Business Mission to attend the WBE National Conference & Expo 2024

For over 25 years, Wave Events has delivered the most cutting edge, expert-led business missions to reputable events around the world, informative panels, thought provoking roundtables, and an tradeshow experience that can't be missed.

In a given year, the Wave Events leads or facilitates around 130 trade missions throughout the world—bringing businesses (quite literally) to the table with foreign governments and companies potentially interested in their products and solutions. Trade isn’t simply about exports and imports: transactions can’t happen without trust, and trade missions are an important conduit to build and facilitate relationships between individuals. But what exactly does a trade mission entail, who is involved, and where do they happen? The short answer: It varies, so let us break it down for you.

• Business Matchmakers: Opportunities for one-on-one business matchmaking meetings and informal networking.

• Educational Programming: Enhance your knowledge and learn about necessary tools to help you successfully grow your business through strategic and smart business topics.

• Valuable Networking: Unassigned seating, network with like-minded people from across who want to do business, collaborate and are interested in forming strategic alliances.

• Golf Networking Event: Plan to stay an extra day - players of all levels are welcome to participate in the golfing experience to meet, talk business and bond over hole-in-ones.

Put simply, a trade mission is an opportunity for a company or individual to join a group of other companies for a series of tailored on-the-ground meetings in foreign markets with prospective clients, buyers, distributors, foreign officials, and other significant organizations, all with the support of the trade mission organizers.

As such, whether you are looking to expand your business or explore a new market for your business, we are ready to help.

Visa Support Services

We provide assistance before, during, and after our events. International attendees will receive Official Invitation Letter and Government Support Letter to obtain a Visa after completing registration for our Trade Mission programs.

Our international delegation group enjoys benefits and significant advantages including:

- Discounted registration

- Assistance in your language

- Hotel & flight booking assistance.

- Visa support in your country

- Brand recognition of your company

- Exclusive international delegate functions

We open doors for businesses, especially small and medium‑sized enterprises (SMEs). They provide a low‑risk and/or low‑cost market‑entry vehicle for participating SMEs, and a range of other unique opportunities and benefits, such as:

• Access to economic and government decision‑makers
• The opportunity to learn about doing business in the host market and gain exposure to the business culture and etiquette there
• Visibility, profile and increased credibility with existing and prospective customers or partners in the foreign market
• On‑the‑ground support and partner organizations,
• Unparalleled networking opportunities with the local business community
• Business meetings with potential buyers and partners
• Foreign market intelligence and troubleshooting
• Opportunities to create export partnerships, as well as to network with other participating exporters, share experiences and best practices, and find synergies

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Delta Hotels Calgary Airport In-Terminal, 2001 Airport Road Northeast, Calgary, Canada