Conversations with Global Trade Experts and Partners
Connect with other global professionals and small business owners to discuss international trade with leading experts in the field. The OSBDCN Global Trade Center provides an opportunity to convene, and explore the global economy, and the path forward as businesses around the world reopen and recover.
UPCOMING EVENT
April 2024:
Upcoming Webinars
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Are you Ready for CARM? (A new requirement for exports to Canada)April 2 | 1 pm ET
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Brazil Tax/Tariff System and Exceptions for Agricultural MachineryApril 4 | 11 am ET (10 am CT)
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U.S. Environmental Technologies Top Export Market Rankings
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Grow Your Export Series Livestream: Business Opportunities and Challenges for the China Market (with IBT Online)April 11 |1 pm ET Register for LinkedIn Livestream
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China's Climate Goals and Environmental Protection EffortsApril 24 | 7 pm ET
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Travel & Tourism 2024 Official ForecastApril 30 | 12 pm ET
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Building Bridges to Global Markets
Building Bridges events address the issues most common to diverse companies seeking international expansion. Join us at our Global Diversity Export Initiative (GDEI) partners' national events during the year, including these in April:
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April 22nd, Clean Tech Spotlight:
Interested in learning what resources and support we offer for U.S. clean tech businesses?
- Visit our Climate and Clean Tech website to connect with our Global Team & their upcoming events. You can also explore resources such as Market Intelligence.
Curious which markets are the most promising for U.S. clean tech?
- Check out Top Export Market Rankings
Get inspired! Read about export successes:
- A Bright Future: Virginia Woman-Owned Solar Energy Firm Shines with First Export Sale to Ethiopia
- Turning the Yellow School Bus Green through Innovation
May 2024:
May 8-15th, Business Development Mission to IFAT and Europe: The United States Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration is organizing a U.S. Environmental Technologies Business Development Mission to the IFAT environmental technologies trade show in Munich, Germany. The trade mission will start with an optional program from May 8-10 to Slovakia and the Czech Republic, followed by official trade mission programing during IFAT from May 13-15, 2024, in Munich, Germany. MORE INFORMATION
May 13-15th, Explore European & Eurasian Markets with Us: Join the U.S. Commercial Service in Istanbul, Türkiye from May 13-15, 2024 for Trade Winds, the largest U.S. Department of Commerce-led trade mission and business development forum. MORE INFORMATION & TO REGISTER
May 14th: TURNING POINT: Outlook on Global Trade
Time: 2:00-3:00pm ET / 11:00am-12pm PT
Cost: $45
Description: Concerned how current geopolitics and macro trends will impact your international business? Seeking data and inflection points to inform your business planning and strategy? This webinar features Chief Economist of Onyx Strategic Insights, Adam Karson, bringing twenty years of experience and robust knowledge of fundamental drivers and intersections between the macroeconomy, politics and policy in tackling challenging global problems. Adam will share insights for the year ahead around sustainability, capacity, fuel costs and their impact on supply chain risks and opportunities. At an entertaining and fast paced clip, he’ll dig into GDP growth forecasts, wages, inflation and interest rates. Stay informed and prepare your business in light of global dynamics!
To register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/turning-point-outlook-on-global-trade-registration-865608988787?aff=oddtdtcreator
May 16th, Celebrate Trade: Celebrate Trade is an elegant evening gala, usually held in the Kridel Grand Ballroom of the Portland Art Museum. Celebrate Trade raises funds for the Oregon Consular Corps Scholarship Fund, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. The fund underwrites scholarships for 10 international studies majors at five Oregon universities, supporting Oregon’s next generation of leaders in studying abroad, gaining international experience and expanding their cultural competence as they prepare to enter an increasingly global workplace. MORE INFORMATION
