techUK Delegation to the WTO Public Forum 2025

techUK invites members to join our delegation to this year’s WTO Public Forum, taking place in Geneva on 17–18 September 2025.

This year’s Forum comes at a crucial time for global digital trade. With the WTO’s next Ministerial Conference (MC14) scheduled for March 2026 in Cameroon, critical issues - including the moratorium on customs duties on electronic transmissions - are on the table. The Forum will provide a unique opportunity to help shape the dialogue in the run-up to this pivotal moment.

Focus Theme: Digital Trade

The 2025 Public Forum will examine how a modernized, digitalized trading system can improve living standards, create jobs, and support sustainable resource management. techUK will facilitate opportunities for members to engage with WTO delegates and other key stakeholders on the sidelines of the Forum, helping ensure the UK tech sector’s voice is heard in discussions that will impact the future of global digital trade.

Key Dates:

• 22 June 2025: Deadline to submit a session proposal

  Submit a session proposal here

• 22 August 2025: Deadline to register to attend

  Register to attend here

Participation and Costs

• Participation in the techUK delegation is free and open to all techUK members.

• Attendance at the WTO Public Forum is free of charge.

• Members are responsible for arranging and covering their own travel and accommodation.

Why Attend?

• Contribute to discussions on the future of global digital trade.

• Engage with key WTO delegations and stakeholders during exclusive side meetings facilitated by techUK.

• Gain insights into the WTO’s evolving digital trade agenda ahead of MC14 in 2026.

• Build your network with international policy makers, business leaders, and civil society actors.

For more information about the WTO Public Forum 2025, visit the official WTO Public Forum page.

For any questions, please reach out to sabina.ciofu@techuk.org.