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2010 ANNUAL CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS
(Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington, D.C., March 11-12, 2010)


Construction Equipment and Services: Opportunities Driven by Infrastructure Needs
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Construction Equipment and Services: Opportunities Driven by Infrastructure Needs

March 11, 2010 3:50-5:00

Moderator: The Honorable Bijan Kian, Member, Ex-Im Bank Board of Directors
Panelists:   Clay Thompson, Global Director of Governmental Affairs, Caterpillar
Eric Parker, Vice President and Managing Director, Bechtel Financing Services, Vernon Darko, President and CEO, EquipXP LC

 
Chairman Hochberg

Ex-Im Bank 101: Using the Bank's Products and Programs

March 11, 2010 2:00-3:15

Moderator: Thomas Cummings, Acting SVP, Small Business
Panelists:   Sharyn Koenig, Southeast Regional Office, Ex-Im Bank
Kelly Kemp, Southwest Regional Office, Ex-Im Bank, Kevin Taylor, Business Credit, Ex-Im Bank


Ex-Im Bank 101: Products for Small Business Exporters

 
Chairman Hochberg

Financial Innovations: New Ex-Im Bank Products

March 12, 2010 10:30-11:45

Moderator: Dr. Rita M. Rodriguez, senior fellow, Woodstock Theological Center,
Georgetown University and former Ex-Im Bank Director
Panelists:   John McAdams, Sr. Vice President, Export Finance
John Simonson, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Ex-Im Bank, Barbara O'Boyle, Vice President, Structured Finance, Ex-Im Bank, Bob Morin, Vice President, Transportation, Ex-Im Bank


Export-Import Bank Financial Innovations

 
Chairman Hochberg

Financing Renewable Energy Projects- A Growing Green Portfolio

March 12, 2010 10:30-11:45

Moderator: Secretary of Energy Steven Chu
Panelists:  James M. Modak, Chief Financial Officer, Suniva
Karen Damiani, CFO, Advanced Green Technologies Inc.


Suniva- Company Overview

AGT- Financing Renewable Energy Projects


Transcript

 
Chairman Hochberg

Greater Profits Through Exports: Small Business Success Stories

March 12, 2010 10:30-11:45

Moderator: Neal Asbury, President and CEO of the Legacy Companies
Panelists:  Skip Schaum, President and CEO, Newport Capital Partners
Morty Fazal, Global Export Marketing Company

 
Chairman Hochberg

Market Opportunities: Colombia, Brazil and Mexico- Prime Markets in Latin America

March 11, 2010 2:00-3:15

Moderator: Leocadia Zak, Deputy Director U.S. Trade and Development Agency
Panelists:   Ambassador William Brownfield, U.S. Ambassador to Colombia
Ambassador Thomas Shannon, U.S. Ambassador to Brazil, Nicolas Lloreda, Sidley Austin

 
Chairman Hochberg

Market Opportunities: Nigeria and South Africa

March 11, 2010 3:50-5:00

Moderator: Darius Mans, President, Africare
Panelists:   Dr. Sarah Omotunde Alade, Deputy Governor (Economic Policy) Central Bank of Nigeria
Johnny Moloto, Charge d’Affaires, Embassy of the Republic of South Africa, Shahid S Qadri, Vice President, Director International, BV-Energy Consulting Engineering Services, Black & Veatch Corporation

 
Chairman Hochberg

Medical Technology and Supplies: US Quality Drives Global Demand

March 11, 2010 2:00-3:15

Moderator: Jim Blasingame, host of the nationally syndicated radio program, The Small Business Advocate Show
Panelists:   Hector Besong, Director, Project & Export Finance, Siemens Financial Services, Inc
Luis Arguello, President, DemeTech Corporation, Trevor Gunn, Director, International Relations, Medtronic, Inc.


DemeTech- Annual Conference Presentation

 
Chairman Hochberg

PEFCO: Update on Strategies to Increase Liquidity

March 12, 2010 10:30-11:45

Moderator: John Neblo, Senior Vice President, Private Export Funding Corporation (PEFCO)
Panelists:   Vincent Herman, Vice President, Director of Short- and Medium-Term Programs, Private Export Funding Corporation (PEFCO)
Jorge Garza, CEO, Interfinanciera SOFOM, E.N.R., James Fortsch, Vice President and Managing Director of Export Credit Agency (ECA) Finance for the Global Supply Chain Finance Division of UPS Capital

 
Chairman Hochberg

Project Finance: Complex Transactions, Multifaceted Returns

March 11, 2010 3:50-5:00

Moderator: Barbara O’Boyle, Vice President, Structured Finance
Panelists:   Steve Kane, Senior Finance Manager, Papua New Guinea LNG (PNG LNG)
David Williams, Chief Executive, Avanti HYLAS 2 Limited, Thomas Mueller, Advisor and Legal Counsel to the Project Company, Electrica del Valle de Mexico

 
Chairman Hochberg

Three Distinct Markets: Vietnam, Indonesia & Turkey

March 11, 2010 3:50-5:00

Moderator: The Honorable Diane Farrell, Member, Ex-Im Bank Board of Directors
Panelists:   Doug Kouri, President, DMK International
Walter Blocker, CEO, Gannon Vietnam Limited, Rizwan Halim, Director and CEO, PT Travira Air 

 
Chairman Hochberg

Transportation: Increasing Worldwide Expansion

March 11, 2010 2:00-3:15

Moderator: Oliver O’Connell, Editor, Trade Finance Magazine
Panelists:   Tom Low, President, Cessna Financial
Rick Shuttie, Treasurer, Electro-Motive Diesel, Inc., Tim Myers, Vice President and GM, Boeing Aircraft Financial Services (AFS), David Tucker, Vice President, Sales, GE Transportation