📅 28 – 30 September 2021
The WTO’s 2021 Public Forum, to be held from 28 to 30 September, will look at the effects of COVID-19 on trade and how the multilateral trading system can help build resilience to the pandemic and future crises.
Under the main theme, “Trade beyond COVID-19: Building Resilience”, the Public Forum’s sub-themes will be “Enhancing Resilience beyond COVID-19”, “Strengthening the Multilateral Trading System” and “Collective Action towards Sustainable Trade”.
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. Over 1,500 participants attend the Forum each year.