2023 NCWTA Annual Conference

We hope to see you at the 2023 NCWTA Annual Conference held at the AC Hotel Raleigh Downtown on May 1st and 2nd.

Join us for in-person networking opportunities with North Carolina’s international business community and other global business professionals to promote the growth of international commerce between North Carolina and the world.

Early-Bird Registration Rates are good until Friday, March 31st.

• Member Registration (after early-bird discount) $275
• Non-Member Registration (after early-bird discount) $325

Agenda “At-a-glance”

Day 1 – Monday, May 1st

Evening Reception (5:00 – 6:00 PM)

Dinner & Keynote (6:00 – 8:00 PM)

• Keynote address by Hill Carrow, Chairman & CEO of the North Carolina Bid Committee for the FISU World University Games

Day 2 – Tuesday, May 2nd

Breakfast and Networking (8:00 – 9:00 AM)

Mitigating Risk in a Global Recession (9:00 – 9:45 AM)

• Larz Soper, ARI Global, Inc.

Global Business in North Carolina  (9:45 – 10:30 AM)

• Panelists
  • Riech, LLC
  • TBA
  • TBA
• Moderator
  • John Loyack – IBT Online

SBA Exporter-of-the-year recognition (10:45 – 11:00)

• Mike Arriola, SBA District Director for the U.S. Small Business Administration

SBA Exporter-of-the-Year Panel (11:00 – 12:00 Noon)

• Panelists
  • Lisa Bamford – Sciencix
  • Steve Janz – Flow Sciences
  • Jonathan Szucs – Advanced Superabrasives
  • Julie Detmering – Equilibar
  • Ethel Torres – National Drug Source
• Moderator
  • Thomas Matthias – Regions Banks