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.

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
• Special Guest NC Secretary of State Elaine F. Marshall
• Dinner & Keynote Sponsored By NC Department Of Agriculture & Consumer Services

Day 2 - Tuesday, May 2nd

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

• Breakfast & Networking Sponsored by Michael Best

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
  • Christian Brown, Sales & Business Development Mgr. NA, Reich LLC
  • Colin Kiser, Director of Business Development, Spotit
  • Craig Sullivan, President, ADTUBI USA, Inc.
• Moderator
  • John Loyack - IBT Online

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

• Mike Arriola, District Director for the North Carolina District Office of 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

The SBTDC is a business and technology extension program of the UNC System and is funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration.