WTCI News

We have yet to grasp the full implications of COVID-19 to the global economy. Will jobs continue to shift to emerging markets or is re-shoring the new normal? In this session Anirban Basu will weigh in on the winners and losers of the COVID-19 crisis, as well as challenges and opportunities going forward.

WTCI hosts Taste of Business, featuring Chiyo Kobayashi of Washington Core and Minister Shinichi Iida of the Japanese Embassy to discuss key business strategies from the public and private sector about doing business in Japan while sampling Japanese cuisines and drinks.

The World Trade Center Institute and the Maryland Department of Commerce announced the recipients of the 2020 Maryland International Business Leadership Awards. The awards will be presented on April 1. “We are proud to say that this is our most diverse recipient class ever,” said WTCI co-CEO Susan Aplin.

The World Trade Center Institute (WTCI) is pleased to announce the inaugural class of participants of its Youth Diplomats Program. The new program for Maryland high school juniors and seniors helps students who are interested in building leadership and cross-cultural communication skills take their first steps towards becoming global citizens through a series of workshops, meetings with professionals […]

The World Trade Center Institute celebrated its 30th Anniversary by combining it with its annual “State of the Ports” event to create a super event at the Columbus Center.

The World Trade Center Institute (WTCI), Maryland’s premier international business network, has announced an organizational change that promoted Chief Innovation Officer Susan Aplin and Chief Operating Officer Eddie Resende to co-CEO roles, effective November 2019.

Over the past 3 decades, the World Trade Center Institute (WTCI) has helped to transport local businesses and other organizations. Chief Operating Officer Eddie Resende and Senior Manager of Business Development and Membership Lydia Yodie join Fox 45 with the details of how WTCI will celebrate.

Centers of commerce in Maryland such as the Port of Baltimore, and BWI Airport continue to grow and bring connections to the global economy. WTCI continues to be the link between businesses involved in international commerce.

WTCI announced its new Youth Diplomats Program for 25 Maryland high school juniors and seniors interested in becoming the next generation of international leaders. Participants will have a number of opportunities to build their leadership and cross-communication skills through a series of workshops, meetings, and volunteering in the community.

On November 13th, the World Trade Center Institute will be celebrating 30 years of business in Maryland. Amanda Winters sat down with the our team to find out more about the origins of WTCI, and how we have continued to drive business in Maryland through our network of connections, events, programs, and services since 1989.

The World Trade Center Institute has announced the fifth cohort of Bowe Fellows participating in the prominent Emerging & Developing Global Executives. The 10-month program offers experienced business professionals the opportunity to learn more about insightful topics on key global business issues, relationship building, and more.

Fall is here, and the Baltimore tech events circuit is back with a host of happenings, from casual meetups to one of the biggest tech showcases of the year.

On November 13th,World Trade Center Institute will combine its 30th anniversary with the annual State of the Ports event, gathering major exporters and companies providing services through the Port of Baltimore and the BWI Airport.

Gina Crash sat down with Susan Aplin, Chief Innovation Officer at the World Trade Center Institute in Baltimore, which is celebrating 30 years!

The World Trade Center Institute is a place where Maryland businesses can get the tools and contacts they need to expand internationally. The institute also offers internships and workshops for high school and college students to learn more about international business.

FOX45’s Tom Rodgers caught up with Jamal Washington, the manager of Professional Exchanges & the Global Pathways for Students (GPS) Program for World Trade Center Institute, and Emily Morvey, a former GPS participant, to learn about how Baltimore is involved with transforming education on International Youth Day.

The World Trade Center Institute’s AGILE Innovation Program presented the program “Global Innovations in Sustainability: Leaders Driving Results through Purpose,” June 10 at the Parkway Theater in Baltimore.

During the evening of WTCI’s annual AGILE Innovation series at the Parkway Theatre on June 10, the Senior VP of Advanced Manufacturing and Materials at Under Armour, joined the CEOs of Honest Tea and Hannon Armstrong on a panel to discuss the need for businesses to adopt a more sustainable and planet friendly infrastructure.

Gov. Hogan and business leaders come together to acknowledge and celebrate the mission, international reach and community involvement of Maryland’s top global companies.

The World Trade Center Institute joined speakers of Jhpiego, Mind Over Machines and Hogan Lovells on March 14 at Stravos Niarchos Parkway Theatre to discuss the impact of artificial intelligence on global business.

Zac Sheaffer not only plays a key role in helping deliver WTCI’s programs, but he is also developing into an expert on Malcolm X. Zac conducted his senior thesis on X after feeling that the controversial civil rights leader’s story was not being told in his previous classes. His expertise has led to multiple speaking […]

Having recently completed 14 months of cancer treatment, WTCI’s Manager of Programs & Events Natalia Rocha decided to get back into running. She spent a week in September running 7-13 miles per day as a part of Point to Point, an eight-day experience where a group of people effected by cancer journey from Baltimore to Key West to […]

UMBC students Romi Pal and Connor Ganley, along with 23 other college students have journeyed to different Park and Rides throughout the Baltimore region as the World Trade Center Institute connects them with Maryland’s top international companies.

The World Trade Center Institute (WTCI) and the Bowe-Stewart Foundation are excited to announce the  2019 cohort of Baltimore’s Emerging and Developing Global Executives (EDGE) Program. This will be the fourth co-hort of Bowe Fellows, a group of rising global executives who represent some of the top companies in the region, including Lockheed Martin, Tenable, Stanley Black […]

WTCI opens a professional development program called Global Pathways for Students (GPS) which allows college students to meet and lean some of the most successful global companies in Maryland.

As visitors from Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Sri Lanka stood in a circle Wednesday in a clothing boutique in historic Ellicott City, they looked to shop owner Tammy Beideman for advice on surviving a natural disaster. They wanted to know how Beideman had brought her store back from the brink of ruin in the wake of the 2016 flash flood that nearly decimated the Main Street business district. The international visitors came to Ellicott City as part of a program arranged for the U.S. Department of State by the World Trade Center Institute.

A native of Burkina Faso, Dr. Alain Damiba has firsthand knowledge of the complexities of health care in the developing world. Trained as a physician at the Faculty of Medicine of Lomé, Togo and Cochin-Port-Royal in Paris, France, he grew increasingly frustrated with the repetitive nature of general patient care

Kelly Hardy is a Partner and Global Co-Head, Consumer Industry Sector, Hogan Lovells and a Board Member of the World Trade Center Institute

Mouna Aissaoui, Chief Operating Officer for Pompeian, was honored at WTCI’s 22nd Maryland International Leadership Awards on March 8, for her sustained and exemplary efforts in support of Maryland’s international relations and trade.

Cushman & Wakefield has named Peter Sanford, who sits on the board of the World Trade Center Institute, as the principal of the global real estate firm’s Baltimore operations.

Please join us in honoring 2017′s winners that have guided their companies and the state of Maryland to new global heights!

Baltimore city and the state of Maryland are thriving hubs of international activity, with a major seaport and airport serving businesses that do business overseas or are foreign-owned — and are looking for new opportunities. To help with that, there is the World Trade Center Institute, an international business education organization headquartered in Baltimore’s World Trade Center. That international focus was what attracted Eddie Resende, who was born in Brazil and came with his family to the United States 23 years ago…

The World Trade Center Institute’s ambassador and senior adviser, Jerry Garland, goes on a mission to address the plight of orphaned children in Uganda.

The World Trade Center Institute named the leader of a Frederick manufacturer as a 2016 Maryland International Business Leadership award winner.