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Wednesday, October 29, 2008 * Cintas Center * Cincinnati, OH * 7:30am - 5:00pm  (Directions click here.)

To Register: click here.  For program agenda, click here or scroll down for list of presenters.

Cost: $75  ($50 for add'l company reps & govt/student/nonprofit) Price includes: parking, breakfast, lunch & program binder.

New!  October 30 one-on-one meetings available for registrants - Meet with the following conference presenters at the Cintas Center (9am - 12pm) to discuss your company's specific needs. Meetings are on a first-come, first-served basis. Call Penny Toschlog at (513) 684-2944:

  • Finance & Risk Mitigation: Ex-Im Bank            (Wayne Gardella & Barry Bint)
  • Logistics (also warehousing, distribution, customs): FedEx (Francisco Santiero)
  • Central America Market: U.S. Department of Commerce (Mike McGee, SCO - Central America)
  • South America Market: U.S. Department of Commerce (Brian Brisson, Regional Director - Western Hemisphere) 

Hotel: For a list of area hotels: click here.

Central and S America 

For sponsorship levels click here.  For a list of current sponsors, click here.

       Xavier Conference Corporate Sponsors

Featured Speakers Include: 

Central and South America Speaker Photos

Keynote Luncheon: "Central and South America FTAs: Where We Are Today & It's Future Impact on the U.S." -  Everett Eissenstat, Assistant U.S. Trade Representative - Western Hemisphere    (bio) 

P&G Corporate Perspective - R. Scott Miller, Director-Global Policy, Procter & Gamble (bio)

FedEx Express Latin America & Caribbean Division - Francisco Santeiro, Managing Director - Customs & Regulatory Affairs (bio)

South America Country Focus - Brian Brisson, Regional Director Western Hemisphere, U.S. Department of Commerce (bio) 

South America Country Focus - Margaret Hanson-Muse, Commercial Counselor - Colombia, U.S. Department of Commerce (bio)

CAFTA - Michael McGee, Regional Commercial Counselor - Central America, U.S. Department of Commerce   (bio) 

Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im Bank) - Wayne Gardella, Vice President, Export-Import Bank of the United States (bio)

Legal Considerations - Kai Bitter, Senior Associate - International Practice Group, Frost Brown Todd, LLP (bio); Sergio Perez, Andre Tonico Abogados (bio) (Costa Rica)

Financial Considerations - William Kostrewski, Vice President, International Structured Trade Finance, Fifth Third Bank (bio); Samuel Moore, Vice President, International Trade Finance, Fifth Third Bank (bio)

Political View - Ms. Cynthia Stockwell, Senior Executive Director, Williams College of Business Undergraduate Program, Xavier University (bio)