BCG Partners with B20

Organized under the theme of "reshape the future: include, share, act," B20 Italy operated through seven task forces and one action council to zoom in on key topics of the global economic agenda.

As a leading knowledge partner, BCG supported two of the B20 task forces designed to facilitate cooperation and contribute to the formulation of policy recommendations for the G20: Trade & Investment and Digital Transformation. Hans-Paul Bürkner co-chaired the Digital Transformation task force.

To read the policy papers that BCG contributed to, please see:
Trade and Investment policy paper
Digital Transformation policy paper
G20 EMPOWER Best Practices Playbook

Organized under the theme of "transforming for inclusive growth," B20 Saudi Arabia aimed to deliver an impactful and differentiated policy development process, while reinforcing and sustaining the critical role of the global business community.

As a leading knowledge partner, BCG supported three of the six B20 task forces designed to facilitate cooperation and contribute to the formulation of policy recommendations for the G20: Digitalization; Energy, Sustainability, and Climate; and Trade & Investment.

BCG helped the task forces reach consensus around digital inclusion, carbon neutrality, and open and fair trade. The collaboration produced a set of action-oriented policy recommendations that emphasized the following:

• Promoting digital inclusion by overcoming the digital skills divide and providing more opportunities for women in digital
• Highlighting the issue of climate change and the prospects of establishing a carbon-neutral economy in line with the Paris Agreement
• Advocating for open and fair trade, which is particularly relevant today because of increasing trade conflicts and protectionist policies
  

B20 Argentina included a High-Level International Business Advocacy Caucus, involving the most prominent business leaders of top companies from around the world. It addressed matters such as financing growth and infrastructure, trade and investment, along with new thriving challenges of today's world.

BCG supported the Digital and Industry 4.0 taskforce as a knowledge partner. As a result, the final policy paper calls on governments to respond to the opportunity of digital transformation and Industry 4.0 with holistic enabling policy and regulatory frameworks based around 7 key pillars (digital skills, Industry 4.0, global connectivity, MSMEs, digital trade and data flows, financial technology and cybersecurity).


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BCG supported three task forces and contributed to their subsequent policy recommendations:

• Creating Benefits for All: Driving Inclusive Growth through Trade and Investment
• A Climate for Change: Embracing the Transition towards Energy-Efficient, Climate and Resource-Friendly, Competitive Economies
• Digitalization for All: Future-Oriented Policies for a Globally Connected World
  

Policy recommendations were presented to the German G20 Presidency and BCG actively participated in high-level events, including the OECD-B20 conference and the G20 Africa partnership conference.

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BCG supported two task forces: Infrastructure and Trade & Investment. Hans-Paul Bürkner co-chaired the Infrastructure task force and attended the G20 Summit.

BCG supported two task forces: Financing Growth and Trade. Hans-Paul Bürkner co-chaired the Financing Growth task force and attended the G20 Summit.

BCG supported Investments & Infrastructure task force and seconded an associate to the Project Management Office of the B20 (the only professional services firm to do so). Hans-Paul Bürkner and Ross Love presented at the B20.