The event is envisaged as an opportunity for a brainstorm among a group of 20–30 fellow thought leaders from key stakeholder groups (NGOs and business), research centres, international organizations, and governments keen to drive collaboration on the trade-sustainability nexus, including those with extensive policy experience and those with experience in supply chain transformation.

9:00 – 9:10 I Welcome remarks

• Carolyn Deere Birkbeck, Executive Director, TESS
• Efraim Gomez, Global Director, Global Policy Impact, WWF International
  

9:10 – 9:15 I Scene-setting: Review of the (shifting) policy landscape

• Brief synopsis of background paper: Key trade trends, challenges and opportunities at the nexus of trade nature, climate, and sustainable development

9:15 – 10:30 I Opportunities to harness cooperation on trade and trade policies to accelerate progress on nature, climate change, and sustainable development

Questions for discussion:

• How is the trading system shifting and how is this relevant to accelerating progress on nature, climate change, and sustainable development?
• What should a (new) trade agenda(s) for nature, climate change, and sustainable development look like?
• Where and on what topics/themes is there greatest need for cooperation and the greatest potential for impact? What are some core cross-cutting considerations for attention?

10:50 – 12:20 I Pathways for a new trade agenda for nature, climate, and sustainable development

Questions for discussion:

• What kinds of strategies are needed to enhance and harness international trade cooperation to advance nature, climate change, and sustainable development agendas?
• Where can such agendas best be advanced, how and by whom? What have we learned about what works and effective framing on trade and sustainability?
• How can the diverse range of relevant stakeholder organizations, coalitions, and experts work more effectively and inclusively together, including with governments, to advance reform and re-imagine the trading system?

12:20 – 12:30 I Key takeaways and possible next steps

• Angela Francis, Director of Policy Solutions, WWF UK
• Carolyn Deere Birkbeck, Executive Director, TESS