• To present the work of the ICC Global Customs and Trade Facilitation Commission
• Provide a forum to identify, share and raise areas of interest ahead of the launch of the Customs and Trade Facilitation Committee at ICC Qatar. The Committee will focus on domestic challenges and trends to advance business views to improve customs and trade facilitation processes in Qatar, while also feeding into international policymaking on the topics of interest, e.g., at the World Customs Organization.

This session is open to members and non-members from private companies, legal consultants, customs brokers, chambers of commerce, logistics providers, transport service suppliers, insurance providers, banks, freight forwarders (list not exhaustive).

The final agenda for the information session is as follows;

• Introduction: ICC Global Customs and Trade Facilitation Commission – its functioning and priorities for 2023
  Ms. Florence Binta Diao-Gueye, Global Policy Lead, Trade & Customs, ICC
• Announcements: Call for candidates for ICC Qatar’s Customs and Trade Facilitation Commission Steering Committee
  Ms. Sherwet Mohamed, Policies and Events Coordinator, ICC Qatar
• Q&A – Open discussion
  Led by Ms. Florence Binta Diao-Gueye, Global Policy Lead, Trade & Customs, ICC