Creating Value With AI Around the World and Using AI in Ecommerce (wegginar® 3/4/26)

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Looking for real and tangible AI and AI in ecommerce help?  Then you do not want to miss this Thought Leadership Series wegginar® with experts Kati Suominen and Fabian Stachelin when they will discuss:  "How are businesses creating value with AI around the world and using AI in ecommerce?"

Here's what you need to know about the presenters.

Kati Suominen, Founder and CEO, Nextrade Group

Kati is the Founder and CEO of Nextrade Group that helps governments, leading technology companies, and multilateral development banks enable trade and private sector development through technology. Author of 140 articles and 10 peer-reviewed books, she works on trade in goods and services, digital trade, digital payments, digital competition, and AI policy, among others. She has ideated and built dozens of data and analytical products and pilot initiatives as well as eight global initiatives and public-private-partnerships to enable digital trade. Dr. Suominen serves as Adjunct Fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Non-resident Senior Fellow at the Visa Economic Empowerment Institute, and Adjunct Professor at UCLA Anderson School of Management.

Fabian Stachelin, Founder of e-traid

Fabian has dedicated his career to developing e-commerce in emerging markets, notably as the driving force behind the partnership between eBay and the International Trade Centre (ITC). After eight years at eBay, he founded e-traid, where he leads e-commerce projects funded by the EU, World Bank, and USAID, primarily partnering with Nextrade Group and the ITC. His work across Africa, Latin America, and Central Asia includes training over 800 SMEs and helping 250—many women-led—achieve their first international sales.

 

A seasoned presenter and facilitator, Fabian has hands-on expertise across global marketplaces (eBay, Amazon, Etsy), store platforms (Shopify, WooCommerce), and service sites (Upwork, Fiverr). He holds an M.A. in International Relations from the Graduate Institute (Geneva) and is fluent in German, English, and French.

What Kati and Fabian will discuss

• How are small and large businesses using AI around the world - what use cases are emerging that you could learn from?
• How are businesses integrating AI into their ecommerce?
• How is AI use helping businesses create entirely new monetization models?
• What policy frameworks are emerging around AI that online sellers and globalizing businesses need to be aware of?

To learn more and to register free of charge thanks to the generous sponsors at Women Entrepreneurs Grow Global, visit:  https://womenentrepreneursgrowglobal.org/2026/02/04/creating-value-with-ai-around-the-world-and-using-ai-in-ecommerce/

See you there.  I [Laurel Delaney] will moderate the Q&A.  Really looking forward to this high level talk.