Event Report: Ted Bowers Reports From The 93rd World Trade Week Kickoff Breakfast
We love to lend our production support to events that highlight the global role of our hometown, Los Angeles. During the month of May, the L.A. Area Chamber of Commerce promotes global trade, the driving force behind our local economy. The Event: The 93rd annual World Trade Week Kickoff Breakfast Date: May 2, 2019 Event Location: Intercontinental Los Angeles Hotel Number of Guests: 850, hailing from 37 countries. Ted Bowers: "As Angelenos, we should know this but being present at the 93rd Kickoff Breakfast was a great reminder of the role global trade plays in our lives and the economy of Southern California. Stanley T. Olafson, then manager of the World Trade Department of the L.A. Area Chamber of Commerce, founded World Trade Week in 1927, the year that saw the opening of the Chinese Theatre and the founding of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. At the time, the population of L.A. County was approaching just one million. We have weathered many wars and eco...