Geneva Trade Week 2026

Geneva Trade Week brings you exciting sessions both as part of the WTO Public Forum formal program and on its margins. Taking place from 14 to 17 September, this year's Geneva Trade Week is an formal partner the Public Forum and in charge of the Curated Conversations series.

About Geneva Trade Week 2026

Geneva Trade Week brings exciting sessions both as part of the WTO Public Forum formal program and on its margins.

This year, GTW is a formal partner of the Public Forum and in charge of the Curated Conversations series – 45 closed-door, invitation-only roundtable discussions in the WTO’s Salon des Pas Perdus on 16 and 17 September.

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Panel Sessions

14 September 2026

From Talk to Action on Sustainability in the Trading System: Connecting the Dots with WTO Reform | Organized by the Forum on Trade, Environment and the SDGs (TESS) | Maison De La Paix, C1 | 16:30 – 18:00 CEST
TESS Geneva Trade Week Reception (By invitation only) | Organized by the Forum on Trade, Environment and the SDGs (TESS) | Le restaurant Amarante | 18:30 – 21:00 CEST

15 September 2026

Expert Breakfast Discussion on Climate, Trade, and Sustainable Development (By invitation only) | Organized by the Forum on Trade, Environment and the SDGs (TESS)

Curated Conversations

For the first time, the Geneva Trade Platform, in partnership with the World Trade Organization, will host the Curated Conversations series during the 2026 Public Forum.

The Curated Conversations are a closed-door, invite only series intentionally designed to create an environment for candid cross-sectoral policy exchanges on key topics important to the international trade community. Throughout September 16th and 17th, forty-five roundtables in the WTO’s Salle des Pas Perdus will delve into pressing trade policy issues through focused and dynamic discussions.

16 September 2026

Re-envisioning International Cooperation Through New Partnership Approaches: A Focus on Clean Technology | Organized by TULIP, ODI, TESS | WTO, Room A | 10:30 – 11:30 CEST
Making Plastic-Related Public Support Visible: Trade Policy Options for a Full-Life-Cycle Response | Organized by Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO) | WTO, Room Y | 10:30 – 11:30 CEST
Unlocking Trade and Investment for Wind Energy Value Chains | Organized by Unlocking Trade and Investment for Wind Energy Value Chains | WTO, Room A | 14:15 – 15:15 CEST
Towards an Effective Transparency Regime on Subsidies | Organized Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO) and the Forum on Trade, Environment & the SDGs (TESS) | WTO, Room Y | 15:45 – 16:45 pm CEST
The Role of Trade Cooperation in Protecting Human Health and the Environment From Plastic Pollution | Organized by Forum on Trade, Environment & the SDGs (TESS); Geneva Platform on Resilient Value Chains | WTO, Room C | 17:15 – 18:15 CEST
Trade Policy, Metal Market Imbalances and Decarbonization: Steel, Aluminium and Copper | Organized by Istanbul Mineral and Metals Exporters’ Association (IMMEB) | WTO, Room Y | 17:15 – 18:15 CEST

17 September 2026

Trade Corridors and Carbon Credits: Positioning Enhanced Rock Weathering (ERW) | Organized by Terradot Soil Inc, Stanford University | WTO, Room C | 9:00 – 10:00 CEST
Fostering Inclusive Cooperation on Trade, Circularity, and Sustainable Development in Critical Minerals Supply Chains | Organized by Forum on Trade, Environment & the SDGs (TESS) and the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) | WTO, Room Y | 9:00 – 10:00 CEST
CBAM Business Lessons Learned from the Transitional Phase | Organized by International Chamber of Commerce; International Institute for Sustainable Development | WTO, Room A | 10:30 – 11:30 CEST
Green Rules of Origin: Design Architecture, Sector Priorities and Economic Potential | Organized by TradeWorthy and Astove Conseil | WTO, Room C | 10:30 – 11:30 CEST
The New Map of Data and Future of Critical Minerals: Could Turkiye Become Eurasia’s Safe Harbour for Data Centre Investment? | Organized by Electrical and Electronics Exporters’ Association of Turkiye, Istanbul Mineral Exporters’ Association | WTO, Room Y | 10:30 – 11:30 CEST
Aligning Trade, Climate, and Industrial Strategy: EU-India Cooperation on Steel Decarbonization | Organized by TULIP Consulting | WTO, Room Y | 12:00 – 13:00 CEST
Accelerating Nature-Positive Outcomes Through Finance and Trade | Organized by Forum on Trade, Environment and the SDGs (TESS) | WTO, Room C | 14:15 – 15:15 CEST
Trade Predictability at Risk: How Diverging Pesticide and Food Safety Rules Are Reshaping Global Agri-Food Trade | Organized by CropLife International | WTO, Room B | 15:15 – 16:15 CEST