The Florida International Trade and Cultural Expo (FITCE) is designed to enhance the position of Greater Fort Lauderdale/Broward County, Florida as a center of international trade and cultural exchange. FITCE 2019 featured distinguished speakers including His Excellency Luis Guillermo Solis Rivera, Former President of Costa Rica, His Excellency Jamil Mahuad, Former President of Ecuador, His Excellency Luis Alberto Lacalle, Former President of Uraguay, and Jamal Sowell, Florida Secretary of Commerce, and attracted over 1800 attendees and 316 exhibitors comprised of international and local business owners and entrepreneurs, multi-cultural global trade representatives, and government leaders from over 60 countries around the world.
The Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers Confederation led a delegation to FICTE 2019 in October of this year in order to seek international business and investment opportunities for the Bahamian private sector.