Global trade in crisis – What’s next?
Nov
10
01:00 PM - 06:30 PM
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We are delighted to invite you to our annual Forum for Economic Dialogue, this year dedicated to the topic of global trade. Protectionist policies, geopolitical tensions, and disrupted supply chains have put the global trading system under pressure. What will be the consequences for firms, countries, and consumers? How should business and policy respond? What future does international trade have in a world marked by fragmentation?
Registration will open in due course. This is a free, public on-site event with access via livestream on our website in association with the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR).
We are delighted to invite you to our annual Forum for Economic Dialogue, this year dedicated to the topic of global trade. Protectionist policies, geopolitical tensions, and disrupted supply chains have put the global trading system under pressure. What will be the consequences for firms, countries, and consumers? How should business and policy respond? What future does international trade have in a world marked by fragmentation?
Registration will open in due course. This is a free, public on-site event with access via livestream on our website in association with the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR).
Speakers
Barry Eichengreen is the George C. Pardee & Helen N. Pardee Chair and Distinguished Professor of Economics and Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley. He is one of the world’s leading experts on global monetary systems, financial crises, and economic history. His research spans exchange rates, capital flows, and the evolution of international institutions such as the IMF. Eichengreen has held visiting positions at the IMF, the Institute for Advanced Study in Berlin, and the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences in Palo Alto. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and chairs the Academic Advisory Committee of the Peterson Institute for International Economics. He has published widely cited books, including Hall of Mirrors: The Great Depression, the Great Recession, and the Uses – and Misuses – of History, and most recently In Defense of Public Debt (2021). His monthly columns on global macroeconomic issues appear regularly in Project Syndicate.
Raghuram G. Rajan is the Katherine Dusak Miller Distinguished Service Professor of Finance at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. From 2013 to 2016, he served as the 23rd Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, where he was widely credited with stabilizing the Indian economy during turbulent global conditions. Earlier in his career, he was Chief Economist and Director of Research at the International Monetary Fund. Professor Rajan has authored several acclaimed books, including Fault Lines, which won the Financial Times Business Book of the Year award, and The Third Pillar, a finalist for the same prize. His recent research has focused on sovereign debt, climate resilience, and liquidity dynamics in modern financial systems. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and currently chairs both the Group of Thirty and the Per Jacobsson Foundation. Rajan’s insights continue to shape the global conversation on financial regulation and inclusive growth.
Paul Donovan is the Chief Economist of UBS Global Wealth Management. He leads the firm’s economic analysis and is a member of the Global Investment Committee. Donovan is known for focusing on the human aspects of economic systems and regularly communicates insights on inflation, sustainability, and economic inequality. He is actively involved in UBS initiatives promoting diversity, economics education, and sustainable finance. Donovan has a MA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Oxford University and a MSc in Financial Economics from the University of London. He is also an Honorary Fellow of St Anne’s College, Oxford and sits on their investment committee and development board.
UBS Foundation Professor of Economics
Ralph Ossa, who served as Chief Economist of the World Trade Organization (WTO) from January 2023 to June 2025, took up the UBS Foundation Professorship of Economics at the Department of Economics of the University of Zurich (UZH) as of July 1, 2025. Before joining the WTO, Ralph Ossa was already teaching and conducting research at UZH in the field of international economics, with a particular focus on policy-relevant questions. He was chairman of the Department of Economics from 2019 to 2022 and coeditor of the Journal of International Economics from 2016 to 2022. Prior to Zurich, he was on the faculty at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. He holds a PhD in Economics from the London School of Economics.
Hélène Rey is the Lord Bagri Professor of Economics at London Business School and a leading expert in international macroeconomics and finance. Her influential research focuses on global financial cycles, exchange rates, and the international monetary system. She previously taught at Princeton University and the London School of Economics, and her work appears in top academic journals. Rey is a Fellow of the British Academy, the Econometric Society, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and has received numerous prestigious prizes. She serves as Vice-President of CEPR, co-editor of the Annual Review of Economics, and advises institutions including the IMF and the French government. Rey holds degrees from ENSAE Paris, Stanford, LSE, and EHESS.
Rahul Sahgal is the CEO of the Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce, appointed in August 2024. He brings over 20 years of experience at the intersection of business and diplomacy, having previously served in senior roles at Switzerland’s Federal Department of Foreign Affairs and the State Secretariat for International Financial Matters. Before his public-sector career, Sahgal held leadership positions at Deloitte Consulting, Autoneum India, and Rieter, and led the Northern Region of the Swiss-Indian Chamber of Commerce. He holds dual master’s degrees in business and law, a PhD from the University of St. Gallen, and speaks six languages.
Sabine Weyand is the Director-General for Trade at the European Commission, a role she has held since June 2019. She leads EU trade policy, overseeing global trade negotiations, enforcement, and market access strategies. A seasoned EU official, Weyand has held senior roles in the Commission since 1994, including as Deputy Chief Brexit Negotiator from 2016 to 2019. She has played key roles in major trade agreements such as TTIP and CETA. Weyand holds degrees from the University of Freiburg, the College of Europe, and a PhD in political science from the University of Tübingen. She is widely respected for her technical expertise and strategic acumen.
Barry Eichengreen is the George C. Pardee & Helen N. Pardee Chair and Distinguished Professor of Economics and Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley. He is one of the world’s leading experts on global monetary systems, financial crises, and economic history. His research spans exchange rates, capital flows, and the evolution of international institutions such as the IMF. Eichengreen has held visiting positions at the IMF, the Institute for Advanced Study in Berlin, and the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences in Palo Alto. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and chairs the Academic Advisory Committee of the Peterson Institute for International Economics. He has published widely cited books, including Hall of Mirrors: The Great Depression, the Great Recession, and the Uses – and Misuses – of History, and most recently In Defense of Public Debt (2021). His monthly columns on global macroeconomic issues appear regularly in Project Syndicate.
Raghuram G. Rajan is the Katherine Dusak Miller Distinguished Service Professor of Finance at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. From 2013 to 2016, he served as the 23rd Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, where he was widely credited with stabilizing the Indian economy during turbulent global conditions. Earlier in his career, he was Chief Economist and Director of Research at the International Monetary Fund. Professor Rajan has authored several acclaimed books, including Fault Lines, which won the Financial Times Business Book of the Year award, and The Third Pillar, a finalist for the same prize. His recent research has focused on sovereign debt, climate resilience, and liquidity dynamics in modern financial systems. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and currently chairs both the Group of Thirty and the Per Jacobsson Foundation. Rajan’s insights continue to shape the global conversation on financial regulation and inclusive growth.
Paul Donovan is the Chief Economist of UBS Global Wealth Management. He leads the firm’s economic analysis and is a member of the Global Investment Committee. Donovan is known for focusing on the human aspects of economic systems and regularly communicates insights on inflation, sustainability, and economic inequality. He is actively involved in UBS initiatives promoting diversity, economics education, and sustainable finance. Donovan has a MA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Oxford University and a MSc in Financial Economics from the University of London. He is also an Honorary Fellow of St Anne’s College, Oxford and sits on their investment committee and development board.
UBS Foundation Professor of Economics
Ralph Ossa, who served as Chief Economist of the World Trade Organization (WTO) from January 2023 to June 2025, took up the UBS Foundation Professorship of Economics at the Department of Economics of the University of Zurich (UZH) as of July 1, 2025. Before joining the WTO, Ralph Ossa was already teaching and conducting research at UZH in the field of international economics, with a particular focus on policy-relevant questions. He was chairman of the Department of Economics from 2019 to 2022 and coeditor of the Journal of International Economics from 2016 to 2022. Prior to Zurich, he was on the faculty at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. He holds a PhD in Economics from the London School of Economics.
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