Challenges and Opportunities in Shipping – a lunchtime conversation with Massport CEO Lisa Wieland
2021-11-04 11:30 - 13:30 (America/New_York)
Join us for a timely discussion on how Massport is handling pandemic-related challenges along with new opportunities evolving from the pandemic. Under Ms. Wieland’s tenure, Massport has expanded significantly over the past few years with expansion at Logan Airport and the addition of 3 new cranes at Conley Terminal.
What does this mean for importers, exporters, and travelers? What is Ms. Wieland’s vision for the future of Conley Terminal and the airline industry? How does a smaller port like Boston compete with the larger East Coast ports?

Global Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Women CEOs
2021-09-29 12:00
Event Name:Global Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Women CEOs
Event Description: Nancy Briefs, Co-Founder, President & CEO, AltrixBio
Sandra Somford-Pannekeet, President, JASA Packaging
Bettina Hein, Founder and CEO, Pixability & Founder and CEO, juli Health
Arantza Muriana, CEO, Biobide, USA
Christa Bleyleben, Managing Partner, MassGlobal Partners and WWTNE Board Member

Global Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Women CEOs
2021-09-21 12:00 - 14:00 | Virtual
Meet 4 trailblazing women CEOs from Spain, Switzerland, The Netherlands and US as we explore topics like ‘obtaining venture funding as a woman CEO’; Lessons learned from expanding your company internationally; combining the challenges of managing a start-up company with family life and much more…

International Economic Development and Humanitarian Aid Work
2021-09-03 12:00 - 14:00 | Virtual
In this session, we will begin to explore the work and the career options in the areas of international economic development and humanitarian aid.
Our guests are from CARE, which was founded in 1945, when 22 American organizations came together to rush lifesaving CARE Packages to survivors of World War II. Today, CARE works in over 100 countries, reaching more than 90 million people through 1,300 projects. CARE works around the globe to save lives, defeat poverty and achieve social justice. Women are a vital part of CARE’s community-based efforts to improve basic education, increase access to quality health care and expand economic opportunity for all.

International Economic Development and Humanitarian Aid Work
2021-06-29 12:00 - 13:00
Event Name:International Economic Development and Humanitarian Aid Work”
Event Description: Savannah Fox, Regional Advocacy Manager, CARE
Alison Shapiro, Manager, Digital Advocacy Content & Mobilization, CARE
Kellen Suber, Deputy Director of Strategy & Operations, CARE
Dawn Wivell, President, Firebrand International – moderator

Cocktails with the Co-Founders
2021-05-20 16:00
Event Description: Virtual networking event co-hosted by WWTNE Co-founders Leslie Griffin and Urszula Wojciechowska.

How Trade Dynamics Affect the 2021 Global Economic Outlook
2021-04-27 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
Join us for a conversation with Executive Vice President and Global Chief Investment Officer for State Street Global Advisors, Lori Heinel in dialogue with Christa Bleyleben, Managing Partner, MassGlobal Partners.

The Innovation Ecosystem: The Role of Universities, Entrepreneurs, and Trade Policy in Connecting to the Global Marketplace
2021-03-30 12:00 - 13:00
Event Name:The Innovation Ecosystem: The Role of Universities, Entrepreneurs, and Trade Policy in Connecting to the Global Marketplace
Event Description:Dr. Abigail Barrow, Managing Partner, Cambridge Innovation PartnersJake Colvin, Executive Director, Global Innovation Forum

The Post-Brexit Landscape
2021-01-25 13:00
Event Name: The Post-Brexit Landscape
Event Description:Dr. Peter Abbott, OBE, British Consul General to New England
Sarah Clegg, Head of Trade Policy, British Embassy, Washington, D.C.
Leslie Griffin, WWTNE Co-founder and Principal, Allinea LLC – moderator

Trade in Transition: How Election Outcomes May Shape U.S. Trade Relations with the World
2020-12-09 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
We are thrilled to have hosted Wendy Cutler, a U.S. diplomat and trade negotiator for nearly three decades at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.
Wendy led U.S. trade negotiations with the Asia-Pacific region, including serving as chief negotiator for the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement. Before leaving government in 2015, she rose to become Acting Deputy U.S. Trade Representative.

Having worked for four Administrations and nine U.S. Trade Representatives, Wendy shared her insights on the current transition period and how election outcomes shape what an Administration’s trade policy will be.
We heard her views on where the United States may be heading with China, and the opportunities she sees for the United States to partner with other countries on trade and investment issues.
Wendy also shared a first-hand account of what it is like to negotiate trade agreements in a man’s world.

The discussion was moderated by Betty Robson, President and Principal of JF Moran, a national customs broker, freight forwarder, and worldwide logistics provider based in Smithfield, Rhode Island. A great supporter of Women in World Trade, Betty is also an Associate Professor of Graduate Business Studies at Johnson & Wales University and a past president of both the Boston Customs Brokers and Freight Forwarders Association and the Air Cargo Club of New England.

What’s Next for the World Trade Organization
2020-09-10 12:00 - 13:00
Event Name:What’s Next for the World Trade Organization: Challenges and Opportunities at a Time of Leadership Transition”
Event Description:Andrea Durkin, Founder, Sparkplug LLC
Dr. Inu Manak, Research Fellow, Cato Institute
Bárbara del Castillo, Consul for Trade & Tourism, Consulate General of Mexico in Boston – moderator

Helping New England Go Global
2020-07-28 12:00 - 13:00
Event Name:Helping New England Go Global: Lessons Learned from Careers in Trade Promotion
Event Description:Dawn Wivell, CEO, Firebrand International
Linda Woulfe, Assistant Director, Chafee Center for International Business at Bryant University

Dialogue on the Massachusetts Trade Landscape
2020-06-16 12:00
Event Name:Dialogue on the Massachusetts Trade Landscape
Event Description:Paula Murphy, Director, Massachusetts Export Center
Rep. Lori Ehrlich, Chair, Joint Committee on Export Development, Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Spotlight on Athena Kasvikis, Founder & CEO Behave Bras
2020-04-27 12:00 - 12:30
Event Name:Success Stories from Women in World Trade: Spotlight on Athena Kasvikis, Founder & CEO Behave Bras
Event Description:Athena Kasvikis, Founder & CEO, Behave Bras
Brittany McDonough, Director of Global Partnerships at MassChallenge – moderator
