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Challenges facing the world trade system
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TAIT Inaugural Conference
Challenges facing the world trade system
Thursday, 17th - Friday, 18th September 2009
Conference Venue World Trade Organisation, 154, Room CRI, rue de Lausanne, Geneva, Switzerland
Organised by Centre for Trade and Economic Integration (CTEI) at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva in collaboration with the Economic Research and Statistics Division of the Secretariat of the World Trade Organization |
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Conference Background & Goals
The Thinking Ahead on International Trade (TAIT) programme, run by the Graduate Institute’s Centre for Trade and Economic Integration (CTEI), is a 4-year research programme. The goal of the conference is to establish priorities for further study on the medium-term challenges. The purpose of the inaugural conference was to:
 Collect views from business, governments and scholars on the medium-run challenges that the world trade system must address in the coming decades, notably after the successful conclusion of the Doha negotiations.
Establish priorities for future research and dialogue. |
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The conference was structured around 5 Round Tables each supported by a background briefing paper summarising the state of knowledge on the various challenges and the major policy options under discussion. Each Round Table consisted of a trade diplomat, a business person, and an academic, with ample time left for contributions and reactions from the floor. |
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The audience was composed of members of the Geneva trade policy making community, NGOs, national governments, the business community and academics. The conference was hosted by the WTO’s Economic Research and Statistics Division at the WTO. |
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