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Speaker and Senior Commerical Officer Bios
Robert D. Bannerman – Principal Commercial Officer in Dubai, U.A.E.
William Adams – Assistant VP, Senior International Economist, PNC Financial Services Group
Scott Blacklin - Principal, Blacklin Associates
Bill Fanjoy - Director Virginia / D.C US Export Assistance Center, U.S. Commercial Service
John Huddle, Esq. - CEO of the Global Law Group
Helen L. Peterson – Commercial Officer in Tokyo, Japan
Daniel T. Crocker – Senior Commercial Officer in Panama
Danny E. Sebright – President, U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council
David McNeill – Senior Commercial Officer, Athens, Greece
Margaret M. Gatti – Partner, Morgan Lewis’s International Trade Practice
Nicole A. DeSilvis – Commercial Officer, Bogota, Colombia
Richard Steffens – Minister Counselor for Commercial Affairs, Ottawa, Canada
Toni Corsini - Senior Trade Finance Specialist, Small Business Administration
David A. Hamod - President and CEO of the National U.S. - Arab Chamber of Commerce
Mack Tadeu - Deputy Director Advocacy, U.S. Department of Commmerce
Trump Taj Mahal Hotel, Atlantic City, NJ
1000 Boardwalk at Virginia Avenue
Atlantic City, NJ 08401
Join the U.S. Commercial Service, in cooperation with the Mid-Atlantic District Export Council, for a two day international business conference designed to help U.S. businesses take advantage of established and emerging export opportunities.
DISCOVER 2012 will feature high ranking U.S. government officials, U.S. commercial diplomats posted at U.S. Embassies abroad, international business leaders from the private sector, trade related topic experts and visiting foreign buyers from Central America and the United Arab Emirates.
Conference Program |
DISCOVER NEW OPPORTUNITIES
DISCOVER 2012 will include moderated panel discussions on the world’s regions as well as separate "ask the expert" roundtable sessions. Click each title for a panel description.
MODERATED PANEL DISCUSSIONS ON THE WORLD’S REGIONS
Taking the Temperature of the Middle East
Remaining a Player in the Rapidly Changing EU Environment
The Americas: Today and the Future
Export Compliance—What You Don’t Know Will Cost You!
Diamonds in the Rough: Uncover Hidden Opportunities in Africa Before the Competition
What’s Next Across Asia?
"ASK THE EXPERTS" ROUNDTABLE SESSIONS
It is not enough to just know where the opportunities are. To be successful, U.S. exporters have to be prepared to take advantage of emerging markets and opportunities. DISCOVER 2012 will feature "meet the expert" roundtables on topics to include:
Meetings with U.S. Diplomats |
DISCOVER 2012 will provide unparalleled access to U.S. commercial diplomats located throughout the world. During DISCOVER 2012 you will have the opportunity to meet one-on-one with visiting commercial diplomats to discuss unique business issues, explore untapped markets and evaluate product and services offers for each country/region below:
NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES
Opportunities will include networking receptions, luncheons, and the inclusive environment of the conference facilities.
Meetings with Buyers and Sourcing Agents |
MEETINGS WITH QUALIFIED FOREIGN BUYERS, PARTNERS, AND PROCUREMENT OFFICIALS FROM CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE U.A.E.
One of the unique aspects to DISCOVER 2012 is the opportunity to meet individually with foreign buyers, partners, and procurement officials.
Central America:
Why export to Central America (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua)? Consider:
IMPORTANT UPDATE: Below are links to recently received profiles, including purchase interests, from Costa Rican companies that will be attending DISCOVER 2012 .
Costa Rica - Industrial Products
Costa Rica - Personal Care Products
SPECIAL NOTE: For those U.S. companies whose products or services match up well with the participating foreign buyers’ objectives, the DISCOVER 2012 organizers will arrange one-on-one meetings with the interested buyers. Registrations from U.S. companies interested in the meetings will be shared with the U.S. Commercial Service offices in these countries.
To maximize the potential for quality meetings it is essential for companies to register for DISCOVER 2012 as early as possible.
United Arab Emirates: One-on-One Meetings with Visiting Foreign Buyers, Partners, and Procurement Officials
Why export to the U.A.E.? Consider:
The visiting buying delegation will seek to highlight the unique role of Dubai and the Northern Emirates as a gateway to the broader regional markets comprising the Middle East, North and East Africa, the Indian sub-continent and Central Asia.
For more infomation, profiles of the U.A.E delegation are available to download: U.A.E Profiles
DISCOVER 2012 Supporting Organizations