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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
  • ‘Whose Rules Are They Anyway?’ – a young lawyers’ panel on digital trade, model laws and WTO implications

Topics Covered:

Digital Trade
Standards
Trade Finance
Trade Policy
11 Sep – 11 Sep 2026
London
Published 11 Sept 2026Upcoming

Featured Speakers

Luca Castellani

Luca Castellani

Senior Advisor, Digital Trade

EBRD

Mena Hassan

Mena Hassan

Head, Capacity Building and Strategic Partnerships

World Trade Organization (WTO)

Jack Dainty

Jack Dainty

Negotiations Team Lead - Digital Trade

Department for Business and Trade (DBT)

Jason Chuah

Jason Chuah

Professor of Commercial and Maritime Law

The City Law School, City St George’s, University of London

Shona Tatchell

Shona Tatchell

Director of the EBRD Trade Facilitation Programme

EBRD

Emilia Onyema

Emilia Onyema

Professor and International Arbitrator

SOAS University of London and Onyema Arbitration Services (UK)

Catherine Zoller

Catherine Zoller

Senior Counsel

EBRD

Brendan Vickers

Brendan Vickers

Retired

ICC UK

Vashti Maharaj

Vashti Maharaj

The Commonwealth