UNCTAD and the Government of Barbados will hold the first Global Supply Chain Forum in the country’s capital, Bridgetown, from 21 to 24 May 2024.

Government officials, business leaders and experts will explore how to promote development through sustainable and resilient transport and logistics, improved connectivity and trade facilitation. It also responds to the Bridgetown Initiative on Urgent and Decisive Action Required for an Unprecedented Combination of Crises. The forum is a four day in-person event, with selected sessions available online.

They will address digitalization, food security, transport costs, climate change, developing countries’ financing needs and how to better manage the energy transition in international transport.