The theme of the Public Forum was "Building on 25 years of the WTO". Stakeholders from civil society, the private sector, academia and governments continue to produce important analysis on the past, present and future of the multilateral trading system. The WTO Secretariat is exploring the possibility of organizing a smaller-scale event before the end of year. We apologise for any inconvenience caused to people and organizations that had been preparing for the Public Forum.​​