World Trade Centers Association

Join Us for this Year’s World Trade Week NYC Kick-Off Event on Wednesday, May 10, 2023 at Baruch College from 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM.

World Trade Week NYC is an active network of more than 70 organizations in the New York metro region working together to underscore the importance of international trade, logistics and port operations to the region’s economy and to use their collective expertise to help the region’s businesses grow through international trade. World Trade Week NYC is hosted by Andrea Ratay from the New York District Export Council.

World Trade Week NYC Kick-Off Event,
Supply Chain Panel Discussion
May 10, 2023
1-2 pm: Registration and Networking
2-3:30 pm: Panel Discussion and Awards

Host:
Andrea Ratay, Chair of the New York District Export Council

The Co-Chairs for the 2023 World Trade Week NYC:

Robin van Puyenbroeck , Executive Director-Business Development, World Trade Centers Association
Bethann Rooney. Director, The Port Department, The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

Panel title: Digitizing the Global Supply Chain: Opportunities and Challenges
Moderator: Pete Mento, SVP Compliance, TRAFFIC TECH, INC.

This year’s World Trade Week NYC Kick-Off Event will feature a supply chain panel discussion, Digitizing the Global Supply Chain: Opportunities and Challenges, moderated by Pete Mento, SVP Compliance, Traffic Tech, Inc. In this panel, we will feature key industry experts to discuss what digitization has in store for us as ecommerce becomes a part of everyday life for the global consumer, the supply chain, and to consider how Logitech is disrupting our models of service and how so much remains to be seen.

Panelists:

Declan Daly, Chief Operating Officer, United States Council for International Business
Tena Vel Thomas, Port Director, Port of New York/Newark, New York Field Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection
Eric Lindberg, Head of Business Development Managers, Retail and Lifestyle, Maersk
Carli Gallagher, Vice President, Business Development Northeast Region, Avalon Risk Management Insurance Agency LLC

The program also features an awards ceremony for companies that are succeeding internationally.

WTW NYC Kick-Off: Supply Chain Panel Discussion