Trade with non-EU countries - benefitting from EU’s trade agreements and solving trade barriers

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PROGRAM

08:30 Registration and breakfast for on-site participants

Opening remarks 
Jyri Häkämies, Director General, Confederation of Finnish Industries EK

Finland’s trade policy in the changing geopolitics
Tuomas Tapio, Director General, Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Keynote speech: Enforcement and implementation of EU trade policy and its benefits to Finnish companies
Denis Redonnet, Deputy Director General and Chief Trade Enforcement Officer, European Commission

Q&A

What can the Commission offer to boost your exports and overcome barriers - concrete tools Access2Markets portal and the Single Entry Point
Timo Hammarén, Senior Expert, European Commission
Saul Goulding, Expert, European Commission

Q&A

Session 1 on Trade barriers

Expert view on trade barriers in the US and China and how to remove them
Pauline Weinzierl, Deputy Head of Unit, European Commission
Marcus Gustafsson, Policy Coordinator, European Commission

Company comments on barrier removal
Carita Ollikainen, Valmet, Deputy Chair of the Confederation of Finnish Industries’ EU and Trade Policy Committee

Q&A

Session 2 on Free Trade Agreements

EU Free Trade Agreements and their concrete benefits to companies 
Geraldine Emberger, Adviser, European Commission

Company comments on free trade agreements implementation
Eeva Korolainen, Customs Compliance Manager, Wärtsilä Finland Oy 

Q&A

Concluding remarks
Juho Romakkaniemi, CEO, Chamber of Commerce

12:00 Buffet lunch

Moderator: Timo Vuori, Director, Confederation of Finnish Industries