Meet with the corporate executives from Flanders visiting SXSW to make business connections in Texas. Texas companies may find counterparts in 5 industry sectors: life sciences & health, food, solution-driven engineering & technology, smart logistics, sustainable resources, and materials & chemistry. This networking event is pursuant to the internationalization strategy 'Flanders accelerates! As a region […]
Join us for a dynamic lunch discussion featuring Ambassador Barbara Stephenson, President of the American Foreign Service Association, Bill Lane, Executive Director of Trade for America, and U.S. Representative Michael McCaul on the positive impact of global affairs programs in Texas. The World Affairs Council of Austin, in partnership with the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition, […]
The Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the World Affairs Council of Austin is pleased to present a discussion on trade and security featuring the U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Korea, Harry Harris; The Republic of Korea Ambassador to the USA, Yoon-je Cho; and President of the Korea Institute of America and […]
The issues of borders and border security stand at the center of both United States and global policy relevance. The World Affairs Council of Austin in partnership with the Kozmetsky Center will offer two days of discussion on the geopolitics of border security featuring participation of distinguished expert speakers and subject area academics. Featured speakers […]
Tech Startups and other companies looking to build out their teams or those interested in a nearshore option should attend this event. Agenda 5:00 Registration 5:30 Welcome remarks 5:35 Overview of Jalisco & Austin environments 6:00 Panel Using Mexico as a Nearshore Base 6:30 Networking
On your way to China to do business? “Do your homework,” advises Tyler Johnson, an international business consultant and author of The Way of The Laowai: The Importance of International Self-Awareness for Businesses. “Laowai” (pronounced "laaw wye") is Mandarin for “old foreigner,” a reminder that culture always trumps business. Johnson should know. He spent 10 […]
Join our first annual Dabke Night! If you are interested in learning about Dabke, or you just want to come and dance, then this is the event for you to explore this wonderful Levantine cultural folk dance. As part of the Cultural Heritage Series, we will be having a short Dabke performance, a lesson for […]
Join our next Central Texas International Business Coalition meeting and hear from Invest in Pomerania as they discuss the benefits of investing in this dynamic and ultra-modern, business friendly and ready, region of Poland. A country strategically located in the heart of Europe and the birth place of Solidarity movement led by former president of […]
In its 8th year, the Texas-EU Business Summit is the premier event for Texas businesses, entrepreneurs and economic development professionals seeking to expand their footprint in Europe. Texas is already the largest exporting state to the European Union. The summit builds on that footprint, focusing on promoting the international trade capacity of Texas businesses and […]
Two years into the Trump Administration, what is the current state of the U.S.-China relationship? The U.S.-China “trade war” has dominated headlines in both the United States and globally throughout 2018 and into 2019. But in what ways is the U.S.-China relationship of today different from that of early 2017? In addition, to trade and […]
In collaboration with the U.S.-Japan Conference on Cultural and Educational Interchange (CULCON), a binational advisory panel to the governments of Japan and the United States, the World Affairs Council of Austin invites you to a symposium for industry leaders, educators, government officials and citizen diplomats to examine developments in science, technology and business. Please join […]
Join us for a Pitch Night celebrating the startups of the Innovation Bridge Mexico-Austin program at the Consulate General of Mexico. The startups pitching represent Mexican innovation across many industries. After a rigorous selection process, the selected companies spent 10 weeks in Austin, TX in Tech Ranch's accelerator program. Each startup was selected from a […]
The World Affairs Council of Austin is once again a partner organization for the annual Oita Japan Festival! You won't want to miss the "Doing Business in Japan" seminars during the Festival. The first seminar will start at 1:15 pm the same seminar repeats at 3:15 pm. Texas exported over $6 billion in goods and […]
Over the last three years, approximately 3.4 million people have fled Venezuela for other countries around the world. It is estimated that of these, approximately 2.7 million have fled to countries in Latin America and the Caribbean with the total number expected to exceed 5 million people by the end of 2019. This migration is […]
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 Austin-Pune Sister City relationship. Pune is the eighth largest city in India with a population of 4 million. Austin and Pune's economies rely heavily on […]