The Panel:
John Garrison is a Civil Society Specialist, External Affairs Department, World Bank Group , Washington, D.C.
Aimée T. Gonzales is a Senior Policy Adviser at WWF International , Geneva.
Janine Ferretti is Executive Director of the North American Commission on Environmental Cooperation , Montreal.
Amadou Kanoute is Director of the Regional Office for Africa at Consumers International , Harare, Zimbabwe.
John J. Audley , moderator, is a Senior Associate and Director of the Trade, Environment, and Development Project at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace , Washington D.C.
The workshop is designed to stimulate discussion of issues relevant to civil society groups relationship with the World Trade Organization and its members. The panelists will discuss lessons learned from international organizations that have institutionalized their relations with civil society, focusing primarily on the World Bank Group and United Nations. Their experiences will provide a useful framework for future discussions regarding the WTO.
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