As the world’s largest public-private partnership to strengthen ethical business practices in health-related sectors, the Forum will convene senior leaders from government authorities, industry associations and companies, healthcare providers and professional societies, patient organizations, and other leading health and trade-related stakeholders from across the APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) region and beyond.

The 2023 APEC Business Ethics for SMEs Forum will take place in downtown Washington, DC.

ABOUT THE  BUSINESS ETHICS FOR    APEC SMEs INITIATIVE

Overseen by the United States Government in close partnership with the 21 economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum (“APEC”), the Business Ethics for APEC SMEs Initiative (“initiative”) is the world’s largest public-private partnership to strengthen ethical conduct and drive a level playing field in the medical device and biopharmaceutical sectors. The initiative also serves as the region’s largest collective action initiative to reinforce ethics and business integrity across health systems. The collective work of over 2,000 stakeholders since 2010 enables this results-driven initiative to: (1) identify and set best practices, (2) facilitate adherence to these practices through capacity building for SMEs, and (3) monitor / evaluate progress within each APEC economy.