Global Cities Initiative, Greater Washington, DC meets with World Trade Center Philadelphia

What is the WTCGP trade service model? When the delegation from Greater Washington, DC Global Cities Initiative visited with WTCGP and a select group of international business leaders on December 6th, that question was top of mind. The delegation consisting of: Brian Kenner, Deputy Mayor Planning and Economic Development; Karima Woods, Director of Business Development and Strategy, DC Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development; Bob Sweeney, Managing Director, Global Cities Initiative; Chuck Bean, Executive Director, Council of Governments; Tony Costa, General Services Administration; Olandan Davenport, Henry Terrell & Associates, PLLC; Amgad Shehata, SVP International, UPS; Marek Gootman, Fellow and Director of Strategic Partnerships and Global Engagement, Metropolitan Policy Program, Brookings Institution and Brian Finch, JPMorgan Chase, were briefed by Linda Conlin, President, WTCGP on the overall mission, strategy and objectives of WTCGP.

Following the briefing, WTCGP invited select international business leaders to a roundtable discussion and luncheon. Participants included: Dino Ramos, Chief Operating Officer, World Trade Center of Greater Philadelphia; Harold T. Epps, Commerce Director, City of Philadelphia; Lauren Swartz, Director, International Business Investment, Commerce Department, City of Philadelphia; Steve Wray, Executive Director, Economy League of Greater Philadelphia; Josh Sevin, Managing Director, Regional Engagement, Economy League of Greater Philadelphia; Matt Cabrey, Executive Director, Select Greater Philadelphia; Sam Rhoads, Executive Vice President, Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation (PIDC); James Tyrell, Chief Revenue Officer, Philadelphia International Airport; Dominic O’Brien, Senior Marketing Representative, Philadelphia Regional Port Authority; Zabeth Teelucksingh, Executive Director, Global Philadelphia Association; Julie Mostov, Ph.D., Senior Vice Provost for Global Initiatives, Drexel University; Kevin J. Fandl, J.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Fox School of Business, Temple University; Anastasius (Tassos) Efstratiades, Co-Chair, Business and Finance Department, Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP; Stephen Wright, CFP, Managing Director Mid-Atlantic Region Head, JP Morgan Chase; Jeffrey Briggs, Managing Director of Sales, Greater Philadelphia, UPS; and Joseph Farrell, Director of Marketing, Greater Philadelphia, UPS

Many thanks to Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP for hosting the December 6 meeting and to JP Morgan Chase and UPS for providing lunch.
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Media Inquiries: 
Graziella DiNuzzo
​609-680-7670, gdinuzzo@wtcphila.org
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