T20 U.S. Workstreams

T20 U.S. are led by experts, policy researchers, academics in five distinct Workstreams (formerly taskforces) and succinct policy solutions papers for G20 policymakers on relevant and current challenges during this tumultuous shift in geopolitics affecting the G20 countries.  In particular, across five thematic areas:

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Fostering Trade and People-Centered Economic Growth

Homi Kharas

Senior Fellow, Center for Sustainable Development, Brookings

Bambang Brodjonegoro

Dean and CEO, Asian Development Bank Institute

Yose Rizal Damuri

Executive Director, CSIS Indonesia

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This thematic area will focus on assessing regulatory challenges, such as duplicative regulations or high compliance costs, that may hamper international economic initiatives and cooperation. It will explore potential, shared priority areas among all G20 Member States and regional groupings for considering smarter, more cost- benefit-justified regulations that will support economic growth. Furthermore, this thematic priority will consider ways to further facilitate and innovate both global multilateral (World Trade Organization) and plurilateral trade arrangements, to better leverage the potential “win-win” benefits while mitigating against any risks or “public bads” associated with international trade.

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Safeguarding Energy Security and Resilience

Sarang Shidore

Director, Global South Program, Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft

Maiara Folly

Executive Director and Co-Founder, Plataforma CIPÓ

Victoria Panova

Vice Rector, HSE University, Moscow

Paul Samson

President, Centre for International Governance Innovation

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Securing energy supply chains and affordability: This thematic area will identify the means and mechanisms for building resilient energy sources and reliable access to affordable energy. It will also aim to advance concrete policy and institutional reform proposals on a just green energy transition and the scaling-up of affordable energy infrastructure.

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Boosting Innovative Technologies, including Artificial Intelligence

Richard Ponzio

Director, Global Governance, Justice & Security Program, Stimson Center

Linda Bonyo

Founder, Lawyers Hub Africa

Anirban Sarma

Director, Centre for Digital Societies, Observer Research Foundation

Stephanie Diepeveen

Senior Research Associate, Digital Societies, Politics and Governance Team, ODI Global

Divij Joshi

Research Fellow, Digital Societies, Politics and Governance Team, ODI Global

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This thematic priority will focus on advancing the development and diffusion of new technologies (e.g., artificial intelligence, biotech, quantum computing, etc.), including by securing trade access and the infrastructure needed for the fair trade of minerals so central to technological progress. It will also engage on regulatory questions around global and regional governance of artificial intelligence and digital public infrastructure.

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Mobilizing Finance and Tackling Debt Constraints, including through International Financial Architecture Reform

Amar Bhattacharya

Senior Fellow, Center for Sustainable Development, Brookings

Kevin Gallagher

Professor of Global Development Policy and Director, Global Development Policy Center, Boston University

Daouda Sembene

Founder and CEO, AfriCatalyst

Ambassador Marcos Caramuru

Member of the International Advisory Board, CEBRI

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This thematic area will focus on strengthening G20 action commitments on global economic governance, addressing debt relief and climate resilience, by assessing existing global and regional governance gaps and proposing common action and new innovations on policies, institutions (e.g., working with Brazil to further define its UN Climate Change Council proposal, to be considered in 2026 by the General Assembly), and practices to better protect ecosystems, communities, and economies.

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Sustaining and Strengthening Global Coordination on Socioeconomic Development and Peacebuilding

Chandrima Das

Senior Advisor, T20 U.S. Project and Nonresident Fellow, Protection of Civilians and Human Security Program, Stimson Center

Zachary Paikin

Deputy Director, Better Order Project, Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft

Laura Chappell

Associate Director for International Policy, Institute for Public Policy Research

Christian Kastrop

President and CEO, Global Solutions Initiative

Vidisha Mishra

Director, Global Outreach & Policy, Global Solutions Initiative

Elizabeth Sidiropoulos

Chief Executive, South African Institute of International Affairs

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 Building on action plans developed for the recent September 2024 Summit of the Future and July 2025 Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development, this thematic priority will focus on innovations for strengthening global and regional financial and security institutions (e.g., Security Council, General Assembly, and Peacebuilding Architecture reforms) to become more “fit-for-purpose” for better addressing 21st century global challenges, threats, and opportunities. It will also give special attention to the interplay between international economic and security issues and the need for mutually reinforcing policy and institutional reforms, to ensure positive, sustained economic and security outcomes worldwide.

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