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29 November 2022, 16:30 - 18:00 Indochina Time / Bangkok | Open meeting

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So far, the UNESCAP-ICC-ADB webinar series have covered several topics related to cross-border trade facilitation during the last months, covering advanced technologies, legal enablers, mobile applications, trade financing, digitalization of trade documents, data analytics, etc. However, one of the core areas that may gain momentum is e-invoicing, that in many countries has been implemented, while in more countries it is one of the top items in an overall strategy of modernization of national economies. This trend will also impact cross-border trade since many e-invoicing, Procurements, and payments are more and more realized in a digital environment, through the application of smart contracts as well, and B2B relevant digital transactions are generating data in the international supply chain.

This webinar is organized with one of the leading NPOs in Europe, the Peppol, which enables businesses across Europe to communicate electronically with public buyers in various stages of the procurement process. In addition, the webinar will explore how the e-invoicing processes are going to facilitate cross-border paperless trade.

Join us to learn about e-procurement in Europe region and beyond.

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29 Nov 2022
16:30
16:40
Opening Remarks
  • Mr. Yann Duval, Chief, Trade Policy and Facilitation Section, Trade, Investment and Innovation Division (TIID), ESCAP
  • Mr. André Hoddevik, Secretary General, OpenPeppol AISBL and Special Advisor, Division for Public Procurement, The Norwegian Agency for Public and Financial Management (DFØ)
  • Mr. Andrew Wilson, Permanent Observer of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) to the United Nations and Global Policy Director
  • Mr. Kijin Kim, Senior Economist, Asian Development Bank (ADB)
16:40
17:10
Panel Session 1

Moderator

  • Mr. Ian Watt, UN/CEFACT Vice Chair

Panelists

  • Challenges deriving from the hard copies of invoices and their not recognized cross-border legal status Mr. Sung Heun Ha, Director General, International Business and Corporation, Korea Trade Network (KTNET)
  • About Peppol - Mr. André Hoddevik, Secretary General, OpenPeppol AISBL and Special Advisor, Division for Public Procurement, The Norwegian Agency for Public and Financial Management (DFØ)
  • Ms. Luisa Scarcella , Global Policy Lead – Taxation and Trade, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
  • The Peppol four-corner model, Mr. Stephen Graham, Market Development Lead, OpenPeppol AISBL
17:10
17:40
Panel Session 2

Moderator

  • Ms. Florence Binta Diao-Gueye, Policy Manager, Trade & Customs, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)

Panelists

  • Mr. Christiaan van der Valk, Vice President, Strategy and Regulatory, Sovos
  • Peppol and cross-border trade Mr. Craig Smith, Government Policy Lead, Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, New Zealand
  • The Peppol Interoperability Framework - Mr. Lefteris Leontaridis, Operations Manager, OpenPeppol AISBL
  • Ms. Hanane Becha, Senior Advisor International Standards, UN/CEFACT Vice Chair, Transport & Logistics  
17:40
17:55
Q&A
17:55
18:00
Closing

Opening Remarks

Yann Duval
Mr. Yann Duval
Chief, Trade Policy and Facilitation Section, ESCAP
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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
Mr. André Hoddevik
Secretary General, OpenPeppol AISBL and Special Advisor, Division for Public Procurement, The Norwegian Agency for Public and Financial Management (DFØ)
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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
Mr. Andrew Wilson
Permanent Observer of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) to the United Nations and Global Policy Director
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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.

 

 

Kijin Kim
Mr. Kijin Kim
Senior Economist, ADB
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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.

Moderator

Ian Watt
Mr. Ian Watt
UN/CEFACT Vice Chair
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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

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)

Panelists

Sung Huen Ha
Mr. Sung Huen Ha
Director, International Business and Cooperation, Korea Trade Network (KTNET)
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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
Mr. André Hoddevik
Secretary General, OpenPeppol AISBL and Special Advisor, Division for Public Procurement, The Norwegian Agency for Public and Financial Management (DFØ)
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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
Ms. Luisa Scarcella
Global Policy Lead – Taxation and Trade, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
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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
Mr. Stephen Graham
Market Development Lead, OpenPeppol AISBL
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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.

Moderator

Florence Binta Diao-Gueye
Ms. Florence Binta Diao-Gueye
Policy Manager, Trade & Customs, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
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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.

Panelists

Christiaan van der Valk
Mr. Christiaan van der Valk
Vice President, Strategy and Regulatory, Sovos
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Christiaan is VP, Strategy and Regulatory for Sovos Compliance, which in 2018 acquired TrustWeaver, a leading e-invoicing and e-archiving compliance vendor that Christiaan co-founded in 2001. During his 25+ years of experience, Christiaan has served on executive and supervisory boards for European and international business and organizations. He was elected a World Economic Forum (WEF) Global Leader for Tomorrow in 2000. Earlier in his career, Christiaan was Deputy Director at the Paris-based global headquarters of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). He is a frequent convener, speaker and moderator of high-level policy, standardization and other key multistakeholder events and processes. Christiaan heads up ICC’s cross-functional public/private sector initiative to develop global practices for continuous transaction controls (CTCs). Among other industry roles, Christiaan is also a member of the Executive Committee and Chair of the Public Policy Working Group of the European E-Invoicing Service Providers' Association (EESPA). He is a Dutch and French dual citizen and holds a law degree from the Erasmus University in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

 

Craig Smith
Mr. Craig Smith
Government Policy Lead, Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, New Zealand
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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.

Lefteris Leontaridis
Mr. Lefteris Leontaridis
Operations Manager, OpenPeppol AISBL
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Hanane Becha
Ms. Hanane Becha
Senior Advisor International Standards, UN/CEFACT Vice Chair, Transport & Logistics
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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.

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