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\u201cGlobalization didn’t fail. We failed to understand how it was changing.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When Simon J. Evenett<\/strong> speaks, you hear clarity, not alarmism. Context, not headlines. He is one of those economists who doesn’t explain what is happening \u2013 but why. And that is precisely what makes him one of the most sought-after thought leaders on global trade, geopolitics, and economic resilience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An economist who looks \u2013 not away<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Simon J. Evenett is Professor of International Economics at the IMD in Lausanne<\/strong> and founder of the world-renowned Global Trade Alert (GTA)<\/strong>. His work begins where political narratives often end: with the data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For years, he has been systematically analyzing government intervention in world trade, subsidies, tariffs, industrial policy and revealing how economic power is actually shifting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTrade policy today is no longer about tariffs alone. It’s about strategy, security, and state power,\u201d<\/em> says Evenett. A sentence that sums up his perspective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Simon J. Evenett – From academic thinking to global voice<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Evenett studied and taught at renowned institutions such as the University of Oxford<\/strong>, Columbia University<\/strong> and the University of Michigan<\/strong>. But what sets him apart from many academics is that he never remained in the ivory tower.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He advises international organizations, governments, central banks, and the boards of multinational corporations. His analyses inform decisions affecting supply chains, investments, and geopolitical strategies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf leaders don’t understand the structure of global trade, they will misjudge risk,\u201d<\/em> he regularly warns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Global Trade Alert: Transparency in a fragmented world<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the founding of Global Trade Alert<\/strong>, Evenett created a tool that sets standards worldwide. GTA documents and evaluates government trade interventions in real time \u2013 independently, data-based, and internationally recognized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What GTA shows is uncomfortable:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Global trade has not collapsed \u2013 it has become more political, selective, and strategic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Evenett puts it this way: \u201cWe are not witnessing deglobalization. We are witnessing re-globalization on new terms.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This perspective makes him an indispensable discussion partner for companies that need to reorient themselves in an increasingly fragmented world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What makes him special as a speaker<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Simon J. Evenett has a rare gift: he translates highly complex economic realities into understandable, strategically relevant insights \u2013 without simplifying them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His lectures do not feel like economics lectures, but rather like precise status reports for decision-makers. Clearly structured, analytically sharp, free of ideology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n