WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 2010
7:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Registration Check-in (Conference Lobby)
7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast (Wallingford Center Foyer)
General Sessions Begin (Wallingford Center 4, 5 & 6)
8:05 a.m. – 8:15 a.m. Conference Overview & Welcome
“Go Global III – GPS (Global Partnerships = Success)”
Megan McKinney - SupplyCore, 2010 Go Global Chair
8:15 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. From the Hill
(video)
8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Legislative Update
– RSM McGladrey
National Association of Manufacturers (NAM)
9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. American Competitiveness, Jobs and Trade: How FTZs Can Help
, Rockefeller Group
9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. World Trade Centers as a Catalyst and Engine For Economic Development
, World Trade Partnership
Exhibit Hall Opens (Figgs Upper and Lower)
10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Networking and Coffee Break (Exhibit Hall)
10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Morning Breakout Sessions
Morning Breakout Sessions |
Session 1
Beginners Track
Wallingford CTR 1 |
Session 2
Wallingford CTR 2 |
Session 3
Wallingford CTR 3 |
Session 4
Howard CTR 1&2 |
10:30 – 12:00 |
Customs – , CBP
Insurance & Bonds – , Avalon |
Branding for Growth Through Acquisitions – , Janson Communications |
10+2 Update; Prospect Targeting Analysis and Supplier Trade Management Audit – , Global Data Mining |
Global Trade Update – , PointTrade Services |
Lunch and Keynote Speaker
12:00 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. Global Economy: Negotiating a New Social Contract
,
Split Rock International, Inc.
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Afternoon Breakout Sessions
3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Networking and Coffee Break (Exhibit Hall)
3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Afternoon Breakout Sessions
Afternoon Breakout Sessions |
Session 1
Beginners Track
Wallingford CTR 1 |
Session 2
Wallingford CTR 2 |
Session 3
Wallingford CTR 3 |
Session 4
Howard CTR1&2 |
2:00 – 3:00 |
Export Compliance & Import ISF – , CHB, BDG International, Inc. |
Understanding the Rationalization of an Acronym Comprised of Acronyms: Selling to Defense, DoD Procurement & Acquisition – Panel – , SupplyCore; , Navistar Defense; , Army Sustainment Command |
IPR Infringement – , Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren S.C.
ITAR, Commercial & Defense – , Whyte, Hirschboeck, Dudek |
Foreign Exchange Hedging – , Associated Bank |
3:30 – 5:00
(Session 4 runs until 5:30) |
Import & Export Logistics – , LR International
International Banking Basics - , US Bank |
Assessing Global Market Opportunities– , Janson Communications |
Communicating Across Cultures – , Rock Valley College |
International Aerospace Clusters – Panel –,Trade
Commissioner to Chicago & the Midwest, Wallonia (Belgium) Trade &
Investment O ce; , Regional Director (Central US), United
Kingdom Trade & Investment; , Trade Commissioner
Canada CHCGO
Growing Asian Markets – , Commercial Attache, Consulate General of Turkey;
, Representative, Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area, China;
, Resident Director, EEPC India |
5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Networking Reception (Exhibit Hall)
*Agenda subject to change
THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 2010
7:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Registration Check-in (Conference Lobby)
7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast (Wallingford Center Foyer)
General Sessions Begin (Wallingford Center 4, 5 & 6)
8:00 a.m. – 8:15 a.m. FTZ 176 Update
Greater Rockford Airport Authority
8:15 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. How America’s Best Mid Sized International Region Goes Global
, Rockford Area Economic Development Council
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Partnerships and Diversification
MajGen(ret), USAF, The Boeing Corporation
Exhibit Hall Opens (Figgs Upper and Lower)
10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Networking and Coffee Break (Exhibit Hall)
10:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Morning Breakout Sessions
Morning Breakout Sessions |
Session 1
Beginners Track
Wallingford CTR 1 |
Session 2
Wallingford CTR 2 |
Session 3
Wallingford CTR 3 |
Session 4
Howard CTR 1&2 |
10:30 – 11:45 |
FTZ Boot Camp – , Greater Rockford Airport Authority |
Clearing Customs – Panel – , Todd Transport; Herman Ruiz, CDC |
Best Practices in Building Profitable Export Strategies – , Illinois Manufacturing Extension Center (IMEC) |
Funding and Strategic Services – Panel – , Applied Strategy International; , RRV Entrepreneurship Center; , University of Wisconsin |
12:00 p.m. 2010 Go Global Conference Adjourns
*Agenda subject to change |
