Professor David Widdowson
President
INCU
Professor David Widdowson is the Chief Executive Officer of the Centre for Customs and Excise Studies at Charles Sturt University, Australia. He is the
founder and president of the International Network of Customs Universities, founder and Editor-in-Chief of the World Customs Journal, a member of the
World Customs Organization’s Partnership in Customs Academic Research & Development, a member of the Scientific Board for the World Customs Organization
and a founding director of the Trusted Trade Alliance.
David holds a PhD in Public Sector Management and has 40 years’ experience in international trade regulation, including 21 years with the Australian Customs Service. His research areas include Trade Facilitation, Regulatory Compliance Management, Risk Management and Supply Chain Security.
David holds a PhD in Public Sector Management and has 40 years’ experience in international trade regulation, including 21 years with the Australian Customs Service. His research areas include Trade Facilitation, Regulatory Compliance Management, Risk Management and Supply Chain Security.
Our goal is to bring people together to:
- build professional capabilities in trade
- elevate the profile of trade
- advocate the benefits and opportunities of trade
- facilitate networking
- improve the performance and success of companies in global trade
- boost the efficiency of trade processes.
Featured GTPA Member
Ziyaad Ebrahim, GTP
Ziyaad has close to fifteen years of experience in international trade and development.He joined the World Trade Organization (WTO) after serving 12 years in various positions within the Government of Seychelles, where he comes from.
During his time in the Government of Seychelles, he was directly involved in trade, investment and general economic policy formulation and implementation.He also has experience on WTO accession and was involved in FTA negotiations with the European Union and within the Eastern and Southern African region. He has also worked with international organisations such as the IMF, World Bank and the African Development Bank on Structural Adjustment Programmes, private sector and MSME development initiatives including gender empowerment projects.
In his current role with the WTO, he coordinates the work of the WTO LDC Group in the ongoing trade negotiations.He also monitors and assists LDC participation in specific areas of the negotiations which include Special and Differential Treatment (S&DT), fisheries subsidies, trade facilitation and LDC accession negotiations.
He is fluent in English and has working knowledge of French.
Ziyaad was one of the first people globally to be certified as a Global Trade Professional in the area of Trade Management.