S4 Ep2 VOL1 of the Miniseries: Matthew Wilson, Chief Adviser & Chef de Cabinet to the Executive Director at International Trade Centre

<p><em>Matthew Wilson, Chief Advisor and Chief of Staff to the Executive Director of the International Trade Centre - from his offices at the ITC in Geneva speaks to PABWA ED Yavi Madurai - somewhere on the continent "they call it Africa, we call it home'.</em></p> <p><em>*Season 4 has a new format of an on-demand miniseries with volumes: we invite you to the Matthew Wilson miniseries.</em></p> <p><em>Let's listen in as Yavi and Matthew chat though trade, intra-Africa trade, global trade and Africa's diaspora, discussing how to translate what we feel is Africa's time NOW, more than it has ever been before, but how this translates into action and leadership requirements to make it a reality. It's time for the world to feel 'Afrofinity' ... don't you agree?</em></p> <p><em>From Africa, to the World, we're CHANGING the narrative of Africa one podcast at a time, showcasing "African Excellence, African Leadership, and African Inspiration" - from Africa and it's diaspora.</em></p> <p>___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________</p> <p><em><strong>Matthew Wilson</strong></em> has been the Chief Advisor and Chief of Staff to the Executive Director of the International Trade Centre since 2013. He is responsible for providing strategic advice to the Head of the ITC and ensuring the effective outreach, coordination and running of the Office of the Executive Director. Prior to this he served in the Cabinet of Pascal Lamy, Director-General of the World Trade Organisation where he was responsible for Development issues, Aid for Trade, trade facilitation, trade finance and the relations with the Africa, Caribbean and Pacific countries.</p> <p>Mr. Wilson had previously served as Deputy Aid for Trade Coordinator at the WTO and was a trade negotiator and diplomat for the Government of Barbados for 8 years at the Permanent Mission of Geneva to the United Nations. In this role he was a lead negotiator on trade, labour and human rights matters. &nbsp;He wa