| 8:00 |
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8:30 a.m. |
Conference Registration- Continental Breakfast |
| 8:30 |
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9:00 a.m. |
Welcome, Introductions and Opening Comments |
| 9:00 |
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9:30 a.m. |
Welcome/ Remarks by Lt. Governor Lee Fisher |
| 9:35 |
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10:35 a.m. |
How to Export/Are you Export Ready? Panel Discussion |
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In this session participants will learn what capabilities are required to export. You will hear from a panel of experts that will discuss key business requirements needed to become export ready and to successful sell products/services overseas. |
| 10:35 |
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11:35 a.m. |
Concurrent Breakout Sessions |
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Customs & Exporting: The Rules and Regulation |
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This informative session will address the rules and regulations associated with exporting. The presenters will share customs requirements for exporting and other government and legal guidelines that regulate exporting. |
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How Export-Import Bank can help finance your project |
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Participants that attend this session will hear from the world’s most important financial organization that offers funding options for minority and small businesses to export products/services internationally. |
| 11:45 |
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12:45 p.m. |
Lunch |
| 1:00 |
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2:00 p.m. |
Luncheon Keynote Speaker |
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Earl G. Graves, Jr.
Publisher, Black Enterprise Magazine |
| 2:00 |
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3:00 p.m. |
Real Life Testimonials – Panel Discussions |
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Participants will hear from a panel of minority owned businesses that will share their personal experiences with exporting, how they got started and lessons learned. |
| 3:15 |
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4:15 p.m. |
Concurrent Breakout Sessions |
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How to do Business with Canada/Mexico/Brazil |
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In this session participants will learn how to do business with Canada, Mexico and Brazil. Information regarding what products/services is needed by these countries, how to identify trade lead opportunities and how to respond to those trade opportunities will be shared. |
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How to do Business with China |
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In this session participants will learn how to do business with China, products/services needed by China, how to identify trade lead opportunities and how to respond to trade opportunities. The presenters will also share their personal experience with doing business China. |
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How to do Business with Africa – Export-Import Bank |
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One of the world’s largest export-import banks will share how to sell products/services to Africa, define specific commodities and services needed, where to find business opportunities and requirements for responding to these business opportunities. |
| 4:15 |
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4:30 p.m. |
Closing Remarks |
| 4:30 |
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6:00 p.m. |
Conference Reception - Nationwide Atrium |
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