The world’s leading economies are changing their trade policies, in part driven by geopolitical shifts. This affects opportunities for mineral-producing countries to enter global supply chains, especially mineral-based, export-led industrialization. This session will discuss what these trends mean for mineral producing countries and how they can respond.

Moderator

• Alice Tipping, Director, Trade and Sustainable Development, International Institute for Sustainable Development

Speakers

• H.E. Amb. Sofia Boza, Ambassador to WTO UNCTAD, WIPO and ITC, Chile
• Mattea Cordier, Advisor, Sector Project Trade and Investment for Sustainable Development, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
• Clovis Freire Junior, Chief, Extractive Commodities Section, Division on International Trade and Commodities, UNCTAD
• Louis Maréchal, Sector Lead, Minerals & Extractives, OECD