On July 23, 2019, the World Trade Organization (WTO) made available the provision program for the 2019 Public Forum, entitled “Trading Forward: Adapting to a Changing World.”
According to the WTO, the Public Forum will offer opportunities for participants “…to consider the increasing role for services in trade, the aspirations of youth for the future trading system and how the WTO should change to meet current and future challenges.” Featured in the Public Forum will be the launch of the WTO’s World Trade Report 2019.
The Public Forum will be held on October 8 through October 11, 2019 and registration is open until September 16, 2019 online at https://www.wto.org/english/forums_e/public_forum19_e/pf19_reg_e.htm.
The WTO press release may be found here:
https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news19_e/pf19_23jul19_e.htm
The provisional program may be found here:
https://www.wto.org/english/forums_e/public_forum19_e/draft_programme_e.pdf