Doing Business Globally: 2008

• Do you currently sell, or are you considering selling your products internationally?

• Do you know the pros and cons of exporting?

• Are you interested in developing new international markets or increasing your worldwide sales?

• Do you need to know current world market conditions and opportunities?

In 2007 Wisconsin businesses exported over $19 billion of products to world markets. The Wisconsin Department of Commerce has directors positioned globally to help Wisconsin businesses develop international markets and increase worldwide sales. On May 15, these foreign experts will be in Eau Claire to meet you, answer your questions and give you current updates on the markets in their countries.

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• Date,Time,Location
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Date/Time/Location

Thursday, May 15, 2008
8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Holiday Inn Campus Area
2703 Craig Rd
Eau Claire, WI 54701

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Agenda

8:00 a.m.	Registration
8:30 a.m.	Welcome/Introduction Rama Yelkur, UW-Eau Claire Professor and NWITA Director; Mickey Judkins, Wisconsin Dept. of Commerce, Division of Investment and Export
8:45 a.m.	Morning Speaker Richard Martens, International Sales Manager, Weinbrenner Shoe
9:15 a.m.	Foreign Market Updates: International Directors from Brazil, Canada and China Claudia Tomaselli; Nancy Ward; Paul Swenson
9:45 a.m.	Break – Visit Sponsor Tables
10:00 a.m.	Foreign Market Updates: International Directors from Europe, Japan and Mexico Kate Clarke and Kara Smith; Kenji Higashi; Vince Lencioni
10:30 a.m.	Panel Discussion, Q&A International Directors from Brazil, Canada, China, Europe, Japan and Mexico Moderator: Mary Regel
11:30 a.m.	Lunch and Table Discussions - Visit Sponsor Tables
12:15 p.m.	“Celtic Tiger or Celtic Cub?” — The Business Environment in Ireland Introduction: Bruce Lo, UW-Eau Claire Professor Speaker: Fergal McGrath, University of Limerick, Ireland
1:00 p.m.	Local/Regional International Business Panel Moderator: John Konkel, International Marketing and Sales Director, Kretz Lumber
2:30 p.m.	Closing Remarks

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Sponsors

Wisconsin Department of Commerce International Division

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Objectives

Learn from . . .

• Panel of Wisconsin Dept. of Commerce International Directors from six markets:
  Brazil, Canada, China, Europe, Japan and Mexico.
• Speaker: Richard Martens, International Sales Manager, Weinbrenner Shoe.
• Speaker: Fergal McGrath, Professor of Information & Knowledge Management,
  University of Limerick, Ireland.
• Panel of Local/Regional Business Executives.

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Presenters

Wisconsin Department of Commerce International Directors.

Vince Lencioni has directed Wisconsin's Mexico Office since it was established in 1994. Previously, he was Sub-Director of International Commerce and Investment for the American Chamber of Commerce of Mexico, the largest foreign American Chamber in the world. In 2000, Vince became a fully certified Mexican attorney.

A native of Hudson, Paul Swenson became the first director of the Council of Great Lakes Governors Trade Development Office in Shanghai, China in 2003. Prior to that, he served as a consultant with the U.S. Commercial Service at the U.S. Consulate in Shanghai.

Kate Clarke, an Irish National,and Kara Smith, a native of Ohio, are Clarkesmith Partners. The firm, headquartered at The Hague in the Netherlands, has affiliates in the United Kingdom, Italy, France, Spain, Norway, Switzerland, and Qatar.

In July 2004 Nancy Ward assumed the position of Managing Director of the Canadian Trade Office of the Council of Great Lakes Governors. Previously, she was the Director of Project Development for the office. For the past six and half years she has assisted Wisconsin companies in finding Canadian partners in a wide range of industry sectors.

Claudia Tomaselli is a Partner with Tomaselli, Völker & Zulatto Associates, a consulting firm that since January of 2005 represents the Council of Great Lakes Governors (CGLG) in São Paulo. The office represents the states of Ohio, Indiana, Wisconsin, and New York.

Kenji Higashi serves as a Business Advisor for Wisconsin firms interested in the Japanese Market. He is employed by the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) and spends three days a week in Wisconsin.

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Fee

Register Early!

$75 if registered on/before May 8

$99 if registered after May 8

$20 student fee

No cancellations. Substitutes are welcome. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance. Contact Ann Rupnow at 715/836-3636 / toll-free 866-893-2423, or use the Wisconsin Relay System by dialing 7-1-1-715-836-3636.

An EEO/Affirmative Action employer, University of Wisconsin provides equal opportunities in employment and
programming, including Title IX and ADA requirements.

Contact Information

For more information call 836-3636.

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