April 3-4, 2012
Giovanni's Restaurant & Convention Center
610 N Bell School Rd., Rockford, IL 61107
This year's conference will be spit into 2 days, each with a unique focus.
Day 1 will be comprised of key-note speakers and break-out sessions, bringing together top industry experts and specialists in global trade to help you with: partnering; business planning; global trade efficiencies; obtaining trade finance; managing risk; navigating thru customs; marketing; cultures and more.
Day 2 will feature Woodward, one of the Rockford Region's largest aerospace suppliers, to give a key-note address discussing the importance of international trade in their business model, their expectations of small businesses for suppliers, how to become a supplier to Woodward, and how they position themselves for growth. The rest of the morning will be dedicated to a Woodward Supplier Symposium, allowing attendees the opportunity to meet one-on-one with Woodward decision-makers in a structured, time-limited environment.
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
| 7:00 - 4:00 | Registration | ||
| 8:00 - 8:15 |
"Go Global: Putting the Pieces Together" |
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| 8:15 - 8:30 |
"From the Hill" |
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| 8:30 - 9:20 | "Optimal Trade Policy: Why Imports are Crucial to the Goals of the National Export Initiative" Dan Ikenson, Director, Cato's Herbert A. Stiefel Center for Trade Policy Studies |
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| 9:20 - 10:15 |
“Foreign-Trade Zones: A Home Run for Economic Development” |
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| 10:15 - 10:45 | Networking & Coffee Break | ||
| 10:45 - 12:15 |
Break Out #1 |
Break Out #2 Bernie Bowersock, Senior Vice President, North American Tool Corporation |
Break Out #3 Seth Reatherford, Vice President, Newstead Credit & Political Risk Insurance Lisa Spano, Executive Director, Global Trade Sales, J.P. Morgan Chase |
| 12:15 - 1:30 | Lunch & Keynote
"2012 - Greek Tragedy, or Dancing in the Streets?" |
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| 2:00 - 3:15 |
Break Out #1 |
Break Out #2 Russ Dennis, Vice President & Chief Technology Officer, Leading Edge Hydraulics Jeremy Dobrowolski, Chief Customer Relationship Officer, Taylor Company |
Break Out #3 "Must Know Accounting and Tax Secrets" Koh Fujimoto, Principal, Corbett, Duncan & Hubly, P.C. |
| 3:15 - 3:45 | Networking & Coffee Break | ||
| 3:45 - 5:00 |
Break Out #1 |
Break Out #2 |
Break Out #3 |
| 5:00 - 7:00 | Networking Reception at Giovanni's | ||
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
| 7:00 - 12:00 | Registration |
| 8:00 - 8:15 |
"How America's Best Mid-Sized International Region Goes Global" |
| 8:15 - 9:15 |
"Woodward Aerospace Growth – Fueled by Emerging Global Markets" |
| 9:15 - 10:00 | "Woodward’s Strategic Supply Base – How to Become a World Class Supplier" Halil Kinaci, Supply Chain Director, Woodward, Inc. |
| 10:00 - 12:30 |
Woodward Supplier Symposium |
| 12:30 | Adjourn |
