WTCI State of the Ports & 30th Anniversary Celebration
*Featured Event*
The World Trade Center Institute celebrated its 30th Anniversary by combining it with its annual “State of the Ports” event to create a super event at the Columbus Center.
Photos courtesy World Trade Center Institute & Frank Gallagher
After afternoon breakout sessions with various speakers, guests enjoyed entertaiment from various international performers, like Mariachi Oriental Maryland…
..and the Keur Khaleyi African Dance Company.
There was also a variety of international foods and drinks offered by local restaurants and embassies. Here, folks got to try authentic Pisco Sours served up by Embassy of Peru representatives.
Representatives from the embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria offered guests tastes of their country’s wines.
Pictured (LtoR) Russell Hill, Executive Director, Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology; Deb Kielty, Executive Chair, World Trade Center Institute; Eddie Resende, Co- CEO, World Trade Center Institute; Pete Rahn, Secretary, Maryland Department of Transportation; Kelly Schulz, Secretary, Maryland Department of Commerce; Bayard Hogans, Vice President, Ports America; and Susan Aplin, Co-CEO, World Trade Center Institute
Pictured (LtoR) Eddie Resende, Co- CEO, World Trade Center Institute; Susan Aplin, Co-CEO, World Trade Center Institute; Kelly Schulz, Secretary, Maryland Department of Commerce; Deb Kielty, Executive Chair, World Trade Center Institute; Todd Ruppert, Past President, T. Rowe Price Global Investment Services/Founder & CEO, Ruppert International
Pictured (LtoR) Bill Hutton, President & CFO, Titan Steel Corporation; Tom Regnante, Executive Director & Maryland Market Executive, JP Morgan Chase; Lydia Yodie, Senior Manager, Business Development and Membership, World Trade Center Institute; Renee Evans, VP Human Resources, Pompeian Olive Oil; and Bruce McIndoe, Founder & Chief Evangelist, WorldAware
Pictured (LtoR) Sarah Keller, Senior Manager, Tessco Technologies; Matt Simmons, VP, Global Manufacturing and Supply Chain, Tessco Technologies; Bryan Booth, Vice Dean and Professor, Doctoral Programs, University of Maryland University College; Chris Smith, Leader, Pricing and Analytics, Tessco Technologies; and Kate Schwoyer, Director, Americas Integrated Business Planning, McCormick Company
Pictured (LtoR) Deb Kielty, Executive Chair, World Trade Center Institute; Tabata Gomez, Chief Marketing Officer, Global Tools & Storage, Stanley Black and Decker; and Brad Nohr
Pictured (LtoR) Susan Aplin, Co-CEO, World Trade Center Institute; Eddie Resende, Co- CEO, World Trade Center Institute; and Deb Kielty, Executive Chair, World Trade Center Institute
Pete Rahn, Secretary, Maryland Department of Transportation, addressing attendees. (November 13, 2019 – Columbus Center)
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