Throughout the year a series of webinars will explore the role of the post in trade inclusion and trade facilitation, especially for underserved communities
After the success of the first UPU TradePost webinar in June 2023 for the East Africa region, the UPU is organizing the second edition in the TradePost Webinar Series under the theme “Enhancing postal contribution in e-commerce and trade inclusion of MSMEs and underrepresented communities in Latin America”.
Objectives and expected results
The main objectives of the webinar are to:
- provide top managers and senior officials from Postal Operators and postal regulators in the Latin America region with relevant and insightful information on future regional strategy for e-commerce.
- share best practices and concrete examples on trade inclusion of MSMEs and underrepresented communities in Latin America.
- explore regulatory challenges of trade facilitation and e-commerce and find solutions
- showcase UPU projects, solutions, and services.
The webinar will take place as an online event on the Zoom platform.
A report of the event will be published on the UPU trade program webpage.
Participants
The webinar will bring together top postal executives from the Latin America region, representatives from trade ministries, relevant international and regional organizations, and industry experts from around the Latin America continent to discuss the most pressing topics, exchange experiences, and share their insights.
Languages
Interpretation is available in Spanish and English
Draft Program (All times are in Brasilia time – UTC-3)
09:00 – 09:15 | Opening of the Forum Keynote Address: Mr Marjan Osvald, UPU Deputy Director General Moderator: Mr Franklin Castro, Secretary General, PUASP |
09:15 – 09:30
| Postal Trade Facilitation and SME Enablement Mr Siva Somasundram, Director of Policy, Regulations and Markets, UPU |
09:30 – 09:45 | E-commerce situation in Latin America Mr Nanno Mulder, Chief International Trade Unit, UNECLAC |
09:45 – 10 :00 | The role of the Postal sector in the implementation of the regional trade agreements and the facilitation of the intra-African trade Mr Solis GALILEO, Senior Science and Technology Specialist, IADB |
10:00 – 10:15 | Postal contribution for e-commerce and trade facilitation in Latin America Lic. Fernanda Pérez, Project Manager, PUASP |
10:15 – 10:30 | Latin America e-commerce strategy and the potential role played by the postal sector in its development, Mr. Rodrigo da Costa Serran, Head of the Physical and Digital Integration Department, ALADI |
10:30 – 10:45 | Case study: Brazil Correios contribution to the trade and e-commerce inclusion of MSMEs underrepresented communities Mr. Alexander Renato Infantes Pomar , Director General, Serpost, Peru |
10:45 – 11:00 | Roundtable / Q&A |
11:00 – 11:10 | Conclusions |
The first edition of the UPU TradePost Webinar was held on 20 June 2023 is under the theme of “Enhancing postal contribution in e-commerce and trade inclusion of MSMEs and under-represented communities in ECOWAS”. The webinar will bring together postal executives from the ECOWAS region, representatives from trade ministries, relevant international and regional organizations (UNCTAD, ECOWAS), and industry experts to discuss the most pressing topics, exchange experiences, and share their insights.
Objectives and expected results
The main objectives of the webinar are to:
- provide senior managers and senior officials from Postal Operators and postal regulators in the ECOWAS region with relevant and insightful information on future regional strategy for e-commerce.
- share best practices and concrete examples on trade inclusion of MSMEs and underrepresented communities in Africa.
- promote discussion on regulatory challenges of trade facilitation and e-commerce
- promote and showcase UPU projects, solutions, and services
Participants
- Senior executives from postal operators in ECOWAS
- E-commerce platforms and e-sellers
- Regulators from different fields (postal, communications, financial, trade, etc.)
Speakers
 Mr Marjan Osvald UPU Deputy Director General |
Mr Isaac Gnamba Yao CEO of La Poste de Côte d'Ivoire - Chairman of the UPU Council of Administration Moderator |
 Mr Siva Somasundram Director of Policy, Regulation and Markets - UPU "Postal Trade Facilitation and SME Enablement" |
Economic affairs officer - Digital Economy Capacity Building Section, UNCTAD "E-commerce situation in ECOWAS – eT Ready assessments" |
 Mrs Marie Nde Sene Program Officer e-Applications & e-Government - ECOWAS "ECOWAS e-commerce strategy and the potential role played by the postal sector in its development" |  Mr Adama Diouf Executive Secretary CEPEAO "Postal contribution for e-commerce and trade facilitation in ECOWAS" |
Mr Jean Kacou Adueni Director of Projects and Prospects, La Poste de Côte d’Ivoire Case study: The Post of Côte d’Ivoire’s contribution to the trade and e-commerce inclusion of MSMEs underrepresented communities | |
Mrs Martine Julsaint KidaneReport
A report of the webinar will soon be available