OECD is holding its Southeast Asia Ministerial Forum in Hanoi, Vietnam, on October 17-18, 2022, as one of the highlights of its Southeast Asia Regional Programme (SEARP) activities. Business at OECD (BIAC) will participate and has been asked to present a joint business statement, “Connecting Regions: Partnership for Resilient and Sustainable Supply Chains,” in collaboration with the ASEAN Business Advisory […]
The World Intellectual Property Organization has scheduled the next meetings of the WIPO Committee on Development and Intellectual Property (CDIP) for October 17-21, 2022. The Committee on Development and Intellectual Property (CDIP) was established by the WIPO General Assembly in 2008 with a mandate to develop a work-program for implementing the 45 adopted Development Agenda recommendations; monitor, assess, discuss and report on […]
OECD is hosting the 5th OECD Roundtable on Investment and Sustainable Development: Setting reforms in motion to boost sustainable investment. The objective is to identify how sustainable investment actors – public and private, domestic and foreign – can work together to identify concrete reforms for sustainable investment and set these reforms in motion. High-level policymakers and distinguished speakers from the […]
This OECD meeting will include an update on G20, G7 and APEC activities, discuss recent trade developments notably in relation to the impacts of Russia’s war in Ukraine, and feature an exchange on responsible business conduct in preparation for a forthcoming OECD Ministerial session in February 2023. The session will be held in-person at the OECD Conference Centre in Paris, […]
The objective of the Global Forum will be to promote better coherence and synergies between policies aimed at improving the resilience and sustainability of supply chains, including policies for RBC, and to improve understanding of how a more integrated approach to policy making can strengthen the resilience, security and sustainability of global supply chains. Registration: Please RSVP to Mana Sakamoto […]
The OECD Working Party on Chemical Accidents (WPCA) will convene from October 25-27, 2022 as a hybrid meeting via Zoom and in person at the OECD Headquarters in Paris. Please find the draft agenda attached. As you will see in the attached, the meeting will feature discussions on the following issues: Day 1: Progress and highlights in the Chemical Accidents […]
Mandarin Oriental, 500 Brickell Key Drive Miami, Florida ICC’s annual Miami Conference is on 27 and 28 October 2022, followed by the ICC Institute Advanced Level Training on 30 October 2022. This major conference brings together world-renowned practicing lawyers, neutrals, corporate counsel, academics, and other professionals interested in or involved in international arbitration in Latin America and the Caribbean as […]
USCIB will convene a virtual meeting with relevant U.S. Government officials who are participating in the special OECD drafting group that is developing principles that will serve as a framework for Trusted Government Access to Data Held by the Private Sector (TGA). USCIB Members will hear from USG officials of the Commerce and Justice Departments and perhaps the Office of […]
The term of the current World Chambers Federation (WCF) General Council members is coming to an end on December 31, 2022. Sitting members are eligible to serve on the Council for a 3-year term, twice renewable in accordance with the current WCF Bylaws. As such, members in their first mandate can opt for a second and those in their second […]
COP27, aka the UN Climate Summit, will be held November 6 – 16 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. As at all previous Climate COPs, USCIB will be on hand in Sharm El-Sheikh, supporting our members, advancing agreed USCIB positions, and providing opportunities for member visibility and engagement, in our own right and by working closely with ICC, IOE and the Major […]