ICC commissions are specialised working bodies composed of business experts who examine major issues of interest to the business world. They prepare policy products, including statements to contribute to intergovernmental discussions, as well as rules and codes to facilitate international business transactions. Commission leaders are appointed by the ICC Chairman for a three-year period, renewable at the Chairman’s discretion.
Policy commissions
Arbitration and ADR
Commission mandate
To provide a forum for pooling ideas on issues relating to international arbitration and other forms of dispute resolution.
| Chair | Christopher Newmark Partner and Member Spenser Underhill Newmark LLP |
| Vice-Chairs | Marcelo Roberto Ferro Founding Partner Ferro, Castro Neves, Daltro & Gomide Advogados (Brazil) |
| Abhijit Mukhopadhyay President (Legal) and General Counsel Sangam Limited (United Kingdom) | |
| Ilya Nikiforov Managing Partner Egorov, Puginsky, Afanasiev & Partners (Russian Federation) | |
| Vanayak Pradhan Partner Skrine (Malaysia) | |
| Eduardo Silva Romero Partner Dechert LLP (France) | |
| Essam Al Tamimi Founder and Managing Partner Al Tamimi & Company (United Arab Emirates) | |
| Dorothy Ufot Managing Partner Dorothy Ufot & Co. (Nigeria) | |
| Annet van Hooft Partner Bird & Bird (France) | |
| Carita Wallgren-Lindholm Partner Lindholm Wallgren (Finland) | |
| David B. Wilson Partner Sherman & Howard (United States) | |
| Professor Dr Liu Xiaohong President Shanghai University of Political Science and Law (Shanghai) |
Banking
Commission mandate
To serve as a global forum and rule-making body for banks worldwide, with particular focus on the financing of international trade; and to help policymakers and standard setters create a regulatory framework that facilitates trade finance throughout the world.
| Chair | Daniel Schmand   Global Head of Trade Finance Deutsche Bank (Germany) |
| Advisory Board | Pravin Advani Managing Director of Global Trade and Loan Products Executive Corporate and Investment Bank J.P. Morgan (United States) |
| Alberto Amo Mena Global Head of Trade Asset Solutions Global Banking and Markets Santander (Spain) | |
| Percy Batliwalla Head of Global Trade and Supply Chain Finance Bank of America Merrill Lynch (United States) | |
| Steven Beck Head of Trade Finance Asian Development Bank (Philippines) | |
| Alexander Goulandris Chief Executive Officer essDOCS (Singapore) | |
| Yunfei Liu Assistant General Manager of Global Trade Finance Bank of China (China) | |
| Vinod Madhavan Head of Transactional Products and Services Corporate and Investment Banking Standard Bank Group (South Africa) | |
| Rudolf Putz Head Trade Facilitation Programme (TFP) European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (United Kingdom) | |
| Adrian Rigby Chief Commercial Officer and Global Deputy Head of Trade and Receivables Finance HSBC (United Kingdom) | |
| Nadya Talhouni Global Head of Cash Management & Trade and Head of International and Subsidiaries Arab Bank (Jordan) | |
| Michael Vrontamitis Head of Trade, Product Management, Transaction Banking Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) | |
| Executive Committee Deputy Head | Alexander Malaket President Opus Advisory Services (Canada) |
| Executive Committee | Jamal Bin Ghalaita Chief Executive Officer Emirates Islamic Bank (Dubai) |
| Dominic Broom Global Head of Trade Sales BNY Mellon (United Kingdom) | |
| Sean Edwards Head of Legal Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (United Kingdom) | |
| Mark Evans Managing Director of Transaction Banking ANZ (Australia) | |
| Ruediger Geis Head of Product Management Trade Commerzbank AG (Germany) | |
| Andrea Hauptmann Senior Director and Head of Guarantees Department Raiffeisen Bank International (Austria) | |
| Ana Kavtaradze Head of Trade Finance Bank of Georgia (Georgia) | |
| Vincent O’Brien Trade Finance Expert (Ireland) | |
| Shehzad Sharjeel Global Head of Trade Finance Program IFC (Turkey) | |
| Dan Taylor Principal DLTAYLOR Consulting (United States) | |
| Vijay Vashist Global Head of Trade & Supply Chain Finance and Trade Asset Management Global Transaction Services DBS | |
| Technical Advisers | Dave Meynell Owner TradeLC Advisory (United Kingdom) |
| Glenn Ransier Global Standby Letters of Credit and Demand Guarantee Product Manager Wells Fargo Bank (United States) | |
| Kim Sindberg Trade Finance Consultant Sindberg Consult (Denmark) | |
| Project Advisers | Henri d’Ambrieres Advisory Services in Export, Trade and Project Finance HDA Conseil (France) |
| Krishnan Ramadurai Head of Product, Returns and Capital Optimization HSBC (United Kingdom) | |
| Hugo Verschoren Chief Expert Centre of Excellence, Trade Finance Services ING (Netherlands) |
Commercial Law and Practice
Commission mandate
To set global business standards for international B2B transactions and provide world business input on commercial rules developed by intergovernmental organisations.
| Co-Chairs | Fabio Bortolotti Partner Buffa, Bortolotti & Mathis (Italy) |
| Ercument Erdem Partner Erdem & Erdem (Turkey) | |
| Vice-Chair | Christian Steinberger Head of Legal Services German Engineering Federation – VDMA (Germany) |
| International Working Groups | |
| Incoterms Drafting Group Co-Chairs | Christoph Martin Radtke Partner Lamy & Associes (France) |
| David Lowe Partner Gowling WLG (United Kingdom) | |
| Public Procurement Co-Chairs | Lauri Railas Owner Railas Attorneys Ltd. (Finland) |
| Goncalo Mota Nogueira Partner Nobre Guedes, Mota Soares & Associados (Portugal) | |
| European Contract Law Chair | Christian Steinberger Head of Legal Services German Engineering Federation – VDMA (Germany) |
| Turnkey + Joint Venture / Consortium Chair | Eric Eggink Director Technip Ships, Ab Zoetermeer (Netherlands) |
| Turnkey + Joint Venture / Consortium Vice-Chair | Isabelle Smith-Monerville Partner Smith D’Oria (France) |
| B2C Online Sale Conditions Chair | Mariaelena Giorcelli Partner Buffa, Bortolotti & Mathis (Turin) |
| Consulting Services Chair | Ercument Erdem Partner Erdem & Erdem (Turkey) |
Competition
Commission mandate
To ensure that business needs and markets are taken into account in the formulation and implementation of competition laws and policies.
| Chair | Paul Lugard Partner Baker Botts LLP (Belgium) |
| Vice-Chairs | Michael Blechman Special Counsel Kaye Scholer LLP (United States) |
| Anne Riley Associate General Counsel Antitrust Shell International (United Kingdom) | |
| Patrick Hubert Partner Orrick (France) | |
| Task Forces | |
| Compliance and Advocacy Chair | Anne Riley Associate General Counsel Antitrust Shell International (United Kingdom) |
| Compliance and Advocacy Co-Chairs | Boris Kasten Head of Competition Law and General Counsel for Europe Schindler Management (Switzerland) |
| Merger Control Regimes Chair | Patrick Hubert Partner Orrick (France) |
| Simone Pieri Head of Regulatory Relations and Compliance Retail and Head of Wealth Advisory Barclays (Italy) | |
| Cartels and Leniency Co-Chairs | Luciano Di Via Partner Clifford Chance (Italy) |
| Marcin Trepka Counsel K & L Gates (Poland) | |
| Due Process Co-Chairs | Gerald Brei Partner Eversheds (Switzerland) |
| Jennifer Patterson Partner Kaye Scholer LLP (United States) | |
| International Competition Network Co-Chairs | Calvin S. Goldman Partner Goodmans LLP (Canada) |
| James F. Rill Senior Counsel Baker Botts (United States) | |
Corporate Responsibility and Anti-Corruption
Commission mandate
To develop policy recommendations and practical tools from a global business perspective on corporate responsibility and fighting corruption.
| Chair | Denis Simonneau Director of European and International Relations Engie (France) |
| Vice-Chairs | Iohann Le Frapper Chief Legal Officer ChetWode (France) |
| Davinder Singh Chief Executive Officer Drew & Napier LLC (Singapore) | |
| Francois Vincke Independent Lawyer (Belgium) |
Customs and Trade Facilitation
Commission mandate
To promote simplified customs and transport policies and procedures as well as other measures to facilitate international trade.
| Chair | Norman Schenk |
| Vice-Chairs | Jean-Marie Salva |
| Oliver Peltzer | |
| Fernando Barbosa |
Digital Economy
Commission mandate
To promote the global development of the digital economy and continued growth of its underlying information and communication technologies (ICTs) and related business models, through private sector policy leadership, regulatory advocacy and the promotion of best practice.
| Chair | Joseph Alhadeff Vice President of Global Public Policy and Chief Privacy Strategist Oracle (United States) |
| Vice-Chairs | Virat Bhatia President of International External Affairs for South Asia Region AT&T (India) |
| Carolyn Nguyen Director of Technology Policy Microsoft (United States) | |
| Christoph Steck Director of Public Policy and Internet Telefonica (Spain) | |
| Christiaan van der Valk President and Co-founder TrustWeaver (Sweden) | |
| Business Action to Support the Information Society (BASIS) | |
| Strategy Council Members | Joseph Alhadeff Vice President of Global Public Policy and Chief Privacy Strategist Oracle (United States) |
| Ellen Blackler Vice President of Global Public Policy The Walt Disney Company (United States) | |
| Hossam Elgamal Founder Edrac Group (Egypt) | |
| Gonzalo Lopez-Barajas Manager of Public Policy and Internet Telefonica (Spain) | |
| Cheryl Miller Director of International Public Policy and Regulatory Affairs Verizon (United States) | |
Environment and Energy
Commission mandate
To develop policy recommendations and tools to address major global environmental and energy issues, including climate change and green economy within the framework of sustainable development, and make a substantive contribution to key intergovernmental discussions in these areas.
| Chair | Kersten Karl Barth Executive Vice President Bilfinger SE Piping Systems (Germany) |
| Vice-Chairs | Rajasekar Lakshmanan Executive President UltraTech Cement Ltd (India) |
Gilles Vermot Desroches  Senior Vice President of Sustainability Schneider Electric (France) |
Marketing and Advertising
Commission mandate
To promote high ethical standards in marketing by business self-regulation through the Consolidated ICC Code of Advertising and Marketing Communications Practice and formulate world business positions and initiatives to address government actions that affect marketing and consumer protection.
| Chair | Brent Sanders Associate General Counsel Microsoft Corporation (United States) |
| Vice-Chairs | Eve Magnant Vice President and Corporate Social Responsibility Director Publicis Groupe (France) |
| Sheila Millar Partner Keller and Heckman LLP (United States) | |
| Anders Stenlund Director of Legal Affairs, Competition and Consumer Policy Confederation of Swedish Enterprise (Sweden) | |
| Ximena Tapias Delporte President of the Commission of Advertising Self-Regulation CONARP (Colombia) |
Intellectual Property
Commission mandate
To promote efficient intellectual property (IP) systems that support international trade, encourage investment in creation and innovation, and facilitate sustainable economic development.
| Chair | David J. Koris Of Counsel DaVinci Partners (Switzerland) Executive Vice President and Head of Global Intellectual Property (Retired) Shell (United States) |
| Vice-Chair | Ingrid Baele Vice President of the Business Management Office Philips Intellectual Property & Standards (Netherlands) |
| Rapporteur | Axel Braun Head of International Developments and Global Group Patents F. Hoffmann – La Roche (France) |
| Issue Rapporteur (Patents) | Mathias Karlhuber Patent Attorney and Partner Cohausz & Florack (Germany) |
| Issue Rapporteur (Trademarks) | Ana De Sampaio Industrial Property Attorney J. E. Dias Costa, LDA (Portugal) |
| Issue Rapporteur (Copyright) | Graham Henderson President and Chief Executive Officer Music Canada (Canada) |
| Issue Rapporteur (Designs) | Elisabeth Logeais Partner UGGC & Associates (France) |
| Regional Ambassadors | Hao Ma President CCPIT Patent and Trademark Law Office (China) |
| Jorge Chavarro Partner Cavelier Abogados (Colombia) | |
| Ganapathy Narayanan Head of Corporate IPR Group Tata Consultancy Services (India) |
Taxation
Commission mandate
To promote transparent and non-discriminatory treatment of foreign investments and earnings that eliminates tax obstacles to cross-border trade and investment.
| Chair | Christian Kaeser |
| Vice-Chairs | Mukesh Butani |
| Cym Lowell | |
| Paul Morton |
Trade and Investment Policy
Commission mandate
To promote cross-border trade and investment by business and an open global economy to foster job creation, sustainable development, and improve living standards.
| Chair | James Bacchus Chair of Global Practice Greenberg Traurig, LLP (United States) |
| Vice-Chairs | Ulf Pehrsson Vice President of Government and Industry Relations Ericsson (Sweden) |
