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Published on April 29, 2026
SAVE THE DATE
OECD/USCIB TAX CONFERENCEJune 22-23, 2026
Four Seasons Hotel – Washington DC
Registration link coming soon!
Now in its 19th year, the annual OECD/USCIB Tax Conference is the premier US-based international tax event of the year for up to the date OECD and global tax policy developments. The Conference provides a unique opportunity for attendees to engage with key representatives from the OECD, the US Treasury Department, and foreign government tax officials as well as leading international tax voices from industry and professional firms.
The 2026 conference comes at a pivotal moment for international tax policy. With landmark developments including the Side-by-Side agreement and the ongoing negotiations on the taxation of the digital economy, this year’s program will provide an in-depth look at the evolving global tax landscape. In addition to the global minimum tax and the taxation of the digital economy, we will explore emerging issues, such as the challenges and opportunities arising from developments in tax transparency, tax dispute resolution and certainty mechanisms and global mobility. We will also discuss the OECD accession process and why this is important for US business. Our agenda is designed to foster candid discussion and meaningful exchange between policymakers and the business community at a critical juncture for US companies operating globally.
AGENDA HIGHLIGHTS (all confirmed unless indicated)
Keynote speeches:
- Manal Corwin – OECD, Director – Center for Tax Policy and Administration
- Rebecca Burch – US Department of the Treasury – Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Tax Affairs
- Senator Steve Daines (R. Mont.)
- Suzan DelBene – (D. WA-1) (invited)
Panel discussions:
- Pillar Two after Side-by-Side – Government panel with representatives from the United Kingdom, Ireland, Japan, US Treasury and the OECD
- The importance of BEPS 1.0 – a stocktake
- Tax transparency – the challenges and opportunities arising from public country-by-country reporting and enhanced FASB disclosures
- Tax dispute resolution and the challenges and limitations of tax certainty mechanisms
- Global mobility – an OECD success story
- Pillar Two and the impact on developing countries
- OECD Accession and why it matters including speakers from Brazil and Argentina
ROOM BLOCK
A limited number of rooms have been put on hold at The Four Seasons Hotel for the evenings of Sunday, June 21, Monday, June 22, and Tuesday, June 23, at the special rate of $485 per night (plus applicable fees and taxes). A room block link will be available once registration is complete.
PRICING INFO
Conference Registration Early-Bird Rates
(until Friday, May 29, 2026)
Non-Member: $1,600
Member: $1,350
Government & Academics* & Retired Members: $600
Conference Registration Rates after May 29, 2026
Non-Member: $1,750
Member: $1,500
Government & Academics* & Retired Members: $600
*Government employees and Academia (full-time faculty and student)
SAVE THE DATE OECD/USCIB TAX CONFERENCE June 22-23, 2026 Four Seasons Hotel – Washington DC Registration link coming soon! Now in its 19th year, the annual OECD/USCIB Tax Conference is the premier US-based international tax event of the year for up to the date OECD and global tax policy developments.[...]
Published on February 5, 2026
Kristen Edgreen Kaufman (USCIB), Ambassador Lok Bahahur Thapa (Government of Nepal and UN ECOSOC), and Norine Kennedy (USCIB).
The USCIB Foundation commemorated the 80th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) with a reception on January 28. The evening recognized the leadership and contributions of Member States’ representatives and the UN Secretariat in support of business involvement and partnerships.
The reception featured keynote remarks from Ambassador Lok Bahahur Thapa, Permanent Representative of Nepal to the United Nations, and President of ECOSOC at its 2026 session.
ECOSOC Vice Presidents Ambassador Amar Bandjama, Permanent Representative of Algeria to the UN and Ambassador Paruyr Hovhannisyan, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Armenia also attended. Additional distinguished guests included Ambassadors Suela Janina (Permanent Mission of Albania), Zlatko Lagumdzija (Permanent Mission of Bosnia & Herzegovina), Jakub Kulhanek (Permanent Mission of the Czech Republic), and Thomas Schoell (OECD).
The evening gathered a broad range of representatives from Member States, international organizations, and the private sector, including USCIB member Ferrero, as well as representatives from the Permanent Missions of the United States, Germany, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Nigeria, Kazakhstan, Armenia, and Bulgaria, the Delegation of the European Union, UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, International Development Law Organization, International Atomic Energy Agency, World Health Organization, and the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC).
The USCIB Foundation commemorated the 80th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) with a reception on January 28. The evening recognized the leadership and contributions of Member States’ representatives and the UN Secretariat in support of business involvement and partnerships.
Published on February 5, 2026
Norine Kennedy.
Norine Kennedy, SVP, Global Strategy and United Nations Affairs and Executive Director, The USCIB Foundation, and Emine Shinjatari, Program Associate, UN Affairs and The USCIB Foundation, represented USCIB at the United Nations in New York at the 2026 UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Partnership Forum on January 27. The forum focused on the UN’s program of work in 2026 on innovation, infrastructure, water, energy, and cities.
On the margins of the Partnership Forum, Kennedy and Shinjatari also hosted an official side-event with the Business and Industry Major Group (BIMG), which is co-chaired by USCIB and the International Organisation of Employers (IOE). The event, Public-Private Partnerships to Mobilize Infrastructure Investment: Innovation for Impact, featured keynote speaker Dominika Dor, Partnerships Officer at the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and panelists, Kristen Edgreen Kaufman, SVP, Global Impact Initiatives at USCIB, Paulina Concha Larrauri (Microsoft), Dominique Gatel (Veolia & Aquafed), and Amadou Sako (IOE).
Kennedy and Shinjatari also participated in the Partnership Forum session on inter-governmental discussions on industry, innovation, and infrastructure, highlighting the importance of multi-stakeholder partnerships to strengthen innovation ecosystems, which included insights from USCIB member Mark Jacobs (IBM).
Additionally, USCIB representatives joined a briefing to discuss UN80 reform and its implications for the UN development system, hosted by the Missions of Spain, Belgium, Canada, and Australia. Member state representatives expressed the necessity for business inclusion as an element of the UN80 Initiative.
Kennedy also participated as a panelist in the ECOSOC Coordination Session, in a panel on ECOSOC as the gateway for all stakeholders on January 29. This session highlighted the value of stakeholder engagement within ECOSOC, and its ecosystem of bodies, to ensure that ECOSOC continues to include business and other stakeholders. In her remarks, Kennedy underlined the fundamental and distinct role of the private sector, and encouraged UN ECOSOC to consider reform for efficiency, effectiveness and enhanced inclusion of business.
Norine Kennedy, SVP, Global Strategy and United Nations Affairs and Executive Director, The USCIB Foundation, and Emine Shinjatari, Program Associate, UN Affairs and The USCIB Foundation, represented USCIB at the United Nations in New York at the 2026 UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Partnership Forum on January 27. The forum focused on the UN’s program of work in 2026 on innovation, infrastructure, water, energy, and cities.
Published on January 29, 2026
USCIB President and CEO, Whitney Baird, represented US business at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos from January 17-24, engaging in conversations on key areas of international policy by moderating panels, participating in roundtables, and conducting interviews.
USCIB and World Woman Foundation also hosted Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) for a fireside chat with Baird on trade, WTO reform, and women’s leadership. During the chat, both affirmed that the rules-based trading system remains indispensable and that the upcoming WTO Ministerial Conference (MC14) in Cameroon in March is an opportunity to deliver meaningful progress.
USCIB also partnered with World Woman Foundation to host several panels at World Woman House on pertinent topics such as artificial intelligence (AI), women and regenerative agriculture, and digital infrastructure. Baird served as moderator on three panels: The ‘Now’ Moment of AI; Women and Resilient & Regenerative Agriculture; and Bridging the Gap: How Digital Infrastructure Can Level the Playing Field for SMEs. Several USCIB members joined as experts on these panels including USCIB board member Melike Yetken Krilla (Google), Debra Bauler (Dow), Natasha Santos (Bayer), Victoria Din (Mastercard), Claire Alexandre (PayPal), and Cataline Garcia Gomez (AB InBev).
In addition to moderating these panels, Baird served as a panelist on an Economist Impact panel, Regional Trade Outlook: Opportunities and Risks in Emerging Markets, on January 22. Baird offered valuable perspectives on how US businesses currently view emerging markets, the biggest risks facing companies operating across multiple emerging markets, and the role business can play in keeping trade open.
Baird also participated in various Goals House roundtables and member-sponsored events.
USCIB's Whitney Baird, Mino Umehara (NTT DATA), Angela Torres-Andresen (Latin American Chamber of Commerce), Siddharth Jain (Kearney), as well as John Ferguson (Economist Impact)
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO)
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (WTO) and participants
Baird, USCIB member Natasha Santos (Bayer), and Inbal Becker-Reshef (AI for Good Lab)
Baird alongside USCIB members Victoria Din (Mastercard), Claire Alexandre (PayPal), and Catalina Garcia (AB InBev), as well as Dr. Viktoria Danzer (Roland Berger)
Baird, Melike Yetken Krilla (Google), Debra Bauler (Dow), and Florian Fleischmann (TalentNeuron)
Baird moderating the panel in Davos on 'Women and Resilient & Regenerative Agriculture,' panel
Baird moderating "Bridging the Gap: How Digital Infrastructure Can Level The Playing Field for SMEs"
Baird, Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (WTO), and Rupa Dash (World Woman Foundation)
Published on January 29, 2026
USCIB EAG members with Ambassador Dan Negrea and his staff at USUN.
USCIB EAG members with Ambassador Dan Negrea and his staff at USUN. USCIB hosted a meeting with Ambassador Dan Negrea, Representative of the United States to the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), at the US Mission to the United Nations in New York on January 28. The meeting was an exclusive opportunity for USCIB members that are part of USCIB’s Executive Experts Advisory Group (EAG) on Business and the UN, a recently launched group of senior member representatives to provide informed strategic insights and perspectives on UN matters of importance to business: UN80 reform, the selection process for the next UN Secretary General and strengthened access for business in the UN. In a constructive dialogue with Ambassador Negrea, USCIB staff and members underscored key business priorities for USCIB members within the UN system. The dialogue explored avenues for cooperation through the UN80 reform process to strengthen the role of US business in ECOSOC, as well as across other key UN agencies, particularly in economic competitiveness and enabling frameworks for US private sector investment and innovation.
Norine Kennedy, Senior Vice President for Global Strategy and UN Affairs and Executive Director, The USCIB Foundation, Kristen Edgreen Kaufman, Senior Vice President, Global Impact Initiatives, and Emine Shinjatari, Program Associate for UN Affairs represented USCIB, along with USCIB EAG members including, Lea Dumagat (American Chemistry Council), Carleen Wenner (DGA Group), Christopher Pearce (SC Johnson), USCIB Board Member Chris Sharrock (Microsoft), and Ashley Kim (Citi). Ambassador Negrea’s colleagues at USUN—Lauren Lovelace and Rose A. Marks—also joined the discussion.
Published on January 15, 2026
L-R: Alice Slayton Clark, Sarah Schradin (Chubb), Deputy Director-General DJ Nordquist (WTO), and Rick Johnston (Citi, BIAC, and USCIB) at the USCIB Trade & Investment Committee meeting.
This week, USCIB led member discussions on business priorities with policymakers at the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) and World Trade Organization (WTO). USCIB held a meeting with Bryant Trick, Assistant USTR (AUSTR) for Europe and the Middle East, on the status of bilateral trade negotiations and EU regulatory reform. Member companies had the opportunity to share concerns and recommendations on simplification priorities in areas including digital, food and agriculture, and environment.
Additionally, USCIB’s Trade and Investment Committee held its quarterly meeting on January 15 featuring DJ Nordquist, Deputy Director-General (DDG) at the WTO, on preparations for the WTO’s 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14), taking place March 26-29 in Cameroon. DDG Nordquist highlighted key MC14 priorities, including agreement on a roadmap for WTO reform and renewal of moratorium on customs duties on electronic transmissions. Members also discussed WTO reform and engagement, including the International Chamber of Commerce’s (ICC) MC14 Call to Action with Valerie Picard, ICC Head of Trade, as well as a Section 232 tariff relief letter, investor safeguard initiatives, and United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement USMCA (USMCA) engagement in 2026.
Rick Johnston, Managing Director for Global Government Affairs at Citi; Chair of BIAC; Vice Chair of USCIB; and Chair of the USCIB Trade and Investment Committee and Vice Chair Sarah Schradin (Chubb) provided welcoming remarks at the Committee meeting.
Published on January 15, 2026
USCIB shared the 2026 Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Priority Issues and Recommendations paper with US government officials. The paper’s objective is to inform US positioning during the 2026 China APEC host year by highlighting the priorities of USCIB member companies in our primary workstreams under APEC, including chemicals, customs, digital, health, sustainability, and agriculture.
“USCIB values the unique partnership that APEC has established with business to share private sector views and solutions on the key economic issues confronting the region,” said Alice Slayton Clark, Senior Vice President, Trade, Investment, and Digital at USCIB.
In addition to releasing the 2026 APEC Priorities paper, USCIB is representing members this week at APEC-related meetings in Mexico City; Mike Rousek, VP, Customs and Trade Facilitation at USCIB, participated in a US Government-hosted regional roundtable session of the APEC Alliance for Supply Chain Connectivity (A2C2) on January 13 and spoke at an American Chamber of Commerce of Mexico event celebrating Mexico’s APEC 2028 host year on January 14.
USCIB policy experts will continue to participate in China APEC host year events that impact member priorities.
USCIB shared the 2026 Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Priority Issues and Recommendations paper with US government officials. The paper’s objective is to inform US positioning during the 2026 China APEC host year by highlighting the priorities of USCIB member companies in our primary workstreams under APEC, including chemicals, customs,[...]
Published on December 17, 2025
L-R: USCIB board member Ravi Aurora (Mastercard), Nancy DeVore (Salesforce), Flavia Alves (Meta), ITU Secretary General Doreen Bogdan-Martin, Ambassador Dan Negrea (US Mission to the UN), USCIB board member Melike Yetken Krilla (Google), Cheryl Miller (USCIB), Chris Hemmerlein (Amazon), and USCIB board member Chris Sharrock (Microsoft).
Cheryl Miller, Vice President, Digital at USCIB, represented US business at an event hosted by Ambassador Dan Negrea, Representative of the United States to the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) at the US Mission to the UN in New York. The event supported Secretary General Doreen Bogdan-Martin, the US candidate for re-election as Secretary General of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
“USCIB recognizes Doreen as a results-oriented, transformative leader whose tenure has brought renewed confidence, credibility, and clear strategic direction to the ITU,” said Miller. “Doreen’s re-election as Secretary General is essential to ensuring the ITU remains a strong partner in fostering a stable and predictable investment climate for digital investment worldwide.”
Miller underscored the importance of trust in 2026 and highlighted how the ITU’s work has broad impact across the global economy, extending well beyond the digital sector. As digital transformation and connectivity increasingly fuel economic growth, innovation, and job creation, strong, forward-looking leadership at the ITU is more important than ever.
Under Bogdan-Martin’s leadership, the ITU has accelerated technological innovation; strengthened internal oversight and management controls; increased accountability and transparency; deepened engagement with industry stakeholders to ensure private sector perspectives are heard; and advanced open, secure, reliable, and interoperable digital connectivity.
USCIB was pleased to have so many USCIB members actively participating in this event and supporting Bogdan-Martin, including three Board members Ravi Aurora (Mastercard), Melike Yetken Krilla (Google), and Chris Sharrock (Microsoft). Other members included Flavia Alves (Meta), Nancy DeVore (Salesforce), and Chris Hemmerlein (Amazon).
USCIB values Bogdan-Martin as a trusted partner for business and will continue to support her re-election to lead the ITU in 2026. Additionally, USCIB appreciated the invitation from Ambassador Negrea to this event. Ambassador Negrea also gave keynote remarks at last week’s USCIB 80th Anniversary Gala in New York.
Cheryl Miller, Vice President, Digital at USCIB, represented US business at an event hosted by Ambassador Dan Negrea, Representative of the United States to the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) at the US Mission to the UN in New York. The event supported Secretary General Doreen Bogdan-Martin, the[...]
Published on December 15, 2025
New York, NY, December 15, 2025—Dorothy Attwood, General Counsel, International and EVP Global Public Policy & Privacy at The Walt Disney Company, has been elected to serve as the Chair of the United States Council for International Business (USCIB) for the remainder of the 2024-2026 term.
Attwood succeeds Eric Loeb, EVP, Government Affairs at Salesforce, who served as Chair of USCIB since fall of 2022.
USCIB board member Gerald “Chip” Kunde, SVP of Institutional Affairs & Corporate Communications at Ferrero North America, was elected Vice Chair. Heather Kulp, Vice President, Government Affairs at Chevron, was elected to the USCIB board.
Attwood has held multiple leadership roles at USCIB, previously serving as the organization’s Vice Chair since 2024 and as a board member since 2022. Attwood also serves on the board of The USCIB Foundation. Prior to joining The Walt Disney Company in 2010 to lead the development of Disney’s strategic global public policy initiatives and to manage the company’s privacy legal department, Attwood was SVP for Public Policy and Chief Privacy Officer for AT&T, another USCIB member company.
“We are pleased to announce Dorothy Attwood as the new chair of USCIB. Dorothy has regularly demonstrated her commitment to USCIB and to our mission to power the success of US business across the globe,” said Whitney Baird, President and CEO at USCIB. “I would also like to express my gratitude on behalf of the entire organization to Eric Loeb for his many years of dedication to USCIB.”
New York, NY, December 15, 2025—Dorothy Attwood, General Counsel, International and EVP Global Public Policy & Privacy at The Walt Disney Company, has been elected to serve as the Chair of the United States Council for International Business (USCIB) for the remainder of the 2024-2026 term. Attwood succeeds Eric Loeb,[...]
Published on December 10, 2025
L-R: Colin Wilhelm (Grant Thornton), Cheryl Miller (USCIB), Ambassador Casey Mace (APEC), Alice Slayton Clark (USCIB), Mike Rousek (USCIB), Michelle Huang (APEC Policy Officer, US State Department), Sam Blumenthal (BCG)
US Senior Official to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Forum, Casey Mace, met with USCIB members last week to discuss business priorities ahead of China’s 2026 APEC host year.
Ambassador Mace asserted that the US will continue in 2026 to promote an “America First” agenda focused on deregulation, technological innovation, and energy export promotion. He emphasized the importance of strong private sector participation in the APEC forum especially to showcase US technological advancements, best practices and commitment to the Indo-Pacific.
Success of the Chinese host year will depend on management of the US-China relationship and on the outcome of President Trump’s scheduled visit with President Xi Jinping in China in April. Both countries will be pressed to cooperate and succeed, as China leads APEC and the United States leads the G20 in 2026.
Alice Slayton Clark, USCIB Senior Vice President, Trade, Investment, and Digital, Mike Rousek, Vice President, Customs and Trade Facilitation, Cheryl Miller, Vice President Digital Policy, and Kristen Kaufman, Senior Vice President for Global Impact Initiatives led a discussion with members about business priorities, including on digital trade and regulation, low-earth orbit satellite policies, scam/fraud prevention and chemical regulations, among others.
USCIB is currently in the process of developing its 2026 APEC business priorities paper and seeking member inputs which it will share with US officials in January ahead of the first Senior Officials Meeting (SOM1) in February 2026. If you would like to weigh in on this paper, please reach out to asclark@uscib.csdev.us.
US Senior Official to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Forum, Casey Mace, met with USCIB members last week to discuss business priorities ahead of China’s 2026 APEC host year. Ambassador Mace asserted that the US will continue in 2026 to promote an “America First” agenda focused on deregulation, technological innovation,[...]