Notional Agenda
- 7:00-8:00 am
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Registration (Ambassador Ballroom)
- 8:15-11:05 am
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Morning Plenary (Regency Ballroom)
Welcome Remarks
Reta Jo Lewis, President and Chair, EXIM Board of Directors
Enhancing Strategic Relationships Between the U.S. and Africa
Moderator:
John Yearwood, Editorial Director - Diversity & Culture, PoliticoSpeakers:
H.E. João Lourenço, President of the Republic of Angola
H.E. Filipe Nyusi, President of the Republic of MozambiqueAward Presentation: Sub-Saharan Africa Deal of the Year
Presenter:
Reta Jo Lewis, President and Chair, EXIM Board of DirectorsFinancing Africa: Innovative Ideas to Unlock Capital to the Continent
Moderator:
Teresa Clarke, Chairman and Executive Editor, Africa.comSpeakers:
Alain Ebobissé, CEO, Africa50
Benedict Oramah, President and Chairman, Afreximbank
Admassu Tadesse, President and CEO, Trade and Development Bank
Samaila Zubairu, President and Chief Executive Officer, Africa Finance CorporationSupply Chains in an Era of Instability and Impacts on U.S. National and Economic Security
Moderator:
David Rubenstein, Co-Founder and Co-Chairman, The Carlyle GroupSpeakers:
Suzanne Clark, President and CEO, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Tim Myers, President, Boeing Capital Corporation
Howard Ungerleider, President and Chief Financial Officer, DowA Message from U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown, Chairman of the United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
ECA Financing Around the World: International Trends in Export Credit
Moderator:
Kevin Cirilli, Yahoo Finance Broadcast Contributor, Visiting Media Fellow, Atlantic Council’s Global China Hub, and Senior Visiting Fellow at Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at PurdueSpeakers:
John Hopkins, CEO, Export Finance Australia
Mairead Lavery, President & Chief Executive Officer, Export Development Canada
Reta Jo Lewis, President and Chair, EXIM Board of Directors
Michal Ron, Chief International Officer, SACE, and former President, Berne UnionAward Presentation: Lenders of the Year
Presenter:
Owen Herrnstadt, Member, EXIM Board of DirectorsThe Future of Small Business Exporting
Isabella Casillas Guzman, Administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration
- 11:00 am-12:30 pm
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EXIM Staff Office Hours (Ambassador Ballroom)
- China and Transformational Exports Program
- Export Credit Insurance
- Global Infrastructure
- Industrial
- Make More in America
- Minority and Women Owned Business (MWOB)
- Project and Structured Finance
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Transportation
- Unique Entity Identifier (UEI)
- Working Capital Guarantee Program and Supply Chain Financing Program
- 11:30 am-12:15 pm
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Concurrent Forums
Advancing Competitiveness for a More Robust Business Outlook (Diplomat Room)
Moderator:
Ambassador Stuart Holliday, President and CEO, Meridian International CenterSpeakers:
Pablo Carrillo, Of Counsel, Squire Patton Boggs
Patrick Gang, Head of Export & Agency Finance, Bank of America
Brad Markell, Executive Director, AFL-CIO Industrial Union CouncilExpanding Globally: How Small Businesses are Reaching New Markets (Palladian Room)
Welcome Remarks:
Congressman Spencer Bachus, Member, EXIM Board of DirectorsModerator:
Kevin Klowden, Chief Global Strategist, Milken InstituteSpeakers:
Kathie Leonard, President and CEO, Auburn Manufacturing
Zaheer Faruqi, CEO, Aventure International Aviation ServicesOur Anti-Fraud Strategy: EXIM and the Office of the Inspector General (Congressional Room)
Welcome Remarks:
Parisa Salehi, Inspector General, EXIMSpeakers:
Walter Hill, Vice President, Credit Review and Compliance, EXIM
Thomas Redmann, Senior Investigator, Office of the Inspector General, EXIM
Howard Spira, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, EXIM
Lisa Terry, Senior Vice President and Chief Ethics Officer, EXIMGlobal Healthcare Infrastructure: Emerging Opportunities for U.S. Firms (Empire Room)
Moderator:
Dr. Trevor Gunn, Vice President, International Relations, Medtronic, and Founder and Chair, USA Healthcare AllianceSpeakers:
Tama Duffy Day, Principal, Global Practice Leader, Senior Living and Advisor on Health, Gensler
Doug Frye, Senior Loan Officer and Transaction Facilitator, EXIM
Les Funtleyder, Healthcare Portfolio Manager, E Squared Capital Management
Dr. Maureen Lewis, CEO, Aceso Global - 12:30-2:00 pm
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Lunch Plenary (Regency Ballroom)
Award Presentation: Brokers of the Year
Presenter:
Congressman Spencer Bachus, Member, EXIM Board of DirectorsAward Presentation: Exporters of the Year
Presenter:
Judith Pryor, First Vice President and Vice Chair, EXIM Board of DirectorsMobilizing Private Capital
Scott Nathan, CEO, U.S. International Development Finance Corporation
Economic Security and Global Markets: Securing Supply Chains, Growing Exports, and Spreading the Benefits of Trade
Marisa Lago, Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade
Award Presentation: Regional Export Promotion Program Member of the Year
Presenter:
Congressman Spencer Bachus, Member, EXIM Board of DirectorsSecuring Financing: Importance of Quality Project Preparation
Ambassador Vinai Thummalapally (Ret.), Deputy Director, U.S. Trade and Development AgencyRemarks
Alexia Latortue, Assistant Secretary for International Trade and Development, U.S. Department of the Treasury
Global Markets, Local Impacts: The Role of State and Local Governments in Supporting American Competitiveness
Moderator:
Kevin Cirilli, Yahoo Finance Broadcast Contributor, Visiting Media Fellow, Atlantic Council’s Global China Hub, and Senior Visiting Fellow at Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at PurdueSpeakers:
Heidi Heitkamp, Former United States Senator, and Founder, One Country Project
Asa Hutchinson, Governor of Arkansas, and Immediate Past Chair, National Governors Association - 2:00-3:00 pm
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EXIM Staff Office Hours (Ambassador Ballroom)
- China and Transformational Exports Program
- Export Credit Insurance
- Global Infrastructure
- Industrial
- Minority and Women Owned Business (MWOB)
- Project and Structured Finance
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Transportation
- Unique Entity Identifier (UEI)
- Working Capital Guarantee Program and Supply Chain Financing Program
- 2:15-3:00 pm
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Concurrent Forums
The Future for American-Made Clean Energy Technology (Diplomat Room)
Welcome Remarks:
Judith Pryor, First Vice President and Vice Chair, EXIM Board of DirectorsModerator:
Joe Britton, Executive Director, Zero Emission Transportation Association, and President, Pioneer Public AffairsSpeakers:
Erin Lane, VP Government Affairs, Plug Power
Venkee Sharma, Executive Chairman, Aquatech International, LLCMake More in America: Revitalizing American Industry and Employment (Palladian Room)
Program Overview:
Scott Condren, Senior Policy Analyst, Office of Policy Analysis and International Relations, EXIMWelcome Remarks:
Owen Herrnstadt, Member, EXIM Board of DirectorsModerator:
David Brooks, Manager of Financial Reporting, Office of Board Authorized Finance, EXIMSpeakers:
Lynee Bradley, Director, Export Agency Finance, Treasury and Trade Solutions, Citi
Celeste Drake, Special Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of the National Economic Council
Harrison Moskowitz, Executive Director, Export & Agency Finance – Americas, J.P. MorganState Trade Expansion Program (STEP) Grants to Fund Small Business Export Growth (Congressional Room)
Moderator:
Ursula Wegrzynowicz, Deputy Managing Director, Central Region, EXIMSpeakers:
Daniel Pische, National Director of Trade Finance, Office of International Trade, U.S. Small Business Administration
Shadetra Robinson, STEP Director, US Small Business Administration - 3:15-5:30 pm
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Afternoon Plenary (Regency Ballroom)
A Conversation on Energy Security and the Global Energy Transition with Jennifer Granholm, Secretary, U.S. Department of Energy
Interviewer:
Rachel Kyte, Dean, The Fletcher School, Tufts UniversityAward Presentation: Renewable Energy Deal of the Year
Presenter:
Reta Jo Lewis, President and Chair, EXIM Board of DirectorsPromoting American Economic Competitiveness on a Global Scale
Speaker:
Don Graves, Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of CommerceAdvancing Women in Business: Challenges and Opportunities
Moderator:
Nancy Flake Johnson, President, Urban League of Greater AtlantaSpeakers:
Faheen Allibhoy, Managing Director and Head of the J.P. Morgan Development Finance Institution, J.P. Morgan
Tracy Gray, Founder and Managing Partner, The 22 Fund
Archana Sharma, CEO, AKAS Textiles
Lezlee Westine, President and CEO, Personal Care Products CouncilA Message from Liz Shuler, President of the AFL-CIO
Issue Spotlight: The Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment (PGII)
Moderator:
David Lawder, Correspondent, Reuters NewsSpeaker:
Amos Hochstein, Special Presidential Coordinator for International Energy AffairsFireside Chat with Katharine Tai, Ambassador, United States Trade Representative
Interviewer:
Andrew Sollinger, Publisher and CEO, Foreign PolicyAward Presentation: CTEP Deal of the Year
Presenter:
Reta Jo Lewis, President and Chair, EXIM Board of DirectorsRemarks
Jude Kearney, Managing Partner, ASAFO & CO.
Shaping the Future: New Technologies, Critical Minerals, and Transformational Exports
Moderator:
Adm. Gary Roughead, U.S. Navy (Ret.), and Robert and Marion Oster Distinguished Military Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford UniversitySpeakers:
Dr. Robert Atkinson, President, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation
Jose W. Fernandez, Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment, U.S. Department of State
Philip Lewis, Global Head of Export Finance, HSBCAward Presentation: Deal of the Year
Presenter:
Reta Jo Lewis, President and Chair, EXIM Board of DirectorsClosing Remarks
Reta Jo Lewis, President and Chair, EXIM Board of Directors
- 5:30-7:00 pm
- Reception and Networking (Empire Ballroom)