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pat-ivory

Chair

Pat Ivory

Ibec
(Ireland)
Dominik-Kummerle

Secretariat Lead

Dominik Kümmerle

Policy Director and Strategic Communications

Vice-Chair

Jonas Berggren

Confederation of Swedish Enterprise

(Sweden)

Vice-Chair

Marta Blanco

CEOE International

(Spain)

Vice-Chair

Dan Catarivas

Manufacturers Association of Israel (MAI)

(Israel)

Vice-Chair

Marco Felisati

Confindustria

(Italy)

Vice-Chair

Andrew Hudson

Rigby Cooke

(Australia)

Vice-Chair

Kiyotaka Morita

Keidanren

(Japan)

Vice-Chair

Carolina Palma Vargas

EY

(Costa Rica)

 

Vice-Chair

Alice Slayton-Clark

USCIB

(United States)

  • 01.

    Why OECD Work on Trade Policy Matters

    OECD work on trade shapes international policymaking by raising awareness about barriers to fair international competition – be it through research on resilient supply chains, the flow of services, or digital trade. Building on its evidence-based analysis, the Organization provides Trade Ministers and senior officials with actionable policy recommendations, thereby influencing the world’s most important economies. As a community of “likeminded» market-based democracies, the OECD closely engages with other international fora - including the WTO, G7 and G20, UNCTAD and APEC.

  • 03.

    How Business Engages with the OECD on Trade Policy

    Our Trade Committee acts as the private sector focal point for OECD work on trade policy. Based on our members’ on–the–ground expertise, we highlight specific problems, barriers, and protectionist measures, convey consensus positions and priorities for trade policy formulation, and provide business thought leadership on emerging supply chain trends, underlining the benefits of open markets. Our Trade Committee meets bi–annually in Paris, convenes additional thematic ad-hoc sessions, and organizes policy events in partnership with the OECD.
  • 02.

    Our 2025 Priorities

    • Fostering a predictable, open, rules-based trading system, and WTO Reform
    • Addressing the robustness, risks and resilience of international trade
    • Enabling digital trade and cross-border data flows
    • Advancing the agenda on trade and the environment
    • Underlining the benefits of trade and making trade work for all
  • 04.

    Our Engagement with OECD Bodies

    • OECD Trade Committee
    • OECD Global Forum on Trade
    • OECD Working Party of the Trade Committee
    • OECD Joint Working Party on Trade and the Environment