The Future of TPOs – Innovation for Competitive Advantage
5th World Conference of TPOs – St Julians, Malta, 2004
Conference Proceedings & Presentations
Conference Summary
Welcome Messages
OPENING CEREMONY & WELCOME ADDRESSES
1.Mr Joseph Zammit Tabona, Chairman, Malta Enterprise, Malta
2.Mr J. Denis Belisle, Executive Director, International Trade Centre (ITC), Geneva >>> speech
COMBINING TRADE & INVESTMENT PROMOTION
Challenges, Opportunities and Pitfalls
Moderator: Mr Ramamutri Badrinath, International Trade Centre (ITC), Geneva
1.Mr Philip Micallef, CEO, Malta Enterprise, Malta >>> presentation
2.Ms Patricia Francis, President, JAMPRO, Jamaica
3.Mr Alar Kolk, CEO, Enterprise Estonia, Estonia >>> presentation
4.Mr Miroslav Zielinski, Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Economy & Labour, Poland >>> presentation
5.Mr Angel Martin Acebes, CEO, ICEX, Spain
CLIENT CENTRED TRADE PROMOTION ORGANISATIONS
Fact or Fiction?
Moderator: Mr Ricardo Estrada, CEO, CORPEI, Ecuador
1.Mr Lawrence Yipp, Director, Hong Kong Trade Development Council, Hong Kong >>> presentation
2.Mr Matej Kovac, Director, Slovenian Trade & Investment Agency, Slovenia
3.Ms Sara Hradecky, Director General, International Business Development Policy & Coordination, DFAIT, Canada >>> presentation
4.Mr Khrosrowtaj Mojtaba, Vice Minister of Commerce & President of ITPO, Iran >>> presentation
CAN TPO PERFORMANCE REALLY BE MEASURED?
Innovative Ways of Measuring Impact & Performance
Moderator: Mr Songchai Saisawatewaree, Deputy Director-General, Department of Export Promotion (DEP), Thailand
1.Mr Patrick Maher, Director, Enterprise Ireland, Ireland >>> presentation
2.Mr Hugo Lavado, Director, PROCHILE, Chile >>> presentation
3.Mr Mxolisi Matshamba, CEO, TISA, South Africa
MOVING FROM WORKFORCE MANAGEMENT TO WORKFORCE OPTIMIZATION
People - A Forgotten resource of TPOs?
Moderator: Mr Han Meiqing, Deputy Director, Department of International Relations, China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT), China*
1.Mr Ugo Calzoni, Director General, Istituto Commercio Estero (ICE), Italy*
2.Mr Serafin Juliano, Director, Bureau of Export Trade Promotion, Philippines*
3.Mr John Treleaven, President and CEO, Saskatchewan Trade and Export Partnership, Canada >>> presentation
INNOVATION FOR COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
Thinking Outside the Box
Keynote Speaker: Prof. Edward De Bono, Chairman, Edward de Bono Foundation
COPING WITH BUDGET CUTBACKS
Innovative Revenue Generation Strategies for TPOs
Moderator: Mr Tapani Kaskeala, President, FINPRO, Finland >>> presentation
1.Sir Stephen Brown, Chief Executive, UK Trade & Investment >>> presentation
2.Mr Walter Koren, Director General, Austrian Trade, Austria >>> presentation
3.Mr Guy M'Bengue, CEO, Association pour la Promotion des Exportes de Cote d'Ivoire, Cote d'Ivoire
4.Mr Jon Asbergsson, Managing Director, Icelandic Trade Council, Iceland* >>> presentation
MANAGING TPOs AS A BUSINESS
New Ways of Maximizing Shareholder Value
Moderator: Mr Ulf Berg, President, Swedish Trade Council, Sweden
1.Mr Hector Reyes Retana, Director-General, BANCOMEXT >>> presentation
2.Mr Matanda Wabuyele, Chief Executive, Export Promotion Council (EPC), Kenya >>> presentation
3.Mr John Finnin, Regional Director (Europe & Middle East), Australian Trade Commission (Austrade), Australia >>> presentation
4.Mr Jean-Pierre Trotignon, CEO, UBIFRANCE, France
THE FUTURE OF TRADE PROMOTION ORGANISATIONS
Innovate or Bust
Moderator: Mr Osamu Watanabe, Chairman and CEO, Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO), Japan* >>> presentation
1.Mr Ton Lansink, Managing Director, CBI, Netherlands
2.Mr Luis Guillermo Plata, President, PROEXPORT, Columbia >>> presentation
3.Mr Ferid Tousi, President, Director General, Centre de Promotions des Exportations (CEPEX), Tunisia* >>> presentation
4.Ms Gunn Ovensen, INVANOR, Norway* >>> presentation
SUMMARY & CLOSING SESSION
Dr. Laurence Gonzi, Prime Minister of Malta >>> speech
Summary:
1.Mr R Badrinath, Director, ITC, Geneva
2.Mr Philip Micallef, CEO, Malta Enterprise, Malta
3.Mr J Denis Belisle, Executive Director, ITC, Geneva
4.Dr Austin Gatt, Minister for Investment, Industry & Information Technology, Malta
