J.H. Cohn to Sponsor World Trade Week New York City 2009
5/15/2009
J.H. Cohn LLP will be the Platinum Sponsor of World Trade Week New York City 2009, which will be held May 18 through May 22. World Trade Week provides organizations with guidance of the international trading markets and their impact on local economies.
Roy Hoffman, a partner in J.H. Cohn’s International Client Services group, is the event’s honorary co-chair for the third time and will host the NYC Awards Breakfast on May 18 at Baruch College, which promotes brand and services and recognizes those organizations that have found international success through their business decisions. Awards to be given that morning include the International Achievement Award, the Small Business Global Trade Award, the Export Appreciation Award, the Export Achievement Award, and the Global Trade Award. Robert Aquilina, Estee Lauder International, will serve as keynote speaker sharing international success stories.
Additional sponsorships for World Trade Week New York City are provided by citba.org, FedEx, Cargo Business, Kompass, and The Journal of Commerce. The event is hosted by the New York District Export Council.
About World Trade Week
The mission of World Trade Week NYC is to build public awareness about the importance of international trade to our region and to educate the community about the direct and indirect benefits of international trade for our local economy. World Trade Week NYC is a program of the New York District Export Council and brings together area non-profit, government and academic institutions with the private business sector to create a series of events on World Trade-related topics annually during the week beginning the third Monday in May. For a complete schedule of World Trade Week Events, visit http://www.worldtradeweeknyc.org.
About J.H. Cohn
For nearly 90 years, J.H. Cohn has cultivated its reputation for honesty, integrity, technical excellence, and genuine concern for clients. We've worked hard to become our clients' primary advisors, providing informed, objective advice and services designed to help them reach their business goals. We are passionate about our reputation, our value proposition, our mission, our clients' and staff's success and our role as community leaders and today, as one of the largest independent accounting and consulting firms in the country, our clients still count on our unique approach to address their specific business challenges.