WTO Public Forum 2026
As the Istanbul Mineral and Metals Exporters' Associations (İMMİB), we will organise two invitation-only Curated Conversations sessions as part of WTO Public Forum 2026, to be held at the World Trade Organization headquarters in Geneva from 15 to 17 September 2026.
Introduced for the first time as part of this year's WTO Public Forum, the Curated Conversations series is organised by the Geneva Trade Platform in partnership with the World Trade Organization. Designed to facilitate focused and interactive exchanges on key issues shaping international trade, the series will bring together representatives from governments, international organisations, the private sector and other stakeholders in Geneva. Participation in the Curated Conversations sessions is by invitation only.
Our first session, entitled “Trade Policy, Metal Market Imbalances and Decarbonization: Steel, Aluminium and Copper”, will examine global capacity developments and market imbalances in the steel, aluminium and copper industries. We will discuss evolving trade policies and protectionist pressures, as well as the implications of decarbonization for the metals industries and international trade.
Our second session, entitled “The New Map of Data and Future of Critical Minerals: Could Türkiye Become Eurasia's Safe Harbour for Data Centre Investment?”, will focus on the rapidly evolving geography of data centre investment and its implications for global production and trade. Together with representatives from different sectors, we will discuss growing demand for energy and equipment, security of supply for critical minerals, the resilience of electrical and electronics supply chains, and Türkiye's potential to emerge as a safe and strategic hub for data centre investment in Eurasia.
By organising these two sessions, we aim to bring Türkiye's production and export potential into international trade policy discussions, while facilitating exchanges with global stakeholders on issues ranging from the transformation of the metals industries to the new demand and supply-chain dynamics emerging from the expansion of data centres.