BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//https://old.pecc.org///NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.10.15// METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260506T122830UTC-8347foU2hn@https://old.pecc.org/ DTSTAMP:20260506T122830Z DESCRIPTION: https://www.old.pecc.org/event-calendar/past-events/event/672- 3rd-abac-meeting DTSTART:20230727T061000Z DTEND:20230730T081000Z LOCATION:Philippines\, Cebu () SUMMARY:3rd ABAC Meeting URL:https://www.old.pecc.org/event-calendar/past-events/event/672-3rd-abac- meeting END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260506T122830UTC-8349JjLEok@https://old.pecc.org/ DTSTAMP:20260506T122830Z DESCRIPTION: https://www.old.pecc.org/event-calendar/past-events/event/674- the-18th-g20-heads-of-state-and-government-summit-new-delhi-summit DTSTART:20230909T061800Z DTEND:20230910T081800Z LOCATION:India\, New Delhi () SUMMARY:The 18th G20 Heads of State and Government Summit (New Delhi Summit ) URL:https://www.old.pecc.org/event-calendar/past-events/event/674-the-18th- g20-heads-of-state-and-government-summit-new-delhi-summit END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260506T122830UTC-8351fLIhRx@https://old.pecc.org/ DTSTAMP:20260506T122830Z DESCRIPTION: https://www.old.pecc.org/event-calendar/past-events/event/676- 2023-un-climate-change-conference-unfccc-cop-28 DTSTART:20231130T073500Z DTEND:20231212T093500Z LOCATION:United Arab Emirates () SUMMARY:2023 UN Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC COP 28) URL:https://www.old.pecc.org/event-calendar/past-events/event/676-2023-un-c limate-change-conference-unfccc-cop-28 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260506T122830UTC-8352zVSCHP@https://old.pecc.org/ DTSTAMP:20260506T122830Z DESCRIPTION: https://www.old.pecc.org/event-calendar/past-events/event/684- apec-third-senior-officials-meeting-and-related-meetings-som3 DTSTART:20230729T082600Z DTEND:20230821T102600Z LOCATION:USA\, Seattle\, Washington () SUMMARY:APEC Third Senior Officials' Meeting and Related Meetings (SOM3) URL:https://www.old.pecc.org/event-calendar/past-events/event/684-apec-thir d-senior-officials-meeting-and-related-meetings-som3 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260506T122830UTC-83547CHw9O@https://old.pecc.org/ DTSTAMP:20260506T122830Z DESCRIPTION:\n \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;   \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;\n\n30th&n bsp\;PECC General Meeting\n\n\nSeattle\, Washington\, USA\n\n\n15th August 2023\, Tuesday \n(US Pacific Time)\n \;\n\nProgram \n(As of 14th July 2023)\n\nhttps://app.glueup.com/event/30th-pecc-general-meeting-73871/\n \n \;\n\nThe U.S. Committee for PECC will organize the Pacific Economi c Cooperation Council's (PECC) 30th General Meeting alongside APEC's third senior officials meeting and APEC Digital Month in Seattle\, Washington\, on August 15\, 2023. As an official observer to the APEC process\, PECC p rovides a third-party perspective to the region's biggest challenges. The annual General Meeting is PECC's primary forum for developing strategic pe rspectives and advice for APEC.\n\nThe 2023 General Meeting will explore w ays digital tools and new technologies can create innovative solutions to the region's challenges and drive economic growth and discuss questions su ch as: How can policymakers and the private sector work together to ensure new technologies address shared crises like climate change? How should po licymakers encourage the development and uptake of technologies to broaden workforce participation? How can APEC help SMEs leverage their unique mar kets and insights and use technology to compete in and serve global market s? Sessions will begin in the morning\, followed by a PECC lunch with APEC Senior Officials in the early afternoon\, a US-PECC and China PECC joint program on green growth cities in the late afternoon\, and an evening rece ption. \;\n\n \;\n\n\n \n \n 15th August 2023\, Tuesday\n \n  \;\n \n \n PECC 30th \;General Meeting\n  \;\n \n \n 08:30 - 09:00 \;\n Event check-in and coffee\n  \;\n \n \n 09:00 \;- 09:05\n Welcome and Program Overview\n  \;\n \n \n 09:05 - 09:25 \;  \;\n Opening Remarks\n  \;\n \n \n 09:25 \;- 10:20\n Digital Solutions to Environmental Challe nges and Climate Change\n With the adoption of the Putrajaya Vision in 2 020\, promoting sustainability and addressing climate change have become t op APEC priorities. This panel will explore how digital technologies can a ddress climate change challenges and reduce greenhouse gas emissions throu gh maximizing electricity grid efficiency\, effectively measuring greenhou se 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\, transpor tation\, manufacturing\, and agriculture.\n  \;\n \n \n \n 10: 20 - 11:15\n Technology to Broaden Workforce Participation\n As leadin g generators and adopters of digitally-enabled technologies\, Asia-Pacific economies need to mitigate the distruptive effects of new innovations\, p articularly for marginalized members of their societies. Panelists will ex plore the impacts of new technologies on workers in the region and how new \, digitally-enabled technologies and business models\, workforce developm ent programs\, and software and services that incorporate accessibility by design can ease workforce transitions and open doors to jobs.\n  \; \n \n \n 11:15 - 11:35\n Coffee Break\n  \;\n \n \n 11:35 - 12:30\n Digital Tools to Enable SME\, Access to Global Markets and Ser vices\n Small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) comprised the vast maj ority of businesses in APEC but face some of the toughest challenges inclu ding 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 sma ll businesses can leverage digital tools such as cloud\, social media\, e- commerce\, and online marketing to solve existing business problems and st ay competititive in a rapidly changing world to sell gooods and services a nd how policy makers can better-protect mall businesses from cyberattacks. \n  \;\n \n \n 12:30 - 14:30\n Lunch on Generative AI with APE C Senior Officials\n The emergence of generative AI technology is reinvi gorating discussions about AI's impacts on society\, jobs\, equity and inn ovation. In this session\, panelist will discuss how generative AI works\, the scope of its capabilities\, potential applications and the implicatio ns for policymakers seeking to maximize the benefits of this technology wh ile mitigating its risks.\n  \;\n \n \n  \;\n \n \n U.S. PECC and China PECC Green Growth Cities Program\n \n \n  \;\n \n \n 14:30 - 15:00\n Event Check-In and Coffee break\n  \;\n \n \n 15:00 - 17:00\n Welcome and Program Overview\n  \;\n \n \n 17:00 - 19:00\n U.S. &\; China Shared Experience - Local Leaders hip for Global Green Growth Cities\n  \;\n \n \n\n https://www.old. pecc.org/event-calendar/past-events/event/686-the-30th-pecc-general-meetin g DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230815 LOCATION:USA\, Seattle\, Washington () SUMMARY:The 30th PECC General Meeting URL:https://www.old.pecc.org/event-calendar/past-events/event/686-the-30th- pecc-general-meeting END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260506T122830UTC-8368jHAeZF@https://old.pecc.org/ DTSTAMP:20260506T122830Z DESCRIPTION: https://www.old.pecc.org/event-calendar/past-events/event/687- apec-senior-finance-officials-meeting-sfom DTSTART:20230729T042200Z DTEND:20230731T062200Z LOCATION:USA\, Seattle\, Washington () SUMMARY:APEC Senior Finance Officials' Meeting (SFOM) URL:https://www.old.pecc.org/event-calendar/past-events/event/687-apec-seni or-finance-officials-meeting-sfom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260506T122830UTC-8371wUXzPB@https://old.pecc.org/ DTSTAMP:20260506T122830Z DESCRIPTION: https://www.old.pecc.org/event-calendar/past-events/event/688- apec-conclusion-senior-officials-meeting-csom DTSTART:20231111T052900Z DTEND:20231112T072900Z LOCATION:USA\, San Francisco () SUMMARY:APEC Conclusion Senior Officials' Meeting (CSOM) URL:https://www.old.pecc.org/event-calendar/past-events/event/688-apec-conc lusion-senior-officials-meeting-csom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260506T122830UTC-8374u1Zgd0@https://old.pecc.org/ DTSTAMP:20260506T122830Z DESCRIPTION: https://www.old.pecc.org/event-calendar/past-events/event/689- apec-finance-ministers-meeting-fmm DTSTART:20231112T050000Z DTEND:20231113T173700Z LOCATION:USA\, San Francisco () SUMMARY:APEC Finance Ministers' Meeting (FMM) URL:https://www.old.pecc.org/event-calendar/past-events/event/689-apec-fina nce-ministers-meeting-fmm END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260506T122830UTC-83767T9o6I@https://old.pecc.org/ DTSTAMP:20260506T122830Z DESCRIPTION: https://www.old.pecc.org/event-calendar/past-events/event/690- apec-annual-ministerial-meeting-amm DTSTART:20231114T053600Z DTEND:20231115T073600Z LOCATION:USA\, San Francisco () SUMMARY:APEC Annual Ministerial Meeting (AMM) URL:https://www.old.pecc.org/event-calendar/past-events/event/690-apec-annu al-ministerial-meeting-amm END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260506T122830UTC-8379sAVEzU@https://old.pecc.org/ DTSTAMP:20260506T122830Z DESCRIPTION: https://www.old.pecc.org/event-calendar/past-events/event/691- apec-economic-leaders-meeting-aelm DTSTART:20231115T054100Z DTEND:20231117T074100Z LOCATION:USA\, San Francisco () SUMMARY:APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting (AELM) URL:https://www.old.pecc.org/event-calendar/past-events/event/691-apec-econ omic-leaders-meeting-aelm END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR