A deep and wide variety of experiences is what has made me the rare bird I am in the realm of international trade. I’ve worked for the WTO to the OECD, ECFIN, CEPR, the Swedish Finance Ministry, and an array of national government, in addition to working on Free Trade Agreements for the European Commission (e.g. South Korea, Japan, Canada, T-TIP with the US), and Sustainability Impact Assessments (e.g. Mercosur, Andean countries, Central America, ASEAN, India and Libya).  I’ve done academic research, policy research, consulting and advising as well as working on the ground with the actual implementation of trade agreements and development of quality infrastructure crucial for regulation.

I am a proud Ignitor and Instigator of the Tradeexperettes- a network of hundreds of awesome female trade experts from all walks of trade and all over the world.

Blockchain has the potential to not just unblock bottlenecks in international trade, but also to add a whole new layer of transparency, traceability and accountability to the supply chain. To understand more of how it can be used, and the policy needed for the technology to unfold, I co-chair Hyperledger’s Public Sector Special Interest Group.

Links to Recent events, presentations, Working Papers, Reports & Publications:

Below you’ll find links to some of my recent work; papers, presentations, and media. For a more complete list of publications and appearances, head over to my LinkedIn Page.

Recent Presentations and Media:

• Answering questions about Blockchain and trade, the US-China trade deal, and what I’d do if I was coaching the UK negotiating team for Brexit in Financial Times’ Trade Secrets. Jan 2020.

• Speaking at WTO Global Trade and Blockchain Forum, session 8 “The way forward: What role for international trade cooperation? How best to promote an enabling policy environment?

• TradeExperettes’ podcast with Kellie Kemock on what the TradeExperettes are and how it all got started. Also a bit about me and my background, Jan 2020.

• Presenting the findings from our DigitalTradePolicy.org initiative at a side event at the 26th OSCE ministerial in Bratislava, December 2019

• Podcast with Fredrik Erixon at ECIPE on How impactful can Blockchain be for International Trade.

• Moderating the panel "Trade, Sustainable Development and Values – finding the balance" at the EU Trade Policy Day, November 2019.

A selection of recent writings:

• Unblocking the Bottlenecks and Making the Global Supply Chain Transparent: How blockchain technology can update global trade, A joint Policy Paper from The School of Public Policy and the Canadian Global Affairs Institute,

• Can Blockchain Technology Facilitate International Trade? co-authored with Christine McDaniel. ” Mercatus Research, Mercatus Center at George Mason University,