Greater competition, in recent years, has driven companies and communities worldwide into more direct confrontation and cooperation. The July 1st implementation of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) is one recent example. Now, faced with an unprecedented disruption to trade, migration and cross-border investment as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the structures underpinning globalization itself are being called into question.
Growing Global 2020 will analyze this rapidly changing landscape as St. Louis leaders prepare for the opportunities and challenges of Globalization in Transition.
