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Global Trade Is Changing Forever ?
Is globalisation ending or simply entering a new era?
At the World Governments Summit 2026, foreign ministers and global trade leaders unpack why trade proved more resilient than anyone predicted, what is driving that resilience from services growing at 9% per year to South-South trade and AI investment and what governments must do now to keep the system stable.
Panama's minister reveals how the Panama Canal is being transformed into a $12 billion global trade platform built for resilience. The OECD Secretary General makes the case that a tariff trade war is an act of economic self-harm. And the key question running through the entire conversation: in a world where the rules keep changing, how do you maintain trade ties that hold?
Speakers:
H.E. Javier Eduardo Martínez-Acha Vásquez
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Panama
H.E. Mathias Cormann
Secretary General, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
H.E. Rebeca Grynspan
Secretary General, UN Trade and Development
John Denton
Secretary General, International Chamber of Commerce
#WorldGovSummit #GlobalTrade #TradeWar #USChina
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Global Trade Is Changing Forever ?
Is globalisation ending or simply entering a new era?
At the World Governments Summit 2026, foreign ministers and global trade leaders unpack why trade proved more resilient than anyone predicted, what is driving that resilience from services growing at 9% per year to South-South trade and AI investment and what governments must do now to keep the system stable.
Panama's minister reveals how the Panama Canal is being transformed into a $12 billion global trade platform built for resilience. The OECD Secretary General makes the case that a tariff trade war is an act of economic self-harm. And the key question running through the entire conversation: in a world where the rules keep changing, how do you maintain trade ties that hold?
Speakers:
H.E. Javier Eduardo Martínez-Acha Vásquez
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Panama
H.E. Mathias Cormann
Secretary General, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
H.E. Rebeca Grynspan
Secretary General, UN Trade and Development
John Denton
Secretary General, International Chamber of Commerce
#WorldGovSummit #GlobalTrade #TradeWar #USChina
[ Global Trade, Trade War, Panama Canal, OECD, UN Trade, International Chamber of Commerce, Tariffs, Resilience, World Governments Summit, WGS ]
Subscribe for more conversations from the World Governments Summit, where global leaders discuss the ideas shaping the future of trade, technology, economics, and international cooperation.
