The 8th Annual UKTPO Conference
Reimagining Global Trade: New Rules, New Challenges

 When: 1 December 2025

Where: One Great George Street, London SW1P 3AA 

This conference will bring together leading academics, policymakers, and industry experts to explore the evolving landscape of international trade. As global markets confront new challenges and opportunities, we will examine how technological innovation, regulatory shifts, and geopolitical changes are reshaping cross-border exchange. 

Through interdisciplinary dialogue between scholars and practitioners across economics, law, and political sciences, the conference will highlight cutting-edge research and real-world perspectives on the future of international trade policy. Together, we aim to generate new insights into how global trade can adapt and thrive in a rapidly transforming world. Topics may include developments in digital trade, shifting supply chains, sustainable and inclusive trade practices, and the changing role of international institutions. 

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CALL FOR PAPERS:  We are now welcoming research papers to be presented at the conference. If you have an academic paper that fits with the theme of the conference, send us an extended abstract (between 200-500 words) and/or the full paper to uktpo@sussex.ac.uk by 19 September 2025 and include your contact details. Please share this information within your own networks.