This session was organized in light of the uncertainty surrounding the future of dispute settlement the WTO, and consequently the future of the multilateral trading system. The session began with a welcome address from Dr. James Nedumpara, Professor and Head, CTIL, who provided a brief background to the current crisis facing the WTO Appellate Body. This was followed by a keynote address by Prof. Picker, who shared insights from these workshops, the methodology of the studies, and some possibilities that were debated in them.