This September, during the WTO Public Forum, we looked at the WTO's achievements since 1995, and what lies ahead for the world trading system. 

Discussions began with a plenary called “Re-globalization: Trade in a Geopoliticized World”, co-organized with the Peterson Institute for International Economics, and it brought together five of the most respected voices in international economics, to reflect on how trade remains a source of opportunities, jobs, and peaceful development, and how it benefits billions of citizens all over the world.

Watch the full session here.

Speakers in this podcast:

Richard Baldwin, moderator

Nonresident Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

Director-General, World Trade Organization

Anabel González

Vice President for Countries, Inter-American Development Bank

Cecilia Malmström

Nonresident Senior Fellow , Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)

Mari Pangestu

Distinguished Visiting Fellow and former Indonesia's Minister of Trade, Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)

Adam Posen

President, Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)

Xiaozhun Yi

Former Deputy Director General, World Trade Organization

Host: Javier Gutiérrez

Counsellor in External Relations, World Trade Organization