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Experts

E15 Experts are leading thinkers and practitioners from developed and developing countries reflecting a wide range of perspectives on trade and sustainable development. The experts’ participation in any E15 activity is on a personal basis and does not represent an official commitment of the organisations they are affiliated with.

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Ken Ash

Director of Trade and Agriculture Directorate at OECD

Director for Trade and Agriculture Directorate, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Former: Deputy Director, OECD; 20 years of extensive experience with the Government of Canada including: Director General, Economic and Policy Analysis, Policy Branch of Government of Canada. Played a leading role in the successful merger of the Trade and Agriculture directorates at OECD. Has provided strategic policy guidance to government on key trade policy issues during GATT/WTO negotiations; in the implementation of the URAA; and in the formulation of a government-wide Programme Review that resulted in major policy and organizational reforms.