Date: Wednesday, September 26, 2018
Time: Breakout sessions 3:30-4:30pm | International Reception and Embassy Wine Tasting 4:30-7pm
Location: World Trade Center Baltimore (21st Floor), 401 East Pratt Street, Baltimore MD 21202
Admission: Buy tickets on WTCI site
World Trade Center Institute’s Maryland State of the Ports attracts major exporters and companies providing services through the Port of Baltimore and BWI Airport. This annual event offers prime networking opportunities with members of the port community, our region’s importers, exporters, distributors, freight forwarders, WTCI board, and others while sampling international drinks at the Embassy Wine Tasting.
Three sister city committees (Baltimore-Kawasaki, Baltimore-Changwon, Baltimore-Rotterdam), and the embassies of Japan, South Korea, and the Netherlands are participating in this event. Visit the embassy tables for drink tastings and to learn about ports & technology innovations in these countries! Featuring sake from Kanagawa (Maryland’s sister state in Japan, home of the port city of Kawasaki), drinks from South Korea (home of the port city of Changwon), and beer, jenever, & cheese from the Netherlands (home of the port city of Rotterdam).
Agenda
The event starts with 2 breakout sessions:
- Port Cybersecurity
- Offshore Wind Developments in Maryland
Then:
- Get the latest updates and future developments at Maryland’s Ports directly from Maryland’s Secretary of Transportation Pete Rahn
- Network with members of the port community and the region’s top leaders
- Sample drinks from around the world at the Embassy Wine Tasting — including Japan, Korea, and the Netherlands
More information and tickets
Note: Baltimore Sister Cities and Maryland Sister States played a big role at Greenport Congress America, held in Baltimore in May 2018. More information about our role at GreenPort Congress.
