Global Business Conference 2011

Achieving the National Export Initiative: Tools for Success in Global Markets

The World Trade Center of Greater Philadelphia and Drexel University's LeBow College of Business, supported by World Trade Center Delaware, are hosting the Global Business Conference 2011. This is a full-day annual conference that brings together regional business leaders and senior government officials and industry executives.

Why Attend this event?

This year's conference, "Achieving the National Export Initiative: Tools for Success in Global Markets", will give an outlook on global market trends and provide an update on the National Export Initiative since its implementation in 2010. In addition, you will learn practical tools to help increase your businesses export sales. In addition to the keynote presentation, we have a tremendous lineup of international business professionals as speakers.

As a leading member of the President's Export Promotion Cabinet, Fred P. Hochberg's, Chairman and President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States, keynote address will provide an update on how the National Export Initiative will benefit small- and medium-sized businesses. Under Hochberg's leadership, the Ex-Im Bank has broadened its credit offerings and dramatically improved loan response time to help small- and medium-sized exporters gain access to financing to increase global sales.

Expert speakers include:
- Fred P. Hochberg - Chairman and President, Export-Import Bank of the U.S.

- Deborah L. Wince-Smith - President and CEO, Council on Competitiveness

- Mark Zandi - Chief Economist, Moody's Analytics

- Donald D. Wirth - VP of Global Operations, Corporate Supply Chains, DuPont

- Myriam Siftar - President, MTM LinguaSoft

- Joshua Dillard - Manager of Market Research, WTC of Greater Philadelphia