National Center for APEC

This year, the National Center for APEC is celebrating its 30th Anniversary as the premier advocate for the U.S. private sector in the APEC - Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) framework. Our roots reach back to the first APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting convened by President Bill Clinton on Blake Island in 1993. At the conclusion of the historic gathering, visionary business and government leaders recognized the need for a permanent platform to shape private sector engagement in APEC - including Washington State Governor Mike Lowry, Seattle Mayor Norm Rice, and representatives from Boeing, Microsoft, Seattle-First National Bank, and Weyerhaeuser – joined forces to establish NCAPEC. Growing from a founding board of eight companies, we now support a membership comprising more than 45 leading American firms in innovative sectors such as #biopharmaceuticals, #finance, advanced #manufacturing, #technology, #mining, #energy and global #logistics. NCAPEC actively engages in APEC discussions through its participation in the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) and the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC), while also serving as a strategic partner for the APEC CEO Summit, one of the region's most influential business events. Looking ahead to the 2024 APEC Leaders’ Meeting in Lima and Korea in 2025, we continue to build on our legacy of leadership and innovation. NCAPEC stands ready to leverage its three decades of expertise to drive solutions that help U.S. businesses contribute to economic growth and development in one of the world’s most vital economic regions. #NCAPEC30 #APEC #APEC2024 #BlakeIslandDeclaration

Request your invitation today for the APEC CEO Summit 2024 in Lima, Peru. Under the theme "People, Business, Prosperity,” discussions will feature industry leaders including JPMorganChase CEO, Jamie Dimon, TikTok CEO, Shou Chew, and Managing Director of International Monetary Fund, Kristalina Georgieva. This is a unique opportunity to engage with the senior business and government leaders who are shaping the future of trade, technology, and finance across the Asia Pacific region. Registration requests must be received by October 20! https://lnkd.in/engwKJ_s #APEC2024 #APECCEOSummit2024 #Leadership #BusinessGrowth #Networking 

Remembering Thomas J. Donohue Tom Donohue and I co-chaired many U.S.-APEC Business Coalition Meetings over the years, including this one in Bali in 2013. His support for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s engagement in APEC was vital to enabling the U.S. APEC Business Coalition to serve our mutual members’ interests at the APEC summits. On a personal note, I will always remember Tom’s kindness when – at APEC 2007 in Sydney – I learned that my 3-year old nephew had been diagnosed with leukemia. Tom served on the board of a childhood leukemia foundation and he offered to connect me with them and had such encouraging words about the amazing research and exciting scientific breakthroughs they were making on childhood leukemia. Even many years later at a Chamber event, Tom pulled me aside to ask about my nephew, who is now a thriving college sophomore. Rest in peace, Mr. Donohue. National Center for APEC

On August 5 and 6, NCAPEC led a mission of member companies that included Abbott, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Citi, Google, IBM, Johnson & Johnson, JPMorganChase, Microsoft, Organon, and PepsiCo to Seoul to prepare for Korea’s APEC host year in 2025. NCAPEC Members met with U.S. Ambassador Philip S Goldberg and Embassy staff, Minister CHEONG Inkyo, Minister for Trade, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, KIM Hee-sang, APEC Senior Official, Deputy Minister for Economic Affairs and Head of the Preparatory Office for APEC 2025, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, LEE Hohyeon, Deputy Minister for Energy Policy, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, MIN Kyung-Seol, Director General of International Economic Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Economy and Finance, and AMCHAM Korea. In addition to highlighting the importance of including the private sector in APEC 2025 preparations and activities, NCAPEC members advocated for a diverse range of potential priorities for APEC 2025, including AI and re-skilling, decarbonization strategies, addressing the impacts of climate change on APEC economies, support for SMEs, sustainable finance, infrastructure development, resilient supply chains, ageing, mental health and biotech development. NCAPEC would like to thank the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry for their support in preparation and during the mission. We look forward to working with as they take the reins of the APEC Business Advisory Council and organize the APEC CEO Summit next year. News articles featuring NCAPEC's Mission to Korea: • NCAPEC Meeting with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Coordinator for Economic Diplomacy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Meets with U.S. Business Delegation..."Discuss Cooperation Plans" https://lnkd.in/gbdRNPds • NCAPEC Meetings with the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy: Head of Trade Division Discusses Preparations for '2025 APEC' Business Event with APEC Center https://lnkd.in/gq-WskHN

Registration is open for our next event in Washington, D.C. The US-PECC Policy Forum will explore ways that the U.S. embrace of industrial policy is impacting its economic engagement around the world and examine initiatives that economies in the Indo-Pacific are undertaking in response to great power competition in their region. To learn more, see the confirmed speakers, and purchase a ticket, click here: https://lnkd.in/gHiGe-w9

30 years ago today, the private sector sponsors of the APEC 1993 Host Committee launched the National Center for APEC in order to foster greater business engagement in the APEC process. We are proud of the many accomplishments built on the legacy of the first APEC Leaders’ Meeting convened by President Bill Clinton on Blake Island. We set a very high bar for direct business engagement with Leaders, Ministers, and officials across the broad range of APEC work. Thank you for being a part of our community. Important work lies ahead, and we are more committed than ever to advancing policy priorities for NCAPEC members as we celebrate this milestone. #NCAPEC30 #APEC #APEC2024

The National Center for APEC is assisting the State Department in identifying three senior executives to represent the United States business community on the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) from the beginning of 2025 through the end of 2027. The U.S. representatives join their colleagues from APEC’s 20 other member economies to represent private sector views in APEC. They meet on a quarterly basis to develop recommendations to APEC officials on policies and practices to improve the environment for commerce in the Asia-Pacific region. ABAC conveys these recommendations through reports, statements, and direct engagement with APEC Leaders, Ministers, and other government officials. The goal of this search is to give every qualified executive willing to be an ABAC member an opportunity to declare their interest to represent the U.S. private sector and to give the White House a broad range of candidates from which to choose. To learn more about this opportunity, please visit the link below for more information. https://lnkd.in/gvuPGQE9

In 2023, PECC contributed to the United States – Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) host year priority to increase multistakeholder engagement in the APEC process. These efforts were recognized by APEC Leaders in San Francisco in November, where they declared the importance of strengthening multistakeholder engagement. We look forward to supporting APEC Perú 2024’s efforts to continue multistakeholder outreach and engagement with initiatives like APEC Citizen Peru 2024 #APECciudadano and other public private partnerships. https://lnkd.in/gRDDV_Sy

On April 26, NCAPEC renewed its Asia-based programming in Singapore with the Executive Forum, bringing together government officials, business representatives, and thought leaders in the region to discuss ways APEC can address the critical issues of digital trade, climate and environment, and supply chain resilience. Speakers touched on the importance of bridging the gap between policy and practice and the critical role that trust plays in underpinning economic integration efforts in the region. In line with the Forum’s theme of “Connecting Continents,” the event closed with a panel session featuring Mexican Ambassador Agustin García-López Loaeza, Canadian High-Commissioner Jean-Dominique Ieraci, and Deji Okediji from the U.S. Embassy who discussed ways their respective governments are engaging with the Asia-Pacific on trade and economic policy. A special thank you to Executive Forum sponsor Citi, and speakers Blake Herzinger, Maciej Surowiec, Yee Leng Thaw, Peter Lovelock, Lee-Mey Goh, Casey Delhotal, Crispian Cuss, David Katz, Lay Lin Tan, Shiumei Lin, Deborah Elms, Brian Tan, Denis Hew, Sanjay Kurup, and Monica Hardy Whaley.

NCAPEC President Monica Hardy Whaley represented the United States at the second meeting of the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) in Hong Kong this week. ABAC Members finalized letters to APEC Ministers who will participate in next month’s meetings on trade and women’s economic empowerment in Arequipa, Peru. In Hong Kong, we worked with colleagues from ABAC China on a joint proposal to promote supply chain resilience and connectivity for businesses, especially MSMEs, operating in the APEC region by calling on governments to: 1. Improve consultation with businesses on supply chain topics 2. Refrain from implementing measures that trigger supply chain disruption and distort trade and investment 3. Create more opportunities for business to business (B2B) collaboration 4. Support companies’ efforts to build resilience in their supply chains to be better prepared for future disruptions.   ABAC USA, in collaboration with UPS and the U.S. Foreign Commercial Service also supported a program in Hong Kong focused on supply chain resilience. Panel discussions covered the unique needs of supply chains in healthcare, logistics, manufacturing, and consumer technology goods. The session also included a walk-through of the supply chain resilience toolkit which helps businesses identify vulnerabilities within their supply chains. The supply chain resilience toolkit is free and available at the link below. https://lnkd.in/geEuvtYz