UNESCAP-PEPPOL-ICC-ADB Webinar on E-invoicing for Cross-border Paperless Trade

Yann Duval is currently Chief of Trade Policy and Facilitation Section at UN-ESCAP, the regional branch of the United Nations Secretariat for Asia and the Pacific. Over the past 20 years, Dr. Duval has conducted research and delivered technical assistance and advisory services on trade policy and facilitation throughout Asia and the Pacific, including on the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement. He spearheaded the development of the Asia-Pacific Research and Training Network on Trade (ARTNeT), as well as, interalia, the creation of the ESCAP-World Bank Trade Cost Database, the UN Global Survey on Trade Facilitation and Paperless Trade Implementation and the online Trade Intelligence and Negotiation Adviser (TINA).

 Dr. Duval was also instrumental in the development of the United Nations Network of Experts for Paperless Trade and Transport in Asia and the Pacific (UNNExT) and the negotiation of a new intergovernmental Framework Agreement on Facilitation of Cross-Border Paperless Trade in Asia and the Pacific, a UN treaty entered into force in February 2021.

 Prior to joining the UN, he held faculty positions at the Asian Institute of Technology and Washington State University, USA.

André Hoddevik is the elected Secretary General of OpenPeppol AISBL since 2012 and a special advisor in the Division for Public Procurement in the Norwegian Agency for Public and Financial Management (DFØ). He was the Project Director of the Pan-European Public Procurement Online (PEPPOL) project 2008-2012. He has been working with e-procurement and e-invoicing at national and international levels since 1999.

Andrew Wilson is the Permanent Observer of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) to the United Nations. As the head of ICC’s Global Policy and External Affairs functions, Mr. Wilson oversees ICC’s engagement with international organizations and processes, including the United Nations, the European Union, the World Trade Organization and the Group of 20. He is also leading ICC’s COVID-19 response and recovery strategy. Prior to his appointment, Mr. Wilson was, from 2015 to 2018, Chief of Staff and Director of Global Communications at ICC’s headquarters in Paris. During his tenure, he ran numerous global campaigns, including ICC’s application to obtain Permanent Observer status to the UN General Assembly. Prior to joining ICC’s Global Team, he held several roles at ICC United Kingdom, including Interim Executive Director and Director of Policy. He also held policy roles in the private sector and the Government of the United Kingdom. Andrew holds degrees from the London School of Economics and the University of Leeds.

Mr. Kijin Kim is Economist in the Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department, Asian Development Bank. Since he joined the ADB in 2017, he has been working on trade, trade facilitation, and trade finance within the context of regional cooperation and integration (RCI). He contributed to ADB’s publications on these areas including the Asian Economic Integration Report, Trade Finance Gaps, Growth, and Jobs Survey, and Asia-Pacific Trade Facilitation Report.

Before joining the ADB, he was a research fellow of the Regional Economics Applications Laboratory at the University of Illinois since 2012. From 2004 to 2010, he worked as Economist at the Bank of Korea. He earned his PhD in economics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2016, focusing on research within the fields of regional economics and applied econometrics, centered on the role of labor markets, the effects of heterogeneity in consumption spending and labor market participation on regional economies.

Ian Watt is the Founder & CEO NeXTRADE™ www.nextrade.world

The purpose of NeXTRADE is to contribute to the digitalisation and transformation of global supply chains enabled by international standards for trade facilitation and Web3 technologies

Ian holds INTERNATIONAL & NATIONAL RECOGNITION since 1996 as a noteworthy leader in trade facilitation standards development and trade digitalisation. Ian has invested in Beta trade digitalisation projects and conducted Proof of Concept pilot projects recognised by UNECE and the Asian Development Bank https://www.adb.org/publications/paper-free-trade-smallholder-pilot-study-coffee-association-lao-pdr

Advisor and repesentative: Bureau Vice Chair: UNECE UN/CEFACT: https://unece.org/trade/uncefact

• ISO JWG8 TC154 https://www.isotc154.org/groups/jwg8
• ICC DSI IAB: https://iccwbo.org/media-wall/news-speeches/icc-announces-formation-of-new-industry-advisory-board-iab-to-support-the-digital-standards-initiative/
• National GS1 Traceability Advisory Group: https://www.gs1au.org/ngtag
• National Traceability Summit: https://www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity-trade/market-access-trade/traceability-project/summit-2022

INTERNATIONAL & NATIONAL (Pro bono) roles held:

• 2016 – Current: Vice Chair UN/CEFACT Bureau - Program Development Areas | Sustainable International Supply Chain & Procurement | Agriculture, Fisheries & Agrifood | Travel & Tourism
• 2009-2013: International speaker Asia-Pacific Trade Facilitation Forums (APTTF) since inception (2009) as organised by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) https://www.unescap.org/ https://www.unescap.org/events/2022/asia-pacific-trade-facilitation-forum-2022
• 2009: Founding member (1 of 5) of the United Nations “Network of Experts in Trade Facilitation” (UNNExT) https://unnext.unescap.org https://tfig.unece.org/
• 2009-2010: Chair Australia & Taiwan ICT Cluster, Track & Trace (RFID)
• 2005–2008: Head of Delegation for Australia to UNECE UN/CEFACT
• 2005–2008: Head of Delegation Australia Asia Pacific Council for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business (AFACT)
• 2005–2008: Chairperson of the UN/CEFACT business process analysis working group developing the International Supply Chain Processes Reference Model | Founding Chair UN/CEFACT Modellers Reference PoC Initiative
• 2005–2008: Member CITeC: Communications IT and eCommerce Standards Sector Board (Standards Australia)
• 2005–2007: Chairperson IT-033 e-Business Architecture and Data Exchange. (Standards Australia)
• 2005-2006: Chairperson IT-034 Automatic Identification and Data Capture Techniques (Standards Australia)
• 2005-2007: Chairperson and founding director Radio Frequency Identification Association of Australia (RFIDAA)

Sung Heun has over 20 years of experience in the trade facilitation industry. Through his career, he has worked on many projects across the Asia Pacific, Africa and South America. He is currently the Director of International Business and Cooperation, Korea Trade Network (KTNET). In KTNET, he oversees the planning and development of cross-border paperless trade services and implementation of Single Window and other e-Government system projects in overseas by Korea’s national paperless trade platform development experience. In this capacity, he has initiated several cross-border public and private partnership programs for cross-border paperless trade among Asian countries, including Pan Asian e-Commerce Alliance (PAA) and world-first cross-border electronic certificate of an origin exchange project between Republic of Korea and Taiwan province of China. Currently, he is an advisor to UN Network of Experts of Trade and Transportation and a chairperson of the technical workgroup of the PAA, managing the technical framework of cross-border paperless trade service of PAA. His previous experience with the Trade and Investment division in the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific lends a strategic edge to Sung Heun to make strategic decisions related to paperless trade and trade facilitation.

André Hoddevik is the elected Secretary General of OpenPeppol AISBL since 2012 and a special advisor in the Division for Public Procurement in the Norwegian Agency for Public and Financial Management (DFØ). He was the Project Director of the Pan-European Public Procurement Online (PEPPOL) project 2008-2012. He has been working with e-procurement and e-invoicing at national and international levels since 1999.

Luisa Scarcella is the Global Policy Lead – Taxation and Trade at the International Chamber of Commerce. She is also research associate at the DigiTax Centre of the University of Antwerp (Belgium) where she has worked as postdoctoral researcher from January 2021 to June 2022. Previously, Luisa as worked as research associate for the International Fiscal Association and as research and teaching assistant at the Department of Tax and Fiscal Law of the University of Graz (Austria). Luisa as obtained her PhD in tax law with distinction in October 2022 and has won several prizes and scholarships such as the Doctoral Tax Thesis Award by the European Association of Tax Law Professors and the Post-Doc Fellowship by the Austrian Academy of Sciences.

Steve Graham is the Market Development Lead for OpenPeppol. With Director-level experience in the public and private sectors, Steve authored the NHS eProcurement Strategy for the UK Department of Health, which mandated the adoption of GS1 and Peppol standards. He went on to create and lead the award-winning Scan4Safety healthcare programme, improving patient safety, enabling clinical productivity and driving supply chain efficiency.

Ms. Florence Binta Diao-Gueye joined the Secretariat of the International Chamber of Commerce in 2016 and is responsible for ICC’s policy engagement on a range of trade issues – working with the ICC Customs and Trade Commissions to develop distinctive policy positions and insights. She is driving corporate engagement in ICC’s trade and customs work — as well as outreach to the World Customs Organization and the World Trade Organization. Having graduated from universities in Germany and France, Ms Diao-Gueye holds a Master in International Security as well as an LL.M. in International Law.

Craig is the New Zealand Government policy lead for the implementation of eInvoicing and other eProcurement tools in the New Zealand domestic economy, and provides advice to the Government on developing common standards to support cross-border interoperability, and equity of access to the global digital economy. Prior to taking on this  role, Craig’s career focus has been on the development, implementation and management of regulatory systems and standards both within New Zealand and internationally.

One of the world's leading experts working towards digitalization of trade, transport, and logistics.

Ms. Hanane Becha is the UNECE – UN/CEFAT Vice Chair of the Transport & Logistics Domain representing the community of members and contributors to UN/CEFACT. She contributes to the development of the Centre and its recognition at the global level as the reference entity for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business. In addition to this role, Hanane has been Project Lead on multiple projects including the Smart Container Project and the Cross Industry Supply Chain Track and Trace Project. 

Hanane is an international Standards Developer since 2006 and is an active participant in international Standards Development Organizations including UN/CEFACT, IMO EGDH, SMDG, ISO TC8 & TC 154 and DCSA. Her focus is on driving innovation for logistics. She is author of numerous trade and logistics-related articles, and co-creator of several innovative standards. 

Hanane received a Ph.D. and an M.Sc. in Computer Sciences from the University of Ottawa, Canada.