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Standing Committee Meeting

Administration meetings for the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council. This is for Standing Committee members only.

PECC General Meeting Event check-in and Coffee
Welcome and Program Overview
Richard Cantor
  • Richard Cantor (Vice Chair at Moody's Investors Service)

    Richard Cantor

    Vice Chair at Moody's Investors Service
Digital solutions to environmental challenges and climate change
Kenji Kushida•Rana Sen

With the adoption of the Putrajaya Vision in 2020, promoting sustainability and addressing climate change have become top APEC priorities. This panel will explore how digital technologies can address climate change challenges and reduce greenhouse gas emissions through maximizing electricity grid efficiency, effectively measuring greenhouse gas emissions, and using artificial intelligence to guide actions and policymaking. Panelists will share examples of digital solutions that are already making a difference in various sectors, such as energy, transportation, manufacturing, and agriculture.

  • Kenji Kushida (Senior Fellow at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace)

    Kenji Kushida

    Senior Fellow at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
  • Rana Sen (Managing Director of the Sustainability, Climate & Equity at Deloitte)

    Rana Sen

    Managing Director of the Sustainability, Climate & Equity at Deloitte
Technology to broaden workforce participation
Efrem Bycer•Professor Kar Yan Tam•Lucas Levine•Jan De Silva

As leading generators and adopters of digitally-enabled technologies, Asia-Pacific economies need to mitigate the disruptive effects of new innovations, particularly for marginalized members of their societies. Panelists will explore the impacts of new technologies on workers in the region and how new, digitally-enabled technologies and business models, workforce development programs, and software and services that incorporate accessibility by design can ease workforce transitions and open doors to jobs.

  • Efrem Bycer (Senior Lead Manager, Public Policy and Economic Graph at LinkedIn)

    Efrem Bycer

    Senior Lead Manager, Public Policy and Economic Graph at LinkedIn
  • Professor Kar Yan Tam (Dean and Chair Professor at School of Business and Management The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)

    Professor Kar Yan Tam

    Dean and Chair Professor at School of Business and Management The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
  • Lucas Levine (Head of Customer Success at FutureFit AI)

    Lucas Levine

    Head of Customer Success at FutureFit AI
  • Jan De Silva (President & CEO of Toronto Region Board of Trade)

    Jan De Silva

    President & CEO of Toronto Region Board of Trade
Coffee Break
Digital tools to enable SME, access to global markets and services
James Bledsoe•Hafimi Haadii•Brian Surratt

Small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) comprise the vast majority of businesses in APEC but face some of the toughest challenges including access to finance and time and resource constraints. Digitalization enables small businesses to access new markets, target new customers, automate processes, and improve efficiencies but can also expose companies with limited resources to threats including cyberattacks. In this panel, we will explore how small businesses can leverage digital tools such as cloud, social media, e-commerce, and online marketing to solve existing business problems and stay competitive in a rapidly changing world to sell goods and services and how policy makers can better-protect mall businesses from cyberattacks.

  • James Bledsoe (Director, eCommerce Solutions Center of U.S. Commercial Service)

    James Bledsoe

    Director, eCommerce Solutions Center of U.S. Commercial Service
  • Hafimi Haadii (Executive Director of LVK Group of Companies)

    Hafimi Haadii

    Executive Director of LVK Group of Companies
  • Brian Surratt (CEO of Greater Seattle Partners)

    Brian Surratt

    CEO of Greater Seattle Partners
Lunch on Generative AI with APEC Senior Officials
Aylin Caliskan•Antony Cook•Taylor Soper

The emergence of generative AI technology is reinvigorating discussions about AI’s impacts on society, jobs, equity, and innovation. In this session panelist will discuss how generative AI works, the scope of its capabilities, potential applications, and the implications for policymakers seeking to maximize the benefits of this technology while mitigating its risks.

  • Aylin Caliskan (Assistant Professor at University of Washington)

    Aylin Caliskan

    Assistant Professor at University of Washington
  • Antony Cook (CVP and Deputy General Counsel at Microsoft Corp.)

    Antony Cook

    CVP and Deputy General Counsel at Microsoft Corp.
  • Taylor Soper (Managing Editor at GeekWire)

    Taylor Soper

    Managing Editor at GeekWire
Check-in and Coffee for U.S. PECC and China PECC Green Growth Cities Program
Opening Remarks
Yongxin Zhan
  • Yongxin Zhan (Chair and Co-Chair at China National Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation (CNCPEC) and PECC)

    Yongxin Zhan

    Chair and Co-Chair at China National Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation (CNCPEC) and PECC
Sustainable Green Growth Cities – View from China
Guoli Gao•Ding Yi•Sui’an ZHANG

China is working to facilitate sustainable green growth for its diverse cities. Officials from the National Development and Reform Commission and two Chinese cities will share their experiences in promoting sustainable green growth from their perspectives.

  • Guoli Gao (Director-General, China Center for Urban Development (CCUD) of National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC))

    Guoli Gao

    Director-General, China Center for Urban Development (CCUD) of National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC)
  • Ding Yi (Consultant at World Historical and Cultural Canal Cities Cooperation Organization (WCCO))

    Ding Yi

    Consultant at World Historical and Cultural Canal Cities Cooperation Organization (WCCO)
  • Sui’an ZHANG (Council Member of PECC-China and President of Pacific Academy of Coalbed Methane at Shanxi Province at Pacific Academy of Coalbed Methane at Shanxi Province)

    Sui’an ZHANG

    Council Member of PECC-China and President of Pacific Academy of Coalbed Methane at Shanxi Province at Pacific Academy of Coalbed Methane at Shanxi Province
Sustainable Green Growth Cities – View from U.S.
Richard Cantor•Jessyn Farrell•Caleb Weaver•Kim Phan

Ensuring sustainable green growth for American cities is a challenging endeavor involving many stakeholders, large investments, different levels of development, and diverse city needs which all must be centered on a holistic approach.

  • Richard Cantor (Vice Chair at Moody's Investors Service)

    Richard Cantor

    Vice Chair at Moody's Investors Service
  • Jessyn Farrell (Director of Office of Sustainability & Environment, City of Seattle)

    Jessyn Farrell

    Director of Office of Sustainability & Environment, City of Seattle
  • Caleb Weaver (Vice President at Ridwell)

    Caleb Weaver

    Vice President at Ridwell
  • Kim Phan (Specialist Leader/ Environment, Energy and Governance at Deloitte)

    Kim Phan

    Specialist Leader/ Environment, Energy and Governance at Deloitte
Sustainable Green Growth Cities – View from Colombian National Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation (COLPEC)
Concluding Remarks and Invitation to Join Evening Reception