This year's Public Forum theme is ‘Trading Forward: Adapting to a Changing World’. The sub-themes will be: - services — the next trade frontier; - the next generation — what do Millennials & Gen Z want to see from global trade; - the next chapter of the WTO — strengthening the trading...

This year's Public Forum is particularly special as we are marking the 20th anniversary of the WTO. With the theme “Trade Works”, the Forum will be an opportunity to discuss and assess the contribution that 20 years of global cooperation in the WTO has made to the strength and stability of...

This symposium aims to raise awareness of the significance of the GPA in today’s international economy. It will address policy-related issues on government procurement, both generally and as they relate to trade, governance and development. Its purpose is to inform participants of WTO...

This year, the Public Forum tells the human story behind trade. It showcases the myriad connections between trade and people's daily lives and demonstrates how trade improves the day-to-day lives of citizens around the globe. Under this thematic umbrella, three sub-themes are covered: trade and...

The WTO Public Forum is an annual event that provides a platform for public debate across a wide range of WTO issues and trade topics. The theme of the event is “Expanding Trade through Innovation and the Digital Economy”.

The 2012 Public Forum will provide an opportunity for relevant stakeholders of the multilateral trading system to analyse whether multilateralism is in a state of crisis, taking into account both the Doha Round deadlock and elements of the WTO work programme that continue to work well.

The themes of the 15th Annual Conference are: - Measurement and impact analysis of non-tariff measures and trade facilitation - Trade, environment, natural resources and sustainable development - Analysis of multilateral and bilateral trade agreements in a globalizing world

This year's Forum — “Trading into the Future” — will provide a platform for reflection on the multilateral trading system's six decades. In particular, input will be sought on the challenges and opportunities facing the WTO in each of its main functions, as well as on the challenges and...

The explosion of regional agreements in many parts of the world over the last decade and a half raises important questions about what this trend means for multilateral trade relations in an increasingly globalized world. There is much literature that seeks to explain and understand what...