MAPLE New York Joins International Trade Community in Support of World Trade Week NYC Kick-Off

MAPLE Business Council is pleased to be a promotional partner of the 2024 NYC World Trade Week celebrations which commence with a special launch event at Baruch College in New York City on May 9th.

World Trade Week NYC 2024

World Trade Week NYC is an active network of organizations in the New York metro region working together to underscore the importance of international trade, logistics and port operations to the region’s economy and to use their collective expertise to help the region’s businesses grow through international trade. World Trade Week NYC is hosted by Andrea Ratay from the New York District Export Council.

The Co-Chairs for the 2024 New York World Trade Week:

  • Robin van Puyenbroeck, Executive Directors-Business Development, World Trade Centers Associations

  • Bethann Rooney, Director of The Port Department, The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

The 2024 World Trade Week NYC Kick-Off Event featuring Guest and Keynote Speakers and Awards Ceremony is scheduled for Thursday, May 9, 2024, at 1 PM – 4 PM EDT.

Guest Speaker:

·      Arun Venkataraman, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Global Markets, and Director General of the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service, Global Markets

Keynote Speaker:

·      Peter Swartz, Co-Founder and Chief Science Officer of Altana AI

Topic: Global Supply Chains Powered by Artificial Intelligence

Registration for the in-person/virtual kick-off event is at

www.worldtradeweeknyc.org