20121015_EDD12_Full_Agenda
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PROJECT LABS<br />
WEDNESDAY 17<br />
INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ERADICATION OF POVERTY | PROJECT LABS<br />
14:30 – 15:30 Towards Commerce 3.0<br />
Project Lab 2 Creating a More Inclusive Global Economy Through<br />
Technology-Enabled Trade<br />
Brian Bieron, Senior Director, Global Public Policy, eBay Incorporated<br />
Annie Lescroart, Senior Manager, Global Stakeholder Engagement,<br />
eBay Incorporated<br />
Marcelo Olarreaga, Professor of Economics, University of Geneva<br />
Drawing upon pioneering research comparing eBay global trade data and offline<br />
data, this session explains how technology creates a more inclusive economy<br />
by empowering small businesses to participate in cross-border trade, with<br />
particular benefits for developing countries. Combining the Internet with other<br />
technologies, such as mobile applications, transforms trade by connecting<br />
remote sellers to world markets, and creates the conditions for social innovation<br />
and entrepreneurship. The technology tools employed by eBay Inc. are central<br />
to these inclusive trading patterns, offering a practical demonstration of the role<br />
that the private sector can play in development. The session will also present<br />
findings on the potential developing country welfare gains that would follow<br />
from facilitating more online trade, and set out policy recommendations on how<br />
to advance this inclusive trade agenda.<br />
Moderated by James Waterworth, Vice-President for Europe,<br />
Computer and Communications Industry Association<br />
Organised by eBay Inc.<br />
78 | EDD 2012 | AGENDA | WEDNESDAY 17
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