World Trade Centers Association

The World Trade Centers Association (WTCA) is a proud partner of the upcoming Global Trade Virtual Week, hosted by The Economist Events.

Bridging the gap between high-level geopolitical debate, digital innovation and the day-to-day realities of managing supply chains and logistics, Global Trade Virtual Week will offer a unique opportunity to advance global trade dialogue and trust between key stakeholders.

Convening policymakers, government representatives, trade leaders and supply-chain experts, together we will explore how global trade is driving post-pandemic economic recovery, assess the exit strategy for easing COVID-19 export restrictions, and identify solutions to build supply-chain resilience for a post-pandemic world.

Join 120+ trade experts and 4,000+ global participants for a week of thought-provoking conversation through case studies, interviews and panel discussions.

Together we will ask:

As liberalism falls out of favor in the West, can the current rules-based order survive the next century?
What have we learned about supply chain resilience?
Is Blockchain the fool’s gold or a panacea for paperless cross-border trade?
Will EU carbon border taxes be a protectionist weapon in a green disguise?● If data is the new oil, should it be valued as a commodity?
How is global trade driving post-pandemic economic recovery and what is the exit strategy for easing COVID-19 export restrictions?

Speakers include:

Ranil Jayawardena, Minister for international trade, UK Parliament
The Rt Hon Dr Liam Fox, Member of parliament for North Somerset, International trade secretary (2016-19), UK Parliament
Hildegarde Naughton TD, Minister of state for transport, Government of Ireland
Dr. Luz María de la Mora, Vice-Minister for foreign trade, Ministry of Economy, Government of Mexico
The Hon Dan Tehan MP, Minister for trade, tourism and investment, Parliament of Australia
Anthony Scaramucci, Founder and co-managing partner, Skybridge Capital and founder and chairman, SALT
Mike Corbo, Chief supply chain officer, Colgate Palmolive
Quentin Roach, Chief procurement officer, Mondelēz International
Sarah Thorn, Senior director, global government affairs, Walmart
Roland Cloutier, Chief security officer, TikTok
Roberto Azevêdo, Chief corporate affairs officer, PepsiCo
Anabel González, Deputy director-general, WTO and Senior fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Dr. Randhir Thakur, Chief supply chain officer, Intel Corporation and president, Intel Foundry Services
Dr. Kai-Fu Lee, Chairman and chief executive officer, Sinovation Ventures
Meri Stevens, Worldwide vice-president supply-chain, consumer health and deliver, Johnson & Johnson
Kamissa Camara, Senior visiting expert for the Sahel and former foreign Minister of Mali, United States Institute of Peace
Siddharth Chatterjee, United Nations resident coordinator in China
Bogolo Kenewendo, Managing director, Kenewendo Advisory and former Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry of Botswana
And many more

For any questions, email events@economist.com.

Visit the event website here: https://bit.ly/3abLaRU

Register for free here: https://bit.ly/3g9I58Q

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