Event Conference
Geneva Trade Week 2025
Organized on the sidelines of the 2025 World Trade Organization’s Public Forum, Geneva Trade Week will take place from 15 to 18 September 2025.
About Geneva Trade Week 2025
Geneva Trade Week brings you exciting sessions both as part of the WTO Public Forum formal program and on its margins.
From engaging on environmental sustainabiltiy and trade to deep diving with the private sector on the current state of play in a rapidly changing world, the goal is to enhance your experience and build momentum heading into the Public Forum on Wednesday and Thursday.
Environment @ Geneva Trade Week
With a strong Sustainability Focus, the environment will feature prominently in the sessions organized at the Geneva Trade Week.
15 September 2025 – Sustainability Day
- Taking the Pulse on the Trade and Sustainability Agenda: Where to Next for International Cooperation? | Forum on Trade, Environment & the SDGs (TESS) | 11:00 – 12:30 CEST | Geneva Graduate Institute, C1
- Trade and Industrial Policy: An Opportunity for a New Sustainability Wave? | International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) | 13:30 – 15:00 CEST | Geneva Graduate Institute, C1
- Fostering Opportunities for Cooperation on Sustainable Agriculture and Trade: So, How Do We Get There? | Forum on Trade, Environment & the SDGs (TESS) | 15:30 – 17:00 CEST | Geneva Graduate Institute, C1
- Reception | Forum on Trade, Environment & the SDGs (TESS) | 17:30–19:30 CEST – Geneva Graduate Institute, Restaurant Terrasse de la Paix | Event by invitation only
16 September 2025
- Fostering Inclusive Cooperation on Circular Economy, Trade and Sustainable Development: Prospects and Sectoral Insights | Forum on Trade, Environment & the SDGs (TESS) | 11:00 – 12:30 CEST | Geneva Graduate Institute, C1
- International Trade and Food Security Student Hackathon Final | The GTP, WTO Secretariat, and CropLife International | 14:00 – 16:00 CEST | WTO, Room S3 & Online
- Water, Trade, and Sustainable Development: Examining the Water Footprints of Traded Food, Textiles, and Minerals | Forum on Trade, Environment & the SDGs (TESS) | 14:30 – 16:00 CEST | Geneva Graduate Institute, C1
- Trade and the Transition to Net Zero: Scenarios and Pathways for Climate Resilient Development in Key Sectors | Forum on Trade, Environment & the SDGs (TESS) | 16:30 – 18:00 CEST | Geneva Graduate Institute, C1
- Study Group on Reforming Subsidy and Industrial Policy Rules for a Sustainable Future | Forum on Trade, Environment & the SDGs (TESS) | 16:30–18:00 CEST | Geneva Graduate Institute, C2 | Event by invitation only
17 September 2025
- Stakeholder Roundtable Breakfast on Trade, Climate, and Sustainable Development | Forum on Trade, Environment & the SDGs (TESS) | 08:30–10:00 CEST – Geneva Graduate Institute, Restaurant Terrasse de la Paix | Event by invitation only.
18 September 2025
- Breakfast Discussion on Emerging Issues on Trade and Sustainable Agriculture | Forum on Trade, Environment & the SDGs (TESS) | 08:30–10:00 CEST – Geneva Graduate Institute, Restaurant Terrasse de la Paix | Event by invitation only