The National Center for APEC is a member-driven business organization focused exclusively on facilitating American private sector input to the APEC process.
The U.S. National Center for Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) is the only U.S. business association focused exclusively on facilitating American private sector input to the APEC process. Representatives of the Center often serve on official U.S. delegations to APEC meetings, capitalizing on the Center's excellent working relationships with U.S. government agencies as well as with business and government representatives from APEC's 21 member countries. Our programs are characterized by robust, candid discussions between business, government and academia on key trade and economic policy topics in the Asia-Pacific region. National Center membership is limited to U.S. corporations. The National Center also functions as a conduit for U.S. businesses into APEC by serving as the Secretariat for the three U.S. executives who are appointed members of the APEC Business Advisory Council.
"To stimulate and facilitate U.S. private sector engagement in APEC, and to communicate private sector APEC priorities at home and abroad."
To fulfill its mission, the National Center:
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The National Center for APEC is the official link between U.S. business and APEC, providing direct input into the APEC process.
NCAPEC Executive Roundtable
The National Center for APEC will be holding the Annual Executive Roundtable for the Japan year on January 19-20, in Half Moon Bay, California. With APEC set to be hosted in succession by the world’s two largest economies, this Roundtable will be an important opportunity to set the agenda for prioritizing the issues and objectives that truly matter most to business.
The agenda will focus on key regional and global issues such as leveraging information technology to promote and sustain growth, energy and food security, health and human security, capital market development, and trade facilitation. We will also take a look at the overarching, crosscutting themes that are common to many of these sectoral concerns, including regulatory reform and harmonization, transparency issues, IPR, investment, and more.
Contact the National Center for further information.
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