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SUMMARY:Dinner Hosting: Education in the Digital Age
DESCRIPTION:CCWA is looking for internationally minded individuals and families to host international exchange participants for dinner on Saturday\, April 4th. \nParticipants from across the globe will be in Cleveland on an exchange project called Education in the Digital Age \nDinner Hosting FAQ \nNo need for an elaborate multi-course meal. Dinner does not need to be expensive and can be done as easily as you’d like. A potluck or a catered meal are also possibilities. Schedule pending\, a weekend brunch or lunch may also be arranged. \nThe more the merrier. You’re welcome to invite family members or friends to help welcome your international guests. \nWho’s coming to dinner? Groups range from 2 – 5 visitors—an interpreter may be included\, too. Background information will be provided typically one week in advance. This includes visitor name\, profession\, and dietary restrictions. \nSign me up! To host this group\, please contact Trey Rainey at trainey@ccwa.org. We ask first time hosts to fill out a Citizen Diplomat profile form here. A CCWA staff member will also briefly meet you in person at your home prior to hosting.
URL:https://www.ccwa.org/events/dinner-hosting-reducation-in-the-digital-age/
CATEGORIES:International Visitors
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SUMMARY:Dinner Hosting: Regional Collaboration to Combat Transnational Crime
DESCRIPTION:CCWA is looking for internationally minded individuals and families to host international exchange participants for dinner on Saturday\, April 4th. \nParticipants from Europe will be in Cleveland on an exchange project called Regional Collaboration to Combat Transnational Crime \nDinner Hosting FAQ \nNo need for an elaborate multi-course meal. Dinner does not need to be expensive and can be done as easily as you’d like. A potluck or a catered meal are also possibilities. Schedule pending\, a weekend brunch or lunch may also be arranged. \nThe more the merrier. You’re welcome to invite family members or friends to help welcome your international guests. \nWho’s coming to dinner? Groups range from 2 – 5 visitors—an interpreter may be included\, too. Background information will be provided typically one week in advance. This includes visitor name\, profession\, and dietary restrictions. \nSign me up! To host this group\, please contact Trey Rainey at trainey@ccwa.org. We ask first time hosts to fill out a Citizen Diplomat profile form here. A CCWA staff member will also briefly meet you in person at your home prior to hosting.
URL:https://www.ccwa.org/events/dinner-hosting-regional-collaboration-to-combat-transnational-crime-2/
CATEGORIES:International Visitors
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SUMMARY:Critical Minerals and Chinese Export Controls: Impacts on U.S. business
DESCRIPTION:Join CCWA for a series of webinars focused on current developments in international trade and economics. Designed for a business audience\, but open to all\, webinars will cover the relevant legal and regulatory context\, recent and ongoing developments\, risks and opportunities\, and why this topic is relevant to the Cleveland community. \nNo economic issue has captured more attention from Washington’s political class in the last two years than critical minerals. But the impacts of China’s dominance of critical mineral production and processing extend to companies right here in Northeast Ohio. How will negotiations to secure access to critical minerals – from China or elsewhere – impact Ohio’s supply chains\, and the future of technologies critical to our economy? \nDavid Abraham is the director ofThree Legged Capital and an affiliate professor at Boise State University. David is the author of The Elements of Power: Gadgets\, Guns\, and the Struggle for a Sustainable Future in the Rare Metal Age. \nThis program is the fourth session of a four-part webinar series. Interested in signing up for all four webinar sessions at a discounted rate? Visit the first sessions webpage (click here) to do so! \n\nSession 1\, January 22\, 2026: Tariffs and Trade Agreements: Navigating unprecedented change\nSession 2\, February 26\, 2026: Renegotiation of the US-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement: The future of trade with our neighbors\nSession 3\, March 26\, 2026: Forced Labor in Global Supply Chains: A rapidly evolving regulatory environment
URL:https://www.ccwa.org/events/critical-minerals-and-chinese-export-controls-impacts-on-u-s-business/
CATEGORIES:CCWA Event,Community Event,Foreign Policy Forum,Public Forum,Speaker Series
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SUMMARY:Navigating Trade Policy
DESCRIPTION:CCWA is partnering with world-renowned think tank and executive education provider\, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)\, to provide a 1 ½ day in-person executive education opportunity in Cleveland on June 25-26\, 2026. CSIS Executive Education provides innovative programming for problem-solvers and professionals\, leveraging world-class experts and coaches to cultivate a one-of-a-kind learning environment. \nNavigating Trade Policy is designed for mid-career and senior public and private sector professionals\, and will focus on the fundamentals that any current or future leader needs to know about the international trade system\, U.S. trade policy\, and global supply chains—customized to focus on the topics most relevant to  Northeast Ohio organizations. \nThis course is targeted at mid-career and senior business executives who are looking for a greater understanding of global economic issues\, including: \n\nSupply chain professionals\nGovernment affairs representatives\nCompliance specialists\nInternational business development and export market promotion professionals\nMarket analysts and finance specialists\n\nIf you work in supply chain strategy and management\, government affairs\, compliance\, international business development or export market identification\, market analysis\, or finance\, this course is for you! \nThe course is conducted by CSIS and CCWA experts with decades of experience in global trade and economics\, and roots in Ohio: \n \nScott Miller \nSenior Mentor (Non-Resident)\, CSIS Executive Education \nFormer Director for Global Trade Policy\, Procter & Gamble \n \nMeredith Broadbent \nSenior Advisor (Non-Resident)\, Economics Program\, CSIS \nFormer Chair\, U.S. International Trade Commission \n \nMarti Flacks \nChief Executive Officer\, CCWA \nFormer Deputy Assistant Secretary for Supply Chains\, U.S. Department of Commerce \n  \nIn partnership with:
URL:https://www.ccwa.org/events/navigating-trade-policy/
LOCATION:Oswald Tower\, 950 Main Avenue\, Cleveland\, 44113\, United States
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