2022 WTO Public Forum Final Report

Executive Overview

Five young professionals - Katherine Tang, Amira Shousha, Anna Wong, Akash Jain, and Sydney Pagan - were chosen by Young Diplomats of Canada (YDC) to represent Canadian youths at the 2022 WTO Public Forum. The delegation had the honour of attending the four-day conference in Geneva, Switzerland, marking the event’s first in-person gathering since the COVID-19 pandemic.

With the mandate of representing Canadian youths at the WTO Public Forum, the delegation’s accomplishments are threefold: 1) pre-conference - consulted with distinguished stakeholders across public and private sectors to form a strong understanding of Canada’s trade priorities, 2) during the conference - contributed to both formal sessions and informal dialogues, exchanging views with other diplomatic delegations, academics, and private sector leaders, and 3) over the course of three months - engaged with Canadian youth across social media to raise awareness of Canada’s role in the multilateral trading system.