• World Chamber of Commerce Business and Immigration Forum

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    Speakers and Guests of Honor Include:

    • Ambassador of Ecuador to the U.S. Nathalie Cely receiving the WCC Global Hero Award
    • Ambassador of Albania to the U.S. Gilbert Galanxhi receiving the WCC Global Hero Award
    • John Portman Architect and Real Estate Developer receiving the WCC Global Hero Award
    • Kurt Kuehn Chief Financial Officer UPS
    • U.S. Ambassador Charles Shapiro WCC Co-Chairman and WAC President
    • Consul General of France Denis Barbet WCC Co-Chairman
    • Consul General of Belgium Genevieve Verbeek
    • Consul General of Peru Miguel Aleman
    • Consul General of El Salvador Claudia Valenzuela
    • Consul General of Ecuador Francisco Riofrio
    • Consul of Lithuania Dr. Roma Klicius WCC President
    • Consul of Denmark Chris Smith
    • Consul of Ecuador Patricia Boezio
    • Consul of Honduras Mavel Summers
    • Frank Morris Vice President of Public Affairs UPS
    • Senator Curt Thompson
    • Senator John Albers
    • Rep. Pedro “Pete” Marin Georgia House Representative
    • Rep. Harry Geisinger Georgia House Representative
    • Rep. Dar’shun Kendrick Georgia House Representative
    • Deputy Consul General of Germany Thomas Wülfing
    • Deputy Consul General of Peru Carlos Castillo
    • John F. HIcks (U.S. Ambassador Ret.) Executive Director IUGB Foundation
    • Dustin Baxter Immigration Attorney
    • Michael Boakye-Danquah Immigration Attorney

    World Chamber of Commerce Business and Immigration Forum 

      

    Location: UPS World Headquarters 

    (United Parcel Service)

    55 Glenlake Parkway N.E.

    Atlanta, GA. 30328

    Business and Immigration leaders and experts discussing economic opportunity 

    and job creation through immigration

    Speakers and Guests of Honor Include: 

    Ambassador of Ecuador to the U.S.

    Nathalie Cely 

    receiving the WCC Global Hero Award

    Ambassador of Albania to the U.S.

    Gilbert Galanxhi

    receiving the WCC Global Hero Award

    John Portman

    Architect and Real Estate Developer

    receiving the WCC Global Hero Award

    Kurt Kuehn

    Chief Financial Officer

    UPS

     

    U.S. Ambassador Charles Shapiro

    WCC Co-Chairman and WAC President

     

    Consul General of France 

    Denis Barbet

    WCC Co-Chairman

     

    Consul General of Belgium

    Genevieve Verbeek 

     

    Consul General of Peru

    Miguel Aleman  

     

    Consul General of El Salvador

    Claudia Valenzuela

     

    Consul General of Ecuador

    Francisco Riofrio

    Consul of Lithuania

    Dr. Roma Klicius 

    WCC President 

     

    Consul of Denmark

    Chris Smith

    Consul of Ecuador

    Patricia Boezio 

    Consul of Honduras

    Mavel Summers

    Frank Morris

    Vice President of Public Affairs

    UPS

     

    Senator Curt Thompson 

     

    Senator John Albers 


    Rep. Pedro “Pete” Marin

    Georgia House Representative 

     

    Rep. Harry Geisinger 

    Georgia House Representative

     

    Rep. Dar’shun Kendrick 
    Georgia House Representative 

     

    Deputy Consul General of Germany

    Thomas Wülfing

     

    Deputy Consul General of Peru

    Carlos Castillo

    John F. HIcks (U.S. Ambassador Ret.)
    Executive Director 
    IUGB Foundation
     

    Dustin Baxter

    Immigration Attorney

    Michael Boakye-Danquah

    Immigration Attorney

    The World Chamber of Commerce will donate 
    a portion of the event’s proceeds to

     Covenant House

     

    Master of Ceremonies

    John Lemley

    Host and Producer 

    City Café with John Lemley

    WABE 90.1 FM

     

    Networking Performance

    Special Appearance 

    Sheila Ray Charles 

    Honoring her Father Ray Charles 

     

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Maestro Juan Ramirez

     

     Sisse Marie

    Danish Recording Artist 

      Théâtre du Rêve

    (Theater of the Dream) 

    WCC Program
     

    5:00 p.m.- Registration and UPS ID check

    5:30 p.m.: Sheila Raye Charles special performance

    5:40 p.m. WCC Speakers

    6:45 p.m.: Networking with Ambassadors and Consuls, 

    among other top State and business leaders.

    Performance during networking

    Light appetizers and beverages will be served. Complimentary parking 

    Photo ID required entering UPS Building 

    Sponsors and Supporters  

     

    Greenberg Traurig 

     

    Kuck Immigration Partners

     

    Danquah Immigration Law
     

    Vin Vie Bistro 

     

    I-Kahn Imagery Photography Studio

    Dinkweng Safari Park

    Launching the 

     

    WCC Guatemala American Chamber of Commerce 

     

    WCC Dominican Republic Chamber of Commerce

     

    UPS

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