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Global Synergies & Innovation | 1 Celebrating a month of world trade in May 90TH ANNUAL WORLD TRADE WEEK KICKOFF BREAKFAST GLOBAL SYNERGIES & INNOVATION 2016 World Trade Week Info Guide A complete guide to Southern California’s international trade organizations, consulate general listings and other useful, up-to-date resources. worldtradeweek.com T:3.125 in S:3.125 in S:7.75 in T:7.75 in Photographers name: None Studio #: FILE: PP: Maria Goss Created: 4-1-2016 3:21 PM COLOURS: Usage info: None 1131807 AC-16-NA-M10_USBT_Comfort_ad copy.indd JWT #: 1131774 Sauce Designer: mike SD: mike Saved: 4-1-2016 4:47 PM Cyan AD: None Printed: 4-1-2016 4:47 PM Magenta Client: Air Canada Mech Size: 3.125 in x 7.75 in Yellow Job Name: USBT Comfort ad CW: None Print Scale: None Black Version/Item: EN Safety: None Gutter: None AE: Joshua Teixeira Printer: XEROX 700 EX Campaign: CBT Trim: 3.125 in x 7.75 in Pub Date: None AS: None Media: Print Rev: 0 No of Pages: 1 Bleed: None Publication: World Travel Week ACD: None Type: Collateral Ad#: AC16-NA-M10 CLIENT: Air Canada Vendor: None DOC PATH: studio:CLIENT:AC:1131807_NA_Mag_Rapid_Build:Release_Materials:AC-16-NA-M10_USBT_Comfort_ad copy.indd FONTS: None IMAGES: AC_787_INT_S27_JClass_ExecPod_LieFlat_Props_Day_BW_MAG30.tif Gray 340 ppi 88% studio:CLIENT:AC:AC_Images:Live_Images:787_Aircraft_Interior:Executive_Class_J:787_INT_J_CLASS_MAG:~BW:AC_787_INT_S27_JClass_Exec- Pod_LieFlat_Props_Day_BW_MAG30.tif Star_Alliance_En_BW.ai 54.09% studio:LOGOS:Air_Canada:Air_Canada_Star_Alliance:Star_Alliance_En_BW.ai Skytrax_4 star_2015_Blk_En_OL_K.ai 31.87% studio:LOGOS:Air_Canada:Air_Canada_Skytrax:Skytrax_4 star_2015_Blk_En_OL_K.ai AirCanada_Rondelle_Rouge_85K.eps 84.96% studio:LOGOS:Air_Canada:Air_Canada_Logos:AirCanada_Rondelle_Rouge_85K.eps IMAGE USED IN PREVIOUS JWT DOCKET #’S: AC_White_Leaf_14_10_12_0-REV_GREYSCALE.AI 76.24% studio:CLIENT:AC:1131807_NA_Mag_Rapid_Build:Supplied:Special_images:AC_White_Leaf_14_10_12_0-REV_GREYSCALE.AI None CHAIR’S MESSAGE | I WORLD TRADE WEEK: Global Synergies It is my honor to serve as the Chairman of the 90th Anniversary of the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce World Trade Week (WTW), and continue the rich history and tradition of recognizing global trade. This year’s theme, Global Synergies & Innovation, embodies this history and tradition through synergy with an eye on the future that is innovation. The annual WTW celebration is a constant and powerful reminder that global trade is a critical element in the economic development of any country, region or city. WTW encourages executives to re-evaluate, and in most cases adjust, their business strategies in the current domestic and international economic situation to enable them to be more competitive in the global arena. WTW also places great importance on the next generation of global entrepreneurs through college and high school scholarships and annual educational workshops. In my current roles as a Boeing executive at the Satellite Development Center in El Segundo, and as a Los Angeles Harbor Commissioner for the Port of Los Angeles, I have been provided with a unique opportunity to view global trade from both an export and import perspective. Through exporting Boeing products or importing cargo via the Port of Los Angeles, I have gained direct perspective and insight into the strategies, opportunities, and impacts to each sector through global market sensitivities and government engagement. Never before in our history has the importance of global synergy and innovation been more pertinent to the global economy. Global synergies bring our business plans and strategies together while working to stabilize global economies. Working together to innovate today will have a profound impact on our ability to make our global economy more technically driven and more efficient in the future! The demands of the future are today’s opportunities, and WTW is one element in a string of events that bring us together annually to address these challenges, as well as celebrate this 90 year tradition, as one global community! COMR. ANTHONY PIROZZI 2016 World Trade Week Chair Director, Systems Launch Integration, Test & Launch The Boeing Co. Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners II | U.S. DEPT. OF COMMERCE’S MESSAGE MESSAGE FROM U.S. Secretary of Commerce Since 1927, when the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce initiated the first World Trade celebration, this event has evolved into a special opportunity to showcase global success and educate U.S. businesses about the benefits of exporting. In my travels around the world as Secretary of Commerce, I have seen the triumphs and challenges of U.S. businesses participating in global trade, and I have witnessed first-hand how organizations like the L.A. Area Chamber make a difference. From my vantage point, the potential for trade to drive U.S. economic prosperity is great; however, many hands must come together to make it happen. Within the Department of Commerce and its U.S. Commercial Service, we focus on strengthening the competitiveness of U.S. businesses by educating them on exporting, providing them the resources they need, and connecting them to the tremendous worldwide demand for U.S. goods and services. Our trade professionals work with U.S. businesses across the Nation and around the world in markets where U.S. companies pursue opportunities. This is done hand-in-hand with organizations like the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce, which innovates, partners with us, and is a valued resource for exporters in the Los Angeles business community. As we celebrate World Trade Week, we acknowledge the many opportunities on the horizon. The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) will introduce more U.S. exporters to the Asia-Pacific region, which boasts a fast-growing middle class of more than 500 million consumers. In 2014, $71.6 billion in goods exports from California went to TPP countries. The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, when concluded, will continue to open markets and benefit companies. These new trade agreements will ensure that American companies can compete on a fair and level playing field. In addition, the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield will help grow the digital economy for European and American businesses and ensure that those businesses can continue to access services online. A major priority of the Department is increasing the number of companies that take advantage of exporting as a way to grow their business. As we work to open markets, we will continue to offer U.S. businesses information, resources, and connections across the United States and around the world. At overseas trade shows, including Hannover Messe, and events like the U.S. Discover Global Markets Business Forums (and its overseas counterpart Trade Winds), we will continue to work with partners like the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce to educate, share resources, and match U.S. sellers with international buyers for global success. U.S. DEPT. OF COMMERCE’S MESSAGE | III The United States is a nation of explorers, inventors, and leaders. U.S. businesses are helping to shape international trade, while navigating through the global economic landscape. World Trade Week encourages us all to reflect on our world as a true global economy, with opportunities for success worldwide. I congratulate the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce on its 90th World Trade Week, and I applaud its commitment to international trade. Sincerely, PENNY PRITZKER U.S. Secretary of Commerce IV | U.S. TRADE REPRESENTATIVE’S MESSAGE MESSAGE FROM United States Trade Representative Dear Members and friends of the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce, For 90 years, the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce has led our nation in commemorating World Trade Week and celebrating the benefits that global trade brings to our local communities. This year, we have an opportunity to not only recognize those benefits – more well-paying jobs, higher growth, and a stronger middle class – but expand them for all Americans by leading on trade. American workers, entrepreneurs, and businesses of all sizes provide the foundation for our nation’s strong export performance, and the people of California deserve special recognition for their contribution to our country’s economic success. In 2014, California led the nation by exporting $173.8 billion Made-in- America goods, which supported over 775,000 jobs. Los Angeles, home to our country’s top port complex and third largest export market, was responsible for more than 45 percent of the state’s total merchandise exports. We continue to work to expand markets for our country’s high-quality goods, services, and creative product exports, because as California’s example shows, rising exports drive economic opportunity here at home. To expand these benefits, we worked hard to make the Trans- Pacific Partnership (TPP) the highest-standard trade agreement in history. TPP marks a major opportunity for our workers and businesses, opening some of the world’s largest and fastest growing markets to Made-in-America exports, while supporting high-paying jobs, strengthening the American middle class, and setting the rules of the road for the global economy. TPP will benefit businesses from San Diego to San Francisco and beyond. By cutting more than 18,000 foreign taxes and raising standards in other markets, by 2030 we will see an estimated $350 billion per year increase in Made-in-America exports, according to the Peterson Institute. That means more high-paying jobs for strong export markets like Los Angeles. TPP also sets strong and enforceable labor and environmental standards, ensures a free and open Internet, includes strong commitments to protect intellectual property rights, establishes new disciplines on state- owned enterprises, and helps small and medium-sized businesses compete and succeed in the global economy. For example, Mark W. Fuller, CEO of L.A.-based small business WET, has said “we strongly support the Trans-Pacific Partnership because it will give WET and other small businesses like ours unprecedented access to vital economies in the Asia-Pacific region by reducing the import taxes that burden our work when facing foreign competition.
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