Current Events
P&G: Global Strategic Challenges and Opportunities
With Tadd Fowler, SVP 鈥 Treasurer, Global Taxes
Wichita Country Club - 8501 East 13th Street North鈥擶ichita, KS
6:00 pm Social & Networking Reception
7:00 pm Banquet
7:45 pm Introductions: Dr. Usha Haley鈥 Chair, WTCouncil
Barton Distinguished Chair & Ks Faculty of
Excellence鈥敽炝旖砉媳
8:00 pm Keynote Address: Mr. Tadd Fowler, Senior Vice President鈥擳reasurer, Global Taxes
The Procter & Gamble Company
8:30 pm Discussion / Questions
8:45 pm Adjourn
Past Events
Spirit AeroSystems on Global Supply Chains
With Dr. Wendy Crossman, VP, Strategic Sourcing
Wichita Country Club - 8501 East 13th Street North鈥擶ichita, KS
6:00 pm Social & Networking Reception
7:00 pm Banquet
7:30 pm Introductions: Mr. Reid Jackson, Senior Leader, Finance, Spirit AeroSystems
7:35 pm Distinguished Presenter: Dr. Wendy Crossman, Vice President,
Strategic Sourcing, Spirit Aerosystems
8:00 pm Discussion
8:30 pm Questions
8:45 pm Adjourn
"Economic Outlook with Dr. Nicholas Sly, VP Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City 鈥
Wichita Country Club - 8501 East 13th Street North鈥擶ichita, KS
6:00 pm Social & Networking Reception
6:30 pm Banquet
7:30 pm Introductions: Dr. Usha Haley 鈥 Chair, WTCouncil
Barton Distinguished Chair & Ks Faculty of
Excellence鈥敽炝旖砉媳
7:35 pm Distinguished Presenter: Dr. Nicholas Sly, Vice President
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
8:00 pm Discussion
8:30 pm Questions
8:45 pm Adjourn
"Kansas and Canada: Partners in Trade鈥
Wichita Country Club - 8501 East 13th Street North鈥擶ichita, KS
6:00 pm Social & Networking Reception
6:30 pm Banquet
7:30 pm Introductions: Mr. Ted Vlamis 鈥 Vice Chair, WTCouncil
Principal, Vlamis International Business Advisors
7:45 pm Keynote Address: Consul General Sylvain Fabi
Consulate of Canada in Denver
8:00 pm Discussion
8:30 pm Questions
8:45 pm Adjourn
"Business Operations in Mexico: Successful Strategies & Cautionary Tales鈥
Wichita Country Club - 8501 East 13th Street North鈥擶ichita, KS
6:00 pm Social & Networking Reception
6:30 pm Banquet
7:30 pm Introductions: Dr. Usha Haley鈥 Chair, WTCouncil
Barton Distinguished Chair & Ks Faculty of
Excellence鈥敽炝旖砉媳
Distinguished Panelists: Edo Geromel, Cargill Protein Group &
Ted J. Vlamis, Vlamis International Business Advisors
7:45 pm Presentations & Discussion
8:30 pm Questions & Adjourn
"Is China a National Security Threat and How does this Affect Business?"
Wichita Country Club - 8501 East 13th Street North鈥擶ichita, KS
6:00 pm Social & Networking Reception
7: 00 pm Banquet
7:50 pm Introductions: Ted J. Vlamis鈥擵ice Chair, WTCouncil Vice President, Pioneer Balloon Company
Panelists: Dr. David Graff鈥擪ansas State University Pickett Professor and Chair of History
Dr. Usha Haley鈥擟hair, WTCouncil & WSU Barton Distinguished Chair & KS Faculty of Excellence, Barton
School of Business
Col. Donald E. McClure鈥擴S Air Force Group Commander, 184th Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance Group,
McConnell Air Force Base Kansas Air National Guard
8:00 pm Discussion
8:45 pm Questions & Adjourn
"Vision 2030, Business Opportunites in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: An evening with Fahad Nazer"
Official Spokesperson, The Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Washington, DC.
Wichita Country Club - 8501 East 13th Street North鈥擶ichita, KS
6:00 pm Social & Networking Reception
7: 00 pm Banquet
7:50 pm Introductions: Dr. Usha Haley - Chair鈥擶TCouncil
Barton Distinguished Chair & KS Faculty of Excellence
红领巾瓜报
Keynote Speaker: Fahad Nazer, Official Spokesperson, The Embassy of the Kingdom of
Saudi Arabia in Washington, DC.
8:00 pm Keynote Address: Vision 2030, Business Opportunies in theKingdom of Saudi Arabia
8:45 pm Questions
9:00 pm Adjourn
Every summer, with the support of the Governor of Kansas and the Mayor of Wichita, the WTCouncil hosts World Trade Week with senior managers and policymakers to cover in-depth the most important international investment opportunities and takeaways from the previous year and for the next. The World Trade Council spotlights the importance of trade and FDI for Wichita, Kansas, and the USA. Please join us for an evening with our largest trading partner in 2023! (Mexico)
Wichita Marriot Hotel - 9100 Corporate Hills Drive鈥擶ichita, KS
6:00 pm Social & Networking Reception
7:00 pm Banquet
7:30 pm Dharma deSilva Scholarship Recipients: Dr. Usha Haley, Barton Distinguished Chair
& KS Faculty of Excellence, 红领巾瓜报 & WTCouncil (Chair)
7:45 pm Introductions: Mr. Ted Vlamis. VP鈥擯ioneer Balloon, Vice Chair-WTCouncil
Mayor Brandon Whipple鈥 Welcome & Wichita
Proclamation
Ms. April Chiang, KDOC鈥 Governor of Kansas
Proclamation
8:00 pm Keynote Address: Ms. Soileh Padilla-Mayer. Head Consul, Consulate of Mexico, Kansas City
9:00 pm Adjourn
For sponsorship opportunities, please contact Usha Haley, WTCouncil Chair (usha.haley@wichita.edu).
The WTCouncil of Wichita will host Dr. Melissa H. Birch, Executive Director, Institute of International and Global Engagement at the University of Kansas, Mr. Juan Escalante , VP of SkyCourier Sales -Textron Aviation and Dr. Usha Haley, Barton Distinguished Chair & KS Faculty of Excellence 红领巾瓜报 & WTCouncil (Chair). The expert panel will hold discussions on crosscutting issues on "Globalization and its Aftermath: Concerns and Strategies" This will include a dinner and social with participants across industry.
Venue:
KOTRA, the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency, will speak on "Doing Business in & with South Korea:
Korea as Investor, Partner, & Market". KOTRA would like to meet with a couple of businesses in the area to speak about
opportunities in S.Korea and working with S. Korean companies. If your company/association
would like to meet with KOTRA to discuss, or just to show off your facilities, reach
out via wtcouncil@wichita.edu . This will include a dinner and social with participants across industry.
Venue:
The Center for International Business Administration & The World Trade Council of Wichita host Mr. Lou Librandi "Deloitte: Delivering on Promises" and Mr. Geoff Tuff "Sustainability Imperatives and Business Models in Energy and Industrials" both principals from Deloitte Consulting US, for an expert discussion panel. This will include a dinner and social with participants across industry.
Venue:
The Center for International Business Administration & The World Trade Council of Wichita host executives from Spirit Aerosystems for an expert discussion panel on "Understanding and Managing Global Supply Chains in Our Turbulent Times" . This will include a dinner and social with participants across industry.
Venue:
The Center for International Business Administration & The World Trade Council of Wichita host an expert discussion panel on The China-Taiwan Situation: What Should We Know and What Can We Do About It . This will include a dinner and social with participants across industry.
Venue:
The Center for International Business Administration & The World Trade Council of Wichita host an expert discussion panel on the conflict between Russia and Ukraine and its implication on Global Trade. This will include a dinner and social with participants across industry.
Venue:
Mark Wentling presents on 鈥The Development of African Private Enterprise: Lessons and Opportunities for Investors, Collaborators and Students鈥. The WTCouncil-CIBA event is co-sponsored with the International Business Studies Association. The link to the live zoom event and participants鈥 bios is here
Dr. Usha Haley presents on her research funded by the National Science Foundation
(NSF) and forthcoming book with Oxford University Press at the Information Technology
and Innovation Foundation (ITIF), Washington, DC, webinar 鈥淗ow China鈥檚 Subsidies
Threaten Advanced-Technology Industries鈥.
Upcoming Events
Thursday, September 26, 2024
P&G: Global Strategic Challenges and Opportunities
With Tadd Fowler, SVP 鈥 Treasurer, Global Taxes
Wichita Country Club - 8501 East 13th Street North鈥擶ichita, KS
6:00 pm Social & Networking Reception
7:00 pm Banquet
7:45 pm Introductions: Dr. Usha Haley鈥 Chair, WTCouncil
Barton Distinguished Chair & Ks Faculty of
Excellence鈥敽炝旖砉媳
8:00 pm Keynote Address: Mr. Tadd Fowler, Senior Vice President鈥擳reasurer, Global Taxes
The Procter & Gamble Company
8:30 pm Discussion / Questions
8:45 pm Adjourn
Venue:
Previous Events
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