2014 asae gr symposium global issues
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Global Issues and US Government Relations
0ctober 30, 2014, 1.30pm
Introductions
• Michelle King, VP Policy and External Relations, FairWinds Partners
• Trevor S. Mitchell CA, Executive Director Membership & Technology, ARMA International
• Alfons Westgeest, Managing Partner, Kellen Europe
This Session is about
• US policy and regulatory, standards, education and training, are increasingly influenced by global issues.
• With many associations becoming “international”, an understanding of global developments is critical.
• Overview of laws / regulations governing international expansion and monitoring developments on the international scene
• Internet policies /privacy regulations under Big Data
• Case studies for discussion.
Introduction
• Election of a new European Commission & Parliament
• Transparency in lobbying: EU register
• Climate and Energy Package: future impact
• China Association Reform: promise for long term
• What is making the news on TTIP and other “Deals” ?
New European Parliament
Aren’t Elections Exciting.... ?
New European Parliament
42.54% voted
New European Parliament
751 mostly new and some return Parliamentarians
28 Member States elections
Some extreme MEPs entered
9 Groups that consolidate all fractions
221 EPP (Christian Democrats) and 191 Social Democrats (S&D) are major
Liberals / Greens balance
New European Commission
28 nationals, Commissioners
Proposed by Member States and Approved by Parliament
New Portfolios
New clusters of VPs, logically
Example for Energy Union
Starting November 1
6605: 3,000 associations, 1,000 companies, 1,000 consultancies and lawfirms 2,000 NGOs
Transparency Initiative
EU Energy /Climate Package
• European Council agreed on a new energy and climate package for 2030. The main commitments are to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 40%, and increase energy efficiency and renewable energy by at least 27%, compared to 1990 levels.
• Circular Economy – waste related, food, water etc.
China Association Reform
China’s Association Reform Timeline
2014
• Gradual implementations of the separation of government - social organizations, and summarizing results by end of 2014
• Introduce competitive framework for associations / summarize result of experiments with 1 industry, multiple –association
2015 • In principle realize a separation of government - social
organizations
2017
Complete reforms and realize modernized association industry , • full separation government-social organizations,
• clear rights and liabilities and • self-governance based on a legal framework
Future potential to register locally Currently in a preliminary stage and on
experimental basis only .Actual reforms will be more long-term
New Players in Trade
• August: India’s President Modi blocked Proposed Bali WTO deal
• October: New President Widodo in Indonesia
Trade Deals: Bi-laterals
• September: Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between the EU and Canada (CETA)
• October: The EU concluded talks on a trade agreement with Singapore with similar investor protection clauses.
• Today & TTIP: Karel de Gucht, Trade Commissioner: 24 of 28 member states believe ISDS should be part of investment agreements, incl with the US
TTIP: not so easy...........
Major Issues
• ISDS: Investment protection and investor-to-state dispute settlement
• Food: Recognition of origin
• Privacy: Data, Spying, leaking, differences in legal
• Financial regulation, consumer protection, environmental standards, labor laws and public ownership of critical infrastructure
• Time.....
Examples
1. Food: Codex Alimentarius global regulators meet on food-safety laws impacting a global value chain
2. Energy: California regulatory incentives for storing energy have a big impact on early installations to integrate renewable energy in (micro)grids
Examples
3. ARMA International: association of 27, 000 members and the authority on governing information as a strategic asset. www.arma.org
4. ICANN: with its new generic top-level domains program and role in the Internet governance discussion plays a key role for all businesses. www.icann.org
Attention points
1. Policy migration examples: Food and energy
2. Global developments going around faster and faster
3. Are your members impacted? Are they aware?
4. Trade deals are part of the story, long term
5. Be open for insights from colleauges and friends
6. Market access or processional credentials
7. Link to strategic plan and impact by regulatory or GR developments abroad
8. Coalitions and Alliances now cross borders
Contact Information
Michelle Sara King, Vice President, Policy and External Relations, FairWinds Partners Tel +1 202-223-9254 [email protected] Alfons Westgeest, FASAE, Group VP, Kellen Company (facilitator) Tel + 32 2 761 1600 [email protected] www.kelleneurope.com
Trevor Mitchell, CAE, Executive Director Membership Technology, ARMA International Tel +1 913.217.6004 [email protected]