Business Twenty
The B20
The official voice of the private sector in the G20 process. Where chief executives and industry federations turn commercial reality into recommendations that land on the sherpas' desks.
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All analysis →What the B20 is
The B20 is the business engagement group of the G20 — the most established of the official outreach tracks. Each year the country holding the G20 presidency appoints a national business organization to run it, which convenes task forces of executives, trade bodies and industry associations from across the membership.
Those task forces spend the year producing policy recommendations, which are formally handed to the G20 presidency ahead of the leaders' summit. The recommendations are not binding. Their influence comes from the fact that they arrive early, carry the signatures of companies that employ millions of people, and speak to the parts of the agenda — trade facilitation, digital rules, energy, finance for growth — where governments most need the private sector to move with them.
The useful way to read the B20 is as a filter. Far more is proposed than survives. What matters is which recommendations make it into the sherpa process intact.
Current cycle
B20 USA — Washington, D.C., 2026
With the United States holding the G20 presidency, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is hosting the B20 for the first time. The B20 USA Summit runs from November 9 to 11, 2026 in Washington, D.C., ahead of the leaders' summit in Miami the following month.
The companies represented in the B20 process account for roughly 75 per cent of world trade.
B20 USA 2026 — the detail
U.S. Chamber →- Dates
- November 9–11, 2026
- Venue
- The Wharf, Southwest Washington, D.C.
- Host
- U.S. Chamber of Commerce
- Co-chairs
- Suzanne P. Clark and Ross Perot Jr.
- B20 Sherpa
- Kevin Brady
- Reach
- Companies representing roughly 75% of global trade
- Leaders’ summit
- G20 Miami, December 14–15, 2026
The U.S. Chamber describes the B20 as the G20’s private sector engagement forum, and the Washington summit as “the culmination of a year-long series of convenings designed to forge and strengthen relationships that drive growth” — a forum where global business leaders “engage directly with decision-makers to shape policy and advance deals and investment.” Attendance is by invitation, requested through the Chamber’s events portal.
Who is already around it
| Tier | Organizations |
|---|---|
| Corporate partners | Visa · Mastercard · Hillwood · Kalshi · S&P Global · Citadel · Amazon · GE Vernova · Bayer · Infosys · Bristol Myers Squibb |
| Knowledge partner | Boston Consulting Group |
| Media partner | Politico |
| Network partners | OECD · International Chamber of Commerce · Meridian International Center, among others |
Source: U.S. Chamber of Commerce — B20 Summit 2026. Partner rosters change through the year; confirm before publication.
How a recommendation travels
| Stage | What happens |
|---|---|
| 1. Task forces convene | The host business organization appoints task forces by theme — trade and investment, energy, digital, finance, integrity and compliance. |
| 2. Drafting | Members negotiate language across markets and sectors. Most of the year's work happens here, out of public view. |
| 3. Handover | Recommendations are formally presented to the G20 presidency at the B20 summit. |
| 4. Sherpa track | Government sherpas decide what survives into the negotiating text. Most does not. |
| 5. Leaders' declaration | What remains appears — usually compressed to a clause — in the communiqué at the leaders' summit. |
The other engagement groups
The B20 sits alongside a family of official G20 engagement groups, each representing a constituency: W20 (women), L20 (labour), C20 (civil society), T20 (think tanks), Y20 (youth), S20 (science) and U20 (urban). Group of Nations covers the W20 and G20 YEA alongside its principal summit titles.
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Our B20 record
Group of Nations has published the official G20 and B20 editions of The Global Briefing across successive presidencies, including the Brazilian and South African cycles.
“Trade is more complex than ever, but the opportunity to bring together business leaders from across the G20 has never been more important.”
B20 questions
When is the B20 summit 2026?
The B20 USA summit takes place at The Wharf in Washington, D.C., on November 9 to 11, 2026. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce leads the B20 USA 2026.
What is the B20?
The B20, or Business 20, is the G20's official dialogue with the global business community. B20 task forces led by a chair and co-chairs from member companies draft policy recommendations, and the B20 communique is presented to G20 leaders.
What do the B20 task forces cover?
Recent B20 task forces have covered digital transformation, energy, trade and investment, finance and infrastructure, integrity and compliance, and employment and education.
Where have recent B20 summits been held?
Recent B20s were hosted by South Africa (2025), Brasil (2024), India (2023), Indonesia (2022), Italy (2021), Saudi Arabia (2020), Japan (2019) and Argentina (2018). The United Kingdom hosts the B20 in 2027.
How can B20 companies take part in a Group of Nations publication?
B20 members and companies can feature their recommendations and work in our G20 and B20 publications through editorial and sponsorship. Contact Group of Nations for details.
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