📢 Next month, we will participate in the OECD ➡️ Better Policies for Better Lives's Forum on Gender Equality:

🗣️ Our Environment & Energy Committee Chair & thyssenkrupp's Hans-Jörn Weddige
🗣️ Microsoft On the Issues' General Manager of Strategic Relations, Katarina Wallin Bureau

Agenda ➡️ oecd-events.org/forum-on-gende…

🌿 Our Environment & Energy Committee, chaired by thyssenkrupp’s Hans-Jörn Weddige, discussed:

⚡️ Energy policy concerns with the International Energy Agency
🪜 The Inclusive Forum on Carbon Mitigation Approaches ( #IFCMA ) importance
✍️ OECD Environment Acquis Update

Our activities ➡️

Baker Botts partner John Taladay recently co-moderated a virtual program on “Ecosystem Theories of Harm” in his capacity as Chair of Business at OECD (BIAC)'s Competition Committee.

A recording of the program can be viewed here: bit.ly/3X0PXPA

📢 UPCOMING EVENT: We will hold a Forum on Agriculture Sustainability & Green Growth in China.

🗣️ Private sector reps including Bayer | Crop Science, OECD ➡️ Better Policies for Better Lives Ambassadors & Directors, & more
🗓️ 25 June 2024
⏰ 10:00 - 15:30
📍 OECD ➡️ Better Policies for Better Lives Conference Centre

Agenda ➡️ businessatoecd.org/hubfs/AG%20202…

🌱 Our Policy Manager, Rokas Morkūnas, participated in the Value Chain Forum at the #WorldSeed2024 International Seed Federation Congress.

We stressed the importance of cooperation & stakeholder dialogue with all actors across the food value chain with the OECD ➡️ Better Policies for Better Lives playing a vital role.

📹 Our Competition Committee recently held a webinar with IBA News on Ecosystem Theories of Harm: A Deeper Dive including:

🗣️ John Taladay, our Competition Chair from Baker Botts
🗣️ Olivier Guersent, EU Competition's DG
🗣️ Frédéric Jenny, the OECD ➡️ Better Policies for Better Lives's Competition Chair
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🗣️ Our Finance Chair & Lloyds Banking Group’s Gianluca Riccio spoke in the OECD Business and Finance-The FSB Roundtable on Finance & #AI , where he emphasized that AI:

📈 Increases productivity & competitiveness
👁️ Drives groundbreaking research
🌐 Needs a global framework for interoperability

🌾 Today, our Food & Agriculture Committee focused on:

🌱 Harmonizing agricultural & sustainability standards
📲 Improving access to farmers digital tools
🧱 Addressing trade barriers for a more resilient & productive global food system

Our work ➡️ businessatoecd.org/policy/food-ag…

🤝 Last week, our Chair, Rick Johnston, our Executive Director, Hanni Rosenbaum, and members of our global network attended this year's B7 Summit - the business forum to the G7 Italy - as proud Network Partner at the invitation of our member Confindustria.

🗣️ Our Chair participated

🗣️ IOE SG Roberto Suárez Santos brings the #VoiceofBusiness to the #B7Summit in Rome, shedding light on challenges facing #business in engaging in the international scene: 'We must enhance the credibility of international organisations and ensure realistic initiatives. It's about

🗣️ Our Chair, Rick Johnston, joined the International Chamber of Commerce’s SG John Denton & the IOE’s SG Roberto Suárez Santos at the B7 Summit hosted by our member Confindustria.

He underlined the importance of boosting competitiveness & predictable policy environment for trade & investment.

🗣️Si apre l'ultima tavola rotonda della giornata del #B7 summit :

'Leading the Transitions Together '⤵️

👉 Roberto Suárez Santos Secretary General, International Organization of Employers - IOE; Rick Johnston Chairman, Business at OECD (BIAC);
John Denton Secretary General,

📣 We are delighted to be Network Partners to the B7 Summit - the business forum to the G7 Italy.

Today, our Chair, Rick Johnston, will participate in a roundtable at the summit with the International Chamber of Commerce & the IOE.

📺 Watch the livestream here ➡️ shorturl.at/cElbP

📢 JOIN US THIS WEEK

Our Chair, Rick Johnston, will be at this week's B7 Summit - the business advisory body to the G7 Italy.

He will participate in a roundtable with International Chamber of Commerce's SG John W.H. Denton AO & IOE's SG Roberto Suárez Santos, moderated by Sky tg24's Mariangela Pira.

Agenda ➡️

🌐 We welcome the OECD ➡️ Better Policies for Better Lives's new Digital Economy Outlook:

🔎 Tech evolution for AI, virtual reality & next gen networks
📈 Innovation investment to connect societies & economies
📡 Accelerated broadband networks deployment to drive competitiveness

Read now ➡️

🗓️ #SaveTheDate #17maggio presso l'Auditorium della Tecnica - Confindustria si terrà l'evento principale del B7 Italia:

👉'Leading the Transitions Together 'presieduto da #Confindustria , il B7 Summit è il momento di confronto con i Ministri della Presidenza del G7 e i

🩺 Following #InternationalNursesDay , it is important to consider our Stronger Together campaign recommendations specifically:

🧠 Ensure sustainability through value-based & people-centered health approaches through promoting & incentivizing well-being programs in workplace

📢 As proud Network Partners to the B7 (the business advisory forum to the G7 Italy) alongside IOE, we are delighted to participate in the B7 Summit next week thanks to our member Confindustria.

📅 17 May 2024
📍 Rome, Italy
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