Q&A With the Women of the WTCA Board of Directors - The WTCA Editorial Team sat down with the women of our WTCA Board of Directors for a Q&A to gauge how they define leadership, how they progressed in their careers, their tips on how to expand businesses globally, and their advice for the next generation of women leaders.  ... more

Global Trade & Importance of Connections w/ People - The global trade community enters 2025 with a sense of uncertainty. After hitting a record US $33 trillion in global trade revenue last year, the threat of tariffs has complicated some long-standing trade relationships. As tariffs have now become a reality this year, the need ... more

Q&A With WTCA's RAC Chairs - The WTCA Editorial Team sat down with our new Regional Advisory Council (RAC) Chairs for a Q&A to gauge their thoughts on what Members within their regions should expect in 2025. Our interviewees: Remy Swaab [RS], Chair, Latin America (LatAm) RAC Ed Allison-Wright [EAW... more

Malta, from Hidden Treasure to Investment Hotspot - This article is part of a new series, " WTCA Member Spotlight,"  a series of articles written by WTCA team members to give readers a glimpse into the diversity and dynamism of the global WTCA community.  Penned by Anaïs Jan, WTCA Membership Development Lead - Europe At t... more

Trends in Business Travel for 2025 - Five years ago, the COVID-19 pandemic brought business travel to an abrupt halt — and in the ensuing years, teams got used to fewer trips and more virtual meetings. But as we enter the second half of the decade, experts expect business travel to continue its return to norma... more

5 AI Trends Global Business Leaders Should Know - Few technological breakthroughs have moved faster than Artificial Intelligence (AI). No wonder “move fast and break things” has been such a lasting Silicon Valley motto. But so far, AI isn’t breaking anything. Broadly applicable across economic sectors, the International ... more

WTCA Member Forum 2021: The New (Virtual) Reality of Business - On November 15-19, the World Trade Centers Association (WTCA) hosted its third virtual global event, the 2021 WTCA Member Forum “The New (Virtual) Reality of Business,” bringing together nearly 600 attendees across 117 World Trade Center businesses in more than 50 countrie... more

World Trade Centers (WTCs) in the Asia Pacific (APAC) Region Celebrate WTCA Day 2021 - While many countries throughout the Asia Pacific (APAC) region continue to battle COVID-19, the region’s World Trade Centers (WTCs), along with their business communities, joined WTC colleagues around the world to celebrate WTCA Day 2021 in June. The United Nations-designated ... more

Q&A with the Inaugural 2020 WTCA Champions Awards Winners - The WTCA Editorial Team virtually sat down with the five winners of the inaugural WTCA Champions Awards to discuss their recent achievements and their aspirations for the organization in 2021. *Champion Award for Member of the Year: Pamela Pascual of WTC Metro Manila *Champi... more

WTCA Executive Director-Business Development Addressed 2020 CCPIT Event - On December 20, Robin van Puyenbroeck, WTCA Executive Director-Business Development, virtually attended and spoke at the 2nd annual “Chinese Listed Companies to Build the Belt & Road International (BRI) Cooperation Forum” held in Shenzhen, Guangdong province in China. On b... more

WTCA Member Forum 2020: We Are Open For Business - On November 17-19, the World Trade Centers Association (WTCA) hosted its first virtual global event, the 2020 WTCA “We Are Open For Business” Member Forum. Bringing together more than 300 registered participants from 141 World Trade Centers (WTCs) across the globe, alongside p... more

Spotlight: Q&A with WTCA Executive Director-Business Development, Robin van Puyenbroeck - Robin – thank you so much for (virtually) sitting with us today and congratulations again on your new role at the World Trade Centers Association (WTCA). Can you take a moment to briefly discuss your professional background and what attracted you to the WTCA? Let me first tha... more

Member Perspective - Special Section: COVID-19 Hero Stories From Around The Network (North America) - WTC Denver Douglas Jackson, PhD, JD, President and CEO, Project C.U.R.E. and Board Member, WTC Denver  For more than 30 years, Project C.U.R.E. — a non-profit, humanitarian relief organization that has been a member of WTC Denver for more than a decade — has shipped donate... more

Member Perspective - Special Section: COVID-19 Hero Stories From Around The Network (Africa) - WTC Accra Edem Kofi Yevutsey, General Manager, WTC Accra Ghana recorded its first case of COVID-19 on March 12, igniting a concerted and collaborative effort between the government and private individuals to manage its public health, social, and economic impacts. The te... more

Member Perspective - Special Section: COVID-19 Hero Stories From Around The Network (Europe) - WTC Barcelona Judith Llorente, Marketing Manager, WTC Barcelona WTC Barcelona (WTCB)wanted to do its part in the fight against the pandemic, so the team encouraged their community to show their support to the COVID-19 healthcare workers and patients by launching an initiat... more

Member Perspective - Special Section: COVID-19 Hero Stories From Around The Network (Asia Pacific) - WTC Metro Manila Pamela D. Pascual, President and CEO, WTC Metro Manila WTC Metro Manila (WTCMM) — a pioneer in world-class exhibition venues in the Philippines — was converted into a COVID-19 center on April 3 to help the government address the looming gap in hospitals ... more

WTCA Meridian™ July/August 2020 Issue (Special Summer Double Issue) - more

Announcing the 2020 WTCA MAC Chairs and Vice-Chairs - In June, the WTCA MACs held their annual Chair and Vice-Chair elections. More than 20 individuals ran for a leadership position for the forthcoming year to lead and engage MAC members around the world, facilitating membership dialogue and taking actionable steps towards a stro... more

TECHNOLOGY ISSUE: REMOTE WORK TRENDS (WTC Kansas City) - Like many of our counterparts, WTC Kansas City’s initial days of working remotely and understanding the reality of the COVID-19 pandemic involved postponing and delaying programs and events until we could formulate a plan to continue our mission: Education, Connect, and Trade.... more

TECHNOLOGY ISSUE: REMOTE WORK TRENDS (WTC Denver) - WTC Denver has been an active WTCA Member since 1987, and concentrates on delivering quality trade education, global business consulting services, and trade research for all industries in the Rocky Mountain region. Since 1973, Denver has hosted one of the most popular World Tr... more