International

2021 marks the 30 year anniversary for the regaining of Georgia’s independence from the Soviet Union. These three decades mark the development of Georgia into a truly democratic state, a liberal economy and a reliable strategic partner to the United States. Within the development of the economy, Georgia established a robust business environment based on strong innovation and technology ecosystem fostering growth of startups throughout the country and the region. Integration of AI into Georgia’s economy and its application across multiple sectors becomes one of the main priorities for effective and efficient development.

Recent global pandemic challenge has accelerated the digitalization process and increased the role of emerging and smaller markets. In this process Georgia is taking the advantage and makes rapid adjustments and reforms in order to boost the FDI through the simplified business procedures, decreased bureaucracy, and increased intellectual and relatively cheaper human capital.

Today’s discussion will focus on the developing trends of global digitalization and its effects on rapidly developing world, as well as explore the urgency in adapting to the age of technology and information. Further strengthening of U.S.-Georgia bilateral relations will rely on the necessity of close ties between the tech sectors of the countries driving innovation and productivity.

The Small Business Administration (SBA) & Public Private Strategies Institute (PPSI) are providing several educational opportunities for you to:

* Hear about what steps you can take now to learn and take advantage of new and existing programs that are available at the SBA
* Get an update regarding programs and recent policy announcements made by the Biden-Harris Administration
* Have your questions answered by SBA Leadership & small business experts
* Learn how you can become a vaccine leader in your community
* Discover tools and resources you can use to take your business digital

This week we are focusing on SBA Region 6 Serving – AK, LA, NM, OK, TX

Disclaimer:
Cosponsorship Authorization # 21-0501-14: The SBA’s participation in this cosponsored activity is not an endorsement of the views, opinions, products, or services of any cosponsor or other person or entity. All SBA programs and services are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis.

Reasonable Accommodation:

Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities (such as providing an ASL interpreter) will be made if requested at least 24 hours in advance of this event; please send an email with the subject header ACCOMMODATION REQUEST to reasonableaccommodation@sba.gov. An ASL Interpreter will be available live for the May 20th and June 3rd webinars. All the webinars will be recorded and will be available on sba.gov with subtitles within a few days after the event.

If you need live language interpreters for a webinar, please contact Stephan Jordan via accommodations@publicprivatestrategies.com AT LEAST 72 HOURS prior to the webinar you wish to attend. Please use the date of the webinar you wish to attend as the subject header with INTERPRETER REQUEST and in the email please indicate the language you would like interpreted. If you need assistance with registration or other technical difficulties, please contact Stephan Jordan at events@publicprivatestrategies.com.

Join us for this timely webinar in this 2 part series where trade representatives from Consulates General in Los Angeles will join us from Europe, Africa and Latin America to provide a summary update on international trade relations with the U.S. and present their perspectives for opportunities for U.S. businesses in a panel discussion followed by Q&A. 

The Institute of the Americas’ virtual forum entitled “Build Back Better Together: Canada-United States” will be presented on June 29, 2021. The forum is being organized in cooperation with the Consulate General of Canada in Los Angeles and the Consulate of Canada in San Diego in honor of Canada Day. The forum will be filmed and rebroadcast by the University of California-Television (UC-TV) which reaches more than 3 million households throughout the state.

The host, the Institute of the Americas, is an independent, inter-American institution located on the University of California San Diego campus devoted to encouraging economic and social reform in the Americas, enhancing private sector collaboration and communication, and strengthening political and economic relations among the nations of Latin America, the Caribbean, the United States and Canada.

For the “Build Back Better Together” forum, we have Katherine Baird, Deputy Head of Mission for the Embassy of Canada in Washington, D.C. delivering the opening keynote address. Ms. Baird’s address will be followed by a panel focused on US-Canada trade and investment that includes the participation of Ian Saunders, Deputy Assistant Secretary, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, as well as Eric Miller, Colin Robertson and Kirstine Stewart, (bios attached) moderated by David Weaver, Chairman and CEO, Intercap Energy Systems  (agenda attached).  The forum will close with remarks by United States Congressman Brian Higgins, Chairman of the Northern Border Caucus.  We expect 300-500 business leaders to attend the virtual forum.