🌍 The first edition of the TESS Annual Conference on Trade, Climate, & Sustainable Development (TCSD) will take place next week (23–24/10). Several sessions will be open to the public, see details below.

Panel 1
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Panel 2
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Panel 3
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Panel 4
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Today, the WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies enters into force, the first multilateral trade agreement with environmental sustainability at its core.

This reflects over 25 years of persistence & collaboration by WTO members, international orgs, civil society & countless experts.

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"The planet cannot afford to take a backseat while we sort our things out."

Officially opening the 2025 #GenevaTradeWeek, @genevatrade-gtp.bsky.social Exec. Director Dmitry Grozoubinski highlights this year's programme will ensure rich discussions on environment and sustainability.

How can trade build resilient, sustainable, inclusive food systems?
🌍 72h • 25 countries • 58 teams → 3 finalists
📅 16 Sept, 14:00 CEST | WTO + YouTube
🎤 WTO DG keynote | 🏆 Final pitches

🔗 Sign up for in-person attendance by tomorrow: bit.ly/3V2DZ5L

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📅 Mark your calendar: Geneva Trade Week 2025 starts in less than two weeks!

Join us 15–18 Sept for policy dialogues, insightful speakers, and more.

Explore the full #GTW25 agenda:
genevatradeweek.ch/agenda-2025

Partnering with #WTOPublicForum @gvagrad.bsky.social @tessforum.bsky.social & others!

📢 We’re excited to join this year’s #GenevaTradeWeek and the #WTOPublicForum!

We’ll be diving into key #Trade and #Sustainability issues and connecting with leaders across business, government, and civil society.

👀 Learn more and see where to find us: www.iisd.org/inside-wto-p...

🌾 Missed our policy conference on July 16?
Catch the full recording of this timely session on trade, food security, and global supply chains.
WTO experts, ambassadors, and the groundwork for what’s next.
Watch here: youtu.be/7fP4dyq3F3w
#WTOPF25Hackathon #IHEID

🚨 Don’t miss it!
We’re kicking off key conversations on trade, food security & global supply chains at our Virtual Policy Conference this Wednesday.

🌾 Fresh ideas, real challenges, global experts.

🔗 Register now: bit.ly/3GtYLaF

📢 Ahead of the #FoodTradeHackathon:
Join us 16 July for a virtual policy conference on Trade & Global Food Supply Chains with insights from @wto.org officials and Ambassadors.

⏰ 2–3:30pm CET | 📍 Zoom
🔗 Register: bit.ly/3GtYLaF

#WTOPF25Hackathon #IHEID

📣Calling all students at the Master's level or above.
There's one week left to register for the @genevatrade-gtp.bsky.social, @wto.org and CropLife International Trade Policy Hackathon on Food Security!

🔗https://forms.gle/3qWHF6i9vB32jzP56

🌍 We're teaming up with the @wto.org Secretariat and @CropLifeInt for a policy #Hackathon for post-graduate students worldwide! 🎓🌾

🤝Register your team of 2–4 today & get ready to serve up your best #Policy ideas for improving #FoodSecurity through trade.

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#hackathonWTOPF25 #Iheid

In a world of growing trade tensions, a clear-eyed view of the wide ranging impact of tariffs—and their unintended consequences—is more important than ever.

Find out more in a blog post by WTO Chief Economist Ralph Ossa: bit.ly/4jwiNiB

WTO Tariff & Trade Data is your one-stop shop for tariff and import information on more than 150 economies. Visit the platform, in beta phase, here: ttd.wto.org

💐A huge thank you to our outstanding speakers and everyone who attended our conversation with Dr. Mona Haddad of the The World Bank on trade and investment policy for Emerging Markets and Developing Economies (EMDEs).

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🌎 ICYMI this #InternationalWomensDay, Kholofelo Kugler shares her journey as a Black woman in trade law—navigating barriers, driving AI & digital trade policy, and pushing for change.

🚀 What shifts are needed for true inclusivity?

📺 Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ib3K...

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📣Join us from 3:30pm-4:30pm on the 18th of March at @gvagrad.bsky.social for a talk by the World Bank's Global Director for Trade, Investment and Competitiveness, Mona Haddad on how developing countries and emerging economies are impacted by and adjusting to the uncertainty in international trade.

🌎 Women belong in every space where decisions about global trade and policy are made. This #InternationalWomensDay, we spotlight @kholo.bsky.social a trade law expert driving change in AI regulation, digital trade, and global economic policy.

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In closing, moderator @carolyndeere.bsky.social of @tessforum.bsky.social highlights the crucial role int'l #trade will play in the matter & stresses need to shift discourse on critical minerals from a purely geopolitical race to one with sustainability & long-term considerations at the fore.