Sixth Global Trade and Investment Forum

November 14, 2019

CIBA’s Sixth Global Forum was held on November 14, 2019, with Shifting Policies and New Trends in International Trade as its focal point of discussion. Keynote speakers included Robert Manogue, Director of the Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, Office of Bilateral Trade Affairs, U.S. Department of State; and Tomas Baert, Head of Trade and Agriculture Section at the Delegation of the European Union to the United States. Other speakers for the panels U.S. Manufacturers and International Trade: Innovative Strategies for Growth, and Export Insights for Agricultural and Food Producers included James Held, Research Director, Division of Economic Analysis and Research, Empire State Development; Ilidio Alves, Director of International Sales at Raymond Corporation; Robert Stein, Vice President of Mohawk Global Trade Advisors; Kevin King, Deputy Commissioner at New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets; Kevin Ellis, CEO at Cayuga Milk Ingredients and Cayuga Marketing; and others.