2011 ANNUAL CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS
"Government at the Speed of Business"
Washington, D.C., March 31 - April 1, 2011
Welcome / Competing Across the Globe
(Welcome)
Ex-Im Bank Chairman and President Fred P. Hochberg
(Competing Across the Globe)
Moderator:
Mike Froman, Deputy Assistant to the President for International Economics and National Security
Panelists:
Peter Loscher, President and CEO, Siemens AG
Douglas R. Oberhelman, Chairman and CEO, Caterpillar Inc.
Dave Cote, Chairman and CEO, Honeywell International Inc.
PHOTOS:
From Small to Large: Growing Small Business through Exports
Introduction:
Irene Dorner, CEO and President, HSBC Bank USA, N.A
Moderator:
Mike Hofman, Editor, Inc.com and Deputy Editor, Inc. Magazine
Panelists:
Howard Dahl, President, Amity Technology
Peter Baranay, President, ABRO Industries
John Baumstark, Chairman and CEO, Suniva
Irene Dorner, CEO and President, HSBC Bank USA, N.A
Moderator:
Mike Hofman, Editor, Inc.com and Deputy Editor, Inc. Magazine
Panelists:
Howard Dahl, President, Amity Technology
Peter Baranay, President, ABRO Industries
John Baumstark, Chairman and CEO, Suniva
PHOTOS:
A Conversation with the Chairman of the President's Export Council
James McNerney, Jr., Chairman, President's Export Council and Chairman and CEO, The Boeing Company
PHOTOS:
Lunch & Keynote Speech
Ex-Im Bank Chairman and President Fred P. Hochberg
PHOTOS:
Awards Ceremony
PHOTOS:
Diane Farrell, a member of Ex-Im Bank's Board of Directors, presented awards to innovative companies that, in partnership with Ex-Im Bank, supported U.S. export and job growth, and economic and infrastructure development in markets around the world.
The winners are:
Wallquest Inc., Wayne, Pa. -- Small Business Exporter of the Year
A user of Ex-Im Bank's working capital loan guarantee since 2008, this family-owned wallpaper designer saw its exports soar 76 percent in 2010 alone, and its workforce grow from 80 to more than 150 people since 2008 at facilities in Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey.
Planson International Corporation, New Gloucester, Maine. -- Sub-Saharan Africa Exporter of the Year
This small, woman-owned tech company used a $1.5 million revolving working capital loan guarantee from Ex-Im Bank to export computers and software to Sudan for use during the historic referendum for Southern Sudan Independence.
Global Business Solutions (GBS), Winston-Salem, N.C. -- Broker of the Year
This risk-mitigation firm successfully competed in export markets with specialized export credit and political risk insurance products with a focus on small business. GBS has brokered almost 90 Ex-Im Bank policies, 53 in fiscal year 2010 alone.
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, Mich. -- Deal of the Year
Ford is using a $250 million Ex-Im Bank-guaranteed working capital line of credit to finance approximately $3.1 billion in sales of over 200,000 vehicles to buyers in Canada and Mexico, supporting thousands of American jobs.
Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), Santa Clara, Calif. -- Small Business Lender of the Year
SVB helped provide 75 small businesses with Ex-Im Bank-guaranteed working capital loans in 2010 alone, the highest level among all banks participating in Ex-Im's working capital guarantee program.
Gamesa Technology Corp., Langhorne, Pa. -- Renewable-Energy Exporter of the Year
Gamesa invested over $70 million to convert more than 20 acres at a former U.S. Steel industrial site in Fairless Hills, Pa., into a modern manufacturing center for the production of wind-energy turbines (nacelles) as well as over $80 million at Ebensburg, Pa., to build a new blade manufacturing facility.
The winners are:
Wallquest Inc., Wayne, Pa. -- Small Business Exporter of the Year
A user of Ex-Im Bank's working capital loan guarantee since 2008, this family-owned wallpaper designer saw its exports soar 76 percent in 2010 alone, and its workforce grow from 80 to more than 150 people since 2008 at facilities in Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey.
Planson International Corporation, New Gloucester, Maine. -- Sub-Saharan Africa Exporter of the Year
This small, woman-owned tech company used a $1.5 million revolving working capital loan guarantee from Ex-Im Bank to export computers and software to Sudan for use during the historic referendum for Southern Sudan Independence.
Global Business Solutions (GBS), Winston-Salem, N.C. -- Broker of the Year
This risk-mitigation firm successfully competed in export markets with specialized export credit and political risk insurance products with a focus on small business. GBS has brokered almost 90 Ex-Im Bank policies, 53 in fiscal year 2010 alone.
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, Mich. -- Deal of the Year
Ford is using a $250 million Ex-Im Bank-guaranteed working capital line of credit to finance approximately $3.1 billion in sales of over 200,000 vehicles to buyers in Canada and Mexico, supporting thousands of American jobs.
Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), Santa Clara, Calif. -- Small Business Lender of the Year
SVB helped provide 75 small businesses with Ex-Im Bank-guaranteed working capital loans in 2010 alone, the highest level among all banks participating in Ex-Im's working capital guarantee program.
Gamesa Technology Corp., Langhorne, Pa. -- Renewable-Energy Exporter of the Year
Gamesa invested over $70 million to convert more than 20 acres at a former U.S. Steel industrial site in Fairless Hills, Pa., into a modern manufacturing center for the production of wind-energy turbines (nacelles) as well as over $80 million at Ebensburg, Pa., to build a new blade manufacturing facility.
Welcome and Introduction - Day 2
Ex-Im Bank Chairman and President Fred P. Hochberg
PHOTOS:
Keynote Remarks
U.S. Exports Competing Effectively in the Global Marketplace
Lawrence Summers, Charles W. Eliot University Professor at Harvard University
PHOTOS:
The Shifting Global Economy and Implications for Trade
A conversation with the Chairman of one of India's most successful corporations, a leading business journalist, and international economist regarding the intersection of U.S. economic policies, emerging world markets, and the strategies for American companies doing business abroad.
Moderator:
Judy Woodruff, Co-anchor, PBS NewsHour, and Senior Correspondent, PBS
Panelists:
Shri Anil Dhirubhai Ambani, Chairman, Reliance Group
Peter Cook, Chief Washington Correspondent, Bloomberg News
Arvind Subramanian, Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Moderator:
Judy Woodruff, Co-anchor, PBS NewsHour, and Senior Correspondent, PBS
Panelists:
Shri Anil Dhirubhai Ambani, Chairman, Reliance Group
Peter Cook, Chief Washington Correspondent, Bloomberg News
Arvind Subramanian, Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics
PHOTOS:
Keynote Remarks and Closing
Keynote Remarks:
Vikram Pandit, Chief Executive Officer, Citigroup
Closing:
Ex-Im Bank Chairman and President Fred P. Hochberg
Vikram Pandit, Chief Executive Officer, Citigroup
Closing:
Ex-Im Bank Chairman and President Fred P. Hochberg
PHOTOS:
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