Previous conferences and past winners
Previous conferences
1996 Cartagena, Colombia
Theme: the impact of the new multilateral trading system in the wake of the creation of the World Trade Organization
1998 Santiago, Chile
Theme: closer look at trade promotion tools
2000 Marrakech, Morocco
Theme: challenges of the digital economy, public-private partnerships and impact assessment
2002 Beijing, China
Theme: turbulent business environment
2004 St. Julian’s, Malta
Theme: innovation and practical action as a response to rapid evolutions in global trade
2007 Buenos Aires, Argentina
Theme: opportunities and challenges for TPOs in global trade
2008 The Hague, the Netherlands
Theme: remain competitive in the changing international marketplace
2010 Mexico City, Mexico
Theme: impact of TPOs and how to improve and report on their efforts
2012 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Theme: innovative approaches to meet the challenges of today’s new business environment and to prepare for the future
2014 Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Theme: facilitating the internationalization process of SMEs especially linking trade and investment promotion activities
2016 Marrakech, Morocco
Theme: impact and implications on trade, investment and employment imposed by digital technologies, global value chains of the future and the emergence of Africa as the next trade and investment destination
2018 Paris, France
Theme: TPOs as a connecting force for a broad range of actors to deliver seamless services through partnerships, adopting new business models, measuring, and reporting on outcomes and impact, and investing in skills for the digital age
2022 Accra, Ghana
Theme: trade and investment opportunities through the African Continental Free Trade Area, sustainable practices, embracing risk for competitive advantage and creating resilient and agile organizations to help business scale up trade
2024 Doha, Qatar
Past winners
2004:
Australia, Bulgaria, Uganda, Republic of Korea, Jamaica, Colombia
2006:
Zambia, Finland, Mauritius, Mongolia, Chile
2008:
Afghanistan, New Zealand, Jamaica, Kenya, Costa Rica
2010:
Mauritius, Brazil, United Kingdom; Special mention and runners up: Armenia, Australia, Hungary and Malaysia
2012:
Uganda, Austria, Jamaica, Mexico; Special Mention, second and third place: Switzerland, Dominican Republic, Zambia, Jordan, Lithuania; Benin, United Arab Emirates and France
2014:
Zambia, Mauritius, Mexico; Special mention: Lithuania and Spain
2016:
Costa Rica, France, Madagascar
2018:
Ghana, Nigeria, Qatar; Executive Director’s award: Mongolia; Award of recognition: Egypt, Korea, Switzerland
2020:
Costa Rica, Georgia, Sweden; Runners up: China, Malaysia, Saint Lucia, Spain, Tanzania, Viet Nam
