Geneva, 1 September 2022 (TDI): The 2022 World Trade Organization (WTO) Public Forum is to be held from 27 to 30 September 2022. It is WTO’s largest annual outreach event and provides a platform for participants to discuss the latest developments in world trade.

Under the overall main theme “Towards a sustainable and inclusive recovery: Ambition to action” this year’s Public Forum will look at how trade can contribute to post-pandemic economic recovery.

Agenda of the Forum

This year’s Public Forum agenda is to look at how trade can contribute to post-pandemic economic recovery. The Forum will examine, in particular, how trade rules can be strengthened, and government policies improved to create a more resilient, sustainable, and inclusive trading system.

WTO Public Forum will bring together governments, the private sector, civil society, academics, and consumers to consider how the trading system can help to support and sustain an inclusive economic recovery.

The participants of the forum will discuss how trade and the multilateral trading system can assist technological transformation. They will ensure that all countries, businesses, and individuals, regardless of their level of development, size and income can reap the benefits of the digital age.

The different sessions of the event will examine how the multilateral trading system can better address the needs of developing countries and LDCs. The Forum will bring in discussion for the reform of WTO. It can strengthen the organization, support rapid economic recovery, and improve preparedness for future pandemics and other shocks.

About WTO Forum

The Public Forum is the WTO’s largest annual outreach event. It provides a unique platform for heads of state, parliamentarians, business people, students, academics, and civil society to come together and debate a wide range of trade and development topics.

The WTO deals with the global rules of trade between nations and ensures that trade moves smoothly and freely. Over 1,500 participants attend the Forum each year.