Port of Los Angeles Toured by Global Chamber® Los Angeles Leaders

This week we toured the Port of Los Angeles, the largest container port in the Western Hemisphere.

Many thanks to Marisela Caraballo DiRuggiero, Director of Trade Development for Port of Los Angeles and her team for hosting us.

This was a live, in-person event preceded by a Global Chamber® Los Angeles regional meetup that included some of the our regional advisory board... including board chair Jeff Daar. During the event we were refreshed on Trade Connect.

Trade Connect led by Port of Los Angeles is a long-standing, innovative support for exporters and importers, led by Marisela and supported by the trade ecosystem including Global Chamber. We heard an update on Thursday during our meetup and boat tour. Thank you Marisela.

Thanks to all the attendees including Gunjan Bagla who spoke on opportunities with India 🇮🇳 and Elizabeth Glynn who consistently challenges and supports manufacturers to be more involved and successful with exporting.

Keep being global and UNSTOPPABLE!! Thank you Sachie Vermeiren at JETRO USA, Tom Vermeulen, Dr. Sarita Jackson, Stephan Gallon, Cristina Ortega at the Consulate of Spain, Ittichot Damrongraktam at the Consulate of Thailand, Vlady Cornateanu, Stephan Gallan, Suzy Zeng and Mayor Eric Garcetti.

And very special thanks to KC Branch who supported a fun afternoon by bringing dozens of bottles of wine from Napa Valley - amazing! That really went the day go by very quickly - with sun, and fun, and great leaders! An amazing day!

Learn more about Trade Connect here.

Learn more about the Port of LA here.

Read more about the Global Chamber® Los Angeles chapter here.

Agenda

1. Regional Meetup Meeting with Lunch (noon to 1pm)

- GC LA Advisory Board Chair Jeffery Daar

- Members and non-members welcome. Global business discussion

2. Port of Los Angeles Tour (1pm to 3:30pm)

- Presentation by Marisela Caraballo DiRuggiero, Director of Trade Development

- Boat Tour (10 minute walk)... wrap-up 3:30pm

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