This year’s public forum of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) will be held on October 2-4 in Geneva.
“Trade 2030” is the main theme of the forum, the largest annual outreach event of the multilateral trade organisation, according to a press statement.
The forum will discuss how technological developments are affecting trade and how to ensure that trade in 2030 will continue to help society address the major challenges facing the world.
The forum will also focus on how technology is changing the way we trade.
“In light of these technological developments, it will assess how trade can continue to contribute to job creation, growth and sustainable development, particularly in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals under the 2030 Agenda,” said the statement.
The forum will also debate in particular how to make trade in the future more sustainable and how to ensure that the benefits are shared more widely.
In addition to the main theme, the forum's three sub-themes will be sustainable trade, technology-enabled trade, and a more inclusive trading system.
Sessions for the public forum are organised by civil society, academia, business, governments, parliamentarians and intergovernmental organisations.
Registration for those wishing to attend the forum will open on May 1, 2018.
