The 72nd Session of the World Customs Organization (WCO) Harmonized System Committee (HSC) will take place from September 18 – 29, 2023. Jeff Bensing, USCIB, and Ken Montgomery, Technology Trade Regulation Alliance (TTRA), will represent the ICC delegation at this meeting.
The UN Secretary General’s Climate Ambition Summit will include: High-Level Dialogue on Financing for Development High-Level Meeting on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response In December 2022, UN Secretary-General António Guterres announced that he will convene a Climate Ambition Summit in September 2023. He urged leaders from governments, business, cities and regions, civil society, and finance to come with new, tangible, and credible climate action to […]
The General Assembly will convene its second High-level Dialogue on Financing for Development since the adoption of the Addis Ababa Action Agenda. Despite progress since the adoption of the Addis Agenda, growing uncertainties and risks threaten development progress and sustainable finance prospects. As global challenges are more integrated, responses become increasingly fragmented. Facing this context, it is more important than […]
The UN High-Level Meeting (HLM) on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response (PPPR) will be convened by the President of the United Nations General Assembly on September 20, the second day of the general debate of the Assembly at its 78th session. The overall theme of the HLM will be “Making the world safer: Creating and maintaining political momentum and solidarity […]
A United Nations UN High-level Meeting is organized under the auspices of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) and brings together all 193 Member States to address issues of global importance and identify new goals or strategies set out in a political declaration (or similar document). Previous meetings have addressed other pressing global health issues such as non-communicable diseases (NCDs), tuberculosis, […]
Join USCIB and the ICC Court of International Arbitration for a special YAAF event highlighting the global network’s U.S. origins. USCIB General Counsel Nancy Thevenin will serve as one of the speakers at the event. Before ICC YAAF became the global network that it is today, it was created by a driven group of young professionals seeking to serve and provide […]
New York, NY The 18th ICC New York Conference on International Arbitration, taking place on 21-22 September 2023, will feature experts in the field as well as representatives from the ICC International Court of Arbitration, all on hand to engage with professionals wanting to keep pace with the latest arbitral developments. A prime networking opportunity, this conference has become a […]
The ILO will hold a tripartite meeting on digitalization in the retail sector as an engine for economic recovery and decent work September 25-29, 2023. The purpose of the meeting will be to discuss opportunities and challenges for the future of work in retail and commerce in the context of digitalization as a vehicle to ensure a human-centred economic recovery, […]
We are pleased to announce SHRM's complete and stellar speaker line-up, including Ronnie Goldberg (USCIB) and Shea Gopaul (IOE). These industry giants will share invaluable insights, fresh data and transformative strategies, all tailored to address challenges and opportunities in the world of work. Plenary Session I: Charting the World of Work Camille Olson and Richard Lapp, Partners at Seyfarth Shaw, LLP Plenary Session […]
USCIB tax committee webinar is on Tuesday, October 3 from 11 am ET to noon. Please email Anastasia Teller for registration details: ateller@uscib.org. The topic is “Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Corporate Taxation.” Peter Barnes of Caplin & Drysdale and current President of the International Fiscal Association (the global leadership) will lead with his presentation on this topic. Peter has […]