The Global Trade Leadership Summit is the International Trade Institute’s flagship annual event, bringing together trade professionals, customs leaders, policymakers and business executives to explore the trends, technologies and leadership shaping the future of international trade.
Join us for a day of world-class speakers, meaningful networking and practical insights designed to help you lead with confidence in an increasingly complex global trading environment.
| 09:30 – 10:00 | Registration & Coffee |
| 10:00 – 10:30 | AMD, using AI in an International Market Place |
| SESSION ONE 10:40 – 11:15 |
Leadership Dialogue: The Future of Global Trade
A thought-provoking conversation exploring the forces reshaping international trade, from geopolitics and trade policy to AI, technology, resilience and global competitiveness. |
| 11:15 – 11:30 | Break |
| SESSION TWO 11:30 – 12:30 |
Leadership Panel
Global Trade in Transition: What Every Trade Professional
Needs to Know
How are geopolitics, industrial policy, economic security and international cooperation reshaping the global trading system? |
| 12:30 – 13:30 | Networking Lunch |
| SESSION THREE 13:30 – 14:30 |
AI in International Trade
How will artificial intelligence transform decision-making, trade compliance, customs and supply chains, and what skills will future leaders need? |
| SESSION FOUR 14:30 – 15:10 |
Executive Panel:
Leading the Modern Trade Function
How are leading organisations transforming their trade functions to meet the demands of an increasingly complex global environment? |
| 15:10 – 15:20 | Coffee & Networking |
| SESSION FIVE 15:20 – 16:00 |
Leadership Insight:
Why good compliance is good business
How leading organisations are embedding customs and international trade into their wider business strategy. Using compliance as a competitive advantage. |
| CLOSING SESSION 16:00 – 16:50 |
Leaders' Forum:
Looking Ahead: What Every Trade Leader Should Be Preparing
for Next
A fast-paced closing discussion where each panellist shares one key prediction and one practical piece of advice for trade leaders over the next five years. |
| 16:50 – 17:00 | Closing remarks |
