Trade Wins by the World Trade Centers Association

Trade Wins by the World Trade Centers Association

Conversations that educate and inspire our constituents as they create vibrant ecosystems of economic activity through their access to real estate, trade services, hospitality, and networking.

Episodes

23: Honeybees and Peace Through Trade with Sade Shofidiya

May 19, 2022 • 21 min

Highlights from the conversation:

  • About Sade Shofidiya (0:53)
  • The importance of bees (1:48)
  • Where the bee colonies are (2:53)
  • Decrease in the bee population (4:05)
  • The root of Sade’s passion (5:52)
  • Sade’s internship experience at WTC Savannah (9:18)
  • The shaping influence of foster care (12:36)
  • Overcoming impostor syndrome (15:19)
  • To young student entrepreneurs (17:32)

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    22: Africa: Opportunity & Beauty with Robin van Puyenbroeck

    May 12, 2022 • 13 min

    Highlights from the conversation:

  • How World Trade Centers can help drought and famine (1:14)
  • Investing in Africa without losing money (5:06)
  • How Africa can support international trade (6:26)
  • World Trade Center resources for upgrading skill (8:21)
  • The future of the world economy (10:43)

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    A Life Journey Building World Trade Center® Businesses with Khair Ull Nissa

    April 14, 2022 • 22 min

    Highlights from the conversation:

  • About Khair Ull Nissa (0:48)
  • How Khair found the World Trade Center concept in various cities (1:55)
  • How the World Trade Center brand has changed (4:14)
  • Challenges that were encountered (7:32)
  • How COVID-19 has impacted business environments (10:10)
  • Using technology to complement in-person interactions (13:44)
  • The ideal World Trade Center business (17:55)
  • Making a difference in the women's community (20...
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    Quick Wins: What's Next for Real Estate?

    February 23, 2022 • 11 min

    Highlights from the conversation:

  • The effect of wider market stresses on real estate (0:31)
  • The correlation between commercial and residential markets (2:25)
  • Shifts out of brick and mortar ownership (4:00)
  • When the market will be in a good place for you to move (6:17)
  • Real estate around the world (8:27)

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    20: Reflections from Bahrain on World Trade and the Role of Culture with Rose Sager

    February 18, 2022 • 28 min

    Highlights from the conversation:

  • Rose’s background and career journey (0:32)
  • What makes Bahrain special (3:59)
  • Bahrain’s economy (5:52)
  • Bahrain’s role in the Gulf Cooperation Council (8:49)
  • COVID-19’s effect on Bahrain (12:39)
  • How Rose introduces Bahrain (14:16)
  • Bahrain’s constitutional monarchy and surrounding countries(16:28)
  • Security concerns in the gulf (17:28)
  • Changes in Bahrain and the U.S. (19:10)
  • The birth of friendship even amidst ...
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    Quick Wins: Pains in the Global Supply Chain

    February 16, 2022 • 10 min

    Highlights from the conversation:

  • What to make of this global supply chain issue (1:16)
  • Timeline for future issues (6:02)
  • Impact in reshoring and nearshoring (6:48)
  • Future outlook (8:28)
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    19: An Insider Story on Afghanistan with Zabihullah Ziarmal

    February 11, 2022 • 46 min

    Highlights from the conversation include:

  • Zabihullah’s current and former positions (0:49)
  • What the ground situation looks like for the Afghan people (2:19)
  • The cash infusion’s effect on the establishment and development of business (9:10)
  • Zabihullah’s transition from the private sector to government (14:04)
  • The Peace Deal’s disastrous effects on Afghanistan (15:54)
  • The inner workings of the final months of the Afghan government (20:57)
  • Z...
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    18: The Value of Public Service, Partnerships and Building a Stronger WTCA with John E. Drew

    December 16, 2021 • 59 min

    Topics in this conversation include: 

  • John speaks about how support for public service roles has changed from the beginning of his career to today and offers thoughts on why these changes have taken place. 7:13
  • Stimulus money from the government is flooding the economy and John shows ways that private companies can be involved, benefitting and providing services as a result of the stimulus money. 13:53
  • John discusses unemployment vers...
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    17: Trade, Energy and National Security Dilemmas with Congressman August Pfluger

    December 6, 2021 • 31 min

    Highlights in this conversation include: 

  • Congressman Pfluger shares his background, detailing his motivation for joining the Air Force, his 20-year military career, what it was like to serve as a combat pilot and several life lessons he has taken from being an Air Force pilot. 1:17
  • The supply of labor has been impacted by the government stimulus and has created a domino effect impacting inflation and the supply chain. 9:45
  • Congressma...
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    16: The WTCA: Conducting Trade in a World of Digital Globalization, with Robin van Puyenbroeck, WTCA, and Mariette Mulaire, President and CEO of World Trade Center Winnipeg

    November 18, 2021 • 48 min

    Topics in this conversation include: 

  • Mariette discusses the functions of World Trade Center Winnipeg, their history and the services that they provide to businesses as well as the importance of "Peace through Trade," a key philosophy of the WTCA. 2:35
  • Robin discusses the diversity of the WTCA, specifically in regards to the function and diversity of licensee types that share in the WTCA's mission of facilitating internat...
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    15: Cities of the Future and Civilization 3.0, with Parag Khanna, FutureMap

    October 7, 2021 • 38 min

    Highlights of this conversation include: 

  • Parag discusses how he immerses himself in each culture where he lives and becomes part of each one, enabling him to have a better intercultural understanding in both business and social settings. 2:36
  • Parag shares his vision for the next evolution of urban life, including the recognition of climate oases and sustainability factors that will need to be taken into consideration in order for ci...
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    14: WTCA's 2021 CIFTIS Interview with Anna Ge, China Plus News

    September 16, 2021 • 20 min

    Our conversation included topics such as: 

  • China hosting CIFTIS as an in-person event is a demonstration of their confidence in their control of the pandemic and can be used to encourage the recovery of the conference and exhibition industry. 3:54
  • With digital future as one of the themes of CIFTIS this year, Robin shares how the WTCA is introducing an AI-powered corporate matchmaking platform for orchestrating and coordinating virtua...
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    13: Pura Vida - Costa Rica’s Sustainable Success Story

    August 12, 2021 • 41 min

    Topics in this conversation include: 

  • Minister Valenciano explains "Pura Vida" and how that portrays the culture and happiness of Costa Rica as well as how happiness is measured in countries around the world. 2:12
  • Long-standing democracy and the recognition of the importance of universal education, social security and universal health care have all led to the political and social stability of Costa Rica. 8:01
  • Minister Valencia...
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    12: UN Academic Impact: A Journey of Engaging Youth and Rethinking Education

    July 23, 2021 • 43 min

    Topics in this conversation include: 

  • Ramu describes the UNAI and how it works to unite students toward making an impact on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).1:33
  • The COVID-19 pandemic provided an opportunity to build a more solid family foundation with parents taking more responsibility for their children’s education while, at the same time, it widened the inequality gap, particularly in developing countries. 6:53
  • Ramu discusses w...
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    11: The Future of Global Health: How Businesses Advance the SDGs with Science and Global Health Diplomacy

    July 8, 2021 • 54 min

    Topics in this conversation include: 

  • Usama Malik discusses the changes that have occurred in business over the last 100-150 years with the incorporation of capitalism, the transformation to big business from local business; the growth of businesses to have larger GDP, in many cases, than smaller countries; and how these changes can impact the world for good when companies focus on being purpose-driven. 6:20
  • Dimitri de Vreeze discuss...
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    10: The Future Project: Gen Z Kids Speak Out on the Issues of Today

    June 22, 2021 • 48 min
    On today’s episode of Trade Wins, we don’t have one guest but a group of 20 New York elementary school 5th graders who join WTCA Executive Director-Business Development Robin van Puyenbroeck for a discussion on the biggest challenges facing the world today. This class of 2021 – soon-to-be middle schoolers – speak from the heart and shed light on many of the pressing issues faced around the world – from global warming and hunger/pov...
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    09: Measurement, Social Well-Being and a Way Forward with Roberto Rigobon

    June 15, 2021 • 27 min
  • Social well-being can effectively be measured by the framework of "PROMISE" which includes personal aspects, relationships, organizations, markets/economy, institutions, social aspects and environmental aspects. 1:28
  • Roberto discusses the shortcomings of current measurements and how the lack of assessment leads to negative consequences in our personal life, businesses and the world. 6:25 
  • Roberto provides suggestions on measu...
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    08: Disruption and Innovation in Real Estate with Sharif El-Gamal

    June 8, 2021 • 27 min
  • Sharif believes that the next year will bring people back to the cities, offices and communities that they left during the pandemic, and how amenitizing work and living spaces will be an attractive benefit for many. 1:25
  • Determining differentiators will be key for businesses moving forward, especially in areas of hospitality, travel and leisure. 9:21
  • Sharif predicts that companies will have great success as they focus on transforming...
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    07: Economic Outlook and Growth Opportunities in a Post-COVID World with Peter De Keyzer

    June 2, 2021 • 29 min
  • The COVID pandemic ravaged the world economy and forced each country to choose from the trilemma of freedom, health and economy. 1:37
  • The zombification of companies and even entire industries is a negative side effect of the stimulus packages that governments have given. 6:09
  • Peter presents the idea of a "New Cold War" due to the value blocs that are emerging around the world and discusses how this will impact the recovery of...
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    06: Selflessness, Community and Building a Stronger Business with Richard Lui

    May 25, 2021 • 28 min

    Today's guest Richard Lui, news anchor at NBC/MSNBC, as well as author and filmmaker, joins us in this fourth episode in a special series of interviews conducted as part of the WTCA's General Assembly, held April 26-30, 2021. Richard shares his journey toward living selflessly while challenging listeners to consider how others living selflessly this past year has impacted the world. Richard describes how selflessness has im...

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