Carlo TROJAN (Co-Chair) is chairman of the International Food & Agricultural Trade Policy Council (IPC) and former ambassador of the European Commission to the World Trade Organization. He started his professional career as legal adviser in the Ministry of Agriculture and Food in the Netherlands. He joined the European Commission in 1973 as deputy chief of staff of Commissioner Lardinois. In 1977, he was agricultural counselor at the Dutch Permanent Representation to the EU in Brussels. In 1981, Mr. Trojan became chief of staff of Frans Andriessen, vice-president of the European Commission dealing successively with Competition Policy and Agriculture. In 1987, he was appointed deputy secretary general of the European Commission to become secretary general in 1997. From 2001 to 2007, he served as permanent representative of the European Commission to the WTO and other International organizations. In that capacity, he was the EU negotiator in the WTO Trade negotiations (Doha Round). Mr. Trojan is member of the Dutch Advisory Council for International Affairs and of the Dutch Energy Council. He studied law at the University of Leyden. He is Professor of international trade and European Studies at the Maastricht School for Management.