World Trade Webinar 2020
What next for Global Trade?
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What next for Global Trade?
- New directions in global trade: what will recovery look like?
- Covid-19: not the only factor affecting global trade
- Will there be another China-style success story?
- What’s next for global trade?
- Global trade for good
- Finding ways to work together
- A return to fairness
Agenda
World Trade Symposium: A global trade resurgence?
The world economy, already sluggish before the coronavirus outbreak, is now likely to suffer a long and painful recession. In this virtual discussion, we look at the state of global trade today, consider the forces that are reshaping it and preview critical dynamics that will be covered in detail at the upcoming World Trade Symposium in 2021.
Tuesday 20 October
Opening remarks
What is the state of trade today, and how are forces including international relations, innovation and technology shaping the global trade landscape?
Ministerial keynote interview
Global trade beyond Covid-19
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Moderator
Spotlight Conversation: What’s next for globalisation & free trade
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Moderator
Panel discussion: Where now for global trade—and how?
Covid-19 and the trade tensions that preceded it have seen world trade decline dramatically. Businesses of all sizes are feeling the strain on balance sheets, and millions of people have been thrust into financial hardship. When will global trade recover—if at all—and how? How are people, firms and global organisations responding and adapting? Will collaborative technologies and regional trade hubs keep the economic engine running, or will protectionist policies and fear impede a swift recovery?
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Moderator
Keynote interview: Remaking trade for all
Amid the ruin wrought by the covid-19 crisis, there is a unique opportunity to address systemic problems in globalisation and world trade that have plagued countries and sustained inequities for generations. What must be fixed, and how, to create a more level, transparent and accessible playing field for trade? What challenges lie ahead? And do countries and companies have the will to make difficult decisions in the short term to bring widespread benefits to all in the future?
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Moderator
Closing remarks and key takeaways
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Christopher Clague
Doctor Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
Kevin Rudd
The Rt Hon Greg Hands MP
Dr. William FUNG Kwok Lun
Video
What next for Global Trade?
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