World Trade Forum 2026

World Trade Institute, University of Bern, Switzerland

18-19 September 2026

Our annual flagship conference, co-organized with the Global Governance Programme at the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Sciences (European University Institute). The Forum brings together researchers and practitioners working in the area of trade and development. 

Onsite participation is invitation only. Details on how to register for online participation will follow shortly.

For any questions, please reach out to the WTI team.

The programs for previous editions of the World Trade Forum can be found below:
2025, Coping with chaos: sustaining the rules-based trade order
2024, Trade and the Quest for Accountability: Perspectives and Challenges

2023, Non-economic objectives and international trade

2022, What does the future hold for trade policy?

2021, Digital, Green and Open? Global Trade Policy at a Crossroads

2020, The Future of Trade Policy and External Cooperation: is Soft Power Passé?

2019, Multilateralism at Risk

2018, Trade, Development and Sustainability

2017, Trade Policy in Turbulent Times

2016, Behind-the-Border Policies and Global Trade

2015, 20 Years of the World Trade Organization

2014, International Trade in Electricity and the Greening Economy

2013, Trade Cooperation: the Purpose, Design and Effects of Preferential Trade Agreements

2012, The Rule of Law in Monetary Affairs: Lessons from the Trade Field

2011, New Directions and Emerging Challenges in International Investment Law and Policy

2010, Trade Governance in the Digital Age

2009, Making Decisions at the World Trade Organization: Past, Present and Beyond Doha