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The APEC CEO Summit 2023 took place this year in San Francisco, California, and included two full days packed with insightful dialogue that highlighted topics surrounding sustainability, inclusion, resilience, and innovation.

The Summit programming opened on November 15, 2023 with remarks from Honorable Gina Raimondo, U.S. Secretary of Commerce; Kevin Ali, CEO, Organon; and Alfred F. Kelly, Jr., Executive Chairman, Visa, which set the tone of the Summit and solidified this year’s theme of ‘Creating Economic Opportunity’ across the Asia-Pacific.

Global leaders and CEOs spoke about the importance of investing in climate solutions and sustainable business practices, as well as the value of collaborating across borders to develop innovative and resilient solutions to benefit the future economic value of Asia-Pacific economies.

Here are some of the most memorable moments from the APEC CEO Summit 2023, and the quotes to remember.

GO DEEPER: Explore the CEO Summit Journal

The CEO Summit Journal is the official publication of the APEC CEO Summit and focuses on the people and issues shaping the dialogue in the Asia-Pacific.

• Industry Leaders Usher In Bold Sustainability Initiatives (Laura Lane, Kristen Sieman, Kwasi Mitchell)

Perspectives from a roundtable organized by the CEO Summit Journal with executives from three companies participating at SFF.

• Paving the Way to Better Healthcare (Eric Obscherning, Patricia Wu, Ryan MacFarlane of Crowell & Moring International)

A breakdown on how digital transformation and innovative financing can improve patient care.

• Harnessing AI to Transform Society (Cristina Aby-Azar of Global Gateway Advisors)

Glen Weyl, an economist, chair of the Plurality Institute, and founder of the RadicalxChange Foundation, spoke to the CEO Summit Journal about the threats and opportunities posed by the proliferation of artificial intelligence.

Read more from the CEO Summit Journal here. Download a PDF copy here.

NEWS YOU CAN USE

APEC shows why business diplomacy matters in fragmented world (Australian Financial Review, November 19, 2023)

A breakdown into why foreign policy and co-operation among nations is needed now more than ever.

Leaders need new tactics in a time of fragmentation (Axios, November 17, 2023)

Several CEOs and world leaders at the APEC CEO Summit urged unity and collaboration in their addresses and discussions as they attempted to build greater connections and collaboration with each other moving forward.

APEC summit upbeat on AI as U.S.-China agree on dialogue (Nikkei Asia - November 17, 2023)

Economy and business leaders struck an optimistic note on the future of artificial intelligence at the APEC CEO Summit, citing the need for cooperation between China and the U.S. and robust regulation of the emerging technology.

Corporate, global leaders peer into a future expected to be reshaped by AI, for better or worse (Associated Press, November 16, 2023)

Economy and business leaders weigh the risks and rewards in the future of AI at the APEC CEO Summit 2023.

FACT SHEET: Biden-⁠Harris Administration Highlights Nearly $200 Billion of Private Sector Investments from the Asia-Pacific into the United States Since Taking Office (The White House, November 16, 2023)

An “Investing in America” and SelectUSA event at the APEC CEO Summit 2023 highlighted significant job-creating investments in the United States by companies based in the Asia-Pacific.

(Bloomberg, November 16, 2023)

President Joe Biden said the world expects the US and China to better manage their competition, making the case for sustained US involvement in the Asia-Pacific region, a day after his high-profile meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

WHAT’S NEXT: Prepare for APEC CEO Summit Peru 2024

“On behalf of the United States and APEC, we pass the baton to Peru.” — Kevin Ali, CEO at Organon, and Alfred F. Kelly, Jr., Executive Chairman at Visa APEC CEO Summit 2023 Host Committee Co-Chairs

Next year, Peru will host APEC 2024, including the APEC CEO Summit 2024. Visit the APEC CEO Summit 2024 website to learn more.

Economic Leaders’ Week. The theme of the meetings was “creating a resilient and sustainable future for all.” APEC countries, 21 economies spanning both sides of the Pacific — from China to Chile and the United States and Canada — account for 50% of the global trade and 40% of the world’s population. This makes APEC an important constituency for The World Bank, and it was an opportunity for me to take the pulse of the region.

Here are the highlights from my trip.

1. A Stage for Cooperation

In a fragmented world, it was great to see economic cooperation take center stage in San Francisco, the host city of the APEC Summit and gateway to the Asia-Pacific region. The Summit ended with participants reaffirming in the APEC leaders’ Golden Gate declaration their commitment to

“move [the] region towards new ways of bringing resiliency, sustainability, interconnection, innovation and inclusion directly into [their] priorities and working together to respond to [the] most pressing economic challenges.”

The Summit was attended by several heads of state representing APEC, including U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping, but also the Presidents of Korea, Viet Nam, Indonesia, Peru, and Chile. Next year, Peru will host APEC 2024.

World leaders at the 2023 APEC Summit in San Francisco

Some of my interactions with clients and partners. With US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (top left); Vice Minister Liao Min of China (top right); Finance Minister of Viet Nam Mr. Ho Du Phoc (bottom left); and Finance Minister of Indonesia Sri Mulyani (bottom right).

2. A Focus on the Green Transition

There was a clear recognition that addressing climate change requires collective action. The region accounts for one-third of global greenhouse gas emissions and 60% of the world’s coal consumption.

During a session chaired by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, I had the opportunity to discuss how the green transition presents a wide range of opportunities that can become APEC’s new drivers of growth.

I also highlighted that some of the World Bank’s most innovative solutions have been first piloted across APEC economies. For example, we tested Emission Reduction-Linked Bonds in Viet Nam. And in Chile, we are supporting the development of the Green Hydrogen Facility (GHF) as a risk-sharing mechanism to mobilize commercial financing and to achieve fair and sustainable socio-economic development with local communities.

"There can be no winners and losers in the green transition."

As part of the APEC CEO Summit, I also took part in a stimulating panel discussion on intentional equity in sustainability with Dara Khosrowshahi, CEO of Uber, and Zhenguo Li, Founder and President of solar tech company LONGi.

Khosrowshahi described Uber’s efforts to incentivize his drivers to switch to electric vehicles, including through an innovative partnership with Hertz. Li Zhenguo made the point that green hydrogen could revitalize the Asia-Pacific economy while helping the global energy transition. I emphasized that there can be no winners and losers in the green transition and highlighted concrete ways to make sure that local communities benefit and that an inclusive bottom-up process is adopted in planning and implementing green transition investments.

Together with Li Zhenguo, Founder and President of LONGi (second left) and Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi (on my right).

3. Building Inclusive Economies

APEC countries have not been immune to global challenges. While poverty was significantly reduced both in Latin America and the Caribbean and East Asia and the Pacific regions in the run up to the COVID-19 pandemic, today more than 30% of the population in Latin America and the Caribbean is highly vulnerable to being brought back into poverty by a single shock, and close to 100 million people in the East Asia and the Pacific region live under $3.7 per day (the lower-middle income poverty line).

To reap the benefits of innovative and more service-oriented economies, there was a recognition that we must invest in young people and women. This means better education and health systems while enabling new economic opportunities. Canada made a convincing case for their $10 a day childcare initiative.

Consider this: studies show that for every dollar invested in early childhood education and childcare, the broader economy receives between $1.50 to $2.80 in return.

Mastercard CEO Michael Miebach hosted a nice event on building a digital pacific for all to share proven ideas and models to unleash the economic potential of women entrepreneurs and strengthen partnerships across sectors. The event celebrated the launch of Strive Women, an innovative initiative focusing on financial inclusion, in partnership with CARE.

With Mastercard CEO Michael Miebach and President and CEO of United Way Worldwide Angela Williams.

4. Women Charting a New Course for APEC

Speaking of women empowerment, I had the privilege of meeting the inaugural class of Global Women Asia in sustainability at an event organized by the University of San Francisco, including one of our own, Yera Park, who works on disruptive technology for IFC - International Finance Corporation.

I was on a panel with inspiring business leaders and climate activists from the region, such as Linh Do, who is a passionate advocate for climate justice and the circular economy in Australia, and Apoorva Jain (Ms), an Indian sustainability practitioner based in Singapore.

I left San Francisco with a renewed conviction that women are the key to sustainable development, and that they are truly leading the way in doing well by doing good.

What a pleasure to join such an inspiring group of women charting a sustainable future for all. A great way to celebrate women in sustainability. Credit: John Chetwynd

5. Using AI for Good

With San Francisco and the Bay Area being ground zero for all things tech, I made a stop at OpenAI, Chat GPT much-talked about parent company, to learn about how artificial intelligence can increase productivity and the importance of developing safe and inclusive AI.

I emphasized the World Bank's interest in leveraging AI with a focus on reducing poverty, promoting equity, and advancing sustainable economic growth.

At the APEC CEO Summit USA 2023 Forum, I was able to learn more about how Microsoft is bringing AI to healthcare to increase clinical efficiency for physicians and nurses, which could result in doctors saving up to two hours a day on administrative tasks and seeing an additional five patients a day. A compelling business case for using AI for good.