WFDSA World Congress

WFDSA’s first ever virtual World Congress XVI “Tomorrow is Now” which was hosted by the DSA of Thailand was held on October 6-7, 2021.  The event was a great success with an attendance of 1,273 delegates from more than 49 countries around the world, various government officials, academics, representatives from consumer organizations and media.   Moreover, for the first-time independent representatives were invited to attend the first the first day of the event.

Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn a scholar, an educator, an advocate for health globally and an ambassador who promotes friendship and goodwill across cultures and national boundaries gave an opening address.  WFDSA Chairman Roger Barnett gave an inspiring keynote speech and stated that “Now is the time where we can bring the future of livelihood to everyone. Now is the time we bring a more powerful and inclusive business model to the forefront of the world’s attention. Now is our time to broaden our view of our stakeholders to care not just for our customers, our distributors and our employees, but to also care for our communities and our planet.  This is our moment to lead. To rise, to shine.”

Highlights of the event included the CEO panel moderated by Chairman Barnett with WFDSA Operating Group members titled “How to Reimagine, Reinvent, Redefine the Direct Selling Industry”, Q&A keynote session between Roger Barnett and Marc Benioff Chair and CEO of Saleforce and many other informative panels on digital transformation, regulatory trends, business environment in the post-covid world and a few others.

WFDSA Executive Director Tamuna Gabilaia announced that the next World Congress will take place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates in 2023.

The virtual award program included direct selling song “Tomorrow is Now – 16^th WFDSA World Congress Anthem” composed with the participation of the participants and written and performed by Song Division.

WFDSA is profoundly grateful to the Thailand DSA for all their efforts in organizing a truly remarkable virtual event.