The Global Services Forum will gather together prominent players in the services sector, from governments, the business world, and academia. It is a unique opportunity for sharing best practices and forming partnerships that promote growth in trade in services, and foster sustainable development. Organized by UNCTAD together with the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China and The People's Government of Beijing Municipality On the occasion of the China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS), 28 May-1 June 2013, Beijing, China