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 Session insight: Is anyone even interested in speaking?

Abhishek Raemesh ( CNA)


While the introduction speeches sailed smoothly in the business debate after a long wait for almost half-hour and multiple technical issues, no one seemed interested in moving further into the GSL (General Speakers List). 

The delegates had to be persuaded and literally begged by the heads and chairs in order to move into the GSL. This was an unusual sight to see in a debate, since surprisingly, no one seemed to be interested in putting their point across, except for the delegate representing consumers, who was the first to show interest. The delegates representing the Government and Partner firms followed. The delegate representing investors had to be asked multiple times by the heads in order to join the GSL, while the head chair did not seem to bother and seemed as disinterested as the delegate representing business and employees, who on being asked also refused to join. 

All delegates were so motivated to speak, that everyone wished to go last! The partner firm and investor delegate seemed more interested in speaking last than actually speaking that they had to reach to a consensus after a discussion. If only they could put across their points in the debate so strongly as they did advocate for going last.


Moving further into the GSI, while the deputy chairs seemed to care about the rules, the head chair’s hearing caused everyone lot of trouble, making them restart their GSL’s time and again. Overall, it seems that the speakers and the chairs of the business stakeholder debate have no intention to carry the debate further, with basic rules such as role call not being followed.

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