Final report from the MATS Project Final Conference (November 19-20, 2024)

The MATS Project Final Conference was held on November 19-20, 2024, at the conference facilities of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC). Five sessions with different MATS-themes were carried out during the two-day conference, including 1) Social and Human Rights Considerations for Sustainable Agricultural Trade, 2) Economy & Markets Perspective, 3) Modelling Techniques for Assessing Linkages between Trade Regimes, Market Dynamics, and Sustainability, 4)
Governance, Trade Regimes and Transition Pathways to Sustainable Trade, and 5) Joint policy lessons from MATS, Trade4SD and VCA4D.

Each session consisted of presentations and panel discussions, with 5-7 panelists. About sixty people registered and attended the on-site meeting, and more than 50 people registered for attending online.

The conference featured interviews with invited speakers and panel discussants, and all interview videos are available on the project website and MATS project YouTube channel (link here).

Web and social media outreach on the conference was distributed via Twitter and LinkedIn during the two-day conference, and more information about the conference is available on the MATS project webpage.

You can access the full report here