Global Atlanta

Dutch Consul General Jacob (Jaap) Veerman helped the Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce lead a delegation to the #Netherlands last year to share knowledge on water management, health tech, urban planning, innovation ecosystems and more. This coming Monday, he's joining us there for the first #ConsularConversations luncheon discussion outside the Perimeter, sponsored by our long-term partners at Miller & Martin PLLC. Join us to learn more about connections between metro Atlanta and the Netherlands -- and where this bilateral relationship based on economic diplomacy goes in the wake of the royal visit to Atlanta and #Savannah earlier this year. Sign up here: https://lnkd.in/ehvjJMAU

Looking at #Vietnam for investment or sourcing? We've got a unique opportunity tomorrow to hear from the embassy and top officials in Lang Son province. https://lnkd.in/eQMz5BCn Join us for a free breakfast Friday, 10/18, at The 1818 Club inside the Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce to learn about "The Northern Option" as China + 1 manufacturing strategies heat up. We've only got a couple of slots left.

3 Georgia chambers with insights on and recent trips to Argentina. One event to learn about this important South American market: https://lnkd.in/efD8zUQW Join us Wed, Oct. 23, for a special edition of #ConsularConversations, presented by Miller & Martin PLLC, with... -Deputy Consul General Sebastián D'Alessio of the Consulate General of Argentina in Atlanta -Stefan Harrigan of the Metro Atlanta Chamber (who's in Argentina as we speak!) -Lanier Levett, chair of the Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce, who recently traveled to the country on the chamber's Chairman's Club #Embark missino -Guillermo Wasserman, Partner at Wasserman West, LLC and chair of the Argentine American Chamber of Commerce Southeast

Been holding off? Last chance to debrief with a #Georgia delegation to #Ireland that capitalized on the Georgia Institute of Technology football game to drive the key business and trade relationships forward. 🇮🇪🏈 Sign up here: https://lnkd.in/g5pBN8QV NOTE: This event was postponed from last week and is now taking place Thursday, Oct. 3 at 4:30 p.m. Thanks to IDA Ireland and Enterprise Ireland for their support of the event and our reporting trip, respectively. And thanks to our featured speakers and panelists, who will kick off an open discussion that will also include heavy audience participation. -Irish Consul General Frank Groome -IDA's Catherina Blewitt -Metro Atlanta Chamber's John W. Woodward -Invest Atlanta's Laurie Prickett -American Transaction Processors Coalition's H. West Richards #sportstech #sportsdiplomacy #diplomacy #fdi

Interested in #Colombia? Our #ConsularConversations panel at Miller & Martin PLLC last week gave a panoramic view of Atlanta's growing ties with the country -- and how you can engage. First step? Join the Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce's upcoming mission to Bogota and Medellin in November. Read the story for more: https://lnkd.in/e7N2N7vT

Georgia Tech’s football team won again in their second trip to Dublin in August. But a lot was happening beyond the field as well, as a large Georgia business and legislative delegation aimed to capitalize on a week of free publicity and goodwill to deepen an already strong trade and investment relationship with Ireland. https://lnkd.in/g5pBN8QV A month after the gridiron matchup, join Global Atlanta, IDA Ireland and Burr & Forman for a debriefing on the multifaceted missions of the trip from the organizations on the ground. Set to speak: - John W. Woodward of the Metro Atlanta Chamber on economic development initiatives in Dublin and beyond - Laurie Prickett of Invest Atlanta, outlining Mayor Andre Dickens’ extensive itinerary - H. West Richards of the American Transaction Processors Coalition on the burgeoning fintech partnership between Atlanta, #Dublin and #Belfast - Trevor Williams of Global Atlanta, who reported on the game as well as various stakeholder meetings, including a trip down to County #Wexford — World Trade Center Savannah’s Irish partner. This event is free for Global Atlanta Passport Holders. Don't have a Passport? Ask Michal Jensby for details. Register here: https://lnkd.in/g5pBN8QV

Unique opportunity in the Czech Republic for #Georgia firms: Honorary Consul Monika Vintrlikova is offering to help companies navigate Central Europe's largest industrial fair and make intros to top business leaders and politicians. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/eVxgT_tZ

Events are back for fall -- starting with #Colombia, which is emerging as Atlanta's key partner in Latin America. https://lnkd.in/e5msSwZp Join us Thursday, Sept. 5 for a business forum sponsored by Miller & Martin PLLC, keynoted by Colombian Consul General Adriana Arias Castiblanco. Speakers/topics include: -Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce President Veronica Maldonado-Torres, discussing the chamber's December mission to Colombia -UPS's Alvaro Moscoso Diaz on tax/business in Colombia -Global Opportunities Committee (GOC)'s Ricardo Berrís on the trade mission of 20 Black-owned businesses to Cali, Colombia launched in partnership with the Russell Innovation Center for Entrepreneurs last year -PROCOLOMBIA's Hernando Galindo on the agency's outreach with companies in Atlanta -Georgia Institute of Technology's Viviana Montenegro on Tech's innovation center in Medellin -Alejandro Zuluaga of BTZL on considerations for Colombian companies investing in the U.S. The event is free for Global Atlanta Passport holders or members of the respective partner organizations. Watch your email for codes, and sign up here: https://lnkd.in/e5msSwZp

In the Global Atlanta Studio's most recent brand story, Daniel Dueren, MBA from NRW.Global Business describes how the investment agency "rolls out the red carpet" for U.S. firms like Atlanta's ReadyForSocial by Thought Horizon, which recently settled in Duesseldorf and is expanding into Europe through North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany's largest state by population and GDP. Also in the video, GACC South - German American Chamber of Commerce of the Southern U.S., Inc. CEO Matthias Hoffmann talks about the importance of NRW's local presence, which makes it the only German state with an investment office in Georgia. Read the story: https://lnkd.in/eWrVpNj8 Watch the video: https://lnkd.in/ep483xXg Kudos to Leigh Villegas, our studio director, for the writing, Michal Jensby for coordination and Kilian Fischer at Fischbowl Productions LLC for filming and editing. #europesheartbeat #investment #trade #globalbusiness #sponsored

Follow our #Africa Dispatch, sponsored by Ethiopian Airlines, for stories highlighting Atlanta's growing connections with three key countries in the coming weeks. To ensure you don't miss anything, sign up for our Africa Channel monthly newsletters here: https://lnkd.in/eAwyXueH