World Trade Celebration 2016

Today, open markets are being challenged in ways not seen since the 1930s. Is this a threat to our way of life?

Join World Trade Center Buffalo Niagara for World Trade Celebration 2016 to hear keynote speaker Bill Lane, former Global Director of Government Affairs for Caterpillar Inc., present, “The Global Trade and Economic War: Critical Lessons Learned and Forgotten.”

Bill recognizes the strategic importance of international trade to the Upstate New York-Southern Ontario region, the United States and the world. He is not shy about reminding us of the need to continually improve competitiveness while embracing export markets. And perhaps most importantly, why it’s important to reject protectionist solutions. His insights about unilateral sanctions and the need to address our differences with China will be of particular interest.