The second annual Global Upstate Conference on International Business and Foreign Affairs will return to the city of Greer Event Hall and The Cannon Centre in downtown Greer beginning Oct. 2.
Presented by World Affairs Council Upstate, Upstate International Center and other partners, the event will bring together representatives from various industries, leaders and scholars to discuss issues and opportunities facing the world.
The conference will feature keynote speakers Bob Chapman of Barry-Wehmiller, and Young Jin Bae of South Korean renewable energy company SE Green Energy.
Attendees will also have an opportunity to attend a variety of panel discussions on topics such as:
- Global trade in the Upstate — infrastructure
- Democracy, authoritarianism and protests
- Company culture and impact to productivity
- Preparing for the global workforce: student perspectives
- Integrating and leveraging immigrant workforce
- Responding to the climate crisis
The conference schedule is:
- Oct. 2, 5:30-7:30 p.m. — opening reception
- Oct. 3, 9 a.m.-7 p.m. — first day of conference
- Oct. 4, 9 a.m.-7 p.m. — second day of conference
Ticket prices
Upstate International members
- Single day: $95
- Both days: $175
- Student single day: $60
- Student both days: $110
Nonmember
- Single day: $130
- Both days: $195
- Student single day: $65
- Student both days: $120
For more information, visit upstateinternational.org/global-upstate-conference.
