BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:278@wtccentralpa.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250910T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250910T170000 DTSTAMP:20250905T153756Z URL:https://wtccentralpa.org/events/btw2pa-2025/ SUMMARY:Bringing the World to PA DESCRIPTION:BRINGING THE WORLD TO PA 2025\n\nJoin Us!\nSeptember 10\, 2025 ~ from 9:00 am - 5:00 pm\n\nAntique Automobile Museum\n161 Museum Dr. ~ He rshey\, PA 17033\nWorld Trade Center Harrisburg\, together with BusinessPA \, will again host the team of\nPennsylvania's overseas trade offices for BTW2PA!\nJoin us for a day of one-on-one meetings with a dedicated team of international trade\nprofessionals to discuss market expansion opportunit ies in the 44 countries that they cover.\nThere is no cost to attend the e vent\, but pre-registration is required.\nMeetings are held in 30 minute i ncrements.\nRefreshments and a complimentary luncheon will be provided\n(P lease let us know if you do not plan to join us for lunch)\n\nDOWNLOAD THE MEETING REQUEST FORM HERE\n\n[tabby title="Agenda"]\nAgenda\n9:00 am - No on\nCompany Meetings with Trade Offices in 30 minute intervals\nNoon - 1:3 0 pm\nLuncheon and Keynote Presentation:\nDavid L. Cohen\nan American busi nessman\, attorney\, lobbyist\, and diplomat\nwho served as United States ambassador to Canada from 2021 to 2025\n1:30 pm - 5:00 pm\nCompany Meeting with Trade Offices in 30 minute intervals\n \;\n\n[tabby title="Trade Reps"]\nParticipating Overseas Trade Representatives\nAustralia &\; Ne w Zealand- Geoff Charnock\nCanada- Chris Leslie\nCentral and Eastern Europ e- Pavlina Becvarova (Bulgaria\, Croatia\, Czech Republic\,\nEstonia\, Hun gary\, Latvia\, Lithuania\, Poland\, Romania\, Serbia\, Slovakia Slovenia\ , Ukraine)\nChina- Soleil Tong\nGermany- Irene Brockie (Germany\, Italy\, Austria\, Switzerland)\nIndia- Supriya Kanetkar\nKorea- Ken Yang &\; Mi n Lee\nMexico- Lorena Ozuna Gonzales\nMiddle East Regional Office- Seth Vo gelman (Egypt\, Greece\, Israel\, Jordan\, Turkey)\nNetherlands and Belgiu m- Peter Sanders\nSingapore- May Abrera (Indonesia\, Malaysia\, Philippine s\, Thailand\, Singapore\, Vietnam)\nTaiwan- Liran Golan\nUnited Kingdom- Declan Berry (Ireland\, Denmark\, Finland\, Norway\, Sweden\, UK)\n\n[tabb y title="Keynote Speakers"]\nMeet David L. Cohen\n\n\nNominated by Preside nt Joe Biden and unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate\, David L. Cohen served as the United States Ambassador to Canada from 2021 to 2025.  Bef ore his tenure in Canada\, Ambassador Cohen served as Senior Advisor to th e CEO and Senior Executive Vice President of Comcast NBCUniversal\, where his portfolio included corporate communications\, legal affairs\, governme nt and regulatory affairs\, public affairs\, corporate administration\, co rporate real estate and security\, and community impact. Ambassador Cohen also served as the company’s first chief diversity officer.\n\nAmbassado r Cohen previously served as a partner in and Chair of Ballard Spahr Andre ws &\; Ingersoll\, LLP. From January 1992 to April 1997\, Ambassador Co hen served as Chief of Staff to the Honorable Edward G. Rendell\, the Mayo r of the City of Philadelphia.\nAmbassador Cohen also has served on many n onprofit boards\, including as chair of: the Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania and its executive committee\; the board of directors and the executive committee of the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce\; the Philadelphia Theatre Company\; the FIFA 2026 World Cup Philadelphia Bid C ommittee\; the board of trustees of City Year and its executive committee\ ; and of the corporate board of advisors of UnidosUS. Ambassador Cohen als o served as a member of the board of directors of the National Urban Leagu e and of the U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission. In addition\, Ambassador Cohen served on the board of directors of the PNC Financial Services Group \, Inc. and PNC Bank\, National Association and as a member of the board o f directors of FS Global Credit Opportunities Fund.\n\nAmbassador Cohen ha s received numerous awards for his civic and charitable activities\, inclu ding six honorary Doctor of Laws degrees from U.S. universities\, includin g the University of Pennsylvania.\n\nA native of New York\, Ambassador Coh en graduated with a B.A. from Swarthmore College in 1977 and with a J.D. f rom the University of Pennsylvania Law School\, summa cum laude\, in 1981.   Ambassador Cohen lives in Philadelphia with his wife\, Rhonda R. Cohen. \n\n \;\nMeet Rick Siger\n\n\nRick Siger leads the Pennsylvania Depart ment of Community &\; Economic Development (DCED)\, driving innovation\ , business growth\, and competitiveness across the Commonwealth. In 2024\, he and Governor Josh Shapiro launched Pennsylvania’s Ten-Year Economic Development Strategy\, the state’s first long-term economic plan in nea rly two decades.\n\nUnder his leadership\, DCED has rolled out major initi atives like PA SITES\, which expands Pennsylvania’s inventory of shovel- ready sites\, and Main Street Matters\, an investment in downtowns and mai n streets. He has also worked to strengthen partnerships between state and local governments and the private sector\, with collaborative efforts lik e the revitalization of downtown Pittsburgh securing nearly $600 million i n public and private investment.\n\nSince 2023\, the Shapiro Administratio n has attracted over $3.7 billion in private-sector investment and helped create more than 5\,000 family-sustaining jobs across the state.\n\nPrevio usly\, Rick served as Chief of Staff at Carnegie Mellon University and spe nt over seven years serving President Obama\, holding senior roles at the White House and U.S. Department of Commerce. A Pittsburgh native\, he hold s a B.A. in Political Science from Columbia University.\n[tabby title="Spo nsorship"]\n\nSponsorship Opportunities\nSilver Level Sponsorship ($2\,000 )\n\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n Sponsor Recognition with opportunit y for brief comments and/or introduce speaker\n Four (4) complimentary ti ckets\n Company banner prominently displayed\n Company name &\; logo in all print promotion\n Complimentary booth space\n Special mention dur ing program\n Company name\, logo\, and description listed in program\n WTC membership rates for customers interested in attending\n Complete lis ting of attendees\n Corporate logo link as a Silver Sponsor of this event on the WTC Harrisburg website\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\n\n\n\n\n\nBronze Level Sponsorship ($1\,000)\n\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n Two (2) complimentary tickets\n Company banner displayed\n Company name in all print promotion\n Complimentary booth sp ace\n Special mention during program\n Company name\, logo and descripti on listed in the program\n WTC membership rates for customers interested in attending\n Complete listing of attendees\n Corporate link as a Bronz e Sponsor of this event on the WTC Harrisburg website\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\ n\n \;\nExhibiting at Bringing the World to PA ($500)\n\n\n \n\n \n\ n \n\n \n\n \n\n Two (2) complimentary tickets\n Skirted 6 ft. table and two chairs\n Company name\, logo\, and description listed  n the att endee program booklet\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe exhibitor is responsible for all booth decoration\, personnel\, shipping\, computer\, telephone and other requirements.\nFloor exhibit space is made available on a first-com e\, first-served basis\nIf you are interested in supporting the event\, pl ease email\ntina@wtccentralpa.org or alexandra@wtccentralpa.org\n \;\n \n[tabby title="Sponsors &\; Partners"]\nWe thank our Sponsors &\; P artners and appreciate their ongoing support!\n\nLearn more about Fulton B ank\n \;\n\n\nLearn more about FTZ 147\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \n\n&nb sp\;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n[tabbyending]\n CATEGORIES:BTW2PA full day event LOCATION:AACA Museum\, 161 Museum Drive\, Hershey\, Pennsylvania\, 17033\, United States GEO:40.298177;-76.690117 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=161 Museum Drive\, Hershey\ , Pennsylvania\, 17033\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=AACA Mus eum:geo:40.298177,-76.690117 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250309T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR