42nd UN/CEFACT Forum

08 July (10:00) - 10 July (18:00) 2024

Palais des Nations, Geneva Switzerland

The Sustainable and Digital Trade Facilitation Week, will be held in-person at the Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland from 8 to 12 July 2024.

It will feature the 42^nd UN/CEFACT Forum on 8-10 July 2024 and the 30^th UN/CEFACT Plenary on 11-12 July 2024.

09:00 – 09:30	Registration and Welcome Coffee
09:30 – 11:00	Policy Dialogue on Leveraging Sustainable and Digital Trade with UN/CEFACT tools
11:00 – 12:30	SESSION 1 \| Identities in Trade – imagine a future where every identifier of an entity, facility, or product can lead you to rich, accurate, and verifiable data \| eDATA Domain
12:45 – 14:00	LEARNING SESSION \| H building Auditorium H-200 Discussion on joint launch of call to action for standards adoption and implementation [tbc]
14:30 – 16:00	SESSION 2 \| Protocol over Platforms – how to scale transparent supply chain tracing to meet sustainability goals \| Cross-domain: Supply Chain & Trade Procedures Facilitation Domains
16:00 – 17:30	SESSION 3 \| Accelerating Cross-Border Logistics and Supply Chain Digitalization \| Transport & Logistics Domain
17:45 – 18:45	Cocktail Reception

09:30 – 11:00	SESSION 4 \| UN Protocol on Digital Product Passports for Transparency at Scale in Global Supply Chains – how to differentiate and add value by providing verifiable sustainability information with each shipment \| Cross-domain: Trade Procedures Facilitation, eDATA & Agri Domains
11:00 – 12:30	SESSION 5 \| Encouraging Greater Trust in Digital Trade – bringing digital trade into the mainstream by establishing verifiable trust within supply chain data and encouraging greater participation in digital trade transactions \| Cross-domain: Trade Procedures Facilitation, eDATA & Agri Domains
12:45 – 14:00	LEARNING SESSION \| H building Auditorium H-200 Collaborative Multimodality – bridging borders for sustainable transport & logistics standards \| Transport and Logistics Domain
14:30 – 16:00	SESSION 6 \| Facilitating Trade - Moving forward – ensuring a holistic view of trade facilitation expertise today and for the future \| Trade Procedures Facilitation Domain
16:00 – 17:30	SESSION 7 \| Regional Single Window Initiatives – discussing experiences and challenges \| Single Window Domain
15:00 – 17:30	PARALLEL SESSION \| H building H-313 Meeting of the Team of Specialists on Environmental, Social and Governance Traceability of Sustainable Value Chains in the Circular Economy

09:30 – 11:00	SESSION 8 \| Harnessing the Potential of Blockchain for Trade Facilitation \| UN Regional Commissions and UNCTAD
09:30 – 11:00	PARALLEL SESSION \| H building H-307-2 Fostering Sustainable Travel and Tourism through e-business Standards \| Travel & Tourism Domain
11:00 – 12:30	SESSION 9 \| Charting Sustainable Trade Futures – exploring innovations at the intersection of green and digital frontiers \| Transport and Logistics Domain
12:45 – 14:00	LEARNING SESSION \| H building Auditorium H-200 Harmonizing Maritime Data – ensuring collaborative efforts to unlock efficiency and navigate sustainability \| IMO and UNECE
14:30 – 16:00	SESSION 10 \| Open and Trade Finance for Helping Companies to Better Harness Business Opportunities \| Finance and Payment Domain
16:00 – 17:30	Reporting Back and Closing

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