On Monday 26 June 2023 the Simplified Trade System Summit drew together senior leaders from industry, government, academia, and international guests to identify opportunities and challenges to reform cross-border trade.
Head of taskforce address
Read the STS Summit transcript of the thought-provoking address from Head of the Simplified Trade System Implementation Taskforce, Randall Brugeaud.
A video of his address is available on our LinkedIn page below.
Summit report
The Summit was held in Melbourne on Monday 26 June 2023. The event brought together industry leaders, government executives, members of the diplomatic corps, academia and the community. The program of events included a Ministerial address, industry and government led panels, Q&As and discussions covering the STS reform agenda and a wide range of related topics.
Attendees heard from the senior government officials as well as industry leaders and academics from across the globe on issues impacting cross-border trade, and had the opportunity to contribute to the discussions to enrich and inform the STS reforms, across topics such as: supply chain, paperless trade, international best practice, economic outlook, productivity and much more!