Registration to the 2022 ECOSOC Partnership Forum online event platform is now open! The 2022 ECOSOC Partnership Forum will be held virtually on February 2, 2022 on the theme “Building back better from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) while advancing the full implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”. The ECOSOC Partnership Forum will be an opportunity for governments and multiple stakeholders to […]
The next meeting of the ICC Commission on Trade and Investment will take place virtually on Wednesday, February 2, 2022 from 14:00 to 16:00 CET (Paris time). The meeting will focus on setting a forward agenda for the Commission’s work under the newly appointed leadership group composed of Chair Ute John (Daimler) and Vice-Chairs Sophie Rice (GSK), Pamela Mar (Fung […]
Join Business Partners to CONVINCE (BP2C) on Wednesday, February 2nd, 2022 for an important session for employers: "Communication Strategies for Building Vaccine Confidence with Employees." BP2C Executive Director, Dr. Scott Ratzan will moderate a session with Dr. Jia Hu, Primary Care Vaccine Rollout Lead at Alberta Medical Association, and Co-Founder of 19 To Zero. Dr. Jia Hu will provide practical […]
Data Portability and Consumer Protection on Online Marketplaces will be organized jointly by the OECD and Colombia Government. It will take place from 15:00 to 18:00 CET on Thursday, February 3, 2022. The workshop will consist of two expert panel discussions featuring a range of speakers from government, business, and civil society with a special focus on Latin America. Please […]
IOE is organising an Informative Digital Meeting on ILO's efforts on Eliminating Forced and Child Labour in the cotton sector in Uzbekistan on Wednesday, February 9, 2022 from 16:00-17:00 CET. You will find below the agenda of this business only session. You can register HERE. To facilitate the conversation, the exchange will be held under the Chatham House Rule and […]
The first Senior Officials' Meeting for APEC will take place Pattaya, Thailand and include the following meetings of relevance to USCIB members: Policy Partnership on Food Security Meeting Chemical Dialogue Industry Preparatory Meeting Investment Experts Group Meeting Sub-Committee on Customs Procedures Meeting Health Working Group Meeting Digital Economy Steering Group Data Privacy Sub-Group Meeting Policy Partnership on Science, Technology and […]
The Forty-second session of Working Group III (Investor-State Dispute Settlement Reform) is scheduled to be held at the United Nations Headquarters, New York, from February 14-18 2022. USCIB is a NGO representative and is invited to attend only virtually. For detailed information on this meeting, visit: https://uncitral.un.org/en/working_groups/3/investor-state UN Documents now available for the meeting include: A/CN.9/WG.III/WP.211 -Â Annotated provisional agenda A/CN.9/WG.III/WP.208Â - […]
OECD Joint Working Party on Trade and Environment (JWPTE) will meet virtually February 22-24, with limited seating for industry participation. The 3-day meetings will include: A discussion of the coming Programme of Work and Budget (PWB) 2023-2024; a report on climate implications of government support in emissions-intensive sectors; updates on the work of the Export Restrictions database; WTO activities related […]
Please contact Barbara Wanner for more details: bwanner@uscib.org.
Virtual format, registration and agenda here The theme of the 2022 Forum is Rethinking The Business Model For Responsible Supply Chains. Discussions will consider key developments in the sector, some affecting the very essence of supply chain structures and the capacity of different actors to adopt risk-based due diligence in their day to day activities. A series of panel sessions will […]
This is a closed meeting for USCIB member disputes corporate counsel Zoom Meeting Hear from two leading experts about recent changes and initiatives that may fundamentally alter the landscape of investor-state dispute resolution. Tom Sikora of Exxon Mobil Corporation and Patrick Pearsall of Allen & Overy will discuss recent significant developments and pending initiatives in the ISDS process and how they may impact companies. […]
The ICC International Court of Arbitration® (SICANA, Inc.) and the Arbitration Committee of ICC USA/the United States Council for International Business (USCIB) cordially invite you to participate as an arbitrator during one or two rounds in our Sixteenth Vis Moot Practice Session. This year’s program will be held online via Zoom on Friday, February 25, 2022 from 10:30 a.m. to […]
International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Global Standards Symposium, Geneva, Switzerland The Global Standards Symposium (GSS) provides a high-level forum for discussion and coordination open both to ITU members and non-members. This year’s GSS-20 will be chaired by H.E. Ms Nele Leosk, Ambassador-at-Large for Digital Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Estonia. The theme of GSS-20 is “International standards to enable the digital […]
The World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly is held every four years and defines the next period of study for ITU-T. WTSA-20 is planned to​ take place in ​Geneva, Switzerland​, March 1-9, 2022 preceded by the ​Global Standards Symposium on February 28, 2022​. Registration to WTSA-20 is carried out exclusively online by each participant interested in participating. Every request for participation must be validated by the Designated […]
Please join us on Tuesday, March 1, 2022, from 3:00pm to 4:00pm EST for a panel discussion on “The Room Where It Happens: How Successful International Arbitration Tribunals Deliberate and Avoid Dysfunction.” This discussion, which is part of our Nuts and Bolts Arbitrators Series, is organized by USCIB/ICC USA’s Sole Practitioners and Corporate Counsel Subcommittees, and features a group of […]
The 69th Session of the World Customs Organization (WCO) Harmonized System Committee (HSC) will take place in a document based / virtual format from March 4 – 25, 2022. Jeff Bensing, USCIB, along with Ken Montgomery of USCIB member CompTIA, as part of the ICC delegation, will be participating in this virtual meeting. If you have any questions, please email […]