Australian Centre for International Trade and Investment (ACITI) and UNSW China International Business & Economic Law Centre (CIBEL) are joining forces to deliver the Reimagining International Trade Conference. If you want to understand the dimensions and implications of the new era of international trade, join us in Sydney on 22 & 23 October 2026.
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The world's trading system is at an inflection point. The shocks of recent years, pandemic disruption, the weaponisation of trade and investment, great power rivalry, the energy transition, and the rise of AI, have exposed the fragility of the rules-based order that underpinned decades of global prosperity. The WTO's latest Ministerial Conference delivered little more than an agreement to keep talking. Unilateral tariffs, industrial subsidies, and supply chain nationalism have become the new normal. For Australian businesses and policymakers, the stakes could not be higher.
This is a moment of both disruption and profound reimagining. The question is no longer whether the architecture of global trade will change. The architecture has already changed. The question is what replaces it, and whether Australia has the vision, the relationships, and the policy frameworks to prosper in the world that emerges.
Reimagining Global Trade brings together the people who will help answer that question. Over two days in Sydney, government leaders, international policymakers, business executives, trade practitioners, and globally recognised experts will examine the forces reshaping international commerce. From the use of trade as a national security tool, to the challenge of reconciling industrial policy with open markets, to the disruptive potential of artificial intelligence and the race to lead in green trade. These are not abstract debates. They will determine where investment flows, which industries survive, and Australia’s position in a transformed global economy.
Join us to hear from those shaping the future of international economic policy and to be part of the debate on these critical topics.