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WTO Matters: Core Functions of the WTO

Thursday, January 29, 2026 at 9:00 AM - 10:15 AM (EST)
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Events in this series are free to attend thanks to the support of WITA International and the trade education mission of the WITA Academy.

To register for the January 29 webinar, please click here.

As WTO Members prepare for the 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14) in Cameroon this March, WITA International is launching a new global webinar series: WTO Matters. The series will explore the core functions of the WTO, reforms needed to keep the institution effective and relevant, and the key policy issues shaping debates.

In this first event in WITA’s WTO Matters Series, we discussed fundamental principles and functions of the WTO, as well as topics currently under discussion for MC14, dispute settlement, trade policy monitoring, and “reform by doing.”

Featured Speakers:

Padideh Ala’i, Professor of Law at American University Washington College of Law

Eugenia Lizano, Chief of Section-Trade Policies Review, Americas, World Trade Organization

Roy Santana, Secretary of the Council for Trade in Goods, World Trade Organization

Santiago Wills, Director, General Council and Trade Negotiations Committee Division, World Trade Organization

Moderator: Angela Ellard, Senior Advisor (non-resident), Center for Strategic and International Studies; former Deputy Director General, World Trade Organization

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