Governors headlining panel at World Trade Day

BRYANT UNIVERSITY will host the 30th annual World Trade Day on Wednesday.
BRYANT UNIVERSITY will host the 30th annual World Trade Day on Wednesday.

SMITHFIELD – Govs. Gina M. Raimondo of Rhode Island and Charlie Baker of Massachusetts will headline the inaugural Regional Governors Panel at the 30th Annual World Trade Day at Bryant University on Wednesday.

Raimondo will host a panel on the New England economy and how the region can support international trade.

The Governors Panel is part of an information-filled agenda that features keynote addresses by Maria Contreras-Sweet, administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration; Dustin Burke, principal, The Boston Consulting Group; and Ray LaHood, former U.S. Secretary of Transportation.

The agenda, under this year’s theme of “Changing Global Dynamics: Creating Opportunities for New England,” includes more than 40 speakers and panelists who will provide in-depth information on all aspects of international trade. Topics range from mitigating risk in the global market, to managing logistics, leveraging social media, expanding global competitiveness in manufacturing, improving regional infrastructure and protecting against global economic espionage.
“In today’s dynamic global environment, government leaders are challenged to capture the opportunities that exporting presents and to work collaboratively to provide programs and export initiatives to support our success in the global marketplace,” Ray Fogarty, director of the John H. Chafee Center for International Business at Bryant University, said in a statement.
Individuals, companies and organizations interested in attending World Trade Day can register online at regonline.com/worldtradeday2015 or by calling the Chafee Center at 401-232-6407. Information also is available online at bryant.edu/worldtradeday.

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