HYBRID EVENT

Venue: Room W, WTO

This competitive debate will see two teams of students from leading Swiss academic institutions (the Geneva Graduate Institute and World Trade Institute) putting forward their strongest case for and against the moratorium on e-commerce duties.

The goal will be to provide fresh perspectives on this critical issue while empowering the next generation of young trade leaders. It will follow a modified policy debate format with constructive speeches and interaction with the audience and jury. A jury of independent experts will judge the winners of the debate based on the force, clarity, and persuasiveness of their arguments.

Please note that as this event will be held at the World Trade Organization and will be limited to those who have registered for the WTO Public Forum.

Speakers:

• Arghadeep Das, Master’s Student in International and Development Studies, Geneva Graduate Institute
• Jingle Fu, Student Debater, Geneva Graduate Institute
• Saniya Khanna, LLM (International Law), Geneva Graduate Institute
• Francisco Montoya, Master’s Student, World Trade Institute
• Anand Nandakumar, LLM Candidate, World Trade Institute
• Gauri Tyagi, Speaker, World Trade Institute