Global Business Conference

Organized in partnership with the LeBow College of Business of Drexel University, the annual Global Business Conference provides an outlook on global market trends for the upcoming year, updates attendees on national policies that may impact regional businesses, and provides practical tools to help businesses increase their global sales.

2018

Gearing for growth on an evolving global landscape
Wednesday March 14th, 2018 | 7:45am - 12:30pm
LeBow College of Business - Drexel University

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2017

14th Annual Global Business Conference
A World Economy in Transition • Seizing Opportunities • Navigating Challenges
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​March 3, 2016 | 7:45 am - 12:30 pm 
Behrakis Grand Hall at Drexel University
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Featured Speakers:
  • Jim Clifton, Chairman & CEO, Gallup, Inc.
  • Grant Aldonas, Principal Managing Director, Split Rock International and former Under Secretary for International Trade, U.S. Department of Commerce
  • Vipula Gandhi, Managing Partner, Human Capital Solutions, Eastern US, Gallup, Inc.
  • Mark Schaltuper, Global Head of Country Risk, BMI Research, A Fitch Group Company
  • Andrea Montanino, Director, Global Business and Economics Program, Atlantic Council
  • Richard Rossow, Wadhani Chair in U.S. India Policy studies, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
  • David Hamod, President and CEO, National U.S.- Arab Chamber of Commerce
  • John M. Andersen, Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Western Hemisphere, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
  • Ngozi Bell, Investor/Entrepreneur, Former Regional Advocate, Mid-Atlantic Region Office of Advocacy, U.S. Small Business Administration
  • Christopher J. Massaro, Senior Vice President, MAECI
  • Lauren Swartz, Director, International Business Investment, City of Philadelphia

2016

13th Annual Global Business Conference
A Changing World Market: Challenges and Opportunities 

​March 3, 2016 | 7:45 am - 12:30 pm 
Behrakis Grand Hall at Drexel University
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  • Jay Bryson, Ph.D., Global Economist, Wells Fargo Securities, LLP
  • Matt Sullivan, CEO, Dunmore Corporation
  • Scott MacDonald, Principal, Ramboll Environ
  • Len Karp, President and CEO, Philadelphia International Medicine
  • Diane Farrell, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Asia, U.S. Department of Commerce
  • 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, Embassy of Mexico in Washington D.C.
  • The Honorable Jon Huntsman, Former U.S. Ambassador to China

2015

12th Annual Global Business Conference
Gaining the Global Advantage: Making Free Trade Agreements Work for You
March 12, 2015 | 7:45 am - 12:30 pm
Behrakis Grand Hall at Drexel University
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Presentations available
Featured speakers:
  • The Honorable Michael A. Nutter, Mayor of Philadelphia
  • José Rasco, Chief Investment Strategest for HSBC Private Bank - Americas
  • Mark Linscott, Assistant United States Representative for WTO and Multilateral Affairs.
  • William J. Seward, President of International Sales, UPS
  • Jennifer Morgan, President, SAP North America
  • Maureen Smith, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Industry and Analysis of the International Trade Administration of the U.S. Department of Commerce

2014

11th Annual Global Business Conference
International Trends and Market Opportunities
March 6, 2014 | 7:45 am - 12:30 pm
Behrakis Grand Hall at Drexel University
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Featured Speakers:
  • Ryan Sweet, Director and Senior Economist,  Moody’s Analytics 
  • Lars Björk, Chief Executive Officer, QlikTech
  • John F. Prato, Consul General of Canada in New York 
  • Craig Ey, Editor-in-Chief, Philadelphia Business Journal
  • Stephen Mullin, President, Econsult Corporation

2013

10th Annual Global Business Conference
Gaining the Global Edge: The Markets, the Strategies for Success
March 7, 2013 | 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Behrakis Grand Hall at Drexel University 
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Featured speakers:
  • Shaun Osborne, Chief FX Strategist, TD Securities
  • Geoffrey Jackson, Director of Policy and Program, Regional Director for East Asia, U.S. Trade and Development Agency
  • Banu Onaral, Ph.D., H.H. Sun Professor and Director, School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems, Drexel University
  • Ron Drozd, Manager, Export Services, World Trade Center of Greater Philadelphia 
  • State Senator Mike Brubaker,  PA 36th Senatorial District, Senate Chairman of the Bipartisan International Commerce Caucus
  • The Honorable Thomas A. Shannon, Jr., U.S. Ambassador to Brazil