B20 Executive Talk Series LEAD FEATURE
B20 Sherpa’s Welcome
Carolina Castro
B20 Executive Sherpa
The B20 Argentina process set as a priority to achieve meaningful discussions that could lead to consensus on a diverse number of issues, all of them of great importance for global prosperity. With a record number of 1700 participants (1200 members and 500 deputies) from 38 countries, a carefully-crafted program of in-person meetings and teleconferences was established in order to assure everyone’s voice could be heard and acknowledged. The timeline of meetings was challenging: almost 2 meetings per week in a sevenmonth period, of which 40% have been in-person. Part of the discussion process that went on during the meetings was preceded by “inspirational sessions” in the form of
conferences, such as the ones hosted in Bilbao, Paris, Washington and Buenos Aires. Six of the eight task forces have held one meeting in Argentina and one abroad. Special mention should be made of the five Business Leaders Forums that we organized in Argentina with more than 3000 participants to broaden the reach of the B20 among our national business leaders. The strong participation of the global business community of the G20 is a clear endorsement to multilateralism. If businesses worldwide have joined B20, each year to a greater extent, it is in the belief that sustainable and credible consensus at G20 level must be reached in order to assure a
path of growth and prosperity that leaves no one behind. The Business 20 contributes to this objective by recommending concrete policy actions each year to the G20 leaders. The B20 Argentina Summit is the concluding event, in which we present this year’s work. We have put together an ambitious agenda with more than 40 international speakers and 1,200 business leaders in attendance. I say farewell as Sherpa, thanking for the work and commitment of our 1700 members and of our partners and sponsors. Congratulations on the joint efforts! Carolina Castro
IF BUSINESSES WORLDWIDE HAVE JOINED B20, EACH YEAR TO A GREATER EXTENT, IT IS IN THE BELIEF THAT SUSTAINABLE AND CREDIBLE CONSENSUS AT G20 LEVEL MUST BE REACHED IN ORDER TO ASSURE A PATH OF GROWTH AND PROSPERITY THAT LEAVES NO ONE BEHIND. 10 ❙ g20g7.com
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