Why become a Corporate Member of the World Affairs Council of Charlotte?

• Gain access to programs and unique networking opportunities with leading business executives, foreign and domestic government officials, and experts on international relations and world affairs.
• Learn about international trade, global business, and economic trends to enhance your business operations in the U.S. and abroad.
• Use Council events to develop, maintain, and strengthen your client relationships.
• Support international education programs and career-readiness initiatives by sponsoring innovative programming for students and educators in the greater Charlotte region.
• Encourage K-12 education initiatives that promote the value of engaged citizenship and allow for success in an increasingly international workforce.
• Expand your corporate marketing efforts and invest in your company’s image as a responsible corporate citizen.
• Increase your visibility, outreach, and leverage with influential professionals and leaders in the community.
• Demonstrate your corporate support of diversity and multiculturalism within your organization.
  Connect your next generation of leaders with Young Professionals of the World Affairs Council of Charlotte for networking, social, and professional development.
• Promote lifelong learning, staff development, continuing education opportunities, and critical thinking among your employees.

Bank of America is one of the world’s largest financial institutions, serving individuals, small- and middle-market businesses and large corporations with a full range of banking, investing, asset management and other financial and risk management products and services. The company serves approximately 56 million U.S. consumer and small business relationships. It is among the world’s leading wealth management companies and is a global leader in corporate and investment banking and trading.

Novant Health is a four-state integrated network of physician clinics, outpatient facilities and
hospitals that delivers a seamless and convenient healthcare experience to our communities.
The Novant Health network consists of more than 2,400 physicians and over 37,000 employees
that provide care at more than 800 locations, including 18 medical centers and hundreds of
outpatient facilities and physician clinics. Headquartered in Winston-Salem, North Carolina,
Novant Health is committed to making health care remarkable for patients and communities, serving more than 5 million patients annually.
By bringing together world-class technology and clinicians to provide quality care, we are committed to creating a healthcare experience that is simpler, more convenient and more affordable so patients can focus on getting better and staying healthy.

Albemarle leads the world in transforming essential resources into critical ingredients for mobility, energy, connectivity, and health. From our strength in Bromine and Lithium specialties, we partner with customers to pioneer new ways to move, power, connect and protect with people and planet in mind. As a values-driven company, we understand it is no longer enough to build things better, stronger and faster. We have to be cleaner, safer and smarter. Through the world’s most diverse and reliable supply chain, we adapt, manage and utilize our world’s most essential resources to create the greatest value out of every molecule. Because to help lead the way in progressing modern living, we have to also lead the way in safe and responsible operations.We are committed to building a more resilient world.

Atrium Health (now part of Advocate Health) is one of the nation’s leading healthcare organizations, connecting patients with on-demand care, world-class specialists and the region’s largest primary care network. We’ve been serving our community since 1940, when we opened our doors as Charlotte Memorial Hospital. Since then, our network has grown to include more than 40 hospitals and 900 care locations ranging from doctors’ offices to behavioral health centers to nursing homes. Our focus: delivering the highest quality patient care, supporting medical research and education, and joining with partners outside our walls to keep our community healthy.

UNC Charlotte is North Carolina’s urban research institution. With an enrollment ranking it fourth among the 17 schools in the UNC system, it is the largest public university in the greater Charlotte metropolitan region. A doctoral institution, UNC Charlotte serves the region through applied research, knowledge transfer and engaged community service. For fall 2009, approximately 24,700 students, including 5,300 graduate students, were enrolled in one of the University’s comprehensive doctoral, master’s or bachelor’s programs.

Infosys is a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting. We enable clients in 46 countries to navigate their digital transformation. With nearly four decades of experience in managing the systems and workings of global enterprises, we expertly steer our clients through their digital journey. We do it by enabling the enterprise with an AI-powered core that helps prioritize the execution of change. We also empower the business with agile digital at scale to deliver unprecedented levels of performance and customer delight. Our always-on learning agenda drives their continuous improvement through building and transferring digital skills, expertise, and ideas from our innovation ecosystem.

FORVIS ranks among the nation’s top 10 professional services firms. Driven by the commitment to use our forward vision to deliver unmatched client experiences, our 5,400+ dedicated professionals serve clients in all 50 states, as well as across the globe, with comprehensive assurance, tax, advisory, and wealth management services. Our clients represent a wide range of industries, including healthcare, construction and real estate, private equity, dealerships, and education, so the expertise we provide goes well beyond standard accounting services. FORVIS thought leaders have the pulse on the sectors they serve, which means they can speak to what’s driving industry trends—and what’s next. Our professionals are often turned to as trusted and knowledgeable sources for business journals, trade publications and media outlets.

Tepper Sports & Entertainment (TSE) owns and operates the NFL’s Carolina Panthers, MLS’ Charlotte Football Club and Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C. TSE is committed to making the greater Charlotte metro area the premier year-round destination for sports and entertainment in the Carolinas. From hosting 13 football-focused events annually, Bank of America Stadium now boasts nearly 40 annual major ticketed events. The diverse array of events attracts audiences spanning NFL, NCAA, high school football, MLS, international soccer, and blockbuster concerts. Beyond sports and entertainment, the venue accommodates hundreds of corporate and community events throughout the year and has served as a mass vaccination site in 2020, as well as an early voting site in the 2020 and 2022 elections.

Three cornerstones define who we are and how we do business: strong leadership, ethical practices and uncompromising standards for safety and quality. We’re extremely proud of what we’ve built over more than 50 years — a company of talented, visionary and client-focused associates, recognized as one of the top contractors and construction managers in the U.S. We have offices in Charlotte, Raleigh and Wilmington, NC, and Greenville and Columbia, SC. You can turn to us for focused expertise in construction markets including healthcare, education, commercial/mixed use, cultural and community, and senior living. Rodgers’ client base includes Bank of America, Wells Fargo, Duke Energy, Lowe’s, Time Warner Cable, Maersk, and other Fortune 100 companies. An estimated 70 percent of our clients are repeat clients, including Atrium Health, Novant Health, Prisma Health, The University of North Carolina System, Premier, Inc., Northwood and the Spectrum Companies. We’ve been nationally ranked among the top CM-at-Risk firms by Engineering News Record, among the Top 10 National Healthcare General Contractors by Modern Healthcare, and 2013 Contractor of the Year by ENR Southeast. Every member of our team shares one cohesive mission: to build buildings with purpose, to build relationships with integrity, to build people who lead, and to build community with care. Learn more.

PDM US, counts on over 40 years experience in Europe in copper tubes manufacturing. In April 2013, we decided to relocate our World Headquarters and main production plant in Rock Hill, South Carolina, USA. Since then, we pride ourselves on innovating, manufacturing and delivering the best preinsulated copper pipes in the US industry.

Founded in 1984, GreerWalker LLP has developed into one of the leading Charlotte-based accounting and business advisory firms, with a total staff of over 90 associates including thirteen partners. Rated as one of the ten largest firms in the greater Charlotte region in the 2014 List of Accounting Firms published by the Charlotte Business Journal, the firm has been recognized for consecutive years as one of the nation’s “Best of the Best” accounting firms by Inside Public Accounting. We focus primarily on the needs of privately held middle-market companies, their owners, and their executive management teams.

	Deloitte refers to one or more of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited (“DTTL”), its global network of member firms, and their related entities (collectively, the “Deloitte organization”). DTTL (also referred to as “Deloitte Global”) and each of its member firms and related entities are legally separate and independent entities, which cannot obligate or bind each other in respect of third parties. DTTL and each DTTL member firm and related entity is liable only for its own acts and omissions, and not those of each other. DTTL does not provide services to clients. Please see www.deloitte.com/about to learn more. Deloitte provides industry-leading audit and assurance, tax and legal, consulting, financial advisory, and risk advisory services to nearly 90% of the Fortune Global 500® and thousands of private companies. Our professionals deliver measurable and lasting results that help reinforce public trust in capital markets, enable clients to transform and thrive, and lead the way toward a stronger economy, a more equitable society and a sustainable world. Building on its 175-plus year history, Deloitte spans more than 150 countries and territories. Learn how Deloitte’s more than 345,000 people worldwide make an impact that matters at www.deloitte.com.
	Since 2003, Management inSites has been the bridge to the U.S. market for foreign companies. We will help you enter quicker, with fewer risks and lower costs through our International Business Incubator. Our experienced managers and employees provide both strategic advice and operational services to get your business running while you focus on sales and service.
	Wells Fargo & Company is a diversified financial services company with $1.2 trillion in assets, providing banking, insurance, investments, mortgage, and consumer and commercial finance through more than 10,000 stores and 12,000 ATMs and the Internet (wellsfargo.com and wachovia.com) across North America and internationally.

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	K&L Gates LLP comprises nearly 2,000 lawyers who practice in 36 offices located on three continents: Anchorage, Austin, Beijing, Berlin, Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, Dubai, Fort Worth, Frankfurt, Harrisburg, Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, Miami, Moscow, Newark, New York, Orange County, Palo Alto, Paris, Pittsburgh, Portland, Raleigh, Research Triangle Park, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Shanghai, Singapore, Spokane/Coeur d’Alene, Taipei, Tokyo, Warsaw, and Washington. K&L Gates represents capital markets participants and leading global corporations, growth and middle-market companies, and entrepreneurs in every major industry group as well as public sector entities, educational institutions and philanthropic organizations. Our practice is robustly a full market practice — at once regional, national and international in scope — and it is cutting edge, complex, and dynamic.
	At McGuireWoods, we deliver quality work, personalized service and exceptional value. We use technology to provide efficient legal solutions and employ a diverse workforce to bring real-world and innovative perspectives to meet our clients’ needs. With approximately 900 lawyers and 17 strategically located offices worldwide, McGuireWoods uses client-focused teams to serve public, private, government and nonprofit clients from many industries including automotive, energy resources, health care, technology and transportation.
	Parker Poe traces its roots back to 1884, when it was founded by Heriot Clarkson, later a Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court. By 1990, the Firm (then known as Parker, Poe, Thompson, Bernstein, Gage & Preston) had grown to more than 65 lawyers, and had one of North Carolina’s most sophisticated general corporate and business practices, as well as strong practices in the areas of litigation, the environment, tax law, real estate and lending. In 1990, the firm merged with the 30-lawyer Raleigh firm of Adams, McCullough and Beard, which was founded in 1965 by Senator Terry Sanford and several other attorneys and which was recognized for its litigation, legislative and public finance practices. Today, Parker Poe has grown to more than 210 attorneys as we continue to meet the needs of our clients across the Carolinas, the United States and the world.
	RSM is the leading provider of assurance, tax and consulting services to the middle market. With over 13,000 professionals across the U.S. and Canada and a global presence in 123 countries, our purpose is to deliver the power of being understood to our clients, colleagues and communities. As first-choice advisors, we are focused on developing leading professionals and innovative services to meet our clients’ evolving needs in today’s ever-changing business environment. Through a supportive, caring culture, our people are empowered to be their authentic selves and share their unique perspectives. Our culture of diversity and inclusion enhances the insights we provide while transforming innovation, collaboration and business results through fostering an inclusive environment, working hard to engage a talented workforce and reflect our diverse community, and developing relationships that serve others in business and the broader community. Together, our people’s individual talents and diverse perspectives strengthen our teams and enhance the unique insights that we provide to our clients.
	At Troutman Pepper, our higher commitment to client care is a promise that every interaction with our attorneys and staff will exceed expectations. Drawing on teamwork, technology, and innovation, we bring our combined experience to bear in diverse sectors and critical practices nationwide. A top 50 firm with more than 1,100 attorneys in 23 cities, we combine the resources of a large firm with the personal engagement of a trusted adviser.