ITC celebrates Indigenous Peoples’ contributions to trade at WTO Public Forum 2024
This year the International Trade Centre (ITC) is celebrating six decades of working with developing countries to transform their economies through trade. During the WTO Public Forum 2024, held between 10-13 September, ITC will partner with the World Trade Organization and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) to host an immersive Experience Space on Indigenous Peoples’ Contributions to Trade, through traditional cultural expressions, fashion, and food. ITC is also hosting or supporting several sessions on inclusive, digital, and green trade.
Indigenous Trade Experience Space
When: 10-13 September
Where: WTO Delegates Lounge
Be inspired by demonstrations of unique skills, creativity, and entrepreneurship!
Explore:
- Traditional spinning techniques from Benin
- Weaving tradition of Faso Dan Fani (home-woven fabric) from Burkina Faso
- Ceramic art from the Tapajós region in the Amazon
- Zero-waste textiles from Canada
- Music production from the Caribbean
- Māori art from New Zealand
- Tasting of Kava from Vanuatu
- Traditional wood carving from Alaska
- WIPO’s virtual reality tour on the role of intellectual property in protecting the traditional knowledge of Indigenous Peoples
... and much more
Ahead of the opening of the Experience Space, ITC and WIPO will host the accompanying Public Forum session ‘Towards Ethical and Inclusive Trade: A Focus on Indigenous Peoples, Traditional Cultural Expressions and Fashion’ (10 September, 9:00-10:15).
Public Forum sessions by / with ITC
Tuesday, 10 September
- 9:00-10:15, Room W - Towards Ethical and Inclusive Trade: A Focus on Indigenous Peoples, Traditional Cultural Expressions and Fashion, followed by the official opening of the Indigenous Trade Experience Space with the ITC Executive Director, the WTO Director-General, and WIPO Assistant Director-General, co-hosted by ITC
- 09:00-10:15, Room F - Aqua-Nomics: Splashing into Sustainable Innovation with the Blue Bioeconomy
- 15:00-16:15, Room D - Upskilling Digital Entrepreneurship in Developing Countries
- 15:00-16:15, Room S1 - Resilient and greener supply chains for cross-border e-commerce, co-hosted by ITC
Wednesday, 11 September
- 13:30-14:45, Room CR - Women Exporters in the Digital Economy; Disability Inclusive Trade: Leveraging Digital Technologies to Make Trade Work for All, co-hosted by ITC
- 13:30-14:45, Room S3 - Disability Inclusive Trade: Leveraging Digital Technologies to Make Trade Work for All, co-hosted by ITC
- 13:30-14:45, Room A - Empowering the Youth through the E-commerce Joint Statement Initiative
Thursday, 12 September
- 9:00-10:15, Room CR - Digital Transformation: Empowering women entrepreneurs in government procurement, co-hosted by ITC
- 17:00-18:15, Room CR - The role of AfCFTA implementation in the establishment of cross-border businesses in Africa
Friday, 13 September
- 9:00-10:15, Room F - Trade for Stability: Leveraging Private Sector Innovation with ITC's Conflict Sensitivity Methodology, hosted by ITC
- 9:00-10:15, Room S1 - The Key to IFD: Maximizing Benefits for Developing and LDC Countries, co-hosted by ITC.
