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As governments and industries drive toward digital transformation, the path forward is increasingly shaped by competing priorities: innovation and regulation, sovereignty and openness, safety and speed.

For nearly two decades, the U.S. Commerce Department’s Trade Winds Conference has served as the premier government-led forum, helping U.S. companies expand their global footprints. This April, BCIU will lead a delegation at Trade Winds 2025 in São Paulo, blending access to U.S. commercial diplomats, networking sessions and conference events with a parallel high-level agenda. Following the main event, the delegation will continue to Brasília for two additional days of meetings and engagements.

In this commentary, Chow Kiat Lim, Chief Executive Officer of GIC and 2023 Eisenhower Global Citizenship Award Recipient discusses the need for long-term investment to help solve the world’s most pressing challenges.