
TTP x Commonwealth Secretariat Digital Trade Event London
About the Event
The Commonwealth Secretariat’s Digital Trade Day (11 September, London) brings together professionals to examine digital trade governance in a changing global order. The event includes a dedicated young lawyers’ panel, “Whose Rules Are They Anyway?”, which explores digital trade, model laws and their implications for the WTO. This forum is essential for trade, treasury and payments professionals seeking to understand how emerging digital trade frameworks and governance models will reshape international commerce and regulatory compliance.
Highlights of the event
- Launch of the Paperless Trade 2.0 report on quantifying the Commonwealth’s digital advantage
- Uniform laws on digital trade: electronic transferable records, digital identity and trust services
- Digital trade and e-commerce at the World Trade Organization (WTO)
- ‘Whose Rules Are They Anyway?’ – a young lawyers’ panel on digital trade, model laws and WTO implications
- The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in the Commonwealth – Opportunities for cooperation in Africa.
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Featured Speakers




Jason Chuah
Professor of Commercial and Maritime Law
The City Law School, City St George’s, University of London


Emilia Onyema
Professor and International Arbitrator
SOAS University of London and Onyema Arbitration Services (UK)



Vashti Maharaj
The Commonwealth



