Free trade 'will not go away' - leaders and experts weigh in on trade in a post-COVID world

Jul 8, 2020

Containers are seen on a shipping dock, as the global outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in the Port of Los Angeles, California, U.S., April 16, 2020.

The Forum's Trade Multistakeholder Conversation focused on how to ensure international trade benefits humanity and the planet in the 21st century. Image: REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

Christopher Alessi

Digital Editor, World Economic Forum

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— John W.H. Denton, Secretary General, International Chamber of Commerce

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— Shi Jingxia, Professor, China University of International Business and Economics

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— Alisa DiCaprio, Head of Trade and Supply Chain, R3

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— Scott Lincicome, Senior Fellow, Cato Institute

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— Penelope Naas, Senior Vice-President, International Public Affairs and Sustainability, UPS

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— Karan Bhatia, Vice-President, Government Affairs and Public Policy, Google Inc.

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— Jesus Seade, Undersecretary for North America, Secretariat of Foreign Affairs of Mexico

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