Today's Geopolitics, Trade and Potential Impacts on Local Development
Independent consultant Charlie Smith has more than 12 years’ experience in international strategy, geopolitics and business development and offers clear insights on how decisions made a world away might affect development in your town. Fresh from a presentation at the National Rural Economic Development Association Annual Conference in Nashville, Charlie brings his expertise in understanding the needs and challenges surrounding political, economic and local market changes to the Golden Shovel audience.
Participants in this session will learn:
- What is happening in the current, rapidly-shifting global political environment;
- How global and political changes are relevant to local economic development efforts; and
- How to understand and adapt to ongoing shifts to FDI, trade issues, and more.
Presenter:
Charlie Smith, Independent Consultant
Date:
Wednesday, December 10, 2025
Time:
1:00 PM Eastern