Trade and Sustainable Development Symposium: Grid

The biennial Trade and Sustainable Development Symposium, organised by the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD) and held alongside the WTO ministerial conference for over a decade, is the leading multi-stakeholder platform for intellectual enquiry and dialogue on sustainable development and the global trade and investment system. It acts as an inclusive platform outside of the WTO negotiating setting for sharing ideas, engaging in dialogue, and influencing trade policy negotiations. Drawing in participants from government, business and civil society, the Symposium helps to maintain and elaborate a global vision of sustainable development in trade and investment policymaking.

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How to defend development interests in the new economic and political trade environment? 9:00am - 10:30am

Sustainable Investment: What Role for the WTO? 10:45am - 12:15pm

E-commerce for Development: Where Can Trade Deals Boost the Enabling Environment? 1:30pm - 3:00pm

Facilitation 2.0: Accelerating Sustainable Trade and Investment Flows 3:15pm - 4:45pm

New Industrial Policy in the 21st Century 5:00pm - 6:30pm

Getting the Future Africa-UK Trade Partnership Right 9:00am - 10:30am

Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform and Trade - Understanding the Linkages 11:15am - 12:45pm

Press Conference: Ministers Stat... 12:15pm - 12:45pm

Fostering more equitable and sustainable trade in food and agricultural goods- a closer look at... 1:30pm - 3:00pm

Towards Inclusive and Sustainable Rules of Origin 3:15pm - 4:45pm

Advancing Environmental and Labour Priorities Through Trade Agreements 5:00pm - 6:30pm

Food Security, Biotechnology and WTO Rules 9:00am - 10:30am

Elimination of harmful fisheries subsidies: MC11's Low Hanging Fish 10:45am - 12:15pm

Services and inclusive economic transformation: The role of regulations 1:30pm - 3:00pm

Towards a Smooth Transition from the German to the Argentinian G20 Presidencies 3:15pm - 4:45pm

Do developing countries still have policy space to achieve their legitimate objectives under WTO... 5:00pm - 6:30pm

China and Global Economic Governance 9:00am - 10:30am

Trade Rules for the Digital Economy: regional, plurilateral and multilateral approaches to... 10:45am - 12:10pm

Plenary: The Global Economy, the 2030 Agenda, and Prospect... 12:25pm - 1:20pm

International Trade and Food Security: The Vision of Food Exporting and Importing Countries 1:30pm - 3:00pm

SMEs: The New Stakeholders of International Trade 3:15pm - 4:45pm

E-commerce and MSMEs: Towards more inclusive trade 5:00pm - 6:30pm

TSDS Welcoming Session 6:30pm - 8:00pm

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A New Paradigm for Trade Policy: Trumpism and Challenges to the Multilateral Trading System 9:00am - 10:30am

Work and Inclusion in the Age of Disruption 10:45am - 12:15pm

Using the WTO and the Trade System to Discipline Fossil Fuel Subsidies for Climate Mitigation 1:30pm - 3:00pm

Development and E-commerce: Rules and Cooperation Beyond Buenos Aires 3:15pm - 4:45pm

Building a collaborative global ecosystem to empower and educate SMEs through a global trusted p... 5:00pm - 6:30pm

Win-Win: How International trade Can Help Meet the SDGs 9:00am - 10:30am

Real Market Access for Real LDC Services Exports - Smartening up the Tools 10:45am - 12:15pm

The Digital Economy And Innovative Partnerships: New Opportunities For Sustainability Standards 1:30pm - 3:00pm

Integrating Trade and Investment Policymaking - Lessons From RTAs 3:15pm - 4:45pm

The Future of the Global Trade Order 5:00pm - 6:30pm

Book Launch “Future of the Global Trade Order” 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Importance of cross-border data flows for international trade 9:00am - 10:30am

The Sustainability Map: driving innovation and building sustainable supply chains 10:45am - 12:15pm

Making Trade More Equitable: How A Progressive Trade Agenda Could Share the Benefits of Trade La... 1:30pm - 3:00pm

Making Trade Work for Climate Action - a Role for the G20 3:15pm - 4:45pm

Rapid e-Trade Readiness Assessments: A tool to help the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) drive e... 5:00pm - 6:30pm

Economic Gender Gaps, Trade and Economic Growth 9:00am - 10:30am

Making trade work for gender equality: From evidence to action 10:45am - 12:10pm

Plenary: The Future of the Global Trade System and the WTO 12:25pm - 1:20pm

Sustainable International Agricultural Trade and the Key Role of Latin America 1:30pm - 3:00pm

Enforceability of Trade and Investment Rules That Support Sustainability: The Case of Dispute Se... 3:15pm - 4:45pm

Agri-food Trade, Climate Change and Achieving Sustainable Development Goals 5:00pm - 6:30pm

Global Trade Professional Alliance (GTPA) Launch cocktail 6:30pm - 8:30pm

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Building an Intelligent Tech & Trade Initiative - ITTI: Augmented Intelligence & the Future of G... 9:00am - 10:30am

E-commerce: Maximising Benefits Through Regional and Multilateral Rules 10:45am - 12:15pm

Reforming Perverse Fisheries Subsidies at MC11 1:30pm - 3:00pm

National and International Food Systems, Agricultural Trade and the Challenges Ahead 3:15pm - 4:45pm

The Region: A Door to Global Trade for SMEs 5:30pm - 7:00pm

Regulatory Cooperation and Coherence: The New Frontiers in Trade and Investment 9:00am - 10:30am

Leveraging eTrade For All as a Vehicle For Sustainable Development 10:45am - 12:15pm

360° Trade Facilitation: the private sector at the heart of the reform process 1:30pm - 3:00pm

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Exploring Innovation and Intellectual Property in New Trade Agreements 3:15pm - 4:45pm

Concerns and Contributions of the Southern Cone Countries to the Agro-industrial Agenda 5:00pm - 6:30pm

Ensuring Sustainability through a Nexus Approach: Climate Change, Trade and Food Security 9:00am - 10:30am

Trade, Trade Policy and Economic Transformation 1:30pm - 3:00pm

The Future of Global Trade Governance 3:15pm - 4:45pm

Services Waiver: Maximising Benefits for the LDCs 5:00pm - 6:30pm

New Trade Rules for a New Economy 9:00am - 10:30am

Agricultural Trade, Employment and Poverty Reduction: Experiences from Latin America and the Car... 10:45am - 12:15pm

Plenary: Latin American Challenges in the New Global Econo... 12:25pm - 1:20pm

Reconsideration of Agricultural Themes 1:30pm - 3:00pm

Up to Standard – How to Master the Quality Infrastructure Challenge in International Trade 3:15pm - 4:45pm

Online Platforms & Trade and Development: Impact and Enabling Frameworks 5:00pm - 6:30pm

Agricultural trade interests and challenges at the WTO Ministerial Conference in Buenos Aires: A Southern Cone perspective 6:30pm - 8:30pm