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1 MATR. RADE EXHIBITION AND CONVENT. TION CENTRE (M. MECC), MATR. RADE EXHIBITION AND CONVENT. TION CENTRE (M. MECC), KUAL. LA LUMPUR, MAL. LAYSIA, 18 AND 19. 1 OCTOBER, 20. 012 KUAL. LA LUMPUR, MAL. LAYSIA, 18 AND 19. 1 OCTOBER, 20. 012. TR. RANSFORMING TPOS' BUSINES. B SS THRO. OUGH IN. NNOVAT. TION TR. RANSFORMING TPOS' BUSINES. B SS THRO. OUGH IN. NNOVAT. TION. ENHANCING. G TPO IMPA. ACT ON EXPORTIN. E NG SMES THROUGH. T H INNOVA. ATION ENHANCING. G TPO IMPA. ACT ON EXPORTIN. E NG SMES THROUGH. T H INNOVA. ATION. BIOGR. RAPHICAL. L NOT. TE BIOGR. RAPHICAL. L NOT. TE. Mrr. Stepha an Blanc Mrr. Jean-M. Marie Pauugam Ch hief Tradde Informmation Servicess section n, Divisiion of Market M De eputy Exeecutive Diirector, IT.

2 TC. De evelopment, Inte ernation nal Trade e Centree . Mrr. Paugam, Mr. Paugam, aaFrench French natio onal, assum national, ed his functio assumed ons as Depu his functions utyDeputy as Mr. Blanc, a New Zealand national, joined ITC in 2001 as an Analyst Executive Director of the International Trade Centre in March 011. Exxecutive Direc ctor of the In nternational T. Trade Centree in March He in the Market Analysis and Research section. He became Senior hass extensive has extensive work w work experieence in experience in trade trade promotion promotionand aandtrade tradepollicy with policy with Mr. Blan Market nc, a New . Analyst Z and was Zealand . in 2004 national, joined appointed d ITC in.

3 Chief of 20001 as . ITC's an . Trade the e French the FrenchGov vernment (M. Government Ministry of Eco (Ministry ofonomy and Finance, Economy Trade Trade Fand Finance, Information Services in 2006. He currently Analyst iin the Markeet Analysis and Research heads a team of 14 staff h section. Hee became Dirrectorate and d Treasury D. Directorate) in n Senior Admministrative p positions. Directorate and Treasury Directorate) in Senior Administrative positions. involved in providing technical assistance to developing countries Senior MMarket Analyyst in 2004 aand was app pointed Chief of ITC's . and emerging economies in the trade information services field. The Mrr. Paugam be egan his proffessional carreer with the French Ministry of Trade Inf formation Se ervices in 20 006.

4 He curre team engages with trade support institutions, providing ently heads a a team of . advisory and Mr. Paugam began his professional career with the French Ministry of Ecconomy, Fina ance, Industrry and Interna ational Trade e in 1993 and d was 14 staff involved in providing te echnical assis stance to de eveloping Economy, Finance, Industry and International Trade in 1993 and was capacity building services. The team has a strong focus on bringing sub bsequently posted p as Ecconomic and Commerciall Counsellor to the subsequently posted as Economic and Commercial Counsellor to the incountrie s and eme new approaches andrging econoomies . technologies in interventions, in its thee trade infoormation.

5 Particularly Freench Embassies in Wash hington and Rabat. He then servved as French Embassies International AddviserintoWashington the French Eco and Rabat. He then Fiinance Minisserved ster and, as inservices field. The te the field eam engages of distance s with trade learning, support ins online content titutions, . collection and International in 2002, 2 Adviser to the French Economy and he was appointed Head of the Trade Policyy and WTO Unit Finance Minister U and and, providingg advisory an dissemination nd capacity . and competitive building servvices. The team has a . intelligence. in 2002,Deputy he was appointedativeHead Freench y Representa to of thethe ECTrade TradePolicy Policyand WTOee, Committe Unit a and strong fo ocus on brin nging in new approachess and techno ologies in French Prior to joining ITC, Mr.

6 Blanc worked in product management and possition Deputy he held d Representative until 2003. to the EC Trade Policy Committee, a its intervventions, paarticularly in n the field of . o distance learning, position he held until 2003. export marketing roles, first in Auckland and then in Melbourne with online content . c colle ection and disseminati the New Zealand Dairy Board now known as Fonterra mpetitive . on and com the world's In 2004-2006, Mr. Paugam was a Senio or Research Fellow at the e French intelligen largest nce. of dairy products on global markets. He then served exporter Insstitute In for Inte 2004-2006, ernational Mr. Paugam Reelation was a (IFRI) ), an Senior indepen Research ndent Fellowthink-ta at theank in French as New Zealand Consul and Trade Commissioner for New Zealand Paaris, where Institute hee publishedRelation for International n numerous arrticles (IFRI), anand re esearch pape independent ers on in think-tank Prioor to joining ITC, Mr.

7 Blan nc worked in Trade andn product m in Hamburg, and export . Enterprisemanagement marketing ro Germany, where oles, first . he assisted New trade policy, Paris, where wi ith published he a special focus on trad numerous de and deve articles and lopment researchissu ues. In on papers 2006, policy, trade Mr. Paug gamawas with app special pointed focus Assis stant and on trade Secreta ary for Bilate development eral issues. In in A. Auckland and d then in Melbourne with Zealand h the New Ze exporters inealand Dairy y Board now entering and competing w known as Fonterra . on the European Reelations 2006, A. Africa, Paugam Europ was pe, the Comm appointed monwealthSecretary Assistant of o Independe forent States Bilateral market.

8 He world's laargest exporter . th He of dairy was subsequently y products o global . on a Senior m Consultant markets. t forserved He then two d . years with as New . a Sydney-based FMCG consulting firm working on benchmarking and the Middle Relations withe-East Africa,at the French Europe, Treaasury. He wa the Commonwealth asIndependent of promoted to States Head Zealland Consul and Trade Commission ner for New Zealand Traade and Entterprise in Hamburg, . H of the and t theBilateral Relations Middle-East at thean nd Export French Fin nanceHe Treasury. Depar wasrtment in 200. promoted 08. to In of Head programmes in Europe and Australasia, advising multinationals in Germ many, where e he assistedd New Zealan nd exporters s in entering and compet the fast-moving consumer-goods industry on their salesting on the E.

9 European . and thiss Bilateral the capacity,Relations Mr. M Paugam andundertook uExport Finance a lead role in the t design Department and In this in 2008. marrket. He wass subsequen ntly marketing a Seniorr processes. Consultantt for two yeears with a Sydney baseed FMCG imp plementation capacity, Mr. nPaugam of reformsundertook w within Ubifra aance, leadtherole French Export in the design and conssulting firm working onn benchmarrking prograammes in Europe and Australasia, advising Proomotion Ageency. implementation of reforms within Ubifrance, the French Export Promotion multtinationals in the fast moving con nsumer good ds industry on their sales . s and marketing . m Agency.

10 Hee is a graduate of the Eco ole Nationale e d'Administration (ENA), the proccesses. Insstitute of Poli tical Studies s ( ) of Aiix-en-Proven nce, and hold ds a the He is a graduate of the Ecole Nationale d'Administration (ENA), Institute of Political Studies ( ) of Aix-en-Provence, and 988). Ma aster degree in Law from the Univers ity of Aix en Provence (1 holds a Master degree in Law from the University of Aix en Provence (1988).