The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has posted a session-by-session agenda for the B20 USA Summit, which opens Monday, November 9, at The Anthem on the Washington waterfront. The program matters to business because it shows which themes get plenary time a month before G20 leaders meet in Miami on December 14 and 15. The Chamber cautions that speakers and times are subject to change.
Investment and energy lead the plenaries
Plenary sessions run on the mornings of November 10 and 11. Foreign investment gets its own slots, with state leaders as the speakers. On November 10, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt share a session titled “Driving Foreign Direct Investment.” On November 11, Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy joins B20 Co-Chair Ross Perot Jr. for “Partnering To Unlock Investment.” The agenda also lists NGA programming at a Governors House venue on November 9.
Energy has the most executive time. Scott Strazik of GE Vernova, who chairs the B20 energy task force, speaks on November 10, followed by a panel with leaders from Pure Lithium, Shell USA and Halliburton. On November 11, one panel brings together NuScale, General Atomics Global and Daniel Yergin of S&P Global. A second features Lithium Americas, EQT, The Nuclear Company and Williams.
That lineup follows the energy chapter of the B20 Leaders’ Statement, which asks the G20 to “meet surging power demand driven by electrification, industrial growth, and AI data centers.”
Trade, trust and the G7
Jim Fitterling of Dow, who chairs the trade task force, appears with Carol Tomé of UPS in the first executive panel, “Growth As A Global Imperative.” Other single-speaker sessions feature Tom Wilson of Allstate on “The Trust Imperative,” Gary Cohn of IBM on global markets, David Burritt of U.S. Steel on American industry, Kate Johnson of Lumen on the digital economy, and Tarek Mansour of Kalshi on prediction markets.
Government voices from abroad come late in the program. At noon on November 11, the ambassadors of France, Germany, Italy and Canada are scheduled for a session called “G7 Ambassadors: A Roadmap For Growth.” That morning’s plenary opens with a Veterans and Armistice Day moment of silence.
UK handover and attendance
The summit ends with a formal transfer. Suzanne Clark, the Chamber’s president and CEO, and Rain Newton-Smith of the Confederation of British Industry are listed for “Passing The B20 Torch” at 12:25 p.m. on November 11. A “B20 2027 Preview” follows on the B20 Stage. Both also join Chang-Beom Kim of the Federation of Korean Industries on an earlier panel about business leadership. Trade publication Skift reports that a Wharf restaurant will become “UK House,” reflecting the United Kingdom’s role as the next host.
Attendance figures differ. A U.S. Chamber statement in September cited over 2,000 participants from over 60 countries. Skift reported on November 2 that at least 3,500 business leaders from more than 100 countries are expected across about 14 venues. The Chamber has not published a final count.
Sources
- U.S. Chamber of Commerce: B20 USA 2026 agenda
- B20 USA: Leaders’ Statement
- U.S. Chamber of Commerce: B20 USA task forces
- U.S. Chamber of Commerce: statement on the G20 Innovation Ministerial, September 2, 2026
- U.S. Department of State: media logistics for the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Miami
- Skift Meetings: inside the B20 summit, November 2, 2026
