In September 2000 the International Trade Centre, in co-operation with the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs, hosted its second executive forum on national export strategies themed "Export Development in the Digital Economy". Over 20 national teams, each comprising a senior public-sector planner and a leading representative of the business world, participated. The debate was suuported by research papers contributed by each national team and a number of e-commerce specialist. The purpose of the forum was to review the implications for national export strategy of the new electronic age, with emphasis on assessing the impact of e-trade on future export performance. The conclusions of Executive Forum 2000 are presented in this publication.