News

2020

  • New Leadership as of 3/18: 2020 Agenda Laid Out - ATLANTA, GA, USA - On March 18, 2020, the WTC Atlanta’s Board of Directors confirmed and announced its 2020-2022 executive leadership team:     •  Max Sutherland, President & CEO    •  Dr. Ismael Fernandez, Executive Vice President and Treasurer    •  Cristina DaCosta, Se... more

2018

  • WTC Atlanta Celebrates World Trade Day - Working to help organizations grow through global trade and investment, The World Trade Center Atlanta held its 2nd Annual World Trade Day on May 4, 2018. This year’s theme was, “High Stake Innovations Impacting the Global Stage.” The event included a full-day conference with ... more

2017

  • WTC Atlanta Participates in Member Seminar - WTC Atlanta Participates in the 2017 Member Seminar ATLANTA, GA, USA - The 2017 WTCA Member Seminar, held in New York October 15-17, 2017 was designed as a “getting to know” better the members and assist in the solution of their needs and problems. In my case, I announced a ... more

  • Invest in Turkey Aims to Bridge Perception Gap - NOVEMBER 2, 2017 | TREVOR WILLIAMS Leaders from Turkey’s foreign investment agency stopped in Atlanta on a three-city tour looking to bridge what they view as a “perception gap” in the way U.S. companies view their country. Turkey hasn’t had it easy of late. Earlier this dec... more

  • Start Up Nation Discussing Business in Israel - Published by Julia Jacobson Conexx recently partnered with the World Trade Center Atlanta (WTC) to talk about Israel’s pipeline of technology and innovation. The program, which was held on August 16 and hosted by the WTC, featured speakers from a variety of industries. Spea... more

  • Consul General Laro Seeks to Develop Agricultural - MAY 15, 2017 | PHIL BOLTON Since his arrival in Atlanta in February, Nigeria’s consul general, Kayode Laro already has traveled extensively throughout Georgia and been immersed in its culture. In April, he joined 20 other international representatives on a VIP tour organized... more

  • WTC Atlanta Announces World Trade Day 2017 in GA - ATLANTA, GA, USA – Working to help organizations understand the economic impact of national leadership and international policy changes, leaders of the World Trade Center Atlanta have announced that the organization will present World Trade Day 2017 on May 2, 2017. The event w... more

  • Not the Time to Pull Back from Global Economy - World Trade Day Preview: Now’s Not the Time to Pull Back from Global Economy April 4, 2017 Trevor Williams The keynote speaker for the upcoming World Trade Day summit in Atlanta May 2 believes that a significant pullback from the global economic system would harm the U.S... more

  • NAFTA & Global Business to be Focus of WTD Atlanta - ATLANTA, GA, USA - The World Trade Center Atlanta is organizing a “World Trade Day” to be held on Tuesday, May 2, at the Georgia International Conference Center that is to focus on trade among NAFTA members, the U.S., Canada and Mexico, and include panel discussions on advance... more

  • Site Selection's The Inaugural World Trade Day ATL - ATLANTA, GA, USA - When the World Bank released its 2017 Global Economic Prospects report on January 10, 2017, the 10 days remaining until a newly elected US president took office overshadowed the report’s projections like a terrifically huge cloud of uncertainty. The repor... more