World Trade Week symposium

MOBILE, Ala. - Firms looking to expand businesses to overseas markets can get advice on how to diversify their client base through exporting here at the World Trade Week symposium May 22-23. World Trade Week symposium begins at the Battle House Renaissance Mobile Hotel with a networking reception May 22, where attendees can interact with trade officials, state and federal resource providers. The symposium starts at 8 a.m. Friday, May 23. Tickets are $65. Reservations must be made by Monday, May 19. Presenters will discuss trade strategy, export opportunities, future markets and the national perspective on the U.S. trade agenda. Speakers include Leslie Schweitzer of Capitalize LLC, a Washington D.C.-firm that spearheads international trade with Central Asia; and Christopher Wenk, senior director for international policy at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. For more information or to register call (251) 431-8651. (Source: Alabama Department of Commerce, 05/15/14.)