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Global Chamber® New York City: Partner Spotlight, New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYC/EDC)

Date: July 22, 2026
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CBIZ
CBIZ at 730 Third Avenue
New York, NY
Contact: Susan Assadi

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Global Chamber® New York City: Partner Spotlight, New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYC/EDC)

“NYCEDC: Driving international business expansion to NYC.”

  • Wednesday, July 22nd at 5 pm - 7 pm ET
  • Location: CBIZ at 730 Third Avenue NYC
Come hear from our innovative and diverse businesses headquartered in the New York City area. Share and engage.
 
Our advisory board chair Charles Bernard and Executive Director NYC Susan Assadi will lead this event to continue our path for 2026 for the NYC Chapter: to connect high-performing CEOs and executives with opportunities to collaborate and grow their businesses globally.
 
We are excited to feature our partner NYCEDC to talk about their programs, services and support to New York City businesses.
 
Members will connect and learn how our chapter can serve as a launchpad for national and multinational success.

Speaker:

Anne-Sophie Mahle - Director of International Partnerships at NYCEDC

Anne-Sophie Mahle is NYCEDC's Director of International Partnerships and works closely with international trade offices, Consulates, and foreign businesses to help them expand their NYC footprint and implement public private partnerships. Prior to her work at EDC, Anne-Sophie worked at the Swiss and German Consulates in NYC, supporting businesses from both countries to expand to NYC. She holds an M.A. in International Affairs from Georgetown University with a certificate in International Business Diplomacy and a B.A in Philosophy & Economics from Bayreuth University, Germany.  

 
 
Facilitators: 

Susan Gitenstein Assadi, Executive Director at Global Chamber® New York City

Susan leads GAPR, a PR firm with an emphasis on expert and thought leadership campaigns. She is a highly respected national media strategist who helps her clients to be promoted to the national media, weaving in compelling stories that resonate with top media outlets. Her campaigns have enabled her clients to have features and recurring citations in The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Reuters and Bloomberg.  As a result of her campaigns, her clients have been boosted into leaders of their respective fields. Susan has over four decades representing public and private companies in the financial services, corporate governance and the proxy industry, alternative energy, and those with an emphasis on responsible business practices such as ESG. Most recently she has been working with disruptors who are helping to build the domestic supply chain of rare earth materials.  Susan also has represented some leading non-profits. She also co-founded Safed House, a non-profit, that provides a welcoming place for refugees and recent immigrants to share their stories.

Her firm’s campaigns are fresh, creative, tech savvy, and innovative, a cocktail that engenders powerful results.

Prior to founding her own PR firm, Susan was the publicist for PBS MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour.  She received a Master's Degree in Fine Arts from New York University, and obtained a Bachelor's Degree from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri.

 

Charles Bernard  - Advisory Board Chair at Global Chamber NYC and Founder and CEO of Criteria for Success 

Charles is an accomplished speaker that has trained thousands of CEOs, Sales Managers, and Salespeople on the art of business relationships, growing revenue, and overcoming challenges. 

With over 20 years of experience in direct sales, sales management, recruiting, and training, Charles is a subject-matter expert with a knack for troubleshooting. 

He was born in Madrid, Spain and was educated in Surrey, England. Currently, Charles resides in New York City where he is authoring his debut book, “Enabling Buying in a World of Selling 

 

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