As an indication of the increasingly broad-based participation in the World Chambers Federation, chambers from some of the world’s nascent economies will be attending the Fifth World Chambers Congress for the first time which takes place in Istanbul 4-7 July.
Thanks to funding provided by the Center for Private Enterprise (CIPE), an affiliate of the US Chamber of Commerce, which furnishes management and financial support to chambers in developing countries, 12 chamber representatives will participate from Iraq, Russia, Nigeria, Afghanistan and other countries.
“It’s an opportunity to host chambers we have worked with, and for them to exchange what they’ve done and learn from their counterparts,” said John Sullivan, Executive Director of CIPE. The centre will also direct a session at the congress on advocacy and policy reform.
Another first, the United Nations Development Programme is underwriting attendance by five chambers from among the following African countries: Ghana, Uganda, South Africa, Cameroon and the Republic of Congo.
Turkish Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, will deliver the opening address at the biennial event.
The congress is the premier venue for chambers to learn how to better serve their members, in turn helping members improve the economies in which they operate. More than two dozen workshops will offer chamber leaders ways to better their performance through offering practical solutions, case studies and new products and services.
Awards will be given to the most innovative projects by chambers that promote international cooperation, skills development and membership recruitment, plus for the most 'out of the box' chamber project at a special ceremony.
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