ICS Event
The role of trade in the post-COVID recovery
The role of trade in the post-pandemic recovery and the imapct of tariff and non-tariff restrictions on countries’ economies
About the 2021 ICS Leadership Insights Series
Key Questions
- What the new ICS maritime trade study can tell us about the importance of shipping in the post-COVID recovery
- The impact of the removal of tariff and non-tariff restrictions
- The vital role of domestic reforms and multilateral negotiations in reducing trade restrictions
- How countries benefit from a reduction in protectionism
Speakers
![Esben Poulsson](https://www.ics-shipping.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/esben.jpg)
Esben Poulsson
Immediate Past Chair, International Chamber of Shipping, Chair, Shaping the Future of Shipping Taskforce, Singapore![H.E Tan Hung Seng](https://www.ics-shipping.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Tan-Hung-Seng-1-150x150.png)
H.E Tan Hung Seng
Permanent representative to WTO & WIPO![Ian Goldin](https://www.ics-shipping.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/IGWorkOpen2013web-150x150.jpg)
Ian Goldin
Professor of Globalisation and Development, University of Oxford; Founding Director, Oxford Martin School![Shamika Sirimanne](https://www.ics-shipping.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Shamika-Sirimanne-new-150x150.jpg)
Shamika Sirimanne
Director, Division on Technology and Logistics, UNCTAD![Ralf Nagel](https://www.ics-shipping.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Ralf_Nagel-e1599748203313-138x150.jpg)
Ralf Nagel
Chief Executive Officer, German Shipowners Association![Marco Felisati](https://www.ics-shipping.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Marco-Felisati_B20_2bis-150x150.jpg)