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  • Austin-Pune Official Sister City Ceremony

    Austin City Hall 301 W. Second Street, Austin, TX, United States

    The Austin-Pune Sister City Committee, Greater Austin Asian Chamber of Commerce, the City of Austin and World Affairs Council of Austin invite you to the official signing ceremony launching the […]

  • USMCA Trade Briefing

    BBVA Bank 1703 W. 5th, Ste. 500, Austin, TX, United States

    The World Affairs Council of Austin, U.S. Commercial Service, BBVA, ITC at UTSA, and the Texas Camino Real District Export Council invite you to a USMCA Trade Briefing featuring David […]

  • The European Union – Turmoil or Transition? BREXIT vs. Regionalism

    Neill-Cochran House Museum 2310 San Gabriel Street, Austin, TX, United States

    Are you curious about the state of the European Union?  Reserve your seat now for our next World Spins Series event:  The European Union - Turmoil or Transition? BREXIT vs. […]

  • International Political Risk: Implications for Business Leaders with DJ Peterson

    BBVA Bank 1703 W. 5th, Ste. 500, Austin, TX, United States

    In collaboration with the Kozmetsky Center of Excellence at St. Edward's University, the World Affairs Council of Austin is pleased to present Dr. DJ Peterson at the next meeting of the Central Texas International Business Coalition.  Our guest speaker, Dr. DJ Peterson, is President of Longview Global Advisors. Dr. Peterson has 28 years of research […]

  • Fourth Annual Texas-Latin America Business Summit

    Texas - Latin America Business Summit Helps Texas Companies Access Nearshore Expanding Markets The World Affairs Council of Austin will present the Fourth Annual Texas-Latin America Business Summit on October 3, 2019.  Forbes reported in March that LATAM's economy has the potential to grow faster than that of Asia.  The Summit brings trade promotion experts […]

  • Accessing the European Market via Dublin

    BBVA Bank 1703 W. 5th, Ste. 500, Austin, TX, United States

    The next meeting of the Central Texas International Business Coalition will feature guest speaker Lorcan Tyrrell, Head of Development at Dublin Airport Central. Dublin Airport Central is Ireland’s next generation […]

  • Be Part of Aguascalientes (Mexico) – Business Opportunities Briefing

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    Attend this seminar and learn why Texas companies should consider doing business in Aguascalientes Aguascalientes belongs to the “Bajío Region” -- Mexico’s most important development pole and most influential IT cluster.  Sharing the same time zone with Texas facilitates and enables more efficient communications and logistics. Aguascalientes enjoys a demographic bonus with an average population […]

  • Ireland: Creating Space for Business to Grow

    BBVA Bank 1703 W. 5th, Ste. 500, Austin, TX, United States

    Texas and Ireland share a rich history of political, economic, and commercial relations. Texas exports $580 million worth of goods and services to Ireland annually, an impressive amount relative to […]

  • CxC Amplified Week of Global Issues Webinar Programming

    World Affairs Council of Austin members have access to several daily webinars during the week of May 4th including: 4th Ambassador (ret.) Bill Taylor, EVP, U.S. Institute of Peace, and Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine 5th Global Leadership in Crisis featuring General (ret.) David Petraeus, Chairman, KKR Global Institute 5th Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking […]

  • Utilizing the Austin-area Foreign Trade Zone in Turbulent Times

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    Companies dependent on imports as part of their global supply chains are increasingly concerned with the ongoing volatility of the global trade environment. US trade actions have already imposed penalty duties on Chinese goods, many European goods, and steel and aluminum products, and additional activity is underway which could significantly impact supply chain costs, including: […]

  • H.E. Dirk Wouters, Ambassador of Belgium to the USA among featured speakers in July

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    July -- 13th at 3:15pm Making Sense of a World in Crisis -- Through the Eyes of a Foreign Policy Expert featuring Richard Haass, President of the Council on Foreign Relations // 16th at 10am Intelligent Manufacturing in Europe Series featuring Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, and Czech Republic // 16th at 1pm Qatar and the Gulf […]

  • Author Lesley Blume among Speakers in August

    August -- 6th at 1pm Fallout: The Hiroshima Cover-Up and the Reporter Who Revealed It to the World featuring Lesley Blume, award-winning journalist, historian, and New York Times bestselling author // 11th at 10am International Biz Advantage: Austin & Israel featuring Lior Koriat, CEO at Quali; Ze'ev Lavie, VP at the Israeli Chambers of Commerce; and Limor […]

  • The Honorable Rachel McCormick, Consul General of Canada, and Brian Haley, Honorary Consul of Canada

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    The World Affairs Council of Austin is pleased to host this discussion with the Honorable Rachel McCormick, Consul General of Canada and Brian Haley, Honorary Consul of Canada.  Abdallah Mahmoud, Emerging Markets Program Specialist with the City of Austin's Economic Development Department, will serve as moderator for this special event. Rachel McCormick is Consul General […]

  • Kozmetsky Forum featuring Brazil

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    The World Affairs Council of Austin has partnered with the Kozmetsky Center of Excellence in Global Finance at St. Edward's University to offer a series of Forums on Global Investment, Finance, Emerging Markets and Geopolitical Risk.  The focus of this Forum is Brazil. Political Officer Ian Brown at the U.S. Embassy in Brazil will serve […]