From 10-13 September, the WTO Public Forum was held at the WTO premises in Geneva. The Friends of Multilateralism Group has actively participated in this year’s public forum. The sessions that FMG members and Friends of FMG have spoken at are listed below.

 

1

Jan Yves Remy

FMG

Bridging the Gap: Equitable, Transparent, and Sustainable Instruments and Innovative Policies to Maximise the Benefits of Global Trade while Ensuring Environmental Objectives.

2

Jennifer Hillman

FMG

A Greener International Economic Order: Mitigation of Unilateral Policies and Equitable Outcomes for All

3

Anabel González

FFMG

 

Launch of the WTO Secretariat Strategy 2030

4

 

Alan Wolff

FMG

5

 

Cecilia Malmström

FMG

 

 

TradeExperettes’ Ten Quick Wins for Re-globalization and Resilience in Trade

 

6

 

Hamid Mamdouh

FMG

7

 

Jan Yves Remy

FMG

8

 

Anabel González

FFMG

 

Re-globalization: Trade in a Geopoliticized World

 

9

 

Cecilia Malmström

FMG

10

 

Valerie Picard

FFMG

Behind the Headlines: Trade Realities in a Re-globalizing World

 

11

 

Jan Yves Remy

FMG

Debate on the Moratorium on Customs Duties on Electronic Transmissions

 

12

 

Deborah Elms

FMG

 

Global Models for Realizing Sustainable and Inclusive Digital Trade through RTAs

 

13

 

Henry Gao

FMG

14

 

Cecilia Malmström

FMG

Sowing inclusivity: rethinking agricultural trade for all

 

15

 

Valerie Picard

FFMG

Navigating Trade, Sustainability, and Supply Chain Resilience: Lessons learnt from recent climate emergencies

 

16

 

Anabel González

FFMG

From Forests to Markets: Amazonia’s Sustainable Trade Path

 

17

 

Jennifer Hillman

FMG

 

Trade Winds Live from Geneva: Why do politicians lie about trade – and what can we do about it?

 

18

 

Cecilia Malmström

FMG

19

 

Anabel González

FFMG

Live Taping of the Global Dispatches Podcast: The Perils of Fragmentation and Promise of Re-Globalization

 

20

 

Pradeep S. Mehta

FMG

Digital Product Passport as a Catalyst for Inclusive Trade

 

21

 

Valerie Picard

FFMG

Leveraging digitalization in Customs for inclusive trade

 

22

 

Anabel González

FFMG

Inclusive policies, ensuring development impact including better use of special and differential treatment

 

23

 

Simon Evenett

FMG

Behind the Curve: Can Manufacturing Still Provide Inclusive Growth?

24

Axel Addy

FMG

Building for Peace: Addressing Fragility through Trade and Economic Reforms in Somalia

 

25

Alan Wolff

FMG

26

Anabel González

FFMG

Catalysts for Change: Regional Banks and the Digital Trade Revolution

 

27

Simon Evenett

FMG

When Elephants Tussle – Will Industrial Policy Become a Catalyst or Barrier to Reglobalization?

 

28

Jan Yves Remy

FMG

29

Jennifer Hillman

FMG

What the Digital Services Revolution Means for Development

 

30

Colette van der Ven

FMG

Unlocking Bangladesh’s Textile Recycling Potential for a sustainable LDC Graduation

 

31

Hamid Mamdouh

FMG

Navigating New Norms: AI Regulation and Digital Trade

 

32

Anabel González

FFMG

Perspectives for Regional Integration – Latin American Integration Routes for More Inclusive Trade and the Role of Multilateral Organizations

 

33

Jan Yves Remy

FMG

34

Colette van der Ven

FMG

Implementing Regional Trade Agreements for Inclusive Re-Globalization

 

35

Valerie Picard

FFMG

36

Herny Gao

FMG

Trade Law E-Casebook: Modelling New Approaches to Lasting Accessible Impact in Capacity Building

37

Jennifer Hillman

FMG

38

Wenhua Ji

FMG

Re-BRICSing: Expectations from Trade

39

Maxim Medvedkov

FMG

40

Hamid Mamdouh

FMG

Charting the future of trade in services: GATS@30 in focus

 

41

Anabel González

FFMG

Mitigating the digital trade divide – How can the WTO help?

 

42

Anabel González

FFMG

Green Industrial Policy – Moving Forward on Climate without Moving Backward on Trade