Virtual Central Asia Trade Forum to be held on November 16-20, 2020

The Central Asia Trade Forum is a flagship international event for companies and officials.

This year’s forum entitled CENTRAL ASIA – GROWTH AND PROSPERITY will be a virtual event.

Hosted by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the forum will explore new trends and market reactions in Central Asia during the post COVID-19 economic recovery.

The Central Asia Trade Forum is one of the largest annual events promoting regional trade and connectivity in Central Asia and has evolved into a widely-recognized brand. The agenda of the Central Asia Trade Forum in 2020 comprises live interactive panel sessions and webinars. Links to background interviews and presentations from thought leaders will support each sectoral panel session and webinar.

Registration at # CATF2020 is free. For more information about the forum, program and speakers, visit https://catradeforum.org/

Central Asia is landlocked and farther from an ocean than anywhere on earth. In normal times, this makes trade with the rest of the world expensive and challenging, at best. These are not normal times. The Global Pandemic has disrupted global supply chains and the effects of this disruption continue to ripple around the world. How has the pandemic impacted trade, transportation and logistics in this remote region? What are companies doing to adjust? After a devastating forest fire, new shoots emerge from charred earth, what kinds of opportunities arise from this crisis? How has the pandemic accelerated the adoption of new technologies like robotics, 3-D printing, Artificial Intelligence. In this live panel discussion, you will gain salient insight into how the pandemic is transforming transportation and logistics, and what the future has in store.