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World Trade Week NYC is an active network of more than 70 organizations in the New York metro region working together to underscore the importance of international trade, logistics and port operations to the region’s economy and to use their collective expertise to help the region’s businesses grow through international trade. World Trade Week NYC is hosted by the New York District Export Council.

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​​World Trade Week NYC Kick-Off Event
and Keynote Address, May 5, 2022, 2-4 PM

Keynote speaker: Bethann Rooney
Port Deputy Director, Port Authority of NY/NJ
Topic: Port Infrastructure to Support World Trade and Global Supply Chains

The keynote speaker this year will be Bethann Rooney, Port Deputy Director, The Port Authority of NY/NJ. She will discuss Port Infrastructure to Support World Trade and Global Supply Chains. 

Bethann Rooney is the Deputy Director of the Port Department of The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey. She runs the day-to-day administrative and operations functions of the Port, including facility management, infrastructure, environmental sustainability, port efficiency, business development, finance, and human resources. She is the architect and coordinator of the Port’s Council on Port Performance, the first forum of its kind in the nation that enables port constituents to come together to identify challenges to port efficiency and reliability and develop solutions. Prior to this, Ms. Rooney was the General Manager, Port Security for the Port Authority for 13 years.