Speakers

As director general of the Chartered Institute of Export & International Trade since January 2020, Marco Forgione CMIEx has become a leading authority and commentator on global trade, empowering businesses to grow internationally through educational programmes and digital trade solutions. 

He is a key intermediator between governments and businesses domestically and overseas, sitting on the Critical Imports Council in the UK and on the international B20 Taskforce for Trade and Investment. He is a visiting professor at Aston University and regularly comments on trade and supply chain matters in the international media, including the BBC, Sky News, CNN, Al Jazeera and Bloomberg, among others.

Under his leadership, the Chartered Institute has grown from a team of 12 to now over 170 trade and customs experts, seeing membership grow from 2,000 to 7,000, culminating in being awarded a Royal Charter in 2024.