Hispanic Integration and Economic Competitiveness: A Comparative Perspective
A luncheon featuring Dr. Guillermo Linares, Commissioner, New York City Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs. (July 1)

Retirement Luncheon Honoring Clif Gaston
A luncheon honoring Clif Gaston of the New Orleans United States Export Assistance Center. (June 20)

Selling Abroad Through Agents  and Distributors
A luncheon workshop  conducted by Glenn Stoudt, Vice President, Global Division of Rochester Midland Corporation. (June 12)

Thomas F. Cunningham Award honoring George J. Fowler, III
(June 5)

Meeting with Shanghai Executives (May 23)

A reception and briefing to meet 17 maritime executives from Russia, Ukraine, and Turkmenistan
(May 15)

New Horizons in Spain-Louisiana Relations
A luncheon program featuring H.E. Carlos Westendorp y Cabeza, Ambassador of Spain to the United States and former Foreign Minister of Spain. (May 6)

Doing Business In Europe For Louisiana Companies
A breakfast briefing featuring David Smallman, European Representative, Louisiana Economic Development (May 1)

How To Develop An Export Management and Compliance Program
A two-day seminar at the WTC is designed to help companies create or enhance their export compliance program with a focus on industry best practices of effective export management and compliance programs. (April 29-30)

Managing Exchange Rate Risk as the Dollar Slides to New Lows
A luncheon seminar in the WTC's 29th Floor Executive Office on "Managing Exchange Rate Risk as the Dollar Slides to New Lows" featuring David Vining, an Executive Director, JPMorgan Chase Bank, and a senior member of the Foreign Exchange and Interest Rate Derivatives Sales Group based in Houston; and Jack Borland, Managing Director of the South Region of JPMorgan Chase Bank’s foreign exchange trading and sales teams. Mr. Borland is responsible for marketing and sales of the Foreign Exchange Group based in Dallas and Houston. (April 16)

WTC-TV: A New Generation of Business Television
A briefing in the WTC`s 29th Floor Executive Office on "WTC-TV: A New Generation of Business Television" featuring Grant Eustace, Editor-in-Chief, WTC-TV; and Stefan Breidenbach, Head of Media Department World Trade Center Cologne, Germany and Executive Producer WTC-TV and WTC (Print) Magazine International. (April 8)

Brazil-U.S. Economic Partnership
A breakfast briefing in the WTC's 29th Floor Executive Office on "Brazil-U.S. Economic Partnership" featuring H.E. Antonio Patriota, Ambassador of Brazil to the United States (March 28)

C. Alvin Bertel Award
An award luncheon honoring Danny Hughes, Chairman, Diversified Group, LLC, and Chairman, Board of Commissioners
of the Port of New Orleans (March 26)

The Future of American Transportation
A luncheon program featuring James RePass, President, National Corridors Initiative ; and Gilbert Carmichael, Chairman, Intermodal Transportation Institute, University of Denver, and Former Administrator, Federal Railroad Administration. (March 12)
        James RePass Presentation, Gilbert Carmichael Presentation

Oil Refinery Modernization in Pakistan
A morning presentation on Oil Refinery Modernization in Pakistan (March 12)

Doing Business with Iceland
A luncheon program featuring Hylnur Gudjonsson, Icelandic Trade Commissioner for North America. (March 10)
        Presentation

Doing Business with Taiwan
A breakfast program featuring Steve Lee, Director of Louisiana Economic Development's office in Taipei, Taiwan. (March 7)

The Pending U.S. Free Trade Agreements with Colombia, Korea and Panama: What They Mean for Louisiana
A luncheon program featuring Leslie Schweitzer, Senior Trade Advisor, U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington. (March 5)

Changing New Orleans' Image to the Outside World
A luncheon program featuring James Bernazzani, Special Agent in Charge, New Orleans Division, Federal Bureau of Investigation (February 26)

French Ambassador to Speak at WTC Luncheon
A luncheon program featuring H.E. Pierre Vimont, Ambassador of France to the United States. (February 22)

Italy: Trade and Investment Partnership Opportunities
A breakfast seminar featuring Hon. Cristiano Maggipinto, Consul General of Italy in Houston, and Leopoldo Sposato, Trade Commissioner of Italy with the Consulate. (February 22)
        Presentation

The Role of Ex-Im Bank in Assisting Small Business Exporters
A luncheon program featuring John Emens, Senior Vice President, Small Business, Export-Import Bank of the United States (February 21)
        Presentation

Breakfast Briefing on Futurallia Quebec 2008 Conference
Briefing by Josette Gauthier, Futurallia 'Head of Mission' for 8 Southern U.S. States, the province of Ontario and the City of Montreal (February 20)

Doing Business with South Africa
A luncheon program featuring H.E. Welile A.W. Nhlapo, Ambassador of South Africa to the United States (February 15)

Making Government Work: Lessons For The Business Community From New Zealand
A luncheon program featuring Hon. Maurice McTigue, QSO, Distinguished Visiting Scholar and Director of the Government Accountability Project, Mercatus Center at George Mason University (February 8)

The U.S.-Korea Partnership: Present and Future
A luncheon program featuring H.E. Lee Tai-sik, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to the United States (January 31)

Greece: An Emerging Southern European-Mediterranean Business Hub
A luncheon program featuring H.E. Alexandros P. Mallias, Ambassador of Greece to the United States (January 25)
        Presentation

Leadership and Public Values
A luncheon program featuring Ambassador James A. Joseph, Former U.S. Ambassador to South Africa, and founder of the Center for Leadership and Public Values at Duke University (January 24)

Going Global: Getting Started in Exporting & Importing
A luncheon workshop conducted by Ruperto Chavarri, Manager, International Trade Program, Louisiana SmDevelopment Centerll Business f; and Eugene J. Schreiber, Managing Director, World Trade Center (January 23)