Supportive business ecosystem: Institutions and supporting ecosystems

<p><strong>Celebrating excellence of Trade Promotion Organizations</strong><br>ITC will announce the finalists of the World Trade Promotion Organizations Awards 2024 in early September and the winners on&nbsp;1 October.&nbsp;</p><p><strong>WTPO Conference and Awards &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</strong>Join over 300 senior trade representatives from national trade promotion organizations at this unique networking event. Participants discuss common challenges, exchange good practices, and develop new business relationships for trade support. The next event is expected to take place in 2025.</p>

<p>ICC, ITC, WIPO and WTO invites Chambers and firms' representatives coming to the 13th World Chambers Congress in Geneva to a half-day (9h00-13h30) side-event at the Nations Business Centre, Rue du Pré-de-la-Bichette 1, 1201 Genève.&nbsp;</p><p>This free side-event aims to help Chambers, firms, and Business Support Organizations (BSOs) to assess their performance and access timely trade intelligence, through selected digital platforms, tools and mechanisms developed by ITC, WTO, WIPO and ICC through the Centre of Entrepreneurship.</p><p>Participants will learn how to:</p><ul><li>Access digital tools for small businesses and entrepreneurs to identify and compare opportunities across the world</li><li>Assess the performance of their organization in offering support to entrepreneurs&nbsp;</li><li>Diagnose the intellectual property (IP) needs of entrepreneurs</li><li>Connect with a local centre of entrepreneurship to build further expertise.&nbsp;</li></ul>