Event Summary
Digital trade has reshaped the global economy, enabling more efficient and inclusive international markets while fostering innovation and economic growth. However, this transformation also brings challenges, including navigating varying governance approaches, addressing gaps in digital infrastructure, and mitigating security risks.
This event, organized by the Peterson Institute for International Economics and the TradeExperettes, explores the future of digital trade and its transformative impact on the global economy, strategies for bridging the digital divide, efforts to establish global rules and regulatory frameworks for a sustainable digital trade ecosystem, and how digital trade can be a force for good to build a more prosperous global economy.
A moderated discussion with the audience follows.
MODERATOR
Cecilia Malmström
Nonresident Senior Fellow, PIIE
PRESENTERS
Martin Chorzempa
Senior Fellow, PIIE
Kat Duffy
Senior Fellow for Digital and Cyberspace Policy, Council on Foreign Relations
Joshua P. Meltzer
Senior Fellow, Global Economy and Development Program, Brookings Institution
Hanna C. Norberg
Founder, TradeEconomista; Initiator and Presidette of TradeExperettes