OECD Event Attempts to Help Governments Develop Agile Governance

Rick Johnston at the Agile Governance Symposium

The OECD, Business at OECD (BIAC) and the George Washington University Regulatory Studies Center co-hosted an event on April 26 on the need for agile and adaptable regulatory practices. The event, titled “Agile Governance for our Future: Reimagining Regulation to Support Innovation” was held in person in Washington, DC, at the REACH at the Kennedy Center and received programming support from both USCIB and USCIB member Google.

The program included a keynote by Cass Sunstein of Harvard Law School, a fireside chat with Google President of Global Affairs Kent Walker as well as remarks by BIAC Chair and USCIB Trade and Investment Committee Chair, Rick Johnston of Citi.

Additional panels featured the perspectives of policymakers, regulators and civil society, including Director General of the Danish Business Authority Katrine Winding, Assistant Secretary, Regulatory Affairs Sector of the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat Tina Green and Susana Cordeiro Guerra, manager for institutions for development at the Inter-American Development Bank.

According to USCIB Policy Manager for Regulation and Trade Chris Olsen, who attended the Symposium, this event builds on the Fall 2021 release of the OECD’s Agile Governance Recommendation, which aims to help governments develop and implement agile and resilient regulatory approaches, and facilitate institutional co-operation both in response to, and to further stimulate, international innovation. This Recommendation received input and support from the Business at OECD (BIAC) Governance and Regulatory Policy Committee.

A full recording of the symposium will soon be available on both the OECD website and through George Washington University’s program page.

Staff Contact:   Chris Olsen

Policy Manager, Regulation and Trade
Tel: 202.617.3156

Chris Olsen is USCIB’s Manager of Regulation and Trade. Olsen leads USCIB’s policy work on issues related to product policy, chemicals, banking and finance, and coordinates USCIB’s engagement in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum. He joined USCIB in 2015 and has previously supported multiple portfolios in USCIB’s Washington, DC office. Prior to joining USCIB, Olsen worked at the Atlantic Council’s Millennium Leadership Program, where he built and developed global young professional programming for the next generation of transatlantic leaders. Early in his career he also served an internship at the EastWest Institute’s DC office. Olsen received a BA in International Affairs and History from James Madison University, with a minor in Middle Eastern Communities and Migrations.
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