The 2025 Global Value Chain Workshop was held at WTO Chair at UIBE from July 20 to 26. At the opening ceremony on July 21, Mr. Zhang Xiangchen,Deputy Director-General of the World Trade Organization, delivered the opening address, while President Zhao Zhongxiu of the University of International Business and Economics (UIBE) extended a warm welcome. Mr. Zhang highly commended the university's long-term efforts in global value chain research and capacity building. President Zhao reviewed the workshop's 11-year development trajectory, noting it has evolved into a crucial platform connecting academia, politics, and international organizations. The opening ceremony was hosted by Shen Siyan, Executive Director of the Global Value Chain Research Institute.

Professor Yin Xiaopeng, Director of the Global Value Chain Research Institute, presided over the first keynote speech. From July 21 to 25, prominent scholars delivered keynote addresses, including Professor Shang-Jin Wei (Columbia University), Professor Fernando Parro (University of Rochester), Professor Thiemo Fetzer (University of Warwick), Associate Professor Ernest Liu (Princeton University), Professor Barry Eichengreen (University of California, Berkeley), Professor Kalina Manova (University College London), Assistant Professor Alexandr Kopytov (University of Rochester), Mr. Sebastien Miroudot (OECD), Distinguished Professor Wang Zhi (Research Institute), and Research Fellow Meng Bo (Asian Economic Research Institute). On July 25, Mr. Long Guoqiang, Vice Director of the Development Research Center of the State Council, delivered a keynote speech on geopolitics and value chain restructuring.

The "Global Value Chain Workshop," established in 2014 and organized by the Global Value Chain Research Institute of UIBE, is the only annual international workshop in China focusing exclusively on the latest value chain issues. The workshop invited experts from the Development Research Center of the State Council, the OECD, Columbia University, and other prestigious institutions. Nearly 100 participants from over 20 universities and research institutions, including Tsinghua University, attended. During the workshop, all faculty members of the Global Value Chain Research Institute participated, hosting 26 keynote speeches in total. The workshop was highly praised by both experts and participants for its intensive content and cutting-edge themes.