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13th Annual Global Business Conference - March 3

Feb 23, 2016

PHILADELPHIA, PA, USA -  Join World Trade Center of Greater Philadelphia on Thursday, March 3rd for the 2016 Global Business Conference. This annual forum provides attendees with vital insights on current trends, challenges and opportunities shaping the global economy.

Ambassador Huntsman to Deliver Keynote Address
With a distinguished career in public service, Governor Huntsman served four U.S. presidents in critical roles around the world, including as Ambassador to Singapore, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Asia, U.S. Trade Ambassador, and, most recently, U.S. Ambassador to China. He was twice elected as Governor of Utah. Governor Huntsman will offer a timely perspective on the signifcant changes taking place in China and the Chinese economy. He will also provide important insight on U.S. trade relations globally, the impact of trade agreements such as the Trans Pacific Partnership, and advancing overall U.S. global leadership in an increasingly competitive world economy.

2016 GLOBAL BUSINESS CONFERENCE
A Changing World Market: Challenges and Opportunities

Presented by World Trade Center of Greater Philadelphia and Drexel University's LeBow College of Business

Featuring:

GLOBAL ECONOMIC OUTLOOK

  • Dr. Jay Bryson, Global Economist, Wells Fargo
    Dr. Bryson will discuss current developments in the global economy. He will also present an outlook for growth, inflation, interest rates and exchange rates in the United States and other major economies of the world over the next two years.

THE VIEW FROM THE TOP: CEO ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION

  • Matt Sullivan, CEO, Dunmore Corporation
  • Scott E. MacDonald, Principal, Ramboll Environ
  • Len Karp, President and CEO, Philadelphia International Medicine

Moderated by Harold T. Epps, Director of Commerce, City of Philadelphia

 THE MARKETS TO WATCH: GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES FOR A WORLD IN TRANSITION

  • Diane Farrell, Former Executive Vice President, U.S. - India Business Council
  • Alexander Feldman, President and CEO, US-ASEAN Business Council
  • Kenneth Smith Ramos, Head of the Trade and NAFTA Office, Ministry of the Economy of Mexico in Washington D.C. 

Moderated by Matt Cabrey, Executive Director, Select Greater Philadelphia

CONFERENCE KEYNOTE
CHINA AND A SHIFTING GLOBAL MARKET
A One-on-One with Ambassador Jon Huntsman

  • The Honorable Jon Huntsman, Former U.S. Ambassador to China
    Interviewed by Gillian Tett, U.S. Managing Editor, Financial Times

Full Agenda | Register

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