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.