Trading Thoughts Podcast

Trading Thoughts is an ICC podcast examining the forces reshaping global business, from international trade policy and regulation to dispute resolution and arbitration. Drawing on ICC’s unique role at the intersection of global rule-making and commercial reality, each episode zeroes in on a specific challenge facing companies today, bringing listeners insight from across ICC’s global network.

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Tune in to Trading Thoughts for practical, accessible insights to help business leaders, policymakers and chambers navigate an increasingly complex global landscape.

  • 9 June 2026
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Will Hormuz be a catalyst for a fertiliser-driven food crisis? 

With the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, Svein Tore Holsether, President and CEO of the fertiliser-company, Yara International, joins ICC's Andrew Wilson to detail what fertiliser supply disruptions mean for food production and food security worldwide. Svein Tore explains the risk of crop failures in the world's most vulnerable regions, what governments can do to mitigate the damage and why this crisis should strengthen rather than weaken the case for climate action. 

  • 2 June 2026
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How can business shape the future of multilateral cooperation?

As global fragmentation and power-based approaches increase uncertainty for businesses, ICC Secretary General John W.H. Denton AO joins Vrinda Tiwari, Asia-Pacific Programme Officer at the International Energy Agency (IEA), to discuss the evolving role of business in an increasingly complex global environment. From WTO reform to the Black Sea and the Strait of Hormuz, they make the case for why business must move from observer to active participant in shaping the future of multilateralism.

  • 2 March 2026
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Trading without rules? Why WTO reform can’t fail

What would a world without a multilateral trading system mean for business? In this episode, ICC’s Valerie Picard speaks with trade expert Hamid Mamdouh about the growing challenges facing the WTO ahead of its 14th Ministerial Conference – and why this crisis must be used as a catalyst to reform the WTO into a system fit for the realities of modern trade.

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