mr Stoler emphasized the importance of comprehensive services trade coverage in a China-Australia FTA.
- 2004 -
December 2004
- Shanghai WTO Affairs Consultation Centre
Shanghai - 1-2 December 2004
At a meeting of the Shanghai WTO Affairs Consultation Centre, IIBE&L Executive Director Andrew Stoler, who serves as a Senior Advisor to the Centre, delivered a speech on the current environment for international trade negotiations and China's role in those negotiations.
November 2004
- World Dairy Summit 2004
Melbourne - 24 November 2004
Executive Director Stoler delivered a presentation on the implications for the dairy industry of the outcomes of recent trade negotiations.
October 2004
- OECD-UNESCO Forum on Education Services
Sydney - 11 October 2004
The Institutes Executive Director, Mr Stoler, addressed the international conference on the subject of how to understand and schedule GATS commitments on trade in services.
September 2004
August 2004
July 2004
May 2004
- Senate Select Committee on the Free Trade Agreement with the United States.
Canberra - 5 May 2004
IIBE&L Executive Director participated in the Senate Select Committee's 5 May Roundtable discussion of the FTA with the United States.
April 2004
- Joint Standing Committee on Treaties
Adelaide - 22 April 2004
On 22 April 2004, the Executive Director appeared before the Australian Parliament's Joint Standing Committee on Treaties when it held a hearing in Adelaide. Earlier, the Executive Director made a written submission to the JSCOT on several aspects of the proposed FTA.
March 2004
February 2004
- Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) Economic and Political Overview Conferences
Adelaide and Melbourne - 9-10 February 2004
Speaking at CEDA Economic and Political Overview Conferences in Adelaide and Melbourne, IIBE&L Executive Director Stoler addressed the Emerging Outlook for International Trade covering Australian trade interests in the Asia-Pacific region, China, the United States (FTA) and the WTO's Doha Round.
January 2004
- The Pacific Telecommunications Conference
Hawaii - 11-14 January 2004
Associate Expert Reg Coutts gave a paper and presentation on "An Internet for Transactions – A User Perspective to Inform Future Business Models". He also participated in a panel discussion on 3G versus WLAN - The Wireless Access Debate.
- 2003 -
December 2003
- Shanghai WTO Affairs Consultation Centre
Shanghai - 1-2 December 2003
At the third meeting of the Shanghai WTO Affairs Consultation Centre, IIBE&L Executive Director Andrew Stoler, who serves as a Senior Advisor to the Centre, delivered a speech on the treatment of China as a Non-market Economy.
November 2003
October 2003
September 2003
June 2003
- IIBE&L / CEDA Adelaide Conference on Iraq, WTO and Australia's Free Trade Agreements
Adelaide - 5 June 2003
Australia's Trade Minister, the Honourable Mark Vaile, delivered a major speech on current Australian trade objectives at IIBE&L's inaugural Adelaide Conference. Other participants included AWB Managing Director, Andrew Lindberg; Minister for Trade and Regional Development, the Honourable Rory McEwen; U.S. Embassy's Economics Counsellor, Michael Delaney; Productivity Commisssion Chairman, Gary Banks; Screen Producers Association of Australia's Executive Director, Geoff Brown; The Australian National University Professor of Economics, Ross Garnaut; National Tertiary Education Union Assistant Secretary, Ted Murphy and International Trade Strategies Director, Alan Oxley.
May 2003
February 2003
- Stanford University Workshop on the EU, the US and the WTO
Stanford University, San Francisco - 28 February - 1 March 2003
IIBE&L Executive Director Stoler delivered the keynote address on The Current State of the WTO.
- South Australia & World Trade Issues in 2003
Hyatt Regency Hotel, Adelaide - 12 February 2003
2003 is going to be a very big year for international trade. That will make it a big year for South Australia and the country. What happens over the next ten months will be critical to the future of the global trade negotiations at the WTO and to Australia’s trade relations with the United States.
January 2003
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