Join Us At Liberty's Client Seminar!
Thursday, June 23rd
8:30AM - 11:30AM
at The Holiday Inn in Mansfield, MA
conveniently located just 30 minutes from Providence
and 30 minutes from Boston
RSVP By Friday, June 17, 2011
Advanced Registration Required
To Register Email rsvp@libertyint.com
Agenda
Registration: 8:00 am
Welcome and Continental Breakfast: 8:30 am - Karen Kenney, COO
9:00-9:30 Export: Develop your export strategy, learn about financing opportunities, what's new with export regulations, capacity & tradelanes
Moderated by Cathy Nardi, Export Manager
Paula Murphy, Massachusetts Export Center, Director
Katherine Tufts, RI Economic Development Corp., Director of International Trade Programs
9:30-10:15 Distribution Opportunities in China: Learn directly from China based logistics professionals about opportunities to distribute your product directly out of China, models for selling domestically in China and ways to shorten your supply chain. This is a great opportunity to bring your challenges to professionals working on the ground in China.
Moderated by Karen Kenney, COO
Ricks Wan, Dimerco Hong Kong
Ryne Guo, Dimerco Qingdao
Kathy Liu, Dimerco Shanghai
10:15-10:30 15 minute break
10:30 - 11:30 Transportation, Customs and Government Agency Hot Issues Panel
Moderated by Sean McClung, Director of Operations and Compliance
C-TPAT Update - Best practices "hot off the press" from CBP's CTPAT seminar this week
FTA/GSP Update - Where do we stand?
Supply Chain Best Practices - Case studies of practices that improve transit & lower costs
Trade lane Update - Pricing and capacity concerns moving into peak season...
CBP's New Vision of Trade Facilitation & Security - The view from CBP headquarters
We are proud to introduce our guest presenters:
Paula Murphy, Direct, Massachusetts Export Center, is founder and director of the Massachusetts Export Center, part of the Massachusetts Small Business Development Center Network. She has over twenty years of international business experience in both the public and private sectors. Paula helps exporters through counseling, technical assistance, training, market research, and publication development. In addition, she has helped to organize several overseas marketing activities, such as trade shows and trade missions. Most recently, Paula has launched the Export Center's successful Compliance Alliance initiative, which provides a forum for exporting firms to share best practices and stay current on export regulatory compliance issues. In 2009, clients reported over $227 Million in export sales as a direct result of the Massachusetts Export Center's assistance.
Katherine Tufts, Director of International Trade Programs, Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation was Associate International Trade Director of the RIEDC's International Trade Office for 14 years, prior to being promoted to her current position. She is dedicated to helping Rhode Island businesses find solutions for their trade needs and increase their export productivity and profitability. She consults with companies and individuals on a daily basis on numerous trade related topics including export financing, logistics, compliance, and export sales. She has led and coordinated trade missions to Europe, China, India, South America, Mexico, Canada, the Caribbean, and the Middle East. Kathy received her MBA from the Thunderbird School of Global Management. She is a NASBITE Certified Global Business Professional and is highly proficient in Spanish
Advanced registration is required. To register, please email us at rsvp@libertyint.com with the following information. We will respond confirming your reservations along with directions to the seminar location.
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Please RSVP By Friday, June 17, 2011
We look forward to seeing you on June 23rd!
