Washington, D.C. – In response to USTR’s announcement that the United States would drop support for World Trade Organization e-commerce proposals, Global Innovation Forum Executive...
Washington D.C. – National Foreign Trade Council (NFTC) President Jake Colvin today announced that Hua Wang will serve as the new Executive Director of the Global Innovation...
Los Angeles — The National Foreign Trade Council (NFTC) Foundation’s Global Innovation Forum (GIF) today released a new report, “Making Small Businesses Mighty,” sharing insights from Indo-Pacific small...
An open letter to WTO Trade Ministers:
As organizations representing workers, small businesses, entrepreneurs, communities, and civil society from around the world, we urge World Trade...
Written submission of the Global Innovation Forum
Comments Regarding the Distributional Effects of U.S. Trade and
Trade Policy on U.S. Workers Investigation
Investigation Number 332-587
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The...
The NFTC’s Global Innovation Forum commends the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council’s (TTC) recent progress on “promoting SME access to and use of digital tools.”
We...
These comments regarding the Indo Pacific Economic Framework were submitted by the Global Innovation Forum to USTR and the Department of Commerce. Docket Number USTR-2022-0002; Docket Number...
On March 24, 2022, the Global Innovation Forum (GIF) and the International Trade Administration (ITA) hosted a Startup Global webinar to share insights and advice...
Washington D.C. – National Foreign Trade Council (NFTC) President Jake Colvin today announced the appointment of Jamaica Gayle as Executive Director of the NFTC Foundation’s Global...
Private sector recommendations on key actions to deliver an ambitious ministerial outcome on trade and gender for mc12 and beyond. To be considered by the...
Encouraging Globally-Engaged Women Entrepreneurs
How digitally-enabled networks, tools and trade policies can be gender-transformative
On September 30, 2021, the Global Innovation Forum and Vital Voices Partnership hosted...
WASHINGTON D.C. — The National Foreign Trade Council (NFTC) Foundation’s Global Innovation Forum (GIF) and Allied for Startups (A4S) today issued a series of recommendations...
On March 18, 2021, the Global Innovation Forum (GIF) and the International Trade Administration (ITA) hosted a Startup Global webinar to share insights and advice...
Washington, D.C.— NFTC’s Global Innovation Forum (GIF) released a new report that examines how pandemic has demonstrated the importance of digital tools in mitigating the...
Women-Owned Businesses in Cross-Border E-Commerce: A Diagnostic Toolkit was funded by USAID and US Department of State and informed by private sector best practices, including...
Washington, D.C.—NFTC’s Global Innovation Forum (GIF) released a new report that explores the lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic for the World Trade Organization (WTO)...
Supporting Small Business Resilience through Digital ToolsHow digital tools can contribute to the resiliency of micro and small businesses in the wake of the COVID-19...
Ottawa, ON —
Today, NFTC’s Global Innovation Forum (GIF) released a new report on how women are leveraging digitally-enabled networks to manage uncertainty and how governments...
Global entrepreneurs are going online. Here’s how governments can help.
With many storefronts and offices around the world shuttered by the COVID-19 pandemic, small business owners...
Digital Tools & COVID-19: WTO Webinar Recap
Explore how entrepreneurs are using technology to connect with their customers, teams and partners during COVID-19May 6, 2020
The Program
On...
by Jamaica Gayle and Jake Colvin, NFTC’s Global Innovation Forum
Small businesses are meeting the challenges posed by the coronavirus with hard work (from home, thanks to digital...
The Global Innovation Forum released a new report on supporting women’s entrepreneurship to support Chile’s host year of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum (APEC)...
Governments are adopting or considering adopting new policies that will charge tariffs at the border on large portions of the Internet, including video calls, cloud...
Let the countdown begin! The Global Innovation Forum (GIF) is heading back to Austin, Texas this year for South-by-Southwest (SXSW) 2019 from March 9 –...
An open letter to WTO Trade Ministers:
On behalf of organizations representing businesses, workers, and entrepreneurs from around the world, we congratulate governments for making progress...
Singapore – The Global Innovation Forum (GIF) today released a new report, “New Faces of Trade: ASEAN Women in E-Commerce,” profiling women-owned businesses across countries...
Washington, DC – As the Comprehensive and Progressive Transpacific Partnership (CPTPP) agreement is scheduled to be signed in Santiago, Chile, NFTC’s Global Innovation Forum today...
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA. – Earlier today, NFTC’s Global Innovation Forum launched a new report in partnership with Intuit Australia, “Simple Steps for Global Success” at an...
Washington D.C. – NFTC’s Global Innovation Forum (GIF) today released a new report, “The New Faces of American Trade” during a breakfast forum with small...
“SXSW Street Art by Bradford Maxfield” by Nan Palermo is licensed under CC BY 2.0
Its that time of year again! South-by-Southwest (SXSW) interactive is back with...
WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Commerce and NFTC’s Global Innovation Forum announced today the next phase of Startup Global, an innovative public-private initiative...
WASHINGTON D.C. – Last night at the National Foreign Trade Council (NFTC) Foundation’s annual World Trade Dinner, Global Innovation Forum Executive Director Jake Colvin presented Congressman...
BORACAY, THE PHILIPPINES – On November 28 and 29, the Global Innovation Forum participated in a two-day forum on micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs)...
STONY BROOK, NY – Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s U.S. Commercial Service, NFTC’s Global Innovation Forum (GIF), Small Business Administration and Stony Brook University...
WASHINGTON, DC – Today at the Embassy of New Zealand, the Global Innovation Forum (GIF), a project of the National Foreign Trade Council (NFTC) Foundation,...
LIMA, PERU – On September 6, the Global Innovation Forum participated in two events on digital trade in Lima during the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation...
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, at a roundtable with entrepreneurs, corporations and policymakers, the Global Innovation Forum released a new report, “The New Faces of Transpacific Trade,”...
Palo Alto, CA – Following the conclusion of the Global Entrepreneurship Summit at Stanford University, the Global Innovation Forum commended the Obama Administration for its commitment to...
Lausanne, Switzerland – On May 4, Innovation Insights, Global Innovation Forum and Innovation Forum Lausanne organized a breakout panel discussion at UNESCO‘s biennial Tech4Dev conference...
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam – This week, the United States hosted an APEC Small and Medium Enterprises Working Group workshop, “Enhancing MSMEs’ Access to...
Austin, TX – On March 13, the NFTC’s Global Innovation Forum hosted a taco brunch and discussion among international startup, business and policy communities about how...
Washington, D.C. – The Global Innovation Forum (GIF) and the National Foreign Trade Council (NFTC) today applauded the U.S. Commerce Department’s launch of a new...
Building on several years of international programming, South-by-Southwest (SXSW) Interactive will once again host an array of global startups, corporations and trade delegations at this...
Washington, D.C. – The Global Innovation Forum (GIF) at the National Foreign Trade Council announces the appointment of Kaveri Marathe to the position of Deputy...
On December 17, the NFTC’s Global Innovation Forum hosted a breakfast and a discussion among startup, business and policy communities about the rise of engagement...
WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Commerce and the Global Innovation Forum at the National Foreign Trade Council today announced a new partnership to help...
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM – Today, at a roundtable with entrepreneurs and policymakers in Brussels, the National Foreign Trade Council’s Global Innovation Forum (GIF) released a new...
The Global Innovation Forum participated in the first Startup Global pilot event held by the U.S. Department of Commerce to help young and emerging companies...
South-by-Southwest (SXSW) Interactive has become a destination for global startups, and this year's gathering in Austin, Texas from March 13-17 is no exception. Below...
The Global Innovation Forum released takeaways for public policymakers from a forum held on January 28 on the role of innovative financial services (FinTech) in...
Business and startup communities gathered with public policymakers on May 1 for an event hosted by the Global Innovation Forum @ NFTC and LivingSocial, in...
Should startups care about global markets? Kavita Shukla thinks so. Through her company, Maryland-based Fenugreen, she has exported Freshpaper—a product that prevents food waste by...
Washington, D.C. – The National Foreign Trade Council Foundation (NFTC Foundation) today announced that Vice President for Global Trade Issues Jake Colvin will now also...
Today, the National Foreign Trade Council (NFTC) Foundation's Global Innovation Forum concluded its discussion series on immigration, themed "Goodbye Global Innovators?," with roundtable discussions at...
The National Foreign Trade Council (NFTC) Foundation's Global Innovation Forum held a pair of talks at the University of California, Davis (UC Davis) on how...
As part of its discussion series on immigration, themed “Goodbye Global Innovators?,” the National Foreign Trade Council (NFTC) Foundation’s Global Innovation Forum recently held a...
Yesterday, the National Foreign Trade Council (NFTC) Foundation’s Global Innovation Forum held the first in a series of regional roundtable discussions, themed “Goodbye Global Innovators?,”...
Pittsburgh, PA – Today, the National Foreign Trade Council (NFTC) Foundation’s Global Innovation Forum hosted a high-level business discussion in Pittsburgh, PA, on “Winning in...
The Global Innovation Forum of the National Foreign Trade Council (NFTC) Foundation hosted a high-level workshop in Chicago on March 16 with the Chicago Council...
The National Foreign Trade Council (NFTC) Foundation hosted a forum on September 30 in Cincinnati on the growing impact of international trade, foreign investment and...
In letters sent today to President Obama and North Carolina Governor Beverly Perdue, National Foreign Trade Council Foundation (NFTC Foundation) President Bill Reinsch and Research...
The National Foreign Trade Council (NFTC) today launched a major new initiative designed to better protect and promote American jobs and ingenuity in todays increasingly...
