The inaugural meeting of the WSC was held in Atlanta in 1999. A highly successful event, it attracted more than 700 delegates all around the world and numerous media representatives from major international news agencies.

To fill the urgent need to discuss the opportunities and challenges that have arisen since the last WSC from increasing globalization, the World Services Congress 2001 will be timely and relevant. A wide range of issues will be addressed at this meeting, with an emphasis on the effects of globalization on the services industry, trade liberalization, and multilateral trade policies. The opportunities and challenges arising from the "new economy" and the accession of China into the World Trade Organization (WTO) will also be thoroughly examined.

The World Services Congress 2001 will attract corporate CEOs from multinational companies, as well as leading small and medium enterprises, senior government officials, heads of international organizations and renowned experts in the services arena.

Congress Objectives

• To heighten awareness of the commanding role of services in this globalized economy.
• To highlight the impact and opportunities arising from the "new economy" and the growing market of Mainland China.
• To enable businesses to identify opportunities, exchange information, and network with leaders of the global servicing economy.
  
• To provide policy recommendations on the most significant issues affecting service sector development, employment, trade, and investment.
  
• To influence the WTO negotiations on liberalization of trade in services, market access and regulatory reforms to be held in November in Qatar.

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