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GE.18-16803(E)
Trade and Development Board Trade and Development Commission
Intergovernmental Group of Experts on
Consumer Protection Law and Policy
Third session
Geneva, 9 and 10 July 2018
List of participants
United Nations TD/B/C.I/CPLP/INF.3
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
Distr.: General
10 October 2018
English/French/Spanish only
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Experts
Algeria
M. Sami Kolli, Directeur, Ministère du commerce, Alger
M. Djilali Slimani, Membre permanent, Conseil de la concurrence, Alger
Argentina
Mr. Fernando Blanco Muiño, National Director of Consumer Protection,
National Directorate for Consumer Protection, Buenos Aires
Armenia
Mr. Tigran Davtyan, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Belarus
Mr. Andrei Rutkevich, Third Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Belgium
Mr. Jan Deconinck, Adviser-General, Consumer Safety, Federal Ministry, Federal Public
Service Economy, Brussels
Mr. Fernand Van Gansbeke, Deputy Director General, Directorate-General for Economic
Inspection, Federal Public Service Economy, Brussels
Bhutan
Mr. Sangay Phuntsho, Trade Attaché and Minister Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Botswana
Ms. Nomathemba Dladla, Director, Mergers and Monopolies, Competition Authority,
Gaborone
Mr. Gaorekwe Gaorekwe, Director, Brand Botswana, Botswana Investment and Trade
Centre, Gaborone
Mr. Kesego Modongo, Manager, Legal and Enforcement, Competition Authority,
Gaborone
Ms. Goitseone Modungwa, Investigations and Research Analyst, Competition Authority,
Gaborone
Mr. Leruo Moremong, Commercial Officer I, Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry,
Gaborone
Ms. Bonyana Ndubiwa, Manager, Policy Coordination and International Liaison,
Competition Authority, Gaborone
Mr. Gideon Gobusamang Nkala, Director, Communications and Advocacy, Competition
Authority, Gaborone
Ms. Tebelelo Pule, Chief Executive Officer, Competition Authority, Gaborone
Mr. Onkemetse Basta Tshosa, Chair, Competition Authority, Gaborone
Ms. Tebogo Tyolo, Registrar and Adviser to the Commission, Competition Authority,
Gaborone
Ms. Tshepo Wadipeba, Human Resources Manager, Competition Authority, Gaborone
Ms. Ontlametse Ward, Deputy Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Investment, Trade and
Industry, Gaborone
Brazil
Ms. Ana Carolina Caram, Director of Consumer Protection, Ministry of Justice, Brasília
Ms. Lilian Claessen De Miranda Brandão, Chief of Cabinet, Ministry of Justice, Brasília
Ms. Camila Colares, Head of International Affairs Advisory, Ministry of Justice, Brasília
Mr. Paulo Coscarelli, Deputy Head, Division of Compliance Assessment, National Institute
of Metrology, Quality and Technology, Rio de Janeiro
Mr. Torquato Jardim, Minister for Justice, Ministry of Justice, Brasília
Ms. Valentina Rivas, Consultant, Administrative Council for Economic Defence, Geneva
Ms. Marília De Ávila E. Silva Sampaio, Judge, Court of Justice, Federal District and
Territories, Brasília
Ms. Victoria Zanotto, Intern, Permanent Mission, Sao Paulo
Bulgaria
Mr. Emil Alexiev, Head of Consumer Policy Department, Ministry of Economy, Sofia
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Burkina Faso
M. Pahouindé Kologo, Secrétaire permanent, Commission nationale de la concurrence et de
la consommation, Ouagadougou
Cambodia
Mr. Chan Pich, Director, Competition Department, Directorate-General for Cambodia
Import-Export Inspection and Fraud Repression, Ministry of Commerce, Phnom Penh
Mr. Ngoun Sumllivong, Deputy Director, Directorate-General for Cambodia Import-Export
Inspection and Fraud Repression, Ministry of Commerce, Phnom Penh
Chad
Mr. Elhadj Adam Daouda, Sécretaire général, Association pour la défense des
consommateurs, Ndjamena
Chile
Mr. Ivan Favereau, Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Mr. Ignacio Aguglino, Intern, Permanent Mission, Geneva
China
Mr. Hon Sang Chan, Executive Committee, Full-time Member, Macao (China)
Government Consumer Council, Macao (China)
Ms. Kin Kuan Che, Officer, Research and Planning Section, Macao (China) Government
Consumer Council, Macao (China)
Ms. Fung Han Wong, Chief Executive, Hong Kong (China) Consumer Council, Hong
Kong (China)
Mr. Sheng Xie, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Mr. Yougang Ye, Officer, State Administration of Industry and Commerce, Beijing
Colombia
Ms. María José Lamus, Director of Investigations for Consumer Protection,
Superintendence of Industry and Commerce, Bogotá
Congo
M. Fred Morgan Iloki Oyouka, Conseiller économique et commercial, Mission permanente,
Genève
Costa Rica
Mr. Luis Fernández, Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Ms. Cynthia Zapata, Director, Directorate for Consumer Support, San José
Croatia
Ms. Martina Topolovac, Senior Expert Adviser, Ministry of Economy, Enterpreneuership
and Crafts, Zagreb
Democratic Republic of the Congo
M. Vicky Aheka Utshudi Pene Lumu, Coordinateur, Commission nationale de la
concurrence, Kinshasa-Gombe
Mme Germaine Bokolongo Boketsu, Conseillère du Ministre d’état, Ministre du commerce
extérieur, Kinshasa
M. Alphonse Muamba, Directeur de cabinet du ministre, Ministère de l’économie nationale,
Kinshasa
Dominican Republic
Mr. Enmanuel Amarante Camilo, Manager, Advertising Analysis and Prices Department,
Pro Consumidor, Santo Domingo
Ms. Anina Del Castillo, Executive Director, Pro Consumidor, Santo Domingo; Vice-Chair-
cum-Rapporteur, Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Consumer Protection Law and
Policy, third session
Mr. Iván Ernesto Gatón Rosa, Lawyer, National Commission for the Defence of
Competition, Santo Domingo
Ms. Patricia Montes De Oca Baez, Communications Manager, Pro Consumidor,
Santo Domingo
Ms. Luisana Valdez De Los Santos, Head of Quality and Good Commercial Practices,
Pro Consumidor, Santo Domingo
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Egypt
Mr. Rady Abdelmoaty, Chair, Consumer Protection Agency, Cairo
Mr. Mohamed Abouyoussef, Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Ms. Ibtissam Hassan, Minister Plenipotentiary, Permanent Mission, Geneva
El Salvador
Mr. Gustavo Argueta, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent
Mission, Geneva
Eswatini
Ms. Thabisile Langa-Mthupha, Chief Executive Officer, Competition Commission,
Mbabane
Ms. Ayanda Tibuyile Ziyane, Manager, Consumer Affairs, Competition Commission,
Manzini
Finland
Mr. Antti Neimala, Head, Consumer Division, Consumer Ombudsman, Competition and
Consumer Authority, Helsinki
France
Mme Nicole Nespoulous, Chef de section, Direction générale de la concurrence, de la
consommation et de la répression des fraudes, Paris
Georgia
Mr. David Chichinadze, First Deputy Chair, Competition Agency, Tbilisi
Mr. Nodar Khaduri, Chair, Competition Agency, Tbilisi
Mr. Giorgi Peradze, Deputy Chair, Competition Agency, Tbilisi
Mr. Temuri Pipia, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Germany
Mr. Gerd Billen, State Secretary, Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection,
Berlin
Ms. Vera Weissflog, Head of Division, Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer
Protection, Berlin
Guatemala
Mr. Eduardo Sperisen Yurt, Ambassador and Permanent Representative, Permanent
Mission, Geneva
Hungary
Ms. Andrea Zenisek, Head of Unit, Competition Authority, Budapest
India
Mr. Ram Vilas Paswan, Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution,
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, New Delhi
Mr. Rajiv Kumar Chander, Ambassador and Permanent Representative, Permanent
Mission, Geneva
Mr. Sanjeev Hans, Private Secretary to Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public
Distribution, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, New Delhi
Mr. Avinash Srivastava, Secretary to Government of India, Department of Consumer
Affairs, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, New Delhi
Mr. Sadre Alam, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Iraq
Mr. Mahmoud Alatiyyah, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Ireland
Mr. Sean Smith, Head of Unit, Product Safety, Department of Jobs, Enterprise and
Innovation, Dublin
Italy
Mr. Renato Ferrandi, Senior Official, Competition Authority, Rome
Jordan
Mr. Ali Al-Talafheh, Director, Market Surveillance and Supply and Director, Consumer
Protection, Ministry of Industry, Trade and Supply, Amman
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Kazakhstan
Ms. Aldina Sakhi, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Kenya
Mr. Fredrick Matwanga, Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Mr. Elias Mwangi, Acting Chief Executive Officer, Consumer Protection Advisory
Committee, Nairobi
Ms. Ninette Mwarania, Manager, Policy and Research, Competition Authority, Nairobi
Ms. Shillah Njogu, Legal Metrologist, Consumer Protection Advisory Committee, Nairobi
Mr. Richard Tonui, Acting Assistant Director, Market Analysis and Tariffs,
Communications Authority, Nairobi
Kuwait
Mr. Abdulaziz Taqi, Commercial Attaché, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Mr. Somchith Inthamith, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Industry and Commerce, Vientiane
Mr. Kikeo Vorlavongsa, Deputy Director, Competition Division, Department of Internal
Trade, Ministry of Industry and Commerce, Vientiane
Latvia
Ms. Zaiga Liepiņa, Deputy State Secretary, Ministry of Economics, Riga
Lebanon
Mr. Tarek Younes, Acting Consumer Protection Director, Ministry of Economy and Trade,
Beirut
Malawi
Mr. Lewis Kulisewa, Director of Consumer Welfare and Education, Competition and Fair
Trading Commission, Lilongwe
Ms. Charlotte Wezi Malonda, Executive Director, Competition and Fair Trading
Commission, Lilongwe; Chair, Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Consumer
Protection Law and Policy, third session
Mr. Stephen Mmodzi, Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Mauritius
Mr. Nikesh Heerowa, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Mr. Amar Deep Seetohul, Head, Consumer Affairs Unit, Ministry of Industry, Commerce
and Consumer Protection, Port Louis
Mexico
Mr. Miguel Angel Padilla Acosta, Minister, Economic and Environmental Affairs,
Permanent Mission, Geneva
Morocco
M. Abdelmalik Bennar, Président, Fédération des associations de protection des
consommateurs, Agadir
M. Abderrahim Ait Slimane, Ministre plénipotentiaire, Mission permanente, Genève
Mme Fatiha Akharif, Ingénieur général, Responsable de la protection du consommateur,
Ministère de l’industrie, de l’investissement, du commerce et de l’économie numérique,
Rabat
M. Abdelali Benamour, Président, Conseil de la concurrence, Rabat
M. Mohammed Benjelloun, Directeur, Protection des consommateurs, de la surveillance du
marché et de la qualité, Ministère de l’industrie, de l’investissement, du commerce et de
l’économie numérique, Rabat
Mme Latifa Boudouma, Chargée d’études auprès du chef du gouvernement, Ministère des
affaires générales et de la gouvernance, Rabat
Mme Rakiya Eddarhem, Secrétaire d’état chargé du commerce extérieur auprès du Ministre
de l’industrie, de l’investissement, du commerce et de l’économie numérique, Rabat
M. Abdelilah Ezbakhe, Chef de la division de la protection des consommateurs, Ministère
de l’industrie, de l’investissement, du commerce et de l’économie numérique, Rabat
M. Naoufal Riache, Chargé d’études, Ministère des affaires générales et de la gouvernance,
Rabat
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Mme Saida Sana, Assistante de Mme la Secrétaire d’état chargée du commerce extérieur,
Secrétariat d’état chargé du commerce extérieur, Rabat
Myanmar
Ms. Myo Myo Htike, Deputy Director, Ministry of Commerce, Nay Pyi Taw
Namibia
Ms. Maria Pogisho, Director, Directorate of Commerce, Ministry of Industrialization, Trade
and Small and Medium-sized Enterprise Development, Windhoek
Nepal
Mr. Bhuwan Paudel, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Netherlands
Mr. Johan Boelema, Coordinator Enforcement and International Affairs, Authority for
Consumers and Markets, The Hague
Ms. Cateautje Hijmans Van Den Bergh, Member of the Board, Authority for Consumers
and Markets, The Hague
Nigeria
Ms. Boladale Adeyinka, Deputy Director, Legal, Consumer Protection Council, Abuja,
Federal Capital Territory
Mr. Tunde Mukaila Mustapha, Minister Plenipotentiary, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Oman
Mr. Mohammed Al Balushi, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Ms. Hilda Al-Hinai, Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Mr. Omar Al-Jahadami, Deputy Chair for Consumer Services and Market Monitoring,
Public Authority for Consumer Protection, Muscat
Pakistan
Ms. Vadiyya Khalil, Chair, Competition Commission, Islamabad
Mr. Syed Atif Raza, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Panama
Ms. Clarisa Arauz Quintero, Adviser to the Administrator, Responsible for International
Affairs, Authority for Consumer Protection and Defence of Competition, Panama City
Mr. Oscar García Cardoze, Administrator, Authority for Consumer Protection and Defence
of Competition, Panama City
Mr. Jovany Hernan Morales Silvera, Head, Department of Analysis and Market Research,
Authority of Consumer Protection and Defence of Competition, Panama City
Mr. Nicolas O’Hara, Chief, Consumer Research Department, Authority for Consumer
Protection and Defence of Competition, Panama City
Peru
Mr. Cesar Arestegui, Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Mr. Ivo Gagliuffi, Chair, Board of Directors, National Institute for the Defence of
Competition and Protection of Intellectual Property, Lima
Ms. Wendy Ledesma, Director, National Authority for Consumer Protection, National
Institute for the Defence of Competition and Protection of Intellectual Property, Lima
Portugal
Ms. Ana Fonseca, Director General, Consumer Directorate-General, Lisbon
Ms. Maria Lúcia Leitao, Head of Department, Central Bank of Portugal, Lisbon
Qatar
Mr. Jassim Jaber Al Thani, Assistant Undersecretary for Consumer Affairs, Ministry of
Economy and Commerce, Doha
Republic of Korea
Ms. Seoyeon Jang, Deputy Director, Korea [Republic of] Fair Trade Commission, Sejong
City
Ms. Yujin Lee, Manager, Korea [Republic of] Consumer Agency, Seoul
Ms. Sujin Oh, Senior Researcher, Korea [Republic of] Consumer Agency,
Chungcheongbuk-Do
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Russian Federation
Ms. Kseniia Bokovaia, Head of Division, Division of International Integration and
cooperation with the World Trade Organization and the Organization for Economic
Cooperation and Development, Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights
Protection and Human Well-being, Moscow
Mr. Dmitry Ivanenkov, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Ms. Vera Pavlicheva, Leading Expert, Division of International Integration, Federal Service
for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Well-being, Moscow
Mr. Oleg Prusakov, Director, Consumer Rights Protection Department, Federal Service for
Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Well-being, Moscow
Saudi Arabia
Mr. Abdullah Almhmoud, Legal Adviser, Ministry of Commerce and Investment, Riyadh
Mr. Saleh Alotaibi, International Trade Officer, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Senegal
M. Alioune Badara Ba, Conseiller technique, Ministère du commerce, de la consommation,
du secteur informel et des petites et moyennes entreprises, Dakar
Seychelles
Mr. Francis Lebon, Chief Executive Officer, Fair Trading Commission, Victoria
Mr. Neddy Padayachy, Principal Analyst, Fair Trading Commission, Victoria
South Africa
Ms. Unéné Gregory, Complaints Coordinator, National Consumer Commission, Pretoria
Ms. Thezi Mabuza, Deputy Commissioner, National Consumer Commission, Pretoria
Mr. John Simpson, Tribunal Member, National Consumer Tribunal, Centurion
Spain
Sra. María De Los Milagros Yagüe Maricalva, Subdirectora General de Arbitraje y
Derechos del Consumidor, Agencia Española de Consumo, Seguridad Alimentaria y
Nutrición, Madrid
Mr. Alberto Sanz Serrano, Deputy Permanent Representative for Trade Affairs, Permanent
Mission, Geneva
Mr. Fernando Varela Carid, Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Ms. Nora Abete, Director, Basque Consumer Institute, Vitoria-Gasteiz
Ms. Montserrat Ribera, Director, Catalan Consumer Agency, Barcelona
Mr. José Lucas Arias, Studies and Communication Director, Catalan Consumer Agency,
Barcelona
Mr. Julián Guimerà, Lawyer, Catalan Consumer Agency, Barcelona
Suriname
Ms. Daniella Sumter, Deputy Director Internal Market, Ministry of Trade, Industry and
Tourism, Paramaribo
Sweden
Ms. Yvonne Stein, Deputy Director, Ministry of Finance, Stockholm
Switzerland
Mr. Vifian Jacques, Deputy, Federal Office of Consumer Affairs, Bern
Tunisia
Mr. Sami Nagga, Minister Plenipotentiary, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Mr. Kamel Bouhdida, Chief Inspector of Economic Control, Director of Quality and
Consumer Protection, Ministry of Trade, Tunis
Turkey
Mr. Omer Torlak, President, Competition Authority, Ankara
Mr. Ahmet Erdal, Director General, Ministry of Customs and Trade, Ankara
Mr. Yakup Guzel, Head of Department, Ministry of Customs and Trade Directorate-
General for Consumer Protection and Market Surveillance, Ankara
Mr. Murat Kaya, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Mr. Ali Fuat Koc, Head of Department, Competition Authority, Ankara
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Uganda
Mr. Brian Phenox Mwanika, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Mr. Jason Freeman, Legal Director, Competition and Markets Authority, London
Ms. Lara Godden, Senior Policy Adviser, Department for Business Energy and Industrial
Strategy, London
Ms. Adebola Showemimo, Policy Adviser, Department for Business Energy and Industrial
Strategy, London
United Republic of Tanzania
Mr. Ganga Mlipano, Assistant Manager, Complaints Resolution and Investigations, Bank
of Tanzania [United Republico of], Dar Es Salaam
United States of America
Mr. Richard O’Brien, Director, Consumer Product Safety Commission, Bethesda
Mr. Hugh Stevenson, Deputy Director, Office of International Affairs, Federal Trade
Commission, Washington, D.C.
Ms. Deon Woods Bell, International Counsel and Technical Assistance Programme
Coordinator, Federal Trade Commission, Washington, D.C.
Viet Nam
Mr. Minh Hong Nguyen, Deputy Director General, National Assembly, Hanoi
Mr. Sinh Nhat Tan Nguyen, Acting Director General, Ministry of Industry and Trade,
Hanoi
Zambia
Mr. Brian, Muletambo Lingela, Director, Consumer Protection, Competition and Consumer
Protection Commission, Lusaka
Mr. Chilufya Sampa, Executive Director, Competition and Consumer Protection
Commission, Lusaka
Zimbabwe
Ms. Emmah Gwatinetsa, Commission Secretary, Competition and Tariff Commission,
Harare
Ms. Abigail Marongwe, Commissioner, Competition and Tariff Commission, Chisipite
Member of the Conference
Holy See
Mr. Carlo Maria Marenghi, Attaché, Permanent Mission, Geneva
State of Palestine
Mr. Ibrahim Alqadi, General Manager, Ministry of National Economy, Ramallah
Intergovernmental organizations
Accredited
African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States
Mr. Marwa Kisiri, Ambassador, Geneva
Mr. Felix Maonera, Deputy Head, Geneva
Central African Economic and Monetary Community
Mme Juliette Engoue, Directrice du commerce et de la concurrence, Bangui
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
Ms. Sandya Booluck, Economist, Mergers and Acquisitions, Lilongwe
Ms. Meti Demissie Disasa, Registrar, Lilongwe
Ms. Siboniselizulu Maseko, Economist, Lilongwe
Mr. Atef Ycoub, Chair, Consumer Protection Committee, Consumer Protection Expert,
Cairo
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Economic Community of West African States
Mr. Seydou Sacko, Programme Officer on Competition, Abuja
Eurasian Economic Commission
Ms. Lidia Osaulenko, Head of Unit, Consumer Protection Division, Moscow
Mr. Sergey Sinyakov, Counsellor, Consumer Protection Division, Moscow
European Union
Ms. Marie-Paule Benassi, Head of Unit, Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers,
Consumer Enforcement and Redress, European Commission, Brussels
Mr. Aurelio La Torre, Project Team Leader, European Commission, Tbilisi
Ms. Eva Sinkovic, Policy Officer, European Commission, Brussels
League of Arab States
Mr. Yousif Ibrahim, Diplomat Attaché, Cairo
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
Ms. Brigitte Acoca, Consumer Policy Analyst, Paris
Mr. Francois Souty, Competition Committee Coordinator, La Rochelle
Mr. Akira Yoshida, Consumer Policy Analyst, Paris
Organization of Eastern Caribbean States
Ms. Natasha Gomes-George, Regional Integration Officer, Competition and Consumer
Affairs, Castries
Organization of Islamic Cooperation
Mr. Halim Grabus, Counsellor, Geneva
West African Economic and Monetary Union
M. Ado Olivier Paterne Angaman, Directeur de la concurrence par interim, Ouagadougou
M. Cleophas Boladji Houngbedji, Directeur du commerce, Ouagadougou
Non-accredited
Secretaría General de la Comunidad Andina
Sr. Jean Paul Van Brackel Barbosa, Funcionario Internacional, Lima
United Nations organs, bodies and programmes
Economic Commission for Europe
Ms. Helen Ross, Associate Information Management Officer, Geneva
Mr. Mika Vepsalainen, Chief, Market Access Section, Economic Cooperation and Trade,
Geneva
Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia
Ms. Denise Sumpf, Chief (a.i) of Economic Governance and Planning Section, Beirut
Other sessional and standing committees and experts
Ms. Natalia Papú Carrone, Consultant at Economic Commission for Europe, Trade
Facilitation, Geneva
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
Mr. Amadou Dieng, Consultant, Dakar
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Mr. Matthew Nice, Manager, Vienna
Non-governmental organizations
General category
Consumer Unity and Trust Society International
Mr. Julien Grollier, Programme Officer, Geneva
Ms. Leslie Debornes, Assistant Programme Officer, Geneva
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Ms. Barbara Dzidzornu Adagblenya, Intern, Geneva
Mr. Hamza Ahmad Khan, Intern, Geneva
Ms. Francine Brownell, Intern, Geneva
Consumers International
Mr. Antonino Serra Cambaceres, Advocacy Manager, Buenos Aires
Global Traders Conference
Mr. Rajan Dhanjee, Trade and Competition Expert, London
International Chamber of Commerce
Ms. Alexandra Iliopoulou, Policy and Legal Adviser, Paris
International Law Association
Ms. Claudia Lima Marques, Professor, International Protection of Consumers, Porto Alegre
Ms. Tatiana Cardoso Squeff, Lecturer of International Law, Porto Alegre
Ms. Patrícia Riemenschneider, Professor of Private Law, Porto Alegre
Mr. Guilherme Mucelin, Researcher, Porto Alegre
Ms. Dezyree Rodrigues, Masters Student, Porto Alegre
Ms. Maria Luiza Targa, Associate, Porto Alegre
Ms. Priscilla Alves, Master’s Student, Porto Alegre
Ms. Dan Wei, Professor, Rapporteur, International Protection of Consumers, Macao
(China)
International Organization for Standardization
Ms. Dana Kissinger-Matray, Programme Manager, Geneva
Other
European Communities Trade Mark Association
Mr. Christophe Maillefer, Attorney-at-law, Geneva
Instituto Brasileiro de Direito Empresarial
Mr. Ecio Perin Junior, Co-founder, Milan
Instituto Brasileiro de Política e Direito do Consumidor
Mr. Diogenes Carvalho, University Lecturer, Goiânia
Ms. Fabiana D’Andrea Ramos, Professor, Porto Alegre
KK Sharma Law Offices
Mr. Kaushal Sharma, Chair, New Delhi
Mumbai Grahak Panchayat
Mr. Shirish Deshpande, Chair, Mumbai
Academia
Catholic University of America
Ms. Sandra Obrien, Professor, Washington, D.C.
Comité de l’Association de droit international sur la protection internationale des
consommateurs
M. Thierry Bourgoignie, Professeur titulaire en droit, Directeur, Groupe de recherche en
droit international et comparé de la consommation, Montréal
King Abdulaziz University
Ms. Rawa Almakky, Assistant Professor, Jeddah
McGill University
Ms. Bianca Sakamoto, Student, Santana de Parnaiba
New York University School of Law
Ms. Eleanor M. Fox, Professor of Law, New York
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Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Mr. Hebert Tassano, Lawyer, Lima
Swinburne Law School
Mr. Sven Gallasch, Lecturer in Law, Melbourne
University College London
Mr. Alex Chung, Research Associate, Department of Science, Technology, Engineering
and Public Policy, London
Universidad Externado de Colombia
Ms. Carmen Valderrama Rojas, Lawyer, Professor and Researcher, Bogotá
Universidad de Buenos Aires
Sr. Ezequiel Nicolás Mendieta, Ayudante de Segunda, Buenos Aires
University of Alabama
Mr. Juan Monzon, Student, Tuscaloosa
University of London, Insitute of Advanced Legal Studies
Mr. Nicodemo Tempestini, Research Assistant, Modena
University of Melbourne
Mr. Hassan Qaqaya, Senior Fellow, Melbourne
University of Nelson Mandela
Ms. Laura Best, University Specialist, Port Elizabeth
University of Nilai
Mr. Sothi Rachagan Sinnathurai, Vice-Chancellor, Kuala Lumpur
University of Oxford
Ms. Ying Yu, Deputy Director, One Belt One Road Programme, Oxford
University of Queen Mary
Ms. Iris Benohr, Assistant Law Professor, London
University of Sydney
Ms. Hui Xue, Research Associate, Sydney
University of Sao Paulo
Ms. Amanda Sayuri Miashiro, Undergraduate Student, Sao Paulo
Private sector
eBay
Ms. Hanne Melin Olbe, Director, Global Public Policy, Bern
Itaú Bank
Ms. Claudia Politanski, Vice-President, Sao Paulo
Itaú Unibanco
Ms. Leila Melo, Deputy General Counsel and Chief Ombudsman Office, Sao Paulo
Philip Morris International Management
Mr. Vanghetti Livio, Vice-President, Global Partnerships and Cooperation, Lausanne
Transnational Alliance to Combat Illicit Trade
Mr. Jeffrey Hardy, Director General, New York
World Federation of Insurance Intermediaries
Ms. Isabella Heuninckx, Policy Adviser, Brussels
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Other invitees
Consultants
Mr. Larry Bryenton, Ottawa
Mr. Zeki Muhammed Fattah, Beirut
Ms. Chantale Grange, Legal Adviser, Chens-sur-Léman
German Agency for International Cooperation, Competition Policy and Law in the
Association of Southeast Asian Nations
Ms. Sita Zimpel, Principal Adviser on Competition Policy and Law, Jakarta
Independent Experts
Ms. Juliana Pereira Da Silva, Executive Director of Consumers, Sao Paulo
Mr. Robert Simpson, Senior Policy Adviser, London
Kosovo (United Nations Administrative Region, Security Council resolution 1244
(1999))
Mr. Nijazi Shala, Head, Department for Consumer Protection, Pristina
Trade Competition and Consumer Protection Authority
Mr. Michael Beyene, Director General, Ethiopia
Panellists
Ms. Brigitte Acoca, Consumer Policy Analyst, Organization for Economic Cooperation and
Development, Paris
Ms. Marie-Paule Benassi, Head of Unit, Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers,
Consumer Enforcement and Redress, European Commission, Brussels
Mr. Gerd Billen, State Secretary, Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection,
Berlin
Mr. Fernando Blanco Muiño, National Director of Consumer Protection,
National Directorate on Consumer Protection, Buenos Aires
Mr. Thierry Bourgoignie, Professeur titulaire en droit, Directeur, Groupe de recherche en
droit international et comparé de la consommation, Comité de l’Association de droit
international sur la protection internationale des consommateurs, Montréal
Mme Rakiya Eddarhem, Secrétaire d’état chargé du commerce exterieur aupres du Ministre
de l’industrie, de l’investissement, du commerce et de l’économie numérique, Rabat
Ms. Ana Fonseca, Director-General, Consumer Directorate-General, Lisbon
Mr. Torquato Jardim, Minister for Justice, Ministry of Justice, Brasília
Ms. Maria Lúcia Leitao, Head of Department, Central Bank of Portugal, Lisbon
Ms. Hanne Melin Olbe, Director Global Public Policy, eBay, Bern
Ms. Ninette Mwarania, Manager, Policy and Research, Competition Authority, Nairobi
Mr. Richard O’Brien, Director, Consumer Product Safety Commission, Bethesda
Ms. Claudia Politanski, Vice-President, Itaú Bank, Sao Paulo
Sra. Marilia De Ávila E Silva Sampaio, Juiza, Tribunal de Justiça do Distrito Federal e
Territórios, Brasília
Mr. Antonino Serra Cambaceres, Advocacy Manager, Consumers International, Buenos
Aires
Mr. Sothi Rachagan Sinnathurai, Vice-Chancellor, University of Nilai, Kuala Lumpur
Mr. Fernand Van Gansbeke, Deputy Director General, Directorate-General for Economic
Inspection, Federal Public Service Economy, Brussels
Ms. Deon Woods Bell, International Counsel and Technical Assistance Programme
Coordinator, Federal Trade Commission, Washington, D.C.
Mr. Atef Ycoub, Chair, Consumer Protection Committee; Consumer Protection Expert,
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa, Cairo
Mr. Yougang Ye, Officer, State Administration of Industry and Commerce, Beijing
Mr. Tarek Younes, Acting Consumer Protection Director, Ministry of Economy and Trade,
Beirut
Ms. Ying Yu, Deputy Director, One Belt One Road Programme, University of Oxford,
Oxford
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Ms. Sita Zimpel, Principal Adviser on Competition Policy and Law, German Agency for
International Cooperation, Competition Policy and Law in the Association of Southeast
Asian Nations, Jakarta