Trade and Investment: The New Corridors Powering Global Food Growth
26 Jan 2026
North Pavilion
Gulfood World Economy Summit
Economic gravity is shifting. A strategic dialogue on cross-border trade reform, tariff optimization, food logistics, and building investment-ready agri-food hubs. This session explores impacts from the tariffs, SPS alignment, digital trade rules and the new corridors redefining global food access.
Key topics:
• The global business realignment: growth beyond traditional markets: Moving towards a food trade in transformation; alignment on international and regional strategies
• How nations can build resilience on their trade amid escalating geopolitical headwinds
• Reinforcing multilateral frameworks for risk diversification, regional alliances ensuring fair and stable access in the new era
• GCC & CEPA trade potential, global investment flows, food system resilience
• Positive outcomes from the CEPA agreements, G20 alignment, capital allocation and the emerging geography of food power
• Global food trade reshaping: Response to geopolitical shifts, supply chain realignments, and sustainability imperatives
• How does rising costs and supply chain disruptions impact the future of food trade?
• How market diversification efforts can enhance food security and sector stability, strengthening agricultural resilience in the face of market disruptions
Key topics:
• The global business realignment: growth beyond traditional markets: Moving towards a food trade in transformation; alignment on international and regional strategies
• How nations can build resilience on their trade amid escalating geopolitical headwinds
• Reinforcing multilateral frameworks for risk diversification, regional alliances ensuring fair and stable access in the new era
• GCC & CEPA trade potential, global investment flows, food system resilience
• Positive outcomes from the CEPA agreements, G20 alignment, capital allocation and the emerging geography of food power
• Global food trade reshaping: Response to geopolitical shifts, supply chain realignments, and sustainability imperatives
• How does rising costs and supply chain disruptions impact the future of food trade?
• How market diversification efforts can enhance food security and sector stability, strengthening agricultural resilience in the face of market disruptions
Speakers