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.

***Due to high demand, we have reached full capacity and are now operating a waiting list. If you would like to attend the conference and be added to the waiting list, please email us at uktpo@sussex.ac.uk. Places will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.***

*We will also have poster presentations by Adriana Brenis (UKTPO), Pinar Gunes (CITP), Shushanik Hakobyan (IMF), Minako Morita-Jaeger (UKTPO), Ana Peres (UKTPO), Marcos Ritel (Kühne Logistics University), Mushegh Tovmasyan (Université Paris-Saclay), Dongzhe Zhang (CITP),  and Yanqing Zhong (The University of Sheffield). These presentations will be happening during the coffee and lunch breaks.

We are holding the conference in honour and memory of Jim Rollo, founding member of the UKTPO, and a valued friend and colleague, to commemorate his work and the lasting impact he had in our lives.

This event will be held under Chatham House rules. The video below was shot at last year’s event.