Tarcisio Hardman Reis
Mr. Hardman Reis has more than 10 years of practice training Customs and other governmental officials on trade related policies. He served as a programme officer at the United Nations Environment Programme and as a Customs Expert at the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe before joining the International Air Transport Association, where he is responsible to promote the links between air cargo and trade. Under this position he serves as the co-chair to the sub-group on safety and security at the WCO E-commerce Working Committee. A Swiss/Brazilian binational, Mr. Hardman Reis received a PhD on international law from the University of Lausanne. He currently lives in Geneva, Switzerland.
Mr. Hardman Reis has more than 10 years of practice training Customs and other governmental officials on trade related policies. He served as a programme officer at the United Nations Environment Programme and as a Customs Expert at the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe before joining the International Air Transport Association, where he is responsible to promote the links between air cargo and trade. Under this position he serves as the co-chair to the sub-group on safety and security at the WCO E-commerce Working Committee.
A Swiss/Brazilian binational, Mr. Hardman Reis received a PhD on international law from the University of Lausanne. He currently lives in Geneva, Switzerland.
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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.