Webinar on "Getting Business on Board for the UN Summit of the Future"

Register now for the IOE, BIMG and USCIB webinar on Monday 4 December from 08:00-09:30 EST.

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En route to the UN Summit of the Future in September 2024, the International Organisation of Employers (IOE), the Business & Industry Major Group (BIMG) to the UN in New York, and the United States Council for International Business (USCIB) are organising a business dialogue on strengthening the collaboration between the international community and the private sector on the "what" and "how” business and employers’ priority actions and partnerships can contribute to the transformation for the future we all want.

The meeting will be held on 4 December from 8:00 to 9:30 a.m. EST and will:

• Spotlight key outcomes for business from the SDG Summit and set a course for mainstreaming the private sector into the 2024 UN Summit of the Future.
• Engage with thought leaders from the private sector, UN entities, and diplomatic missions in a discussion of how to feed into the UN Summit of the Future.

Guest speakers:

• Shea Gopaul
  IOE Permanent Representative to the UN for the International Organisation of Employers & Co-Chair of the Business & Industry Major Group
• Norine Kennedy
  Senior Vice President, Policy & Global Strategy United States Council for International Business & Co-Chair of the Business & Industry Major Group
• Ambassador Paula Narváez
  UN ECOSOC President and Permanent Representative of Chile to the UN
• Michael Pan
  Programme Management Officer ‘Our Common Agenda’ Executive Office of the Secretary-General
• Angus Rennie
  Partnerships Manager at the United Nations Global Compact
• Dr. Alejandra Castro
  Global Head, Partnerships, International Organizations at Bayer
• Ilze Melngailis
  Senior Director, Business Council for the UN and Private Sector Engagement at the UN Foundation
• Patricia Veringa-Gieskes
  President, Federation of Employers of Congo.

USCIB’s Moving the Needle initiative will also present its findings and business recommendations to accelerate Sustainable Development Goals Actions while strengthening the UN system’s effectiveness and resilience.

The meeting will be followed by the BIMG coordination and planning meeting from 9:00 to 9:30 a.m. EST, which can be accessed via this link: Launch Meeting - Zoom.