Speakers

Henry Gao

Professor of Law, Singapore Management Institute

Ujal Singh Bhatia

Former WTO Appellate Body Member, Former Ambassador of India to the WTO

Daniel C. Esty

Hillhouse Professor of Environmental Law and Policy, School of the Environment and Clinical Professor of Environmental Law & Policy, Yale Law School

Fahmida Khatun

Executive Director, Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD)

Umberto Celli Junior

Professor, Ribeirão Preto Law Faculty, University of São Paulo

Richard Baron

Director of the Trade Programme, European Climate Foundation (ECF)

Tsotetsi Makong

Director Coordination and Programmes, AfCFTA Secretariat

About this session

This panel will provide an opportunity to hear different national and regional perspectives on priorities, prospects, and ways forward for enhanced cooperation on trade, climate change, and sustainable development.

Speakers will review some of the political dynamics and interests underpinning policies and narratives within their country or region on trade, climate, and sustainable development, and their implications for international cooperation.

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TCSD 2025 combines a number of live-cast public panels with a series of closed thematic brainstorming sessions and lunchtime dives, designed to deepen dialogue and generate ideas for practical outcomes, collaborations, and pathways forward.

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