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40th UN/CEFACT Forum

08 May (9:30) - 12 May (17:30) 2023
Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland

Join us as at the 40th UN/CEFACT Forum as we create simple, transparent, and effective processes for global commerce! Over the years, the Forum has played a pivotal role in shaping the future of trade facilitation and electronic business, supporting global trade and value chains management for sustainable development, and fostering collaboration among professionals from around the world.

We look forward to hosting over 30 interactive sessions covering a range of topics that will contribute to a future of continued growth and progress, where the Forum will continue to lead the way in addressing emerging challenges and opportunities in global trade.

Introduction

The forum is filled with interesting domain sessions, panel discussions, conferences and lunch and learns. The in-person event will cover the work of UN/CEFACT across different domains and focus on the following topics:

40th UN/CEFACT FOrum Programme

♦ Cross Border Invoicing
♦ Standards Development Methodologies and the Role of Standards.
♦ Cross-border Trade in Agricultural Goods
♦ ESG Traceability of Sustainable Value Chains in the Circular Economy
♦ Transport and Logistics
♦ Verifiable Credentials for Traceability and Sustainability, API’s using the
   BSP Vocabulary
♦ BSP Data Exchange Structures for Trade Finance Facilitation and other interesting topics.

Download the programme as .PDF

Weekly Schedule with Room Number

* All sessions will have a short break at 10:30-11:00 and 15:30-16:00

Wednesday, 10 May 2023

09:30 - 12:30

♦ Parallel Session 1: eDATA Management Domain Meeting (in-person)

♦ Parallel Session 2: Digital Documents - Challenges to Transit (hybrid)

♦ Parallel Session 3: Accounting and Audit Domain Meeting (hybrid)

10:30 - 12:00

♦ Special Session: ESCAP-ECE-ICC-WCO-ADB Webinar (on-line)

12:45 - 13:45 Lunch & Learn: How to Respond to ESG Challenges   PPT
14:30 - 17:00 ♦ Forum Conference: Resilience of Global Supply Chains in Times of Crisis – Supporting a Sustainable Recovery with Green and Digital Solutions (in-person, with interpretation into French and Russian)
17:15 - 18:30 Anniversary Cocktail 

Thursday, 11 May 2023

09:30 - 17:30

♦ All-day Session: eDATA Management Domain Meeting (in-person)

♦ All-day Session: Transport and Logistics Domain Meeting (hybrid)

09:30 - 12:30

♦ Parallel Session 1: Designing APIs Using the UN Vocabulary (hybrid)   PPT

10:00 - 11:30 ♦ Special Session: UN/LOCODE Maintenance Meeting (hybrid)
11:00 - 12:30 ♦ Parallel Session 2: Finance and Payments Domain Meeting (hybrid)
12:45 - 13:45 Lunch & Learn: Standards and Regulations in a Rapidly Evolving Landscape: Leveraging standard data models for Efficient Compliance
14:00 - 17:30

♦ Special Session: UN/LOCODE Advisory Group Meeting

♦ Parallel Session 1: Designing Digital Trust Graphs Using UN Tools and Methods (hybrid)  PPT

♦ Parallel Session 2: Specification Domain Meeting (hybrid)

♦ Parallel Session 3: Single Window Domain Meeting: Planning for the Next Project and Charting the Way Forward (hybrid)

18:00 - 19:00 ♦ Evening Session: Active Private Sector Participation: A Factor for Successful National Trade Facilitation Bodies (hybrid)

Friday, 12 May 2023

09:30 - 12:30 ♦ Special Session: UN/LOCODE Advisory Group Meeting (hybrid)
09:30 - 14:00 SEMINAR: The Future of Digital Standards for Sustainable Supply Chains (hybrid)
09:30 - 10:30 ♦ Parallel Session 1: Cross-border Domain Meeting (hybrid)  PPT
14:00 - 15:30 ♦ Closing Session (in-person)  PPT
14:30 - 17:30 UN/LOCODE Workshop (hybrid)

Presentations

49423 _ Newcomers Session _ 382485 _ English _ 773 _ 391503 _ pdf
49423 _ Introduction to UN/CEFACT Standards Development _ 382489 _ English _ 773 _ 391509 _ pdf
49423 _ Opening and Overview of Forum’s Activities _ 382490 _ English _ 773 _ 391510 _ pdf
49423 _ Single Window Domain Meeting Presentation _ 383245 _ English _ 773 _ 393201 _ pdf
49423 _ Accounting and Audit Domain Meeting Presentation _ 383248 _ English _ 773 _ 393204 _ pdf
49423 _ eDATA Management Domain Meeting - Agenda _ 383266 _ English _ 773 _ 393231 _ pdf
49423 _ Transport and Logistics PDA Presentation by Hanane Becha _ 383274 _ English _ 773 _ 393240 _ pdf
49423 _ UN/LOCODE Maintenance Guidelines _ 382725 _ English _ 773 _ 392076 _ pdf
49423 _ Using the UN tools, a live demonstration by Chris Gough _ 383306 _ English _ 773 _ 393286 _ pdf
49423 _ The eCMR as Verifiable Credential _ 383311 _ English _ 773 _ 393325 _ pdf
49423 _ Cross-border Domain Meeting: Digital Corridors by Amar More _ 383312 _ English _ 773 _ 393326 _ pdf
49423 _ Closing Session Presentation by Vice Chairs _ 383313 _ English _ 773 _ 393328 _ pdf