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On May 9th, 2024, CGCC was proud to attend and support the 2024 World Trade Week NYC Kick-Off Event held at Baruch College in Manhattan.
Organized by the New York District Export Council (NYDEC), the kick-off event is part of a larger annual nationwide celebration of international trade observed by business and trade-related organizations across the United States during the month of May.
The event included guest speaker Arun Venkataraman, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Global Markets and Director General of the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service Global Markets, a keynote speech from Peter Swartz, Co-Founder and Chief Science Officer of Atlanta AI with the topic “Global Supply Chains Powered by Artificial Intelligence,” and a panel discussion featuring the winners of the World Trade Week NYC 2024 Awards, moderated by Andrea Ratay, NYDEC Chair.
CGCC is proud to be a partner organization of World Trade Week NYC (WTW NYC) for the 8th year in a row and congratulates the NY DEC and participating organizations on a successful event.
About World Trade Week NYC
World Trade Week NYC is part of an annual nationwide celebration of international trade observed by business and trade-related organizations across the United States during May. The mission of World Trade Week NYC is to promote the importance of international trade to the New York City metropolitan area economy. New Yorkers depend heavily on international commerce for their jobs, standard of living, and the myriad goods and services available to its diverse population.