Background
Technology is evolving faster than ever before in human history. We are at the intersection of several cutting edge technologies that are redefining interactions between the physical and virtual world, driving disruption and enabling new business modes. These trends such as Artificial Intelligence, Autonomous Things, Quantum Computing, Edge devices hold significant promise in trade facilitation. Given these cutting edge developments in technology, it becomes important to keep up to date with the latest trends to evaluate which trends and approaches may be viable for future developments, investments and practical implementation.

We would like to keep UN/CEFACT community updated about the latest news and trends in technology field, and the potential impact these trends may have on different industry sectors and trade facilitation in general.

Objective
The goal of this event is to introduce and discuss the latest technology innovations and trends that have the potential to challenge and change the established trade practices. During the event experts and practitioners from different industries will present their knowledge on these topics, projects that have been implemented, and use cases in enabling trade facilitation with a focus on benefits derived and challenges they foresee in implementation.

Target Audience
All interested in finding out more about how strategic technology trends could be used to support trade facilitation.

• UN/CEFACT Experts knowledgeable and interested in the latest technology trends and their application in Trade facilitation.
• Technology Developers and Analysts from governments, the private sector, academia and international organizations.
• End users, implementation champion and practitioners.
• Decision makers in the field of Trade Facilitation.

Registration
To attend the conference, participants need to be registered for the 33rd UN/CEFACT Forum. You are kindly invited to register online by 22 March 2019.