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Future Congresses
ICC and WCF are dedicated to global outreach. As such, we believe it is essential that the Congress, taking place every two years, is held in a different region of the world on each occasion. In rotating the event’s location, it is easier for all of our international delegates to attend at least once. If your chamber is interested in co-organising a World Chambers Congress (WCC) in your country, please follow the WCC Bid Guidelines.
The 14th World Chambers Congress will take place in Melbourne, Australia in 2025, co-organised by the Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. This marks the fourth time that the event has been held in the Asia-Pacific Region, having previously taken place in Seoul in 2001, Kuala Lumpur in 2009 and Sydney in 2017.
The 15th World Chambers Congress will take place in the Americas in 2027. Send your letter of interest to Elisabetta.PILATI@iccwbo.org before 2025 to take part in the Congress bidding process, noting that it is never too early to get to know us and the Congress better.
The Congress over the years:
The Congress provides unparalleled opportunities to connect and strengthen relations with a diverse and international group of individuals representing more than 100+ countries. It is a valuable and dynamic forum facilitating the exchange of real-world ideas and best practices in both chamber and business activities and it has been growing ever since its launch in 1999.
For more facts and figures about the 12WCC in Dubai in 2021, click here.
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Hamad Buamim
Chair of the World Chambers Competition
Honorary Chair, ICC World Chambers Federation (WCF), United Arab Emirates.
Hamad Buamim was President and CEO of Dubai Chamber of Commerce from April 2006 until September 2022 . He serves as the Chair of Dubai Multi Commodities Center (DMCC). Educated in the United States, Mr Buamim graduated with Magna Cum Laude from the University of Southern California (USC), Los Angeles in 1996 with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering. He holds an MBA with Honors in Finance from the University of Missouri, Kansas City (UMKC).
Mr Buamim is also Chair of National General Insurance (PJSC), member of the board of directors of Dubai World, and Dubai Islamic Bank (PJSC).
He has served on the boards of various organisations including the UAE Central Bank, Dubai International Financial Center (DIFC), EmiratesNBD Bank (PJSC), Emirates Financial Services, ENBD Capital, Kerzner International, Atlantis the Palm Hotel, City Center Las Vegas (Aria Resort), Union Properties (PJSC) and Network International.