Geneva Trade Platform

17/09/2026

🌍 It’s the final day of Geneva Trade Week 2026!

Four days have gone quickly — but there’s still plenty left to discuss.

Today we return to the WTO for the second and final day of Curated Conversations, with another full programme of smaller, invitation-only discussions running throughout the day.

🕘 09:00–18:15
📍 WTO — rooms off the Salon des Pas-Perdus

From the pressures reshaping the global economy to the policy choices that will influence what comes next, today is another chance to step beyond formal panels and into focused, participatory exchange.

👉 Explore today’s programme:
https://www.genevatradeplatform.org/geneva-trade-week

If a conversation catches your eye, check the programme and contact the relevant organiser directly to express your interest.

💬 And if you’ve taken part over the past two days, we want to hear from you.

Curated Conversations are a new format for , and your feedback will help us shape an even stronger edition next year.

👉 Share your feedback

As the week comes to a close, we hope has sparked new ideas, new connections and plenty of conversations that continue well beyond Geneva Trade Week itself.

Let’s make the final day count.

16/09/2026

💬 Today, Geneva Trade Week changes pace.

Welcome to Day 3 of and the very first day of Curated Conversations!

Across today and tomorrow, 45 invitation-only roundtables will bring together policymakers, practitioners, researchers, businesses and international organisations for smaller, more focused exchanges on the issues shaping international trade.

The aim? Less presenting, more conversation.

Curated Conversations are designed to create room to ask questions, compare perspectives, test ideas and dig a little deeper than a traditional panel format often allows.

🕘 Sessions today: 09:00–18:15
📍 WTO — rooms off the Salon des Pas-Perdus

With conversations taking place throughout the day, there’s plenty to explore.

👉 See the full programme:
https://www.genevatradeplatform.org/geneva-trade-week

Sessions are invitation-only, with participation managed by individual organisers. If something catches your eye, check the programme and contact the organiser directly to express your interest.

15/09/2026

📚 Welcome to Day 2 of Geneva Trade Week 2026!

Today is all about ideas, institutions and the history behind the trading system — with two conversations that look at trade from very different angles.

First up: what can trade wars of the past tell us about the present?

Professor Craig VanGrasstek joins Hamid Mamdouh for a conversation inspired by On Trade War, looking at the past, present and future of trade conflict — and what history can teach us about navigating today’s increasingly contested trade environment.

📅 15 September 2026
🕥 10:30–12:00 CEST
📍 Villa Barton, Geneva

👉 Register here:
https://forms.monday.com/forms/98cf85675798013e07d665d11c16ca55?r=euc1

Then at 12:00, we go behind the scenes of international dispute settlement.

Professor Gabrielle Marceau and Maria George present Assistants in International Dispute Settlement, joined by Professor Joost Pauwelyn, exploring the people and institutional practices that support international judges, arbitrators and dispute settlement processes.

👉 Register:
https://forms.monday.com/forms/98cf85675798013e07d665d11c16ca55?r=euc1

And tomorrow, the format changes again.

Our first Curated Conversations begin: 45 invitation-only roundtables built for smaller, focused exchanges on the issues shaping international trade policy today.

👉 Explore the programme:
https://www.genevatradeplatform.org/geneva-trade-week

14/09/2026

🎉 And we’re off — Geneva Trade Week 2026 starts today!

Over the next four days, Geneva will once again become a meeting point for big ideas, fresh perspectives and conversations about where the global trading system goes next.

🌍 We begin with trade, sustainability and WTO reform.

Our friends and colleagues at TESS open with:

From Talk to Action on Sustainability in the Trading System: Connecting the Dots with WTO Reform

📅 14 September 2026
🕟 16:30–18:00 CEST
📍 Maison de la Paix, Room C1

The question at the heart of the discussion is simple but urgent:

Where can cooperation still move forward?

The session will explore how trade and sustainability ambitions can move from discussion to action — and how successful approaches can be taken further and at greater scale.

👉 Register here:
https://forms.monday.com/forms/c85ac34f9e2c9a683752fcd8d12b3e6a?r=euc1

If you are unable to join in-person, you can follow the conversation on our YouTube channel - https://youtube.com/live/MQqqD6T1Fu8

🔗 More information:
https://www.genevatradeplatform.org/geneva-trade-week/tess-plenary-2026

🥂 And the conversation continues afterwards, with an invite-only reception for the trade and sustainability community from 18:30.

Interested in joining? Contact [email protected].

We’re looking forward to seeing many of you throughout the week!

09/09/2026

📣 Geneva Trade Week 2026 is nearly here!

From 14–17 September, Geneva Trade Platform is bringing together a packed programme of discussions, exchanges and new formats alongside the WTO Public Forum. 🌍

This year, we are diving into some of the biggest questions facing global trade:

🌱 How can sustainability move from discussion to real action within the trading system?

📚 What can the history of trade wars tell us about where we are heading next, and how do assistants shape international dispute settlement?

💬 And how can smaller, focused conversations help unlock new thinking on the toughest trade policy challenges?

For the first time, GTW26 will also feature more than 48 Curated Conversations — closed-door, invitation-only roundtables bringing experts and practitioners together for focused exchange.

If you are in Geneva for the WTO Public Forum, this is your chance to go deeper, meet new people and join the conversations shaping what comes next.

🔗 Explore the full agenda and register for the sessions you do not want to miss.
https://www.genevatradeplatform.org/geneva-trade-week

We look forward to seeing you there! 🙌

04/09/2026

🌍 There is no shortage of discussion about trade and sustainability. The harder question is: how do we speed up turning talk into action?

That is where Geneva Trade Week 2026 begins.

Our sister organisation TESS – the Forum on Trade, Environment & the SDGs will bring together WTO ambassadors and leading international experts to explore what practical cooperation on trade and sustainability could look like and where WTO reform fits into the picture.

🌱 Where is cooperation possible?
📈 How can approaches that are already working be taken to scale?
🧭 And could sustainable development provide a North Star for the future of the trading system?

The global trade environment is hardly straightforward right now. But that makes identifying the areas where countries can work together all the more important.

📍 Join us for From Talk to Action on Sustainability in the Trading System: Connecting the Dots with WTO Reform, the opening plenary of 2026.

👉 Register: https://forms.monday.com/forms/c85ac34f9e2c9a683752fcd8d12b3e6a?r=euc1

🌐 Discover Geneva Trade Week:
https://www.genevatradeplatform.org/geneva-trade-week

31/08/2026

⚔️ Join us at Villa Barton on 15 September for two Geneva Trade Week conversations on trade wars and international dispute settlement.

At 10:30, Craig VanGrasstek and Hamid Mamdouh look at what history can teach us about today’s trade tensions.

At 12:00, Gabrielle Marceau and Maria George present their new work on international dispute settlement, joined by Joost Pauwelyn.

The programme for our 16–17 September Curated Conversations is also now available.

Places are filling quickly. If you would like to attend one of the invitation-only Curated Conversations, please contact the relevant session organiser directly using the details listed under each event.

🔗 https://www.genevatradeplatform.org/geneva-trade-week

11/08/2026

🌍 The countdown to the WTO Public Forum 2026 is on!

Every year, Geneva becomes the meeting place for thousands of people passionate about international trade from policymakers and businesses to researchers, students and international organisations.

💬 Whether you're coming to exchange ideas, build new connections or simply listen and learn, the WTO Public Forum is a week not to miss.

📅 Remember: registration closes on 21 August: https://www.wto.org/english/forums_e/public_forum26_e/pf26_registration_e.htm

🤝 As an official partner of the WTO Public Forum 2026, the Geneva Trade Platform looks forward to welcoming you to Geneva during Public Forum and Geneva Trade Week.

We hope to see you there - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsuuO1Y1XVM

30/07/2026

17/07/2026

Global trade continues to move at an extraordinary pace.

This week's episode of This Week in Trade covers:

✈️ The US national security determination on commercial aircraft imports
🪙 China's indefinite helium export ban and its impact on global manufacturing
🌱 Major updates to the EU's CBAM and EUDR rules
🤝 The landmark UK–Switzerland Free Trade Agreement
🌍 Why more than 25,000 industrial policies introduced worldwide are putting pressure on the WTO system

George Riddell explains what these developments mean for businesses, policymakers, and anyone following international trade.

🎥 Watch the full episode here: https://youtu.be/QTNw-0yshOw?si=PtFI6rch17ajBYqa

➡Listen to the latest episode on your favorite platform: https://pod.link/1893068806