G20 Trade and Investment Promotion Summit to Convene Global Leaders Following Up from B20 and G20 Summits in Los Cabos

On November 5-6, the G20 Trade and Investment Promotion Summit will take place in Mexico City where global leaders on trade and investment will convene. The Summit’s objective is to continue an ongoing dialogue between the trade and promotion agencies of the G20 countries in order to build synergies and foster cooperation. Organized by ProMexico, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the United Nations’ Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), and the International Trade Centre (ITC), and event’s goal is to have a common call to action on trade and investment promotion which all parties can work upon over the course of the coming year, and present the results within the framework of the G20 Summit in Saint Petersburg, Russia in 2013.

Presidents, CEOs, director generals or undersecretaries of the trade promotion organizations or investment promotion agencies of the G20 member states and invited guests will be attending this exclusive event. Keynote speakers include: ICC’s executive director of policy and business practices Stefano Bertasi, World Trade Organization’s chief of staff Arancha Gonzalez Laya, UNCTAD’s director of investment and enterprise division James Zhan, the Australian Trade Commision’s executive director for education and corporation operations Peter Yulie, OECD’s secretary general Dr. Jose Angel Gurria, the Spanish Trade Institute’s delegate counselor Maria del Coriseo Gonzalez, among many others.

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Patricia Espinosa and U.S. Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, Propose New Issues for 2012 G20 Summit

The first gathering of the 2012 G20 summit was held in Los Cabos, Mexico recently, where the foreign minister of Mexico, Patricia Espinosa, proposed to expand the current G20 agenda to include political and security matters, an idea which received the backing of U.S. Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton.

Mexico’s foreign minister, Patricia Espinosa, argued when it comes to crucial issues that affect the lives of billions, "the international community is failing."

She continued to announce that the foreign ministers of the G20 would meet again this summer at the G20 leaders’ summit (June 19-20) where Mexico will be in attendance as first Latin American country to preside the G20. There, for the first time, the G20 will be lending thought to a slew of global issues ranging from green growth and food security to transnational crime. For those that are familiar with the G20’s focus on macroeconomic issues, this represents huge progress.

World Experts Comment on the Expectations of Mexico as the Host of the Next G-20 Summit in 2012

As host of the 2012 G-20 Summit, Mexico is positioned as a new emerging power in the world. Experts from around the world have commented on what Mexico can bring to the table at this summit, the first time it is being held by a Latin American country. Watch the video above to find out the expectations of Mexico as the summit leader.