The APEC meetings in Peru concluded earlier this week. Below we identify key takeaways from the meetings, describe the regional context, highlight USG engagements in Lima, summarize the APEC outcomes and suggest some relevant reads on global trade patterns, AI, and the state of the Asia-Pacific region. Key APEC Takeaways Artificial Intelligence gains prominence in APEC statements and 2025 priorities Leaders endorse sustainable finance initiative [...]
In commemoration of the 30th Anniversary, NCAPEC asked Board Chair Antony Cook, Corporate Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Microsoft, three questions based on his observations of APEC and how emerging technologies and sustainability can shape the future. 1. The National Center for APEC counts Microsoft as one of its core founding [...]
The terms of the current U.S. APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) Members: Dominic Ng of East West Bank, Laura Lane of UPS, and Ginger Lew of I Squared Capital will conclude at the end of this year. NCAPEC would like to thank them for the dedication they showed as advocates for the U.S. business community, particularly [...]
Lessons learned, key strategies to strengthen resilience NCAPEC is pleased to present “The State of APEC Supply Chains” report, launched in conjunction with the APEC Economic Leaders Week in November 2023. This report was prepared by Access Partnership and features insights developed through extensive consultation with lead firms across APEC and analysis of publicly available trade [...]
The United States held the third APEC Senior Officials’ Meeting and related meetings (SOM 3) in Seattle Washington, from July 29 to August 21, 2023. During the three-week period, the city hosted 200 meetings including six ministerials, dozens of workshops, and roundtable discussions. In total, over 3,500 delegates, representing government, business, and academia from all 21 [...]
NCAPEC, in partnership with UPS and Johnson & Johnson, is pleased to present the MSME Supply Chain Resilience Toolkit. The toolkit was launched at the Supply Chain Resilience MSME Capacity Building Workshop on July 26, 2023, in Cebu, Philippines. The Workshop formed part of 3rd the APEC Business Advisory Council Meeting (ABAC-III). This toolkit was prepared [...]
NCAPEC is proud to have developed “The State of Healthcare Supply Chains in APEC” report which launched at the Third APEC Senior Officials Meeting (SOM3) on 2 August 2023. READ THE REPORT: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/vu0qa8v8ssjtllmrikh4l/NCAPEC-State-of-Healthcare-Supply-Chains-Single.pdf?rlkey=l41sp1vjgbjbkz2x6da2hyl9v&dl=0 This report was prepared by Access Partnership and informed by extensive consultation with leading firms in the healthcare segment. In particular, the report [...]
(Bangkok, Thailand – November 16, 2022) – Vice President Kamala Harris announced that San Francisco, California will host Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Week and the CEO Summit in 2023. The two-day CEO Summit will enable meaningful engagement on open trade and investment, resilience, economic inclusion, sustainability and digital transformation across the Asia-Pacific. This news [...]
Inaugural committee members include Amazon, Citi, ExxonMobil, FedEx, Google, General Motors, Johnson & Johnson, Mastercard, Meta, Microsoft, Moody's, Organon, Qualcomm, UPS and Visa (Washington D.C. – September 14, 2022) – In anticipation of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) USA 2023 host year, the National Center for APEC (NCAPEC) is proud to announce the launch of the [...]
APEC Economic Leaders created the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) in 1995 as a permanent, institutional mechanism to provide private sector input to APEC working-level government and senior officials. Up to three senior business representatives from each of the 21 APEC economies are appointed by their respective leaders to serve on ABAC and attend quarterly meetings [...]
