Tentative Programme

Monday, 24 April

10.00- Cybersecurity and Cybercrime: New tools Global Survey of Internet User Perceptions (Centre for
11.30 for better cyber protection (World Bank, International Governance Innovation, Internet Society,
UNCTAD) IPSOS, UNCTAD)

11.30- Data Protection, E-Commerce and The Rise of Fintech and Impact on Consumer Markets
13.00 Development (UNCTAD) and Competition (United States Federal Trade
Commission, National Foreign Trade Council)

13.15- Digital Trade and Online Work in Europe

14.45 and Central Asia (World Bank)

15.00- Private Sector Views on Priorities for E-commerce in Africa (UNCTAD, Universal Postal
16.30 E-commerce (Business for eTrade Union)
Development)

16.30- E-Commerce and Trade Logistics: New Inclusive Development and E-commerce: the Case of
18.00 Challenges and Opportunities for China (AliResearch, International Trade Centre,
International Transport and Trade UNCTAD)
Facilitation (International Trade Centre,
UNCTAD, UN Economic Commission for
Europe, World Customs Organization)

Tuesday, 25 April

09.00- E-Commerce for Development Ministerial by the Friends of E-Commerce for Development (by
10.30 invitation only)

10.45- Launch of eTrade for All Online Platform

12:00

11.00- Youth Employment in the Digital Economy (UNCTAD)

13.00

12.00- Group of 20 Outcomes on Digital Trade (German Presidency)

13.00

13.15- eTrade for All Lunch, courtesy of Google and King & Spalding (by invitation only)
14.45

15.00- High-Level Event

18.00 Digital Transformation for All: Empowering Entrepreneurs and Small Business

18.00- Reception, courtesy of Alibaba

20:00

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 Wednesday, 26 April

8.30- Breakfast hosted by World Economic Forum (by invitation only)

9.50

9.00- Opening of the DiploFondation Just-in-Time course on Digital Trade

10.00

10.00- Special session on Assessing E-trade Readiness of the Least Developed Countries (Enhanced
13.00 Integrated Framework, UNCTAD)

13.15- Trade and Investment Promotion: at the Optimizing trade policy for ecommerce: considerations
14.45 Crossroads of Digital Disruption for MC11 and beyond (eBay and Huawei)
(International Trade Centre)

15.00- Launch of the E-commerce Strategy for E-commerce and Consumer Protection (UNCTAD)
18.00 Egypt (Egypt, UNCTAD)

Thursday, 27 April

10.00- Gender Dimension of E-commerce Towards Better Measurement of E-commerce

13.00 (International Telecommunication Union, (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and
International Trade Centre, UN Women, Development, UNCTAD, Universal Postal Union,
UNCTAD) World Bank, World Trade Organization)

13.15- To be confirmed (Singapore) To be confirmed

14.45

15.00- Payment Solutions for E-commerce Supporting the Involvement of Small and Medium-
18.00 (UNCTAD) Sized Enterprises in E-commerce (E-residency of
Estonia, International Trade Centre)

Friday, 28 April

10.00- E-Commerce and Trade Logistics: New
13.00 Solutions in International Transport and
Trade Facilitation (Economic Commission
for Europe, International Trade Centre,
UNCTAD, World Customs Organization)
Broadband Connectivity for E-commerce (Internet
Society, International Telecommunication Union,
Inter-American Development Bank, UNCTAD)

15.00- Key outcomes and Way forward

18.00