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"Government at the Speed of Business"

Export-Import Bank of the United States Annual Conference
REGISTRATION IS OPEN!

March 31 – April 1, 2011
Washington, DC

Attend the International Trade Conference of the Year!

Ex-Im Bank’s Annual Conference is one of the nation’s premier venues for discussing U.S. trade policy and developing strategies to expand the role exports play in the U.S. economy. This year's event, "Government at the Speed of Business," features plenary sessions and workshops focused on small business exporters, market and industry opportunities, and the Obama Administration's National Export Initiative.

By attending this conference you can:

• Learn valuable world trade and economic insights from prominent business executives, government officials, foreign buyers and journalists (see list below).

• Attend and participate in a number of breakout sessions covering topics such as:
• Ex-Im Bank's "Global Access for Small Business" Initiative
• Export Opportunities in Nigeria, South Africa, Colombia and South and Southeast Asia
• Infrastructure Opportunities in Brazil
• Renewable Energy and Medical Technology Exports
• Unique Structured Finance Transactions

• Network and discuss potential sales and export financing with more than 1,000 U.S. exporters, foreign buyers, trade finance lenders, export credit insurance brokers, and government and industry trade experts.

Agenda

• Agenda web page.

Where?

Omni Shoreham Hotel
2500 Calvert Street, NW
Washington, DC 20008
Phone: (202) 234-0700

Confirmed speakers and moderators include:

• James McNerney, Jr. President and CEO, The Boeing Company [ profile ]
• Peter Löscher, CEO, Siemens [ profile ]
• Douglas R. Oberhelman CEO, Caterpillar, Inc. [ profile ]
• Dave Cote CEO, Honeywell International Inc. [ profile ]
• Vikram Pandit CEO, Citigroup [ profile ]
• Shri Anil Dhirubhai Ambani, Chairman, Reliance Group [ profile ]
• Johnnie Carson, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of African Affairs, U.S. Department of State [ profile ]
• Donald Gips, U.S. Ambassador to South Africa [ profile ]
• Mike Hofman, Editor, Inc.com and Deputy Editor, Inc. Magazine [ profile ]
• Sri Mulyani Indrawati, Managing Director, The World Bank [ profile ]
• Gabriel Silva, Ambassador of Colombia to the U.S. [ profile ]
• Rusdi Kirana, Chief Executive Officer, Lion Air [ profile ]
• Thomas Shannon, U.S. Ambassador to Brazil [ profile ]
• Judy Woodruff, Senior Correspondent, PBS [ profile ]
• Gayle Smith, National Security Council [ profile ]
• Orlando Cabrales, President, Reficar [ profile ]
• Luis Arguello, CEO, Demetech [ profile ]
• Irene Dorner, President and CEO, HSBC Bank USA [ profile ]
• Anthony S. Harrington, Albright Stonebridge Group [ profile ]
• Thomas F. McLarty, III, President, McLarty Associates [ profile ]
• Dirk Matthys, Chairman and CEO, Gamesa North America [ profile ]
• Howard A. Dahl, Amity Technology, LLC. [ profile ]
  
• Lawrence H. Summers, Charles Eliot University Professor at Harvard University [ profile ]
  
• Peter F. Baranay, ABRO Industries, Inc. [ profile ]
• Daniel R. Tishman, Tishman Construction Corporation [ profile ]
• Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, World Bank [ profile ]
• Brian Moran, Executive Director, Sales Development,Wall Street Journal
• John Pomfret, Washington Post [ profile ]
• John Baumstark, Chairman and CEO, Suniva [ profile ]
• Karl Wharton, COO, Zero Motorcycles
• Debbie Askin, CEO, Tea, Askin Technologies, Inc.
• Jack Collins, Vice President, Wallquest
• Sanusi L Sanusi, Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria [ profile ]
• Sergio Cabral Fiilho, Governor, State of Rio de Janerio [ profile ]
• Felipe Jens, Chief Investment Officer, Odebrecht Construction, Inc. [ profile ]
• John Neblo, Senior Vice President, Private Export Funding Corporation
  
• Vincent Herman, Vice President, Private Export Funding Corporation
• Carl Carrier, Executive Director, Banco Santander
• Stephen Green, Chief Operating Officer, Atrafin
• Kurt Campbell, Assistant Secretary of State, East Asian and Pacific Affairs [ profile ]
• Dino Patti Djalal, Ambassador to the Republic of Indonesia to the U.S.
• Carol Browner, former EPA Administrator and Assistant to the President
• John Denniston, Partner, Kleiner Perkins [ profile ]
• Dr. Margaret Hamburg, Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration [ profile ]
• Roberta Lipson, CEO and President, Chindex International, Inc. [ profile ]
• Wayne Ramus, Vice President, GE Healthcare [ profile ]
• Peter Cook, Chief Washington Correspondent, Bloomberg News [ profile ]
• Matthew J. Slaughter, Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth College [ profile ]
• Barbara O'Boyle, Vice President, Director of Finance, Bechtel Enterprises
• Gwynne Shotwell, President, SpaceX
• Rowland Wallenius, Chief Financial Officer, Baja Mining Corp
• Richard R. Mastoloni, Senior Vice President amd Treasurer, Loral Space and Communications
• Andre Gazal,Managing Director and Group Head, Credit Agricole
• Sergio Cabral Filho, Governor, State of Rio de Janeiro
• Lisa P. Jackson, Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency
• Nikolas Novograd, Vice President, Project Finance, Debt Capital Markets, First Solar
• Ramkrishan P. Hinduja, Regional Chairman, Hinduja Group of Companies
• Michael Michalak, former US Ambassador, Vietnam
• David Conroy, Regional Trade Executive, North America and Global Trade Sales Head, JPMorgan
• Roland Hartley-Urquhart, Head, North America Trade Origination, Citibank, NA
• Andrea Kosagowsky, Assistant Treasurer, Case New Holland

Plenary Sessions:

• Competing Across the Globe
• From Small to Large: Growing Small Business through Exports
• A Conversation with the Chairman of the President's Export Council
• U.S. Exports Competing Effectively in the Global Marketplace
• The Shifting Global Economy and Implications for Trade

Concurrent Breakout Sessions:

• Small Business Exporting: Overcoming Obstacles to Going Global
• Export Opportunities in Sub-Saharan Africa
• Brazil: The Future Is Now
• The Benefits of Supply Chain Finance with Ex-Im
• Strengthening Partnerships in Colombia
• Renewable Energy: State of the Industry and Ex-Im Bank's Role in Supporting its Growth
• Opportunities and Challenges in Health Care Exports
• Project and Structured Finance - New Trends Influencing Export Finance Growth
• PEFCO: Supplemental Liquidity in a Changing Market Environment
• Asian Economies and U.S. Exports

Conference Registration:

• Register here.

Ex-Im Bank News and Activities:

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