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Trade is often discussed in terms of tariffs, agreements, or statistics. But at its core, trade is about something much simpler: solving problems.
Every day, businesses, workers, and entrepreneurs face obstacles. A company struggles to navigate complex regulations. A small business cannot reach customers beyond its borders. A woman entrepreneur lacks access to the networks and scale needed to grow. A digital exporter encounters barriers to moving data or delivering services across markets. Consumers and businesses worry whether online transactions can be trusted.
Session 3Trade and Frontier Technologies: Harnessing Artificial Intelligence and Others for Inclusive Growth
Examine how AI and emerging technologies transform trade flows and discuss policy frameworks needed for inclusive growth.
Session 2 How Is Digital Trade Governed? AI, Data, and Cross-Border Regulation
Digital trade is shaping all trade. As data, digital services, and AI are core inputs to production, rules governing the digital economy have cross-border effects. Fragmented digital regulation risks raising compliance costs, discouraging investment, and widening digital divides, particularly for SMEs and smaller economies.
Session 1: Framing Digital Trade: The Evolving Landscape of Global (e-)Commerce and Digital Policy Trends
Explore how digitalization is reshaping trade rules and institutions, and discuss how developing countries can leverage digital trade opportunities, especially for SMEs and women-led enterprises.
This edition captures a busy summer for TradeExperettes, with a strong presence at the WTO Public Forum and a rich line-up of events for our members.
In Geneva, we launched our landmark Ten Trade on Win annual report in an Ambassadors’ lounge conversation, hosted a session on digital trade’s transformative potential, and gathered members for a networking breakfast that kick-started the policy season.