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Monday, 14 September 2026

• Geneva Trade Week Opening Plenary: From Talk to Action on Sustainability in the Trading System: Connecting the Dots with the WTO Reform Agenda
  Logistics: Maison De La Paix (Geneva Graduate Institute); Room C1; 16:30-18:00 CET; Open meeting (Register here) 
  Organizer: TESS
  Summary: To open the 2026 edition of Geneva Trade Week, this plenary, organized by TESS, will advance much-needed, forward-looking dialogue on how to step up cooperation and collective action on trade and sustainability, and where the WTO and the WTO reform agenda fit in.
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• Reception: TESS Geneva Trade Week Reception
  Organizer: TESS as part of Geneva Trade Week
  Logistics: Attendance is by invitation only. If you are interested in attending please reach out to TESS at: tess.policydialogues@graduateinstitute.ch
  Environment/Sustainability Angle: This reception will provide a space for the trade, environment, and sustainable development communities to connect in an informal setting on the margins of the WTO Public Forum.

Tuesday, 15 September 2026

• Geneva Trade Week Event: Expert Breakfast Discussion on Climate, Trade, and Sustainable Development
  Logistics: Participation is by Invitation 
  Organizer: TESS
  Summary: Organized as part of Geneva Trade Week, TESS will host an expert breakfast discussion on climate, trade, and sustainable development.
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Wednesday, 16 September 2026

• WTO Public Forum Curated Conversation: Re-Envisioning International Cooperation Through New Partnership Approaches: A Focus on Clean Technology
  Logistics: WTO Room A, 10:30-11:30 CET, Participation is by Invitation 
  Organizers: Tulip Consulting, ODI Global, and TESS
  Summary: This Curated Conversation will bring together senior policymakers, private sector leaders and trade experts to discuss how a new generation of green trade partnerships, bilateral agreements and cooperation frameworks can support clean technology value chain integration.
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• WTO Public Forum Event: Bridging the data gap in trade in agricultural services
  Logistics: WTO Room S3, 12:00-13:00 CET, Open Meeting (WTO PF Registration Required)
  Organizer: Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
  Summary: Christophe Bellmann, Head of Policy Analysis and Strategy at TESS, will participate in this event, which will emphasize the need to measure and quantify digitally delivered agricultural services and build partnerships to strengthen the evidence base on their contribution to AfCFTA implementation and food security across Africa.
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• WTO Public Forum Event: The Green Services Economy – Powering the Future
  Logistics: WTO Room S3, 14:15-15:15 CET, Open Meeting (WTO PF Registration Required)
  Organizer: United Kingdom
  Summary: TESS Executive Director Carolyn Deere Birkbeck will participate in this event, which will focus on how the green services economy can power the future of global trade while addressing climate change.
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• WTO Public Forum Curated Conversation: Towards an Effective Transparency Regime on Subsidies
  Logistics: WTO Room Y, 15:45-16:45 CET, Participation is by Invitation
  Organizers: TESS and Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO)
  Summary: This Curated Conversation will discuss the need for public support with regard to trade policy options for a full lifecycle response to plastic pollution. 
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• WTO Public Forum Curated Conversation: Caught Between Giants: How Emerging Economies Are Rewriting Their Trade Strategy
  Logistics: WTO Room C, 15:45-16:45 CET, Participation is by Invitation
  Organizers: LSE Trade Policy Hub
  Summary: This Curated Conversation will examine the choices emerging economies are making to defend their interests as the global trade system is reshaped by the growing geopolitical tension between major economic powers. Discussion will explore how current trade tensions are reshaping critical-mineral supply chains for the clean energy transition, what that means for the emerging economies that hold these resources, and where the pressure points are shifting. 
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• WTO Public Forum Curated Conversation: The Role of Trade Cooperation in Protecting Human Health and the Environment from Plastic Pollution
  Logistics: WTO Room C, 17:15-18:15 CET, Participation is by Invitation
  Organizer: TESS
  Summary: This Curated Conversation will explore options to improve trade cooperation in support of domestic, regional, and global efforts to reduce the environmental and health impacts of plastic pollution and to transition to safer and more environmentally sustainable plastics trade.
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Thursday, 17 September 2026

• WTO Public Forum Curated Conversation: Fostering Inclusive Cooperation on Trade, Circularity, and Sustainable Development in Critical Minerals Supply Chains
  Logistics: WTO Room Y, 9:00-10:00 CET, Participation is by Invitation
  Organizers: TESS and UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
  Summary: This Curated Conversation will take place in a brainstorming format and will provide an opportunity for in-depth discussions on the role of international cooperation and trade in fostering an equitable and sustainable circular transition in critical minerals supply chains.
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• WTO Public Forum Curated Conversation: Civil Society Involvement in the Age of Trade "Mini-Deals"
  Logistics: WTO Room A, 12:00-13:00 CET, Participation is by Invitation
  Organizer: European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)
  Summary: The conversation will explore how transparency, accountability, and organized civil-society participation can be maintained as trade cooperation increasingly takes flexible, sectoral, or strategically targeted forms, as well as how these arrangements (many of which have critical minerals, climate, and environmental dimensions) interact with the wider multilateral trading system.
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• WTO Public Forum Curated Conversation: Accelerating Nature-Positive Outcomes Through Finance and Trade
  Logistics: WTO Room C, 14:15-15:15 CET, Participation is by Invitation
  Organizer: TESS
  Summary: This Curated Conversation will explore how new forms of cooperation at the nexus of trade and finance policy can help achieve better outcomes for nature, biodiversity, and sustainable development.
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• WTO Public Forum Event: Driving green growth through environmental services trade
  Logistics: WTO Room W, 17:15-18:15 CET, Open Meeting (WTO PF Registration Required)
  Organizer: Switzerland and Costa Rica
  Summary: Christophe Bellmann, Head of Policy Analysis and Strategy at TESS, will participate in this event, which will explore how trade agreements can promote environmental and environmentally related services, using the Agreement on Climate Change, Trade and Sustainability (ACCTS) as a pioneering example.
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