AI is transforming global trade by deepening the integration of services — including data analytics, logistics, and digital platforms — into goods production and cross-border commerce. Across sectors like semiconductors and critical minerals, AI-enabled tools are streamlining customs, compliance, and supply chain management, improving efficiency and reducing trade friction. These developments also hold promise for broadening participation in global trade, potentially lowering barriers. The panel will examine how WTO members may approach the evolution of services trade frameworks in a manner that supports innovation while maintaining transparency, predictability, and access — particularly for SMEs, women, youth and developing economies.
Featured Speakers:
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WITA will also host the International Trade Reception in Geneva, Switzerland. This prestigious event will connect trade professionals from the WITA community with their international peers attending the 2026 WTO Public Forum.