ICC Global Chair Maria arrives in Dhaka
Sunday, 15 October 2023
Ms Maria Fernanda Garza, Chair of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), arrived in Dhaka on Saturday on a three-day visit, says a press release.
She is also a part of the group of advisors and leaders of the B20 and the United Nations Internet Governance Forum.
During her stay in Dhaka, Ms Maria will call on Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi, meet FBCCI president and business leaders and hold a meeting with ICC Bangladesh Executive Board Members at the ICC Bangladesh Secretariat.

Maria Fernanda Garza
Ms Maria is a business leader, strong advocate of business ethics and a board member of several business organisations. For ten years, she was Mexico's Employer Delegate to the International Labour Organisation Conference and was appointed as Vice Chair of Employers at the 98th session of the International Labour Organisation (ILO).
Ms Maria, a Mexican business woman, is the CEO of Orestia, a manufacturing home improvement-water solutions company, with exports to USMCA region, Latin-America and Asia.
Her interest in improving the business environment made her a prominent business leader at a young age. She is one of the Board members of Mexico's leading business organisations such as COPARMEX, CCE and ALIARSE, among others.
Ms Maria was the Chair of ICC México from 2014 to 2020 and Regional Coordinator for the ICC Regional Consultative Group for Americas during 2012-2020.
She is a Member of the Governing Body of the International Court of Arbitration, the Advisory Committee on Sustainable Urbanisation for the President of the UN General Assembly and the International Advocacy Caucus of Indonesia B20.
She was appointed to serve on the United Nations Secretary-General's inaugural Internet Governance Forum (IGF) Leadership Panel for two years since 2022.