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SUMMARY:2025 Prosperity Through Trade Luncheon
DESCRIPTION:Join World Trade Center Savannah for the sixth annual Prosperity Through Trade Luncheon on Thursday\, May 15\, 11:30 a.m. at the Savannah Convention Center\, 1 International Dr. The regional event focused on international business will feature a author and journalist Peter S. Goodman and include the announcement of the World Trade Center Savannah International Business of the Year. \n\n\n\nPeter Goodman is the author of three books\, including the recently released “How the World Ran Out of Everything: Inside the Global Supply Chain\,” and the best-selling “Davos Man: How the Billionaires Devoured the World.” Over the course of three decades in journalism\, he has covered some of the most momentous economic transformations and upheavals. He has reported from more than 50 countries\, including stints in China and the UK\, and in conflict zones such as Iraq\, Cambodia\, Sudan and East Timor. Goodman appears frequently on major broadcast outlets including CBS News\, CNN\, MSNBC and CNBC. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	From the archive:
URL:https://www.globalatlanta.com/event/2025-prosperity-through-trade-luncheon/
LOCATION:Savannah Convention Center\, 1 International Dr\, Savannah\, GA\, 31421\, United States
CATEGORIES:Asia,Business,Europe,International Markets,Latin America,Logistics,Middle East / North Africa,Networking,Supply Chain,Trade
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SUMMARY:2024 Prosperity Through Trade Luncheon
DESCRIPTION:Join World Trade Center Savannah for the fifth annual Prosperity Through Trade Luncheon on Thursday\, May 2\, 11:30 a.m. at the Savannah Convention Center\, 1 International Dr. The regional event focused on international business will feature diplomat\, senior government leader\, economic developer\, business executive\, consultant and now ordained pastor Chris Young as the keynote speaker presenting on “Cliche\, Charisma and Courtesy: A Local Approach to Global Citizenship” and include the announcement of the World Trade Center Savannah International Business of the Year. \n\n\n\nYoung has spent a lifetime building bridge of commerce\, civility and comity on behalf of his home state\, Georgia\, and country all around the globe. After a long\, successful career in government\, protocol\, politics and business\, Young is now an associate pastor in a metropolitan Atlanta congregation. His prior experience includes service as a managing director in Accenture’s state and local government strategy and consulting practice; Deputy Chief of Staff\, U.S. Department of Agriculture; Executive Director of a United Nations training arm for local governments in the developing world; Executive Director of The Protocol School of Washington; and Chief of Protocol and Director of International Affairs for the State of Georgia. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Georgia Institute of Technology and his law degree from the University of Georgia. He is set to finish his Master’s in ministry at Richmont in May and thereafter begin a doctoral program. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	From the archive:
URL:https://www.globalatlanta.com/event/2024-prosperity-through-trade-luncheon/
LOCATION:Savannah Convention Center\, 1 International Dr\, Savannah\, GA\, 31421\, United States
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SUMMARY:2023 Prosperity Through Trade Luncheon
DESCRIPTION:Join World Trade Center Savannah for the fourth annual Prosperity Through Trade Luncheon on Wednesday\, May 3\, 11:30 a.m. at the Savannah Convention Center\, 1 International Dr. \nThis year’s luncheon will feature former 1st Chief Market Intelligence Officer for the U.S. government and economic futurist\, Andrew Busch. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) charged Busch with improving and enhancing the government’s understanding of the markets and the economy. His job was to take all the news\, information and data on the economy and markets and filter it into condensed\, easily understood research and communicate it to the government and public. \nBusch provided economic and market briefings to White House\, U.S. House\, U.S. Senate\, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)\, the Federal Reserve Board and the U.S. Treasury staff on a wide range of issues including interest rates\, inflation\, China’s influence on trade and the impact of technology on the economy. Prior to joining the CFTC\, Busch was CEO and founder of a boutique financial markets and policy research firm\, Bering Productions\, Inc (BPI). Before BPI\, he was the Global Currency and Public Policy Strategist for Bank of Montreal (BMO) in Chicago. He is author of the book “World Event Trading” covering large crises\, like infectious disease outbreaks and war\, and their impact on the economy and markets. Today\, Busch is a consultant and keynote speaker with a wide range of clients including chemicals\, financial services\, energy\, real estate\, manufacturing\, construction and agriculture. \n\n\n	From the archive:
URL:https://www.globalatlanta.com/event/2023-prosperity-through-trade-luncheon/
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SUMMARY:Georgia Logistics Summit: Fueling Growth Through Innovation
DESCRIPTION:Created in 2009 as an event to bring together all aspects of the logistics industry for lunch\, the Georgia Logistics Summit has grown to become one of the Southeast’s most important logistics and supply chain focused events. Each year\, the Summit has brought together speakers from prominent shippers in the industry\, leaders in the state’s infrastructure and economic development community\, as well as keynote speakers from some of the world’s most prominent supply chain-focused companies. Join in 2023 for the Georgia Logistics Summit in Savannah! \n\nSpeakers include: \n\nPaul Bingham\, Economist\, S&P Global Market Intelligence\n\nChris Gaffney\, Former VP Global Strategic Supply Chain at The Coca-Cola Company \n\n\nRick McDonald\, Senior VP\, Chief Supply Chain Officer\, The Clorox Company \n\nJannine Miller\, Director of Planning\, Georgia Department of Transportation\n\nGriff Lynch – Executive Director\, Georgia Ports Authority \n\nMichael Toma\, Professor of economics at Georgia Southern University in Savannah\n\n\nAgenda: \n9:00 AM \nRegistration: Check-in & Networking \n10:00-11:00 AM \nWelcome & Opening Remarks \nGovernor’s Remarks \nGDOT Update: Statewide & Coastal Empire \n11:00-11:45 AM \nEconomic Outlook: Global & Local Supply Chain Impact \n11:45-12:00 PM \nTalent Initiative Spotlight \n12:00-12:45 PM \nNetworking Lunch \n12:45-1:45 PM \nGeorgia’s Port Operations: Insights for Efficient Cargo Flow Inside & Outside the Gates \n1:45-2:30 PM \nTech Talk: Insights for Tackling Digital Transformation \n2:30-3:00 PM \nInnovation in Logistics Spotlight \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	From the archive:
URL:https://www.globalatlanta.com/event/georgia-logistics-summit-fueling-growth-through-innovation/
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