• Plenary session:

Provides a platform for high level discussions focusing on emerging issues, building new ideas and sharing lived experiences based on symposium themes. The sessions will be moderated to provide a broad range of subject matter experts and discussants an opportunity to interrogate findings and share practical experiences on thematic areas.

• Break-out sessions

Break-out sessions are interactive platforms, where presenters will engage with a small group of participants in discussing evidence from the grassroots based on the sub themes. Participants have a choice of which sessions to participate.

• Master classes

Practical and hands-on knowledge transfer sessions hosted by subject matter experts to a select audience of practitioners and policy makers. The objective of this session is to expose participants to both theoretical and practical skills useful in designing and implementing effective, inclusive and sustainable Women in Trade programmes. Participation in the master class is by invitation only.

• Poster sessions

A chance for graduate students, practitioners or researchers to showcase a paper and or share research ideas, methodologies, practical relevance to foster collaboration and start conversations.