U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has announced that they will be hosting a Virtual Trade Week September 8-11, 2020. We will continue to share information and event details they become available. Point of contact: Megan M. Giblin e-mail: mgiblin@uscib.org
USCIB will host a call on Tuesday, September 8th focused on the work led by the International Labor Organization (ILO) on the Government of Uzbekistan’s efforts to combat forced and child labor – particularly in their cotton industry. Presenters will include representatives from a range of ILO departments working in support of the Government of Uzbekistan’s commitments linked to their […]
Date: September 8, 2020 Time: 12:30pm – 2:00pm ET Join us for our first webinar in fall 2020 during which the new chair of USCIB/ICC USA’s Arbitration Committee, Peter Sherwin, will provide an update on committee activities and projects. This will be followed by a panel discussion on tribunal secretaries. Tribunal secretaries are regularly used by arbitral tribunals seated in […]
ICC will be hosting a Customs and Trade Facilitation virtual commission meeting on September 15-17 from 6:00 am-9:00 am ET/12:00 pm-3pm CET. Please register here in order to receive the link to the meeting platform.
In advance of the virtual UN Biodiversity Summit at the end of September, the UN will hold a series of special virtual sessions of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA) and the Subsidiary Body on Implementation (SBI) to facilitate preparations for SBSTTA-24 and SBI-3.
The 75th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 75) will open on Tuesday, September 15, 2020. The first day of the high-level General Debate will be Tuesday, September 22, 2020.
USCIB All In UN 75 and the International Organization of Employers (IOE), under the auspices of the Business and Industry Major Group to the UN in NY, invite you to participate in a virtual symposium on Partnership Solutions at UNGA 75 on September 16 at 7:30 am – 9:30 am EST. Confirmed speakers include: H.E. Evelyn Wever-Croes, Prime Minister, Aruba […]
The 3rd quarter virtual meeting of USCIB's ICT Policy Committee will be held on September 22, 2:00-3:30 p.m. A detailed agenda will be forthcoming. Likely items will cover preparations for upcoming meetings of the OECD Committee on Digital Economy Policy (CDEP) and its Working Parties, the 2020 virtual Internet Governance Forum, ICANN 69, and continued preparations for important ITU meetings (i.e., […]
The 2020 SDG Business Forum will be held virtually on the margins of the 75th United Nations (UN) General Assembly, the 2020 Biodiversity Summit and the Beijing +25 Conference. The event — hosted by ICC, UN DESA and UN Global Compact — highlights companies using their influence as a positive agent of change in their local communities and the wider […]
The United Nations will hold a High-Level Event on September 23 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm “Digital Cooperation: Action Today for Future Generations.” The event will be convened by UNICEF and Generation Unlimited, ITU, UNDP and the Office of the Special Adviser. Featuring Heads of States and Governments, CEOs of technology companies and technology luminaries, the event will focus on […]