Activities
The Friends of Multilateralism Group
Instructions for participation in FMG events
- When participating in events organized by the FMG either virtually or in person, participants should indicate their names, titles and their affiliation (for example, Amb./PR XXX, “France”or “French Mission to the WTO”).
- Affiliations should reflect the official nomenclature used by the WTO.
- IGO and NGOs should use their official affiliation (for example,“WEF” or “World Economic Forum”).
- When making interventions, participants should also use the above-mentioned nomenclature.
WTO Reform >>
FMG Webinar on Countries’ Withdrawl from International Organizations
On 9 Feb 2026, FMG organized a webinar to discuss the recent withdrawl of some countries from international organizations. This session was moderated by Mohammad Saeed, FMG member and former Chief Trade Facilitation and Policy for Business at the International Trade...
FMG Webinar on the ICC Report on WTO Reform
On 29 Jan, the Friends of Multilateralism Group (FMG) organized a webinar on the ICC Report “Revitalising the multilateral trading system: Call for action”. FMG member and former Ambassador of Canada to the WTO John Weekes moderated this session. At the meeting,...
Dialogue with Andrew Wilson: Session 06 of FMG High-level Dialogue Series “The Future of WTO Reform”
On 2 Dec, 2025, the Friends of Multilateralism Group (FMG) organized the 6th session of FMG High-level Dialogue Series “The Future of WTO Reform” with Andrew Wilson, Deputy Secretary General (Policy) at the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). Hamid Mamdouh, FMG...
Dialogue with Amina Mohamed: Session 05 of FMG High-level Dialogue Series “The Future of WTO Reform”
On 23 October, 2025, the Friends of Multilateralism Group (FMG) organized FMG High-level Dialogue with Amb. (Dr.) Amina Mohamed， Founder and President of the Trade Negotiations and Investment Forum, Former Cabinet Secretary in the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and...
Trade Policy Preview (TP-P) >>
FMG “Trade Policy Preview” (TP-P) Session on the UK
On 14 October 2025, the Friends of Multilateralism Group (FMG) organized the 13th session of its “Trade Policy Preview” (TP-P) brainstorming series on Australia. Willy Alfaro, FMG member and e former Director of Trade Polices Review Division at the WTO moderated this...
FMG “Trade Policy Preview” (TP-P) Session on Australia
On 26 Feb 2025, the Friends of Multilateralism Group (FMG) organized the 11th session of its “Trade Policy Preview” (TP-P) brainstorming series on Australia. Xiankun Lu, CEO of FMG moderated this session. Simon Evenett, FMG member and coordinator of Global Trade...
FMG Online Brainstorming Session on IFD and its integration into the MTS
On October 18, 2023, the Friends of Multilateralism Group (FMG) organized an online brainstorming session to discuss about the Investment Facilitation for Development (IFD) and its integration into the MTS. Petros Mavroidis, FMG member and Professor of Columbia Law...
FMG Internal Briefing on the New Updates of the JSI on E-commerce and the Next Steps
On May 15, 2023, the Friends of Multilateralism Group (FMG) organized an internal online session on the new updates of the JSI on E-commerce and the next steps. Hamid Mamdouh, FMG member and Former Director of Trade in Services and Investment Division of the...
Session 1: WTO’s Arbitral Decision on Chinese SEP Practices in DS611
On 4 September, 2025, the Friends of Multilateralism Group (FMG) organized the first session of FMG “WTO Disputes Decoding Series”. Gabrielle Marceau, FMG member and Honorary Professor (Emeritus) at the University of Geneva moderated this session. At the...
WTO Public Forum >>
2024 WTO Public Forum
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...
2023 WTO Public Forum
From 12th to 15th Sept 2023, 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....
Covid-19 and Trade >>
FMG Brainstorming “Arriving at an equitable response to the pandemic”
On 11th January 2022, the Friends of Multilateralism Group (FMG) organized an online brainstorming session based on the article “Arriving at an equitable response to the pandemic” authored by Pradeep S. Mehta and Sneha Singh of Consumer Unity & Trust Society (CUTS...
FMG Brainstorming “The future of GVCs and FDI: Policy challenges beyond the Pandemic”
On June 26th 2021, the Friends of Multilateralism Group (FMG) has organized an online brainstorming titled “The future of GVCs and FDI: Policy challenges beyond the Pandemic”. This session was based on the recent report FMG member Simon Evenett’s report...
Others >>
FMG Webinar on Tax Credits aspects of the US IRA, WT DS 623
On 6 March, FMG organized a webinar to discuss the Panel Report (WT/DS623/R) on Tax Credits aspects of the US IRA. This webinar was moderated by Gabrielle Marceau, FMG member and former legal adviser at the WTO. At this session, Deepak Raju, counsel at the Geneva...
FMG Internal Discussion on the U.S. Withdrawing from 66 International Organizations
On 15 Jan 2025, the Friends of Multilateralism Group (FMG) organized an internal discussion on the U.S. withdrawing from 66 international organizations, focusing on its impact on the WTO and trade ecosystem, as well as the ways forward. This session was moderated by...