FORUMS & EVENTS
ADDRESSING COVID & PREPARING FOR POST PANDEMIC
2017 Five Foreign Governments Engage USDA Briefings & Excursion
GROTTO Briefings & Tour Activities Resumed with USDA after GROTTO programming was voluntarily deferred following the 2012 and the subsequent 2014 United States Senate hearings. In November 2017, a delegation of African Nations was convened at USDA’s FAS and ARS programs. In attendance were representatives from 5 African Embassies and the National Capital Area United Nations Association in attendance.
20013/2014 Forum, and Global Trade & Travel Show Launch
2013, GROTTO Director along with an international delegation of speakers convened to interact with an audience of GCC and MENA states for discussions on; sustainable, economic development, technology transfer and R&D in Saudi Arabia. 2014, the Global Trade Guide/GROTTO announced the development of the Global Trade & Travel Show, with its PBS production partner at WGCU Public Media during proceedings at the US Capitol.
2011/2012 Industry Briefings
GROTTO Briefing & Tour at HOK’s Architectural Group's Offices in Washington DC. A Middle Eastern delegation gathers for informative discussions on issues of climate change, science, technology, and architecture to amalgamate ideas for global sustainable development.
A mixed delegation of Middle Eastern and European Diplomats participate at Lockheed Martin (LM) Corporation briefing on its sustainable technologies programs and tour at LM’s Global Vision Center.