Participation in BIAC, or OECD meetings, is subject to confirmation and is restricted to BIAC Members, Observers and Associate Expert Group members who receive invitations through BIAC policy group communications. Please note that some of the dates have yet to be determined or confirmed (marked TBD or TBC), and the list will be updated regularly.
Calendar of Upcoming Meetings and Events
May 2018
2-4
OECD Working Party on Biotechnologyy, Nanotechnology & Converging Technologies
3
BIAC Taxation and Fiscal Policy Committee Bureau Meeting
4
BIAC Taxation and Fiscal Policy Committee Meeting
4
Meeting of the Experts Group for the OECD Project on Collective Bargaining
14
BIAC Food and Agriculture Committee Meeting
14-15
OECD Global Forum on Agriculture
14-15
Meeting with the OECD VAT Technical Advisory Group
14-15
14-16
OECD Informal Working Group on the Future of Education and Skills: the OECD Education 2030 Project
15
BIAC Economic Policy Committee
16-17
OECD Economic Policy Committee
16-18
OECD Digital Economy Policy Committee and Working Parties (CDEP)
17-18
Working Party on Health Care Quality and Outcomes (HCQO)
22-24
OECD Working Party on Agriculture Policies and Markets
23-25
OECD Working Party on Biodiversity, Water & Ecosystems
25
OECD Joint Working Party Agriculture and Trade
28
BIAC General Assembly
28-29
4th Annual Business at OECD (BIAC)—B20—OECD session
29-30
OECD Forum
30-31
OECD Council Meeting at Ministerial Level (MCM)
30-31
International Tax Conference (Stockholm, Sweden)
31 -1st June
OECD Policy Forum on “Strength through Diversity: Social Emotional Learning to Foster a Sense of Belonging for Immigrant and Refugee Learners” (Crowne Plaza Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada)
June 2018
4-5
OECD Working Group on Private Pensions
4-8
OECD Competition Committee, Working party No. 2 on Co-operation and Regulation (WP2), Working Party No. 3 on Competition and Enforcement (WP3)
5-6
Conference on Measuring Regulatory Performance (Mexico City)
7-8
OECD Insurance and Private Pensions Committee
8-9
G7 Summit (Charlevoix, Quebec)
14-15
OECD Informal Working Group on Higher Education
18
Meeting of the BIAC China Task Force
18
Consultation with the OECD Informal Reflection Group on China
18-22
Meeting of the National Contact Points,OECD Global Forum on
Responsible Business Conduct, Policy makers roundtable
20-22
OECD Working Party on Innovation & Technology Policy
20-22
OECD Global Forum on Responsible Business Conduct
25-26
OECD Working Group for the Harmonisation of Regulatory Oversight in Biotechnology
26-27
Working Group for the Safety of Novel Foods and Feeds
27-28
23rd Session of the OECD Health Committee (HC)
28-29
Skills Summit 2018 – Skills for a Digital World (Porto, Portugal)
29
BIAC/ICC/Businesseurope International Tax Conference on
Digitalization and the Future of Profit Taxation (Munich, Germany)
July
August
September
23-25
OECD Global Education Industry Summit (Estonia)
October
29-31
OECD Informal Working Group on the Future of Education and Skills: the OECD Education 2030 Project
10-12
OECD Working Party on Health Statistics
15-16
OECD Expert Group on the Economics of Public Health (EGEPH)
November
5
BIAC Taxation and Fiscal Policy Committee Meeting (Berlin, Germany)
6
BDI/BIAC Tax Conference (Berlin, Germany)
5-7
OECD PISA Governing Board (Prague, Czech Republic)
8-9
OECD Working Party on Health Care Quality and Outcomes (HCQO)
13-14
OECD EDPC Education Policy Committee
15-16
OECD CERI Governing Board
December
5-6 December
24th Session of the OECD Health Committee (HC)
6-7
OECD International Early Learning and Child Well-being Study
6-7
OECD Informal Working Group on Higher Education
7-8
OECD Meeting on Teachers' Well-Being and Quality Teaching
News and press releases
Patchwork financial regulation is a $780 billion drag on the economy
Patchwork financial regulation is a $780 billion drag on the economy New York/Paris, April 11 2018 – Fragmentation in global financial regulation costs more than USD $780 billion annually,...
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This Ibec campaign tells the story of the evolution and substance of the Irish business model. It aims to provide a narrative and a toolkit for business and stakeholders...
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Recent Publications
2018 Business at OECD (BIAC) Statement to Ambassadors
Across OECD countries, the value and impact of globalization is being debated. An increasingly critical perception, coupled with uncertainty over the impact of rapid technological change, has come to...
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