Our Events

Learn from and connect with global leaders

Throughout the year, the World Trade Center Institute (WTCI) hosts a variety of events – from thought-provoking two-hour discussions with global executives to energizing daylong conferences with future leaders. Speakers have included Honest Tea founder Seth Goldman, Stanley Black & Decker President of Hand Tools, Accessories, and Storage Tabata Gomez and Olympian Dominique Dawes. Thousands of attendees have walked away with ideas and connections to drive growth and global good.

About Our Events

McCormick's Michael Okoroafer Speaks at the AGILE Innovation Series
AGILE Global Innovation Series

Four times a year, executives come together to hear from experts on the front lines about breakthrough innovations that address some of the most pressing issues facing global business.

Women Spanning the Globe

Every year, WTCI hosts a curated and uniquely inspiring women’s leadership conference for curious, talented, ambitious and diverse global female professionals from the private and public sectors. The daylong event is held in June and attracts hundreds of people.

Women Spanning the Globe - The Mid-Atlantic's Top Conference for Rising Female Leaders
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State of the Ports

What are the current challenges for the Port of Baltimore and Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport? And what solutions are being implemented? Get the inside scoop from the ports’ leaders at this annual event.

Inside Series

Get a VIP tour of a Mid-Atlantic manufacturing company. Hear about the company’s trials and triumphs from its leaders. There are up to four events per year, all hosted by WTCI and the Regional Manufacturing Institute.

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Taste of Business

Sample food and drink from select international markets while learning from companies and peers doing business there.

Maryland International Business Leadership Awards

The premier annual event to honor the steadfast leaders in Maryland who are driving change in the state and around the world.

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