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.
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.
For sponsorship levels click here. For a list of current sponsors, click here.
Featured Speakers Include:
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)




