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Global Chamber^® was founded in November, 2014 with 3 chapters... Phoenix, Tucson and Salt Lake City, USA. Watch the initial event with then Mayor Greg Stanton (now U.S. Representative Stanton) at Phoenix City Hall. Since then we've grown to hundreds of metro areas around the world mostly outside the U.S. We're not a U.S.-backed organization... we support business between all metros, everywhere!

The inspiration to start Global Chamber^® came from something that the son of a former U.S. Senator said to a crowded room in 2014. He declared... "We don't need foreigners in the state of Arizona because they take our jobs". By the next day founder Doug Bruhnke had initiated a monthly speaking series with exporters. That was followed with visits to other cities and the beginning of an idea that if a 'chamber of commerce' had locations everywhere and focused on warm connections, it would help companies become global faster, with less risk.

Global Chamber^® was born... now growing in 525 metros around the world... supporting global business with warm connections and more. There is literally nothing like us in the world. There are organizations focused on trade in general, and others focused on real estate that do trade in some of their locations. Nothing wrong with that... it's just not us... and our members love our uniqueness.

Building on the Basel Institute on Governance’s decade long track record of support to and research into Collective Action initiatives against corruption, and to formalise and further strengthen the impact of this engagement, the Basel Institute in 2012 launched the International Centre for Collective Action (ICCA). The purpose of the ICCA is to assist companies and other concerned stakeholders in enhancing their ability to reduce the risk of corruption through Collective Action.

The promotion of Collective Action against corruption was one of the key objectives of the Basel Institute when it was founded in 2003, formalising an engagement of the Institute’s President Professor Mark Pieth and other leading Institute members in this area that dates back to the early 1990s.

The International Trade Administration (ITA) strengthens the competitiveness of U.S. industry, promotes trade and investment, and ensures fair trade through the rigorous enforcement of our trade laws and agreements.  ITA works to improve the global business environment and helps U.S. organizations compete at home and abroad.

ITA is organized into three distinct but complementary business units:

The Global Markets unit combines ITA’s country and regional experts, overseas and domestic field staff, and specific trade promotion programs to provide U.S. firms with the full suite of country-specific export promotion services and market access advocacy, while promoting the United States as an investment destination.

The Industry and Analysis (I&A) unit brings together ITA’s industry, trade, and economic experts to advance the competitiveness of U.S. industries through the development and execution of international trade and investment policies and promotion strategies. I&A will leverage ITA’s relationships with manufacturing and services industries to increase U.S. exports.

The Enforcement and Compliance unit enhances ITA’s responsibilities to enforce U.S. trade laws and ensure compliance with trade agreements negotiated on behalf of U.S. industry.

The Makati Business Club (MBC) is a private non-stock, non-profit business association organized as a Forum for Constructive Ideas.

The main thrust of the MBC is to foster and promote the role of the business sector in national development efforts, both in the planning and the implementation of policies. It is committed to addressing national economic and social issues that affect the development of the Philippines.

Founded in 1981, the MBC is composed of the largest and most dynamic corporations in the Philippines represented by their senior executives. It has become the leading private forum for meetings that bring together business, government, and community leaders in the country.

The MBC carries out its objectives through four main lines of activity: policy advocacy, information services and publishing, investment promotion, and corporate citizenship.

StoneTurn, a global advisory firm, assists companies, their counsel and government agencies on regulatory, risk and compliance issues, investigations and business disputes. StoneTurn serves its clients from offices across the U.S., U.K. and in Germany, Brazil and South Africa, assisted by a network of senior advisers around the world. To learn more, visit StoneTurn.com.

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