Register Today for the WTCGP World Trade Centers Day Dinner
Join us on Wednesday, May 13, 2009 for our annual World Trade Centers Day Dinner at the Union League as we celebrate the accomplishments of, and bid a special farewell to, Joanna Savvides and we welcome incoming WTCGP president Linda Conlin.
This event recognizes the impact of World Trade Centers around the world in fostering peace and prosperity through trade, as well as the pivotal role that the WTCGP has played in the regional economy
Each year, we honor a prominent regional figure in international business along with our WTCGP Member Companies of the Year in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. This year, we present Rosemary Turner, vice president and chief operating officer, Metro Philadelphia Division of United Parcel Service (UPS), with the Global Business Leadership Award for her commitment to economic development in the Greater Philadelphia region. We also recognize our 2009 Member Companies of the Year: LCR Electronics in Pennsylvania and Holt Logistics in New Jersey.
Last Chance to Register: WTCGP Trade Mission to Panama and Colombia
For all area companies looking to expand into Latin America, the WTCGP, in partnership with the Greater Philadelphia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, will lead a business development trade mission to Panama and Colombia from June 6th – 13th. The mission will give companies the opportunity to meet with prospective business partners, explore new opportunities for their products and services, and gain first hand experience in these emerging markets.
You may join us in all three cities (Panama City, Panama and Bogotá and Medellín, Colombia) or choose the locations that best suit your needs. Companies unable to travel may choose to be represented by the WTCGP.
WTCGP Export for Scholars Program Completes First Trade Mission with Drexel's LeBow College of Business
Drexel University MBA students visit the
Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
The World Trade Center of Greater Philadelphia’s Export for Scholars program is a newly designed and implemented program to educate the next generation of world-class business people on the importance of international trade. Drexel University‘s LeBow College of Business MBA students recently participated in the first trade mission under this innovative and unique program.
The students joined the WTCGP and Pennsylvania and New Jersey client companies on a combined trade mission and study tour to Malaysia and Hong Kong from March 14th - 27th.
The World Trade Center of Greater Philadelphia welcomes two Drexel University students, Julie Klausa and Liz Healy, as WTCGP interns for spring and summer 2009.
The World Trade Center of Greater Philadelphia provides a world-class portfolio of services that enhances international trade growth and leads the Greater Philadelphia region to economic prosperity.
Contact Us
World Trade Center of
Greater Philadelphia, Inc. • Two Penn Center, 1500 John F.
Kennedy Boulevard, Suite 305, Philadelphia, PA 19102
Phone: 215.586.4240 Fax: 215.636.9026 info@wtcphila.orghttp://www.wtcphila.org/