UNCTAD16 - Opening Plenary & Leaders Dialogue.




The 308th plenary meeting of the 16th session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD16) will be opened by the head of the delegation from which the President of the previous session was elected (Barbados). The President of the sixteenth session of the Conference will be elected at the opening plenary. Followed by the Leaders Dialogue.

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The 16th session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD16) takes place from 20 to 23 October 2025 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, with the theme "Shaping the future: Driving economic transformation for equitable, inclusive and sustainable development".

Hosted by Switzerland and UNCTAD, the conference convenes Heads of State and Government, Ministers of Trade and Economy, Nobel Laureates, leaders of international organizations, representatives of civil society and renowned experts to engage in high-level dialogue on global trends and policy perspectives on trade, investment, development and the digital economy.

The 16th session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD16) is opened by the head of the delegation of Barbados, the host country of the previous session (UNCTAD15), held from 3 to 7 October 2021.

The President of UNCTAD16 will be elected during the opening plenary.

Opening plenary and ceremony
Moderator: Damon Embling, Director, Headline Media UK

Opening remarks: Rebeca Grynspan, Secretary-General, UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

Speakers:Mia Amor Mottley, Prime Minister, BarbadosGuy Parmelin, Federal Councillor, Switzerland, Elected President of the 16th session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
José Ramos-Horta, President, Timor-Leste
Phạm Minh Chính, Prime Minister, Viet Nam
Annalena Baerbock, President, UN General Assembly
Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General, UN Office at Geneva
Rebeca Grynspan, Secretary-General, UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Leaders Dialogue

Opening remarks: Rebeca Grynspan, Secretary-General, UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

Speakers:
Guy Parmelin, Federal Councillor, Switzerland
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General, World Trade Organization
Arnoldo André Tinoco, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship, Costa Rica
Kamina Johnson Smith, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Jamaica
Ahmed Kouchouk, Minister of Finance, Egypt

Related Sites and Documents: Opening plenary and ceremony & Leaders dialogue.


16th conference on trade and development (UNCTAD16)


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Opening Plenary & Leaders Dialogue



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Location: Palais des Nations, Av. de la Paix 8-14, 1211 Genève, Switzerland

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