The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) will be held in hybrid format December 6-10, 2021, hosted by the Government of Poland, under the theme Internet United. The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), of which USCIB is the U.S. national affiliate, will be endeavoring to shape global conversations on digital policy and Internet governance matters at this meeting.
We are pleased to invite you to a conference on the evolution of illicit trade during the pandemic hosted by Business at OECD (BIAC) and the SEV Hellenic Federation of Enterprises. This joint event, will be opened by Ms. Hanni Rosenbaum, Executive Director of Business at OECD (BIAC) and Mr. Alexandros Chatzopoulos, General Director of SEV Hellenic Federation of Enterprises. […]
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The OECD is publishing its “e-Commerce Challenges in Illicit Trade in Fakes” report on December 13, 2021 at 9:00 am EST. Business at OECD (BIAC) Anti-Illicit Trade Expert Group (AITEG) Chair, David Luna, who also serves as USCIB Anti-Illicit Trade Committee Chair, will be speaking at the event. RSVP: Please note that there is very limited in-person participation onsite at […]
On Monday, December 13, from 7-8pm EST, the U.S. APEC Business Coalition is hosting a virtual a briefing on outcomes of the APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting in November and Informal Senior Officials’ Meeting earlier this month. Representing the U.S. government will be: Michael L. Beeman, Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Japan, Korea, and APEC, USTR; and Manu Bhalla, Acting APEC […]
The USCIB Environment Committee will hold its final 2021 virtual meeting on December 14 from 10:00 am – 12:00 pm EST. We are pleased to confirm that Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans, International Environment and Scientific Affairs, Monica P. Medina, will join as guest speaker. Additional details and an agenda will be shared in the near future. If you […]
The OECD Working Party of the Trade Committee (WPTC) will meet virtually on December 15-16. Attached is the draft agenda covering services, including a “green services trade restrictiveness index” and competition in passenger air transport, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on global trade, and preliminary findings on the relationship of international trade and artificial intelligence. If you would like […]
The USCIB Foundation will meet for its board meeting at 11:00am EST.
USCIB will wrap up its ICT Committee meetings on Wednesday, December 15, 2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m. EST. Among other things, we will consider 2022 Goals and Objectives. Please RSVP to Erin (ebreitenbucher@uscib.org) to receive the Teams Calendar invitation.
Please join us for our final USCIB CR/LA Committee meeting of 2021 on Thursday, December 16th from 4:00 – 5:00pm EST. We will be joined by IOE Deputy Secretary General, Matthias Thorns, and updates will include: • UN Binding Treaty on Business & Human Rights - status and strategy • ILO Global Supply Chain (GSC) deliberations • 2021 International Labor […]