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In this episode of ICC Trading Thoughts, ICC spoke with Timea Suto, Manager, ICC Knowledge Solutions, and Rene Summer, Director of Government and Industry Relations for Ericsson and ICC’s Cyber Working Group Lead, about the steps businesses and policymakers can take to prevent cybersecurity threats.

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, or OECD, is celebrating it’s 60 anniversary this year. Since entering into force in 1961, the OECD has played a critical role in advancing multilateral solutions to global challenges. As the world continues to grapple with the COVID-19 crisis and other policy challenges, like climate change and global inequality, the OECD is in the process of selecting its next Secretary General. ICC speaks with one of the finalists for that position, the former European Union Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom.

ICC sat down with Karima-Catherine Goundiam, the founder of B2bee Match to discuss her background as an entrepreneur and how business leaders and policymakers can enable SMEs with the tools and resources that they need to digitise their operations. B2bee Match is one of the official partners of ICC's Centre of Entreprenuership and will contribute to ICC's objective of digitsing 5 million SMEs in Africa.

ICC sat down with Lord Jack McConnell, the former First Minister of Scotland (2001-2007)and Member of the UK House of Lords, to discuss the importance of placing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals at the heart of the COVID-19 economic recovery.