TCSD 2026 focused on trade cooperation pathways for climate action, resilience, and justice. Thematic sessions covered a range of specific and critical topics for attention at the nexus of trade, climate, and sustainable development.

TCSD 2026 featured public panels complemented by thematic brainstorming and interactive sessions to deepen dialogue and generate practical ideas for concrete outcomes, collaboration, and ways forward.

The conference brought together a regionally diverse range of experts from research centres, think tanks, and academia, as well as stakeholder organizations, intergovernmental organizations, and government.

Participation was by invitation and TCSD 2026 was primarily an in-person gathering. High-level plenary sessions were live-streamed to the public.