DOING BUSINESS WITH AUSTRALIA
Panel Discussion and Reception Sponsored By: Australian Trade Commission; Australian New Zealand American Chamber of Commerce; International Trade Club of Chicago
Date:January 28, 2008
Time: 2:30 P.M. – 7:00 P.M.
Location: University of Chicago Gleacher Center, 450 North Cityfront [Plaza Drive, Chicago, Illinois
Keynote Speaker: Sally-Ann Watts, Regional Director for the Americas, Australian Trade Commission.
Panelists Include: Paul Conn, President of Global Capital Markets, Computershare; Sarah Nava Garvey, Vice President Corporate Relations, The Boeing Company; Kylie Rampa, Head of Real Estate Capital – North America, Macquarie Real Estate Inc.; Jay Shah, Executive Vice President, Hydro Inc.
Fee:ANZACC & ITCC Members - $35; Non-members - $45
For Information & Registration: https://www.itcc.org/eventshow.asp?event_id=308&
ECONOMIC FORUM 2008
Sponsored By:Luncheon conference sponsored by the German American Chamber of Commerce of the Midwest. Panel 1: Outlook for the U.S. and German Economies in 2008
Date:January 31, 2008
Time:11:15 A.M. – 2:30 P.M.
Location:Sofitel Chicago O’Hare, 5550 North River Road, Rosemont, IL.
Speakers Include: Diane Swonk, Senior Managing Director & Chief Economist, Mesirow Financial, Chicago; Dr. Holger Schmieding, Managing Director & Chief Economist Europe, Bank of America, London; Michael Backfisch, Deputy Editor in Chief, Handelsblatt, Düsseldorf. Panel 2: Competing Globally: Meeting the Challenge in 2008 and Beyond; speakers include: Ralf Gerbershagen, Chairman, Motorola GmbH, Taunusstein; Wolfgang Rubrecht, General Manager, Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc., Elk Grove Village; W. David Braun, Partner, Drinker Biddle Gardner Carton LLP, Chicago
Fee:GACCoM Members - $85; Non-Members - $100
For More Information: https://www.gaccom.org
THE 2008 U.S. TRADE AGENDA
Special Luncheon Program Sponsored By: the International Trade Association of Greater Chicago with Baker & McKenzie, UPS, and the: Illinois District Export Council; Illinois Global Partnership; U.S. Commercial Service – Chicago
Date:January 31, 2008
Time:11:45 A.M. – 2:00 P.M.
Location:Rosewood Restaurant, 9421 West Higgins Road, Rosemont, Illinois
Presentation By: Christopher A. Padilla, Under Secretary for International Trade, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
Fee:Members of sponsoring organizations - $40; Non-members - $50
For Information and Registration:rsvp@itagc.org or Call: 773/725-1106. Download Event Info & Registration Form (PDF):http://www.itagc.org/pdf/ITAGC_Calendar_1311.pdf
EXPORT OPPORTUNITIES IN THE BOOMING CANADIAN OIL INDUSTRY
Presentations by Robert Moore, Partner, QGI Consulting, Edmonton, and Bill Werra, Sentry Equipment. Speakers will discuss opportunities for exporting to Canada arising from the Alberta oil sands project; project investment in the province will exceed $200 billion in the next several years.
Dinner Program Sponsored By: the Stateline World Trade Association.
Date:January 31,2008
Time:5:30 P.M.
Location:Belwah Café, 500 Pleasant Street, Beloit, Wisconsin
Fee:SLWTA Members - $25; Non-members - $30; Students - $15.
For Information & Registration: Please call Tom at 262/785-1981 or E-mail: info@slwta.org
IMMIGRATION LAW UPDATE
Speakers will address a range of immigration law issues, including the status of the H1-B, PERM and the green card process, employment contracts, ICE and DOL audits.
Sponsored By: Masuda, Funai, Eiftert & Mitchell, Ltd
Date:February 7,2008
Time:8:00A.M – 11:45 A.M
Location:Doubletree Hotel, 75 West Algonquin Road, Arlington Heights, Illinois
Fee:No Charge
For Information & Registration:ydawodu@masudafunai.com or see: https://www.masudafunai.com.