BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//St. Louis Economic Development Partnership - ECPv6.17.5//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:St. Louis Economic Development Partnership X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://stlpartnership.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for St. Louis Economic Development Partnership REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20250309T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20251102T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20260308T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20261101T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20270314T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20271107T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260514T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260514T110000 DTSTAMP:20260505T190656Z CREATED:20260505T190656Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260505T190656Z UID:21700-1778752800-1778756400@stlpartnership.com SUMMARY:Engage in Trade: Resources for Service Exporters DESCRIPTION:If you provide a professional service\, why limit your business to customers in the U.S.? Exporting your services internationally can boost your revenue\, broaden your reputation\, and open doors to new opportunities\, and there are many resources ready to support your growth. \nJoin us for a practical\, information‑packed session exploring how the St. Louis regional export ecosystem supports service firms across sectors like software\, architecture\, engineering\, consulting\, healthcare\, creative industries\, and more. Our expert panel will walk through common challenges such as regulations\, licensing\, IP protection\, and identifying reliable international partners\, while highlighting the programs and support available to help you enter or expand in global markets.  Note that most of these offerings are available to product exporters as well. \nDate\nThursday\, May 14th\, 2026 \nTime\n10:00 – 11:00 am Program \nLocation\nYour Desk – Webinar \nSpeakers:\nScott Bennett\, Foreign Service Officer\, U.S. Commercial Service\nLeslie Fischer\, Director of International Trade\, Missouri Small Business Development Center (SBDC)\nAlexander Matlock\, Sr. International Trade Specialist\, MO Dept. of Economic Development\, ITI Office\nSusan Spitz\, International Business Development Manager\, World Trade Center St Louis \nRegister here.  URL:https://stlpartnership.com/events/engage-in-trade-resources-for-service-exporters/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Engage in Trade END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260528T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260528T190000 DTSTAMP:20260520T152913Z CREATED:20260519T132314Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260520T152913Z UID:21721-1779987600-1779994800@stlpartnership.com SUMMARY:World Trade Center St. Louis Networking Reception DESCRIPTION:  \nJoin us to network\, meet new members and reconnect with our World Trade Center Board of Directors\, Sister Cities Committees and the St. Louis Mosaic Project. \nIf your organization is not yet a member\, now is a great time to join! Benefits include: \n\nTwo tickets to Growing Global annual luncheon in September\nFree access to the St. Louis Mosaic Project Online Job Listings\nConnections to 300 World Trade Centers worldwide for local market expertise\nFree monthly member “Engage in Trade” luncheon and other seminars and events\nAccess to customized global market research\nOne-on-one trade counseling and referrals to both local and international resources\n\nWe look forward to reconnecting with you on May 28th. \nFree to attend but registration is required \n  \nBECOME A MEMBER \n  \n\n  \n  URL:https://stlpartnership.com/events/wtc-stl-networking-reception/ LOCATION:World Trade Center St. Louis Office\, 120 South Central Avenue\, Suite 200\, Clayton\, MO\, USA CATEGORIES:Engage in Trade ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://stlpartnership.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/WTC-networking-recep.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260922T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260922T133000 DTSTAMP:20260914T131938Z CREATED:20250721T184626Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260914T131938Z UID:20363-1790074800-1790083800@stlpartnership.com SUMMARY:Growing Global 2026 – Global Connectivity: A Conversation with Executives from Air Canada\, British Airways\, Lufthansa Group and Southwest Airlines DESCRIPTION:  \nThis year’s Growing Global will feature a timely conversation around international air connectivity\, global commerce\, economic development\, and the partnerships helping to position St. Louis on the world stage. \nWe invite you to be a Growing Global sponsor and align your brand with the community’s premier event for international business. \n\nFeatured Speakers\nDebbie Monterrey\, Moderator\, KMOX Morning News Anchor\nHubert Frach\, Vice President Sales North America – British Airways\nVincent Gauthier-Doré\, Managing Director for Canada and U.S. Sales – Air Canada\nDirk Janzen\, Vice President\, The Americas – Lufthansa Group\nDaniel Jones\, Vice President\, Network Planning – 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