World Trade Forum 2023: Non-economic objectives and international trade DAY 1 | AFTERNOON

An annual conference, co-organised with the World Trade Institute, University of Bern, which hosts researchers and practitioners working in the area of trade and development.

𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐈𝐈: 𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐍𝐨𝐧-𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐬? 𝐄𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐠𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬
00:00 - Introductory by José Valencia | Permanent Representative of Ecuador & Chair, WTO Committee on Trade and Environment
18:28 - Bettina Meinhart | WIFO:
𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘢𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘦𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴
36:47 - Inmaculada Martínez-Zarzoso | University of Göttingen:
𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘺𝘱𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘦𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴?
53:28 - Clara Brandi | IDOS, University of Bonn:
𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘯-𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘗𝘛𝘈𝘴: 𝘌𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘨𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳
1:06:50 - Noémie Laurens | Geneva Graduate Institute:
𝘜𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘥𝘺𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘤
1:21:13 - Q&A
1:44:22 - Break

𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐈𝐈𝐈: 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬, 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐃𝐮𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬
3:46:34 - Introduction by Santiago Fernandez De Cordoba | UNCTAD
3:51:43 - Axel Marx | KU Leuven
3:57:11 - Commentary by Santiago Fernandez De Cordoba
3:59:24 - Archna Negi | Jawaharka Nehru University
4:07:25 - Commentary by Santiago Fernandez De Cordoba
4:09:11 - Joe Wozniak | ITC
4:18:59 - Commentary by the Santiago Fernandez De Cordoba
4:20:47 - Elisabeth Tuerk | UNECE
4:29:24 - Commentary by the Santiago Fernandez De Cordoba
4:29:54 - Mercedes Araoz | Universidad del Pacifico
4:39:33 - Q&A

Global trade and investment are increasingly affected by unilateral policies motivated by both economic and non-economic objectives ranging from national and economic security to protecting workers and the environment, combatting climate change, and promoting social values. The 2023 edition of the annual World Trade Forum, a joint venture of the Global Governance Programme of the Robert Schuman Centre and the World Trade Institute, University of Bern, will focus on the use of trade policies to pursue non-economic goals and recent developments and prospects for sustaining multilateral trade cooperation in a world characterised by rising geopolitical and geo-economic rivalry and existential threats.

As in previous iterations, the conference will bring together researchers and practitioners working in the area of trade and development, with a mix of plenary panel discussions and presentations of research. Subjects that will be addressed include trade and democracy, developments in the area of international dispute settlement, addressing environmental challenges in times of geopolitical tensions, the impact of sanctions on supply chains, making trade & investment policy more inclusive, digital trade policies, data regulation and trade in services, the design and effects of sustainability standards and supply chain due diligence requirements, evidence on the effectiveness of pursuing non-economic objectives through trade agreements, and research on trade and development in Africa and Least Developed Countries.

https://www.eui.eu/events?id=553206