The first B20 Summit hosted in the United States is officially underway in Washington, DC, bringing together business executives, policymakers, and global leaders for three days of conversations and networking focused on accelerating global growth.
Hosted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the B20 USA Summit is the premier gathering of global business and policy leaders representing 85% of the world’s GDP. The B20 Summit provides a platform for the private sector to address shared economic challenges, identify opportunities for investment and innovation, and advance solutions that strengthen the global economy.
With leaders representing 75% of global trade, the Summit comes at an important moment for the global business community. Discussions will focus on the conditions needed to unlock investment, strengthen competitiveness, expand opportunity, and drive sustainable economic growth.
Bringing Together Vs Brought Together
The B20 USA Summit is bringing the international business community to Washington, convening government officials and business leaders from across the globe for 20 additional meetings organized by the U.S. Chamber’s International team. With more than 1,000 confirmed guests, these engagements create an opportunity for the global community to connect, exchange perspectives and advance dialogue on the issues shaping international business and the global economy.
U.S.-Kazakhstan Business Roundtable
The U.S.-Kazakhstan Business Roundtable, "From Strategic Partnership to Commercial Action," convened senior U.S. and Kazakh government officials and business executives, underscoring the deepening commercial ties between our countries.
The Kazakh delegation—the largest of any visiting country at the B20 Summit—was welcomed by U.S. Chamber President and CEO Suzanne Clark, who called Kazakhstan "an increasingly important economic partner," citing its business-friendly reforms and strategic location offering vast opportunities in energy, critical minerals, digital infrastructure, and agriculture. "Kazakhstan's presence at the B20 Summit USA reflects the growing commercial and economic ties between our two countries," Clark said.
Echoing that theme, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau noted that Kazakhstan "has always been a crossroads of trade, from the Silk Road to the present day," but pointed to the significance of the current moment for bilateral ties by saying he not recall a time in "the 35-year history of our relationship when the U.S. and Kazakhstan have engaged at such high levels and with such results."
The roundtable's dialogues touched upon connectivity and logistics, digital and financial technologies, and critical minerals and energy—reflecting the breadth of the U.S.-Kazakhstan commercial relationship, with participation from Chevron, Citibank Kazakhstan, Boeing, Visa, ExxonMobil, and senior Kazakh officials including Deputy Prime Minister Assel Zhanassova and National Bank Governor Timur Suleimenov.
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