Livestream Invite: Silverado Hosts Panel Discussion at WTO Public Forum 2026

INVITATION | WTO Public Forum 2026

What is the role of the WTO?

Silverado Policy Accelerator is pleased to invite you to join a highly anticipated session at the 2026 WTO Public Forum where senior WTO officials from the United States, the European Union, and India, as well as a private sector voice from a global semiconductor company, will take on the question: “What is the role of the WTO?”

The WTO faces mounting pressure to demonstrate its relevance, capacity, and effectiveness in addressing the complexities of a rapidly shifting geoeconomic landscape.

This conversation will examine the role of the WTO over thirty years after its creation, and what reforms are most urgently needed to underpin that role in the future.

Featuring a distinguished panel:

• Ambassador Joseph Barloon, Deputy United States Trade Representative (USTR) and Chief of Mission to the WTO
• Ambassador Maria Martín-Prat, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the European Union to the WTO
• Ambassador Dr. Senthil Pandian C., Ambassador and Permanent Representative of India to the WTO
• Dereck Chapman, Director of Trade Policy, Micron
• Moderator: Maureen Hinman , Co-Founder and Executive Chair, Silverado Policy Accelerator

📅 16 September 2026

🕘 9:00–10:00 am

📍Room W, WTO

💻 Livestream Available