G20
ICC leadership joins B20 South Africa task forces
Continuing ICC’s long-standing engagement and leadership in the Business-20 process, four ICC leaders have been appointed to co-chair task forces established by the South African B20 Presidency.
Bolstering ICC’s engagement as an official B20 Network Partner, ICC representatives will lend expertise and leadership to co-chair the following B20 task forces:
Co-Chair, Finance and Infrastructure
John W.H. Denton AO, ICC Secretary General,
Industrial Transformation and Innovation
Shinta Kamdani, ICC Executive Board Vice-Chair, and Marjorie Yang, ICC Executive Board Member
Digital Transformation
Karan Bilimoria, Chair, ICC United Kingdom
The B20 is the official platform for the international business community to support the work of the G20 process. Since 2010, when the B20 was established, ICC has played a consistent and leading role in shaping the process, providing policy leadership and expertise, amplifying outcomes and supporting continuity, most recently as an official B20 Network Partner.
This year’s G20 Presidency is held by South Africa, marking the first time it has been led by an African nation. The B20 is hosted by Business Unity South Africa (BUSA).
The B20 Secretariat has convened the following eight task forces:
- Employment & Education
- Trade & Investment
- Energy Mix & Just Transition
- Digital Transformation
- Integrity & Compliance
- Finance & Infrastructure
- Sustainable Food Systems & Agriculture
- Industrial Transformation & Innovation.
Each of the eight task forces is chaired by a business leader from Africa and will produce a series of policy recommendations in line with the B20’s theme of Inclusive Growth and Prosperity through Global Cooperation.
Highlighting the unique agency of South Africa’s G20 Presidency and how ICC is working to support its success, ICC Secretary General John W.H. Denton AO, who participated in the B20 South Africa launch in Cape Town in February 2025, said:
“The G20 process in South Africa represents a unique opportunity to revitalise multilateralism in the current context. At ICC we are honoured to be B20 Network Partners once again, supporting all eight of the Task Forces this year. We look forward to working closely with the Secretariat to ensure the private sector is positioned as a true partner to these important discussions, leveraging our global network and policy insights.”
In addition to task force co-leadership roles, ICC B20 support includes the participation of 19 members of the ICC leadership across the eight task forces, policy support from the ICC Global Policy department, and network support from the ICC Agri-Food Initiative.
