CACCI is pleased to convey hereunder the invitation from the International Chamber of Commerce World Chamber Federation (ICC WCF) to participate in the webinar aimed at exploring lessons  from ICC’s recently launched guide “Stronger together in emergencies: How chambers of commerce can strengthen small business resilience.”

The webinar, to be held on 16 October at 9:30 am ET/15:30 pm CET, will be hosted by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) with the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) and partner chambers and business associations to explore lessons from ICC’s recently launched guide Stronger together in emergencies: How chambers of commerce can strengthen small business resilience.

This guide helps chambers of commerce and other business organizations support small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in emergency preparedness, response and recovery.

The webinar will explore recommendations, actions, case studies and tools to build SME resilience, ensure business continuity and address the critical business needs gap in existing disaster readiness programmes.

Key topics 

• Understanding the role of chambers and business associations in strengthening resilience
• Key recommendations to support emergency preparedness, response and recovery
• Best practices and tools for SMEs to promote emergency preparedness
• Examples of successful initiatives from countries around the world

Speakers

• Thibault Ortiz, Operations Lead, ICC Merchants of Peace
• Stephen Rosenlund, Director of Association Development, Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE)
• Dr. Hasan Çağlayan Dündar, Advisor to President, Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB)
• Jean-Pierre Antelo, President, Chamber of Industry, Commerce, Services and Tourism of Santa Cruz (CAINCO), Bolivia
• Anna Kompanek (moderator) Partnerships and Development Consultant, ICC

Registration

To register via this link by 14 October.

This webinar will be held on Teams.