Dr. h.c. Pascal Lamy

Pascal Lamy is a distinguished expert on international trade and a renowned political advisor. He served two terms as Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) from September 2005 to September 2013. After his tenure in Brussels, Mr. Lamy spent a year as President of Notre Europe, a think tank focused on European integration. In addition, he was associate Professor at the l’Institut d’études politiques in Paris and an advisor to Poul Nyrup Rasmussen amongst other positions.

He is Honorary President of the Jacques Delors Institute.

Mr. Lamy began his career in the French Civil service, where he became an advisor to the then Finance Minister Jaques Delors and subsequently Pierre Mauroy. In addition, he was Chief of Staff for the President of the European Commission Jacques Delors and his representative in the G7. Before taking up this position, Mr. Lamy served as the European Commissioner for Trade and in 1999 he was appointed CEO of Credit Lyonnais after joining the team which restructured the bank to make it competitive.

Mr. Lamy has a strong commitment to the European Union and its vision of globalization which he shares with his audiences. He particularly focuses on trade being a motor for growth and how to set the economic, social and political policies to put the relevant actions in place.

Eloquent and insightful, Mr. Lamy’s presentations and analysis are always well received by audiences around the globe.

He presents in French and English.