Events

Throughout the year, the World Trade Center Institute (WTCI) hosts a variety of events – from thought-provoking two-hour discussions with global executives to energizing daylong conferences with future leaders. Speakers have included Honest Tea founder Seth Goldman, Stanley Black & Decker President of Hand Tools, Accessories, and Storage Tabata Gomez and Olympian Dominique Dawes. Thousands of attendees have walked away with ideas and connections to drive growth and global good.

Past Events

  • A Winning Career in a World of Change - Most people are hardwired to resist or fear change. And that is a challenge for globally minded business leaders, given that the pace of change is accelerating faster than ever before.  In this session, learn how to be a champion of change so you, your employees, and your bus... more

  • Demystifying Decarbonization - The impacts of human-caused global warming are worsening and accelerating. Climate change is a global problem requiring collective action and innovation, with many interconnected stakeholders and complex, competing interests. How can the private sector lead the decarbonization... more

  • Is Globalization Dead? Or Alive but Evolving? - Stories covering the “end of globalization” have surged after a decade of destabilizing worldwide events. Yet, the world trade volume index hit a new all-time high in 2022, and digital globalization is accelerating, with global data flows growing faster than the volume of trad... more

  • 2022 Women Spanning the Globe Conference - The theme for the 2022 Women Spanning the Globe conference is "Here. We. Grow." It serves as a powerful backdrop for women leaders to gather and discuss the collective and individual progress and challenges in their professional journey. Each conference participant will be ab... more

  • Today is Tomorrow: The Future of Work/ Workforce - The COVID-19 pandemic shattered the traditional paradigm of how we work. The great resignation, onshoring, automation, AI, remote and hybrid work - are these trends permanent? Whether you call it the new normal, the next chapter, return to work, or re-entry, something has fund... more