USCIB Trade and Investment Committee will take place in a hybrid format, in person at USCIB DC office (1400 K St NW) and via Zoom, on Monday, July 17, from 9:00 - 10:30 am ET. To register for this meeting, please contact Ashley Harrington: aharrington@uscib.org. We will be joined (virtually) by WTO Deputy Director General Angela Ellard, to discuss WTO […]
USCIB will host a Moving the Needle Reception on July 18 in New York from 5:30 – 7:30 pm. This event concludes a day of business events during the 2023 UN HLPF. This reception will spotlight Moving the Needle recommendations to the SDG Summit, setting out a vision of inclusive and practical multilateralism that gets the SDG’s moving at pace and scale […]
The third APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) Meeting will take place in the Philippines. Please visit the official APEC website for more details.
The APEC Customs Business Dialogue will take place on August 2 in Seattle. USCIB Senior Director for Customs and Trade Facilitation Megan Giblin will be speaking on a panel. For more information, please contact Ashley Harrington: aharrington@uscib.org
On June 8th, the OECD adopted the revised Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises on Responsible Business Conduct, aiming to uphold the document fit for purpose, as the previous update was in 2011. As a result, there are new expectations on business, particularly related to downstream due diligence in environmental and digital matters. Remember, cases can be brought against companies that allegedly […]
APEC's 3rd Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM3) and related meetings will take place in Seattle, Washington. Various USCIB staff will be present for these meetings, please contact them directly below based on your area of interest: Chemicals: contact Chris Olsen at colsen@uscib.org Customs: contact Megan Giblin at mgiblin@uscib.org ICT and Digital: contact Barbara Wanner at bwanner@uscib.org
The 78th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 78) will be held in New York at the United Nations headquarters. The session will open on September 5. The first day of the high-level General Debate will be September 19.
The ICC Global Trade & Investment Policy Commission meeting will take place on September 11 in Geneva, 2:00-4:00 CEST. In person participation is limited. For online participants, you will receive the MS Teams invitation upon registration. Venue: Ernst & Young, Place de Pont-Rouge 1, 1212 Lancy, Switzerland For more information, please contact Alice Slayton Clark: asclark@uscib.org
This year's WTO Public Forum will take place September 12-15 in Geneva. USCIB will be present and is planning side activities, including informational and advocacy meetings and networking receptions. We will create a list of those who will be in Geneva and reach out soon with more details on engagement opportunities. For more information, please contact Alice Slayton Clark: asclark@uscib.org
USCIB will convene the 3rd Quarter meeting of the ICT Policy Committee on Thursday, September 14, 9:30-11:00 a.m. EDT. If you have any questions, please contact Nan Schecter: nschecter@uscib.org