UNCTAD eWeek 2023

4 Dec 2023 - 8 Dec 2023

Geneva, Switzerland and online

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Session reports

10:00 - 11:00 Opening session
15:00 - 16:30 Closing session

The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), in collaboration with eTrade for all, hosted eWekk in Geneva and online from 4 to 8 December 2023.

The theme for the 2023 edition, ‘Shaping the future of the digital economy’, was addressed through the focus on three questions:

  • What does the future we want for the digital economy look like?
  • What is required to make that future come true?
  • How can digital partnerships and enhanced cooperation contribute to more inclusive and sustainable outcomes?
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Total session reports: 127

Unique speakers

624

Total speeches

833

Тotal time

10.217,94 min

7.0 days, 2.0 hours, 17.0 minutes, 56.0 seconds

Тotal length

1.440.706 words

2,45 'War and Peace' books

Total
arguments

7074

Total positive arguments

4438

Total negative arguments

1291

Total neutral arguments

1345

Session Leaders

Explore sessions that stand out as leaders in specific categories. Click on links to visit full session report pages.

2h 27min

Innovation, entrepreneurship and Africa’s...

13

Empowering Women Entrepreneurs through...

21.972 words

Innovation, entrepreneurship and Africa’s...

378

Fast-tracking a digital economy...

60,74%

G20 Contributions on Digital...

44,30%

How can trade rules shape...

141

eTrade for all leadership...

292

High-level dialogue on Shaping...

65

Digital trade negotiations...

Fastest speakers

Steven Pope

225 words per minute

Eiman bin Habbas Al-Mutairi

241,9 words per minute

Tevin Gitonga

232,4 words per minute

Longest time speakers

Katrin Kuhlmann

36 min 51 sec

Jovan Kurbalija

47 min 41 sec

Jose Anson

42 min 42 sec

Most used prefixes during eWeek

8390 mentions

during eWeek

The session that most mentioned the prefix digital:

Measuring digital trade (UNCTAD) (283 mentions)

990 mentions

during eWeek

716 mentions

during eWeek

The session that most mentioned the prefix tech:

A Fintech future for all? (SOMO) (54 mentions)

263 mentions

during eWeek

The session that most mentioned the prefix cyber:

Vers un indice de vulnérabilité numérique (OIF) (46 mentions)

89 mentions

during eWeek