Conference will address Atlantas place in International Business
When retiring Canadian Consul General Astrid Pregel said she is convinced that Atlanta will be the epicenter of international business in 20 years", it wasnt just words. She is an active player in making it happen, including participating, as a keynote presenter, in the 2003 Global People Skills conference, which will be held at the Georgia Center for Advanced Telecommunications Technology (GCATT) on October 28 and 29.
Atlanta, Georgia (PRWEB) September 5, 2003 When retiring Canadian Consul General Astrid Pregel said she is convinced that Atlanta will be the epicenter of international business in 20 years", it wasnt just words. She is an active player in making it happen, including participating, as a keynote presenter, in the 2003 Global People Skills conference, which will be held at the Georgia Center for Advanced Telecommunications Technology (GCATT) on October 28 and 29.
In announcing the 2003 conference, Karla Brandau, its creator and concept owner, stressed that Atlanta, with its diverse population and all of its international interests, is the ideal setting for this conference, where attendees will learn how to communicate globally and make an impact around the world. Business has always driven Atlanta," she commented, and now that we all know that globalization is here to stay, it is important that we learn how to interact with people of other countries, cultures, religions and languages. This is an exciting time for international business in Atlanta and we are thrilled to be a part of it."
With Georgias 13 international banks, the consulates, trade commissions and chambers of commerce from 44 different countries, the port of Savannah, Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport, and more than 1,600 international companies whose headquarters are in 39 countries around the world, it is not difficult to see Atlantas emerging international image.
Language classes and export seminars are regularly held all over the state, but its the people skills – the skills needed to effectively communicate and conduct business internationally – that are the specific purview of the 2003 Global People Skills Conference.
Pregel, who is wrapping up a 25-year career as a Canadian diplomat, with postings to Nairobi, New Delhi and Washington, DC, prior to her Atlanta assignment, will be addressing the interdependency of the global marketplace.
Other speakers include Tyler Rollins of Wachovia Securities, Susan Davidson of Beyond Borders, Inc. and Georgia State University professor Sevgin Eroglu, Ph.D., who will, respectively, talk about cross-border and cross-cultural selling, about the bewildering culture clashes experienced by foreigners in American workplaces, and about the economic principles set down in the Koran and the Middle Easts welcome extended to international business that is in harmony with Islamic ethics.
More information about the conference is available at www.globalpeopleskills.com; Karla Brandau may be reached at 770-923-0883.
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