The WTCA Member Forum is one of the Association’s flagship events, open to all WTCA Members. This year’s conference will feature networking, workshops and more — presented in-person and virtually! Gathering representatives from member World Trade Center® businesses, the 2022 Forum will highlight “Innovation & Connection: Celebrating the Power of the Network.” Find Out More

The conference is a two-day long event in which economic development leaders enhance their skills, increase their knowledge, and advance their economic development career through networking and various sessions. Read a more in-depth description and see a raw schedule here.

WE PROUDLY INVITE YOU TO THE 49TH ANNUAL WORLD TRADE CENTERS ASSOCIATION (WTCA) GENERAL ASSEMBLY (GA), AN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS-TO-BUSINESS MATCHMAKING EVENT AND CONVENTION IN LEEUWARDEN, THE NETHERLANDS, APRIL 2018! We proudly invite you to the 49th Annual World Trade Centers Association (WTCA) General Assembly (GA), an international business-to-business matchmaking event and convention in Leeuwarden, The Netherlands, April 2018! The event will run for five days focused on uncovering insight and knowledge, as well as new opportunities, in a number of sectors where important challenges exist over the world. Read more about the GA here.

The Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture of Panama is pleased to inform about the thirty-sixth version of EXPOCOMER, the most important commercial exhibition of Panama and the region. EXPOCOMER 2018 will be held from February 28 to March 03, 2018 at the ATLAPA Convention Center in the City of Panama. EXPOCOMER is one of the few shows that is been…

The Global Economic Summit (GES) is the flagship annual event of MVIRDC World Trade Center Mumbai and All India Association of Industries. This years theme is ‘Global Value Chains: Accelerating MSME Growth Development and Sustainability.’ The Summit will highlight on the opportunities and challenges for MSMEs to enhance their participation in GVCs. It will also discuss the relevance of GVCs for overall economic growth and sustainable development. The Summit will examine the effects of the entire process of producing goods from raw materials to finished products, which is increasingly carried out wherever the necessary skills and raw materials are available at competitive cost and quality. This will provide opportunities for MSMEs…

ULI Chicago hosted its annual real estate trends and forecast meeting, which featured insights from leading experts both nationally and locally. This popular event featured a presentation on the 39th annual Emerging Trends in Real Estate® 2018 report, published by PwC and ULI, as well as a local panel of industry experts who analyzed the outlook for Chicago area real estate. Topics included key emerging trends that will shape the real estate market in 2018, outlook on the future for real estate investment and development,…

The Annual Luncheon hosted by the Metropolitan Planning Council is their signature event. The year’s feature keynote speaker is Tom Ricketts the Executive Chairman for the Chicago Cubs. The event itself raises money for MPC’s initiatives that are regionally and economically important. Read more about the event here.

Event co-hosted by the Illinois Real Estate Journal and the Midwest CRE Conference Series about retail and mixed-use real estate.

The International Trade Association of Greater Chicago (ITAGC) hosted a luncheon program about trade with Indonesia. The event was geared towards the two-way goods trade between the U.S. and Indonesia, which in 2016, totaled $25 billion with $6 billion in U.S. exports and $19.2 billion imports to and from Indonesia. ITAGC gave presentations showcasing the trade and investment opportunities and successful case studies of U.S. companies doing business in Indonesia. Read more about the event here.

Hosted by the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce to discuss strategy and programming for FY 17-18 and review the past years events. Read more about it here.