The Rodolfo Rivas Project

The Rodolfo Rivas Project

Join me in a quest for the perfect conversation. Chronicling International Geneva and beyond. Currently in season seven! It is a podcast about candid and insightful conversations with talented individuals. Ranked in the top 10% in the world. Listen to their stories and delve into their views on the challenges and their perspectives on their industries' future. Our guests are lawyers, diplomats, entrepreneurs, academics, filmmakers, etc. 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 Robin Tallendier (Co-Founder Atelier Wen). Available at: Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon, SoundCloud, Google Podcasts, Pandora, Facebook podcasts, Deezer, Stitcher etc. My opinions are my own. contact me: rr (@) rodolforivasproject.com Please let us know by liking, subscribing, and/or review if you enjoyed this conversation. You can also spread the word by telling your friends… or even your enemies about us. The more, the merrier. Follow Us: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/therodolforivasproject/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rodolforivasproject Instagram: @therodolforivasproject Twitter: @rivasrod Support Us: Any help is greatly appreciated! https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/rodolforivasproject

Episodes

Kelly Ann Shaw

October 3, 2025 • 43 mins
Season 7, Episode 10. — Kelly Ann Shaw, Partner at Akin Gump. I first met Kelly Ann when I was beginning my own work in international trade. At the time, she was my counterpart in the U.S. Delegation, handling disputes and other complex issues. Since then, her career has soared—spanning the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, the U.S. House of Representatives, and even the White House. We recently reconnected during the WTO ...
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Sally Bardayán Rivera

September 26, 2025 • 63 mins
Season 7, Episode 9. — Sally Bardayán Rivera, Deputy Permanent Representative of the Mission of Panama in Geneva, Switzerland In a remarkably short time, Sally has established herself as one of the most active and respected delegates in Geneva. Her openness, empathy, and collaborative spirit have earned her admiration across missions and institutions. She approaches complex issues with clarity and creativity, but also with a sense...
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Arne Kohlweyer

September 20, 2025 • 37 mins
I’ve been attending the Neuchâtel Film Festival for years, and this year, I had the pleasure of attending the screening of Johanna Moder’s Mother’s Baby, a psychological thriller inspired by her own experiences of becoming a mother. In this episode, I sit down with Arne Kohlweyer, the film’s co-writer and a consummate storyteller. Our conversation covers his early fascination with cinema, the path that led him to screenwriting, a...
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Aashish Chandorkar

June 10, 2025 • 59 mins
Season 7, Episode 7 Aashish Chandorkar, Counsellor with the Mission of India to the World Trade Organization. This episode has been in the pipeline for a while. Still, it was worth the wait, as the conversation I had with Aashish Chandorkar, Counsellor with the Mission of India to the World Trade Organization, was thoughtful, informative, and inspiring. I had a blast discussing Aashish’s career and the long and winding path that ...
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Louise Wong

May 17, 2025 • 45 mins
Season 7, Episode 6 Louise Wong, the Secretary General of the Asian Domain Name Dispute Resolution Centre (ADNDRC). I have been a panelist with the ADNDRC for many years, and it was the first center to include me on its roster. I have enjoyed working with them throughout the years, and during the 25th anniversary of the UDRP in Geneva, I had the pleasure of meeting Louise Wong in person. Louise's life journey is truly fascinating...
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Ambassador Gustavo Lunazzi

May 2, 2025 • 64 mins
Season 7, Episode 5. Ambassador Gustavo Lunazzi, Argentine Ambassador to Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein & Permanent Representative to the WTO. Ambassador Lunazzi, a consummate diplomat with a long career representing Argentina in the Multilateral Trading System, brings unique insights from his experience in the dispute settlement system. I had heard nothing but good things about him from close friends, and still...
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Marco Molina

April 17, 2025 • 57 mins
Season 7, Episode 4. Marco Molina, founder of Molina & Associates, in Geneva, Switzerland. Marco officially becomes my first guest to come back for a second conversation, since a lot has changed since the last time we spoke! In our conversation, we will start where we left off, discussing the informal process Marco facilitated on World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement reform, how he approached it, and the lessons he l...
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Ambassador Ronald Saborio

March 27, 2025 • 64 mins
Season 7, Episode 3. Amb. Ronald Saborío, Mission of Costa Rica to the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva, Switzerland. I had an insightful conversation with Ambassador Saborío, who has had a long and successful career in trade diplomacy, becoming a reference point in everything to do with the WTO. We dived into a wide range of topics, including the future of international trade and diplomacy. I met him at the beginning of...
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Stephen Fevrier

March 15, 2025 • 56 mins
Season 7, Episode 2. Stephen Fevrier, Senior Advisor to the Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva, Switzerland. Stephen's career has been deeply intertwined with trade and development, particularly revolving around the WTO. His extensive experience means that if it happened at the WTO, he likely witnessed it firsthand! Hailing from Saint Lucia, a Caribbean gem, Stephen is part of a cadre of exceptional ...
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Tyesha Turner, J.P.

March 1, 2025 • 80 mins
Season 7, Episode 1. Tyesha Turner, J.P., Deputy Permanent Representative of the Mission of Jamaica to the UN in Geneva, Switzerland. To kick off the seventh season of this podcast, I can’t think of a better guest than the impressive and delightful Tyesha. She is my neighbor during long meetings at the WTO, and I am happy to have her as a guest. She had some great stories to tell about her life and career and some of the lessons ...
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Gustavo Adolfo Guarin Duque

December 9, 2024 • 67 mins
Season 6, Episode 13. Gustavo Adolfo Guarín Duque, Trade Counsellor at the Mission of Colombia to the World Trade Organization. My guest is another Colombian, the nationality most represented in the show, hence the joke! This is season six's last episode, and I had to close the season with a great guest! Gustavo is a friend and colleague whose story will inspire you. While I count Gustavo as a close friend, our conversation rev...
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Andres Veiel

November 23, 2024 • 28 mins
Season 6, Episode 12. Andres Veiel, Filmmaker. Andres is a successful filmmaker with a long career stretching back to the early 90’s. I met with him after the screening of his latest film at the Zurich Film Festival, the documentary “Riefenstahl”, which unearths new information on the controversial filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl. During our conversation, we talked about how he got into films and learned from Krzysztof Kieslowski, and...
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DDG Johanna Hill

October 19, 2024 • 38 mins
Season 6, Episode 11. Johanna Hill, Deputy Director General at the WTO. DDG Johanna Hill has been involved with the WTO since its inception and has worked directly with it at various points in her career. Her career in multilateral and bilateral affairs is long, and she has also worked in the private sector. We had an insightful conversation covering a wide range of topics, from her early years in El Salvador to her commitment to...
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Ambassador Nadia B. Theodore

September 28, 2024 • 52 mins
Season 6, Episode 10. Ambassador Nadia B. Theodore. Mission of Canada to the WTO. Ambassador Nadia Theodore has been in Geneva for around two years, but she has already made her mark. She is involved in several initiatives, and one of her goals is making the WTO more inclusive and telling the story of the MTS to everyone. And I can say she has really succeeded in that. We had an insightful and fun conversation, covering her mult...
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Ambassador James Baxter

September 21, 2024 • 53 mins
Season 6, Episode 9. Ambassador James Baxter. Mission of Australia to the WTO. Ambassador James Baxter, is a friend of International Trade and Multilateralism who has made his career around the WTO. He is a consummate diplomat who got into Trade and never left. He was posted in Geneva as the Deputy Permanent Representative for the Mission of Australia to the WTO back in 2012, and although he didn’t initially intend to return, he ...
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Jennifer Brant

August 14, 2024 • 52 mins
Season 6, Episode 8. Jennifer Brant. Founder and Principal at Innovations Insights. Jennifer heads a boutique consulting firm specializing in strategic communications and government affairs. If you work in International Geneva, you may encounter Jennifer. I have been following her career due to its intersection with many of the same topics we work on, and I met her a couple of years ago. Due to her experience covering law firms, ...
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Dmitry Grozoubinski

July 20, 2024 • 75 mins
Season 6, Episode 7. Dmitry Grozoubinski. Executive Director at Geneva Trade Platform in Geneva. Dmitry wears many hats, including author and overall point of reference for International Trade. If you want to learn more about Trade, you will probably run into him. Before all this, he had a successful career as an Australian Trade Diplomat, where I met him. I found out we are sort of kindred spirits. We both appreciate a good Aaro...
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Pablo M. Bentes

July 8, 2024 • 66 mins
Season 6, Episode 6. Pablo M. Bentes is a partner at Baker McKenzie Geneva and heads the firm's global WTO disputes practice. I've known Pablo for a while and I even shared his office while at the WTO's Appellate Body. One of the things I was glad to find there was the sense of camaraderie; it was like a big family. So, we had to talk about that, but I wanted to cover much more than that since Pablo has had an exciting career be...
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Anna Morawiec Mansfield

June 29, 2024 • 50 mins
Season 6, Episode 5. Anna Morawiec Mansfield. Legal Counsel at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). I recently met Anna and was so impressed that I had to invite her to the podcast. Even then, I could not have imagined the amazing conversation we would have. I have been doing this for a while, but a few conversations have really stood out, and this is one of them. Anna's story is a testament to resilience, determi...
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Marisa Goldstein

June 12, 2024 • 57 mins
Season 6, Episode 4. Marisa Goldsteinis Counsellor at the World Trade Organization (WTO). Marisa Goldstein is an experienced lawyer who has worked in the Legal Affairs Dvision at the WTO for many years, and she has certainly left her mark. I have known her since the beginning of my career in International Trade, and she is a well-known and well-liked figure in the community. We have collaborated a couple of times and even raced i...
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