The U.S. Commercial Service Philadelphia office conducts on-going conferences, seminars, and events to educate our clients and promote international trade. Whether you are attending an executive briefing with a Commercial Service Officer from Australia or a videoconference with your distributor in Zurich, these events are designed to help U.S. exporters market locally and sell globally. Take a look at our events listed below and to the left in the navigation bar to grow your international business!
"Breaking Into the Trade Game," TBD
The Breaking Into the Trade Game: A Small Business Guide to Exporting is a 6-session series designed to take new exporters through the steps necessary for exporting, from licensing to trade finance and finding new customers overseas. Trade experts with both experience and knowledge of international markets will serve as guest speakers for several of the sessions.
Navigating China: Emerging Opportunities and Challanges Ahead, July 21, 2008
The U.S. Commercial Service and Northeastern Pennsylvania Alliance are proud to present "Navigating China: Emerging Opportunities and Challenges Ahead." Our honored speaker will be Yasue Pai, Principal Commercial Officer for the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service in Shenyang, China. Ms. Pai will be traveling to Northeastern PA to present on export opportunities in China and how to overcome new challenges within the market. This seminar will benefit both new and existing exporters; plus, provide information on current and future market trends. As the 14th leading state trade partner, PA accounts for $1.2 billion in net exports to China. Experts in trade finance, standards and regulations, legal issues, and logistics will offer insight, based on first-hand experience, on how to overcome hurdles in entering the Chinese market. For more information, please contact David Periquito by phone at 215 597-6115 or by email at David.Periquito@mail.doc.gov .
For details click here: Navigating China.
Americas Competitiveness Forum, August 17-19, 2008
The second annual Americas Competitiveness Forum (ACF) will be held on August 17-19, 2008, in Atlanta, Georgia. The Forum will provide an opportunity for business-to-business and business-to-government discussions yielding practical actions that can be taken to improve competitiveness and economic prosperity in the Americas.
The Americas Competitiveness Forum will provide a venue for government ministers from the Western Hemisphere to come together with leaders from the private sector, academia, and non-governmental organizations, to explore cutting edge ideas and best practices in several key areas of competitiveness.
For details click here: Americas Competitiveness Forum
Emerging Opportunities in Poland, August 22, 2008
The U.S. Commercial Service is proud to host John McCaslin, Commercial Counselor in Warsaw. Located in the heart of Europe, this emerging country has become an attractive location for foreign investors. With the U.S. ranking in the top five, Poland will continue to attract substantial new private investment for years to come.
Although U.S. exports to Poland are relatively small, they are growing at a rapid pace. With the strengthening Polish Zloty, U.S. products are becoming much more attractive to Polish buyers. So, if you have thought about doing business in Poland before … now is the time to take a second look at this ever growing market. Additional details to follow.
For details click here: Emerging Opportunities in Poland
Passage to India, October 24, 2008
Join us, October 24th for the event, Passage to India, where Senior Commercial Officer Carmine D’Aloisio of the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi, India will speak about emerging opportinities for U.S. business in the ever-growing Indian market.
For details click here: Passage to India
FedEx India Trade Mission, November 9- 15, 2008
FedEx and the U.S. Commercial Service are working together on a trade mission to India for U.S. companies. The trade mission represents an opportunity to experience India with visits to leading business centers, production sites, and more. Participants will meet one-on-one with key contacts in the Indian government, industry decision makers, and other U.S. business executives already successfully operating in India. For additional information, please contact Janice Barlow by phone at (215) 597-6126 or by email at janice.barlow@mail.doc.gov .
For details click here: FedEx India Trade Mission
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