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Add to Calendar 2026/04/15 10:00 AM 2026/04/16 5:30 PM America/New_York Multi-Year Expert Meeting on Trade, Services and Development, 12th Session https://www.wita.org/events/multi-year-expert-meeting-12th-session/ Room Tempus, Palais des Nations, Geneva
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Multi-Year Expert Meeting on Trade, Services and Development, 12th Session

Wednesday, April 15, 2026 at 10:00 AM - Thursday, April 16, 2026 at 5:30 PM (CET)
Room Tempus, Palais des Nations, Geneva

To register for this event, please click here.

The session will be held with physical participation in the room Tempus of the Palais des Nations. Those who cannot attend the meeting in person will be able to listen to the live audio stream in the six official languages of the United Nations. 

The link to listen live will be sent to registered participants at the email address used for registration, one day in advance of the start of the session.

Additional information on the meeting, including the background note, can be found here.

This year’s meeting will focus on a timely and increasingly important issue: how services and servicification are reshaping trade, economic diversification and development. Discussions will cover:

  • The development implications of servicification;
  • Country experiences in harnessing services for diversification;
  • The role of trade policy and regulation in the digital age;
  • Data gaps and policy needs for trade in services.

The programme brings together policymakers, researchers and international experts, including keynote speaker Bernard Hoekman and leading specialists from governments, academia and international organizations.

Featured Speakers:

Bernard Hoekman, Professor and Director, Global Economics at the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies European University Institute, Florence, Italy

Frederic Jenny, Emeritus Professor of Economics, ESSEC Business School in Paris, France.

Luz Maria de la Mora, Director of the Division on International Trade and Commodities, UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

Pedro Manuel Moreno, Deputy Secretary-General and Acting Secretary-General, UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

Please find the full programme timeline attached below.

MYEM Services 2026 Programme