This year NCAPEC held its annual Executive Roundtable on the margins of the first APEC Business Advisory Council Meeting of 2019 (ABAC I) in Atlanta, Georgia. Under the theme of "Enabling a Digital Society," the March 1 Roundtable included sessions on “Digital Transformation in Existing Industries,” “Enabling Trade in a Digital Society,” “Unlocking Human Potential” and [...]
2019 marks the 25th anniversary of the National Center for APEC. To celebrate this milestone, NCAPEC is publishing a series of articles that will look back at the private sector’s contributions to APEC and look forward the potential for further collaboration over NCAPEC’s next 25 years. In November 1993, President Bill Clinton seized a unique opportunity [...]
The 2018 APEC CEO Summit, the first held in Papua New Guinea, drew over 600 senior business leaders from across the Asia-Pacific. The event gave ample opportunities for delegates to engage in dialogue with Leaders, Ministers, and business leaders from the 21 APEC economies. This year’s summit includes addresses from Prime Minister Mahathir of Malaysia, Prime [...]
Why celebrate an anniversary? Applauding ourselves for another year in existence may not seem like a good use of time, energy or resources. However, at NCAPEC we chose to celebrate 25 years of efforts to bolster U.S. private sector engagement in the Asia-Pacific because our mission is more important now than ever before. The message that the [...]
In recent months, the National Center for APEC (NCAPEC) has worked closely with Chile’s APEC 2019 leadership team on plans for its APEC host year. In September, NCAPEC President Monica Whaley and Executive Vice President Alex Parle travelled to Chile to meet with government officials and business leaders to discuss plans for Chile’s APEC Chairmanship in [...]
The annual APEC CEO Summit will take place November 15-17 in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. The APEC CEO Summit is one of the most influential gatherings of business and government representatives in the Asia-Pacific. The Summit provides opportunities for top business executives to engage in dialogue with Leaders and Ministers from 21 APEC economies, and to forge connections with [...]
NCAPEC Policy Director for Digital Policies Mia Reyes was recently in Washington D.C. for the APEC Cross Border Privacy Rules System (CBPR) event hosted by the U.S. Department of Commerce. Below is a high-level recap of the event and FAQ about CBPR. HIGHLIGHTS FROM D.C. EVENT The event opened with keynotes from Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross [...]
NCAPEC held its annual Executive Roundtable on January 30 in Singapore. The event featured high-level discussions on issues ranging from globalization and trade policy to workforce development and the digital economy. More than 120 senior government officials, academics, and industry representatives from APEC economies attended the Roundtable for discussions on top trade and economic issues affecting [...]
