Trade Forum

Trade Forum talked with Stefano Savi of the Global Platform for Sustainable Natural Rubber (GPSNR) based in Singapore, about how the European Union Regulation on Deforestation-free products can offer a unique opportunity to companies and small-scale farmers in Malaysia to improve their lives.

Evelyn Seltier of Trade Forum asked 2024 Small Business Champion Winner Carlos Zuastegui of CLAC, how small scale producers in Latin America, often living in remote, areas, are coping with the effects of climate change, and what it means to be truly inclusive in their market-access approach –...

Evelyn Seltier of Trade Forum spoke with Mmakwena Moesi, co-founder and CEO of Viva Organica based in Gaborone, Botswana. Viva Organica provides sustainable agriculture services, leveraging vermicomposting technology to transform organic waste into high performance biofertilizers.   With...

As the second largest producer of cocoa in the world, this crop is very important for livelihoods in Ghana. With climate change increasingly influencing the yields and poor soil management depleting the nutrition needed for the crops to resist disease, the Cocoa Board urgently wants to find ways to...

Evelyn Seltier of Trade Forum asked 25-year-old Justin Langan, Small Business Champion Winner of 2024 and founder of Canadian-based platform O’KANATA, what motivates him to support Indigenous Youth in their economic endeavours, about his upcoming projects, and why trade matters.  

Evelyn Seltier of Trade Forum talked with 2023 Small Business Champion winner Tolulope Adeola Adebayo of tech start-up Divasity.com, about the challenges of being an entrepreneur in Nigeria, what it means to create a thriving business environment, and plans to address the challenges small businesses...

Evelyn Seltier of Trade Forum talked with Ozaal Zesha, the young, passionate engineer and CEO of ClassNotes. With a major in robotics and engineering, the 30-year-old not only knows what you need but can also build it for you.  We talked about what it means to empower students to apply at...

Trade Forum caught up with former ITC Executive Director, Jean Denis Bélisle, to reflect on his time at ITC, as well as gain his perspective on the current trade landscape. Now retired, Mr. Bélisle was the longest-serving head in ITC history,  from 1994-2006. 

Trade Forum talked with Ana Repezza of Brazil’s trade promotion organization, ApexBrasil, to understand its long-standing partnership with ITC, its ambitions to support small businesses with sustainable business practices, while including women, and what kind of growth she envisions for both...

Trade Forum caught up with former ITC Executive Director, Arancha González, to reflect on her time at ITC, as well as gain her perspective on the current trade landscape. Ms. González was the head of the organization from 2013-2020. 

Trade Forum talked with Patricia Fuller, President and CEO of the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD).  With IISD working on international trade for the past two decades, analysing it from multiple perspectives, this interview sheds light on trends in the...

Trade Forum caught up with former ITC Executive Director, Patricia R. Francis, to reflect on her time at ITC, as well as gain her perspective on the current trade landscape. Ms. Francis was the head of the organization from 2006-2013.