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4 ways that drones are making international trade safer

Whether drones are in the air or underwater, there are many ways that they are being used to help ship goods around the world safely and effectively.

Bennett O'Brien

Bennett O'Brien is a freelance writer from the state of Massachusetts in the United States. He holds a bachelor's degree from Westfield State University, and graduated cum laude. Currently he is expanding his freelance writing career, and enjoying the opportunity to write on a variety of business topics.

What a Trump presidency would mean for international anti-corruption efforts

For those of us working in the field of compliance and good governance, there is concern about what lies ahead for anti-bribery efforts and the hard-fought improvements we’ve seen so far this century.

Alexandra Wrage

Alexandra Wrage is the President and Founder of TRACE International and the author of Bribery and Extortion: Undermining Business, Governments and Security, co-editor of How to Pay a Bribe: Thinking Like a Criminal to Thwart Bribery Schemes and the host of the training DVD Toxic Transactions: Bribery, Extortion and the High Price of Bad Business produced by NBC. Ms. Wrage has written three compliance guidebooks and is a guest blogger for Corporate Counsel. She speaks frequently on topics of international law, anti-corruption initiatives and the hidden costs of corruption. For more information, visit www.TRACEinternational.org.

What are the opportunities, challenges and issues women face in the global value chain?

To do that, we rounded up some of the most influential voices we could find who are not only experts on the topic, but who deal with women’s issues, working to improve their lives daily.

Pamela Hyatt

I am the Content Marketing Specialist for the Forum for International Trade Training (FITT). You can find some of my work on TradeReady.ca. My background is in copywriting, journalism and social media. My passion lies in connecting people to the stories that are most important to them.

Know these 5 terms when standardizing products for global markets

The major problem companies face with standardizing products for international distribution is that such standards are not the same in all markets.

Pamela Hyatt

I am the Content Marketing Specialist for the Forum for International Trade Training (FITT). You can find some of my work on TradeReady.ca. My background is in copywriting, journalism and social media. My passion lies in connecting people to the stories that are most important to them.

In order to survive and thrive in 21st century business you need to embody this form of intelligence

being successful in the 21st century business environment requires specific knowledge and a set of skills which we at ICQ Consulting define as cultural intelligence.

Cosmin Gheorghe

Cosmin Gheorghe, MD is a Culture Influencer™, speaker and author. He uses Cultural Intelligence, Global Leadership and Unconscious Bias assessments, training & coaching to address what Deloitte calls “the sweeping global forces that are reshaping the workforce, the workplace, and work itself”.

Sergey Kislyuk, CITP|FIBP – Senior Commodity Trader

I am a Senior Commodity Trader for Export Packers Company Ltd., a food import/export company based in Brampton, ON, in the European Trading Division.

Ewan Roy

I'm a Digital Marketing Specialist for the Forum for International Trade Training (FITT). My background is in writing and research, and I am passionate about communicating new ideas and telling stories that matter to you.

Is your business missing out on key resources you need to get ahead in Asia?

The new Guidebook to Doing Business in Asia is exactly what your business needs to get ahead in Asia, the fastest-growing market in the world.

Trevor Fairlie

Trevor Fairlie is a former researcher at the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, specializing in Trade, Investment and Innovation. Trevor is currently working towards his Certified International Trade Professional (CITP) designation, and is a JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. His expertise includes trade and investment in the Asia Pacific, as well as Japanese and Korean domestic politics. Trevor can be reached at trevorfairlie@gmail.com or @trevorfairlie on Twitter. The views expressed in this article are Trevor's alone.