The Rodolfo Rivas Project

Season 8, Episode 3 — Victor Do Prado, Former Director of Council and Trade Negotiations Committee at the WTO. Victor do Prado is a Member of the International Advisory Board at CEBRI and a longtime professor at Sciences Po’s Paris School of International Affairs. He is a former Brazilian diplomat and spent many years at the WTO, where he worked closely with DG Pascal Lamy as Deputy Chief of Staff. I’ve known Victor for many years and have wanted to bring him on the podcast for a long time. Through a brief visit to Geneva, we finally made it happen. Victor knows the WTO from multiple angles like few others. He began his career as a Brazilian diplomat, posted in Geneva at the very moment the WTO was being created, witnessing firsthand the transition from the GATT during its formative years. He later moved inside the organization itself, where he played a role in shaping its institutional development from within. In our conversation, we explore those early years, navigating the transition, and how the WTO evolved. We also talk about his time as a Chief of Staff and what it looks like from his experience, including the idea of “building its own house” within the Centre William Rappard, which is itself turning 100 years old in just a few weeks. It was a pleasure speaking with Victor. -- The Rodolfo Rivas Project is available on all major platforms or wherever you get your podcasts. You can also find us on Instagram, X, Facebook, and LinkedIn. Please help spread the word by recommending us to your friends or enemies! A small act, like liking, subscribing, or reviewing, is greatly appreciated. Thank you! The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed in the conversation belong to the individuals who share them and do not necessarily represent their employers. Musical theme by Hugo Torres. Featuring: Victor Do Prado https://cebri.org/en/especialista/81/victor-do-prado https://pt.linkedin.com/in/victor-do-prado-22858a39 Host: Rodolfo Rivas www.linkedin.com/in/rivasrodolfo/ rodolforivas.com/ rodolforivasproject.com/ www.imdb.com/name/nm10789558/ works.bepress.com/rivas_rodolfo/ rivasrod.medium.com/ papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsBy…fm?per_id=1665778 X: @rivasrod About The Rodolfo Rivas Project: Join me in a quest for the perfect conversation. Chronicling International Geneva and beyond. Currently in season eight and going strong! Our guests are talented individuals across various fields (lawyers, diplomats, entrepreneurs, academics, filmmakers, etc.). Ranked in the top 10% of podcasts in the world. Some of our guests include Dr. Willy Mutunga (former Chief Justice Kenya), Dr. Chang-fa Lo (former Constitutional Court Justice), Dr. Grethel Aguilar (DG of IUCN), Dr. Peter Van den Bossche (fmr. Chairman of the Appellate Body WTO), Jesus Seade (Undersecretary for North America Mexico's MFA), Amb. Angel Villalobos (Mexico to WTO), Petros Mavoridis (Columbia Law School & CAS Arbitrator), Johanna Hill (DDG WTO), Edward Kwakwa (ADG at WIPO), Howard Stupp (two-time Pan American gold medalist & fmr. Director of Legal Afrs. at IOC), Marco Aleman (ADG at WIPO), David Bisbee (DPR Mission of US to WTO), Lenka Nahlovska (Secretary Czech Arbitration Court), Barbara Ramos (Chief Research & Strategies ITC), Ralph Ossa (Chief Economist WTO), David Zonana (filmmaker), Amb. James Baxter (Australia to WTO), Amb. Nadia B. Theodore (Canada to WTO), Anna Kazejak (filmmaker), Andreas Koefoed (filmmaker), and Andres Veiel (filmmaker). Available at: Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon, SoundCloud, Google Podcasts, Pandora, Facebook podcasts, Deezer, Stitcher, etc. Follow Us: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/therodolforivasproject/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/rodolforivasproject Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/403QS0daxl70yRzgVDTkwt Apple: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-…ct/id1449383945 Deezer: www.deezer.com/en/show/2137032?u…7032&deferredFl=1 Amazon: www.amazon.com/The-Rodolfo-Rivas…ect/dp/B08JJSRY8X Pandora: lnkd.in/efzftdth