International Trade conference: hear from the UK Ambassador to the WTO and business leaders on the importance of international coordination on trade policy.
16 Oct 2020, 3 min read
In this session, the speakers give their unique insights and perspectives on the economic benefits of trade and the importance of international coordination on trade policy from companies operating in the aviation, pharmaceutical, and technology sectors.
Speakers:
- Rain Newton-Smith, Chief Economist, CBI
- Katherine Bennett CBE, Senior Vice President, Airbus in the UK
- Julian Braithwaite, UK Ambassador to the WTO
- Ben Osborn, UK Country Manager, Pfizer
- Catherine Graham, CFO, Darktrace
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Highlights from the session:
- Rain Newton-Smith, the CBI’s Chief Economist, highlights that trade in services is set to grow by almost 50% by the end of the decade, which will account for 30% of global trade. She added that business needs to have a voice at global institutions, with the UK having a special opportunity here – as it’s leading the G7 next year as well as hosting COP26. If the business voice can stay in lockstep with multilateral bodie
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