Why Attend?
LARGEST EXPECTED ATTENDANCE AT ANY EXPORT CONFERENCE IN 2010
- This will be North America's premier international trade conference in 2010
- The targeted audience is over 500 attendees per day
- 50+ Commercial Service staff will attend
- 175+ DEC members are expected to attend
- 275+ businesspersons, government employees and academics are expected to attend the U.S. portion
- 200+ Canadian businesspersons, government employees and academics are expected to attend the Canadian portion
- The conference is open to all paying members of the public
- Non-DEC members are expected to outnumber DEC members
EXTENSIVE NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES
- LinkedIn
- Face-to-Face Networking Time
- Opening reception
- Buffet breakfast each day
- Morning break each day
- Luncheon each day
- Reception in Canada
- Reception in Detroit area
- Transportation to and from Canada
- Transportation to and from the Rouge River plant
- Access in informal settings to high- level government officials from the USA and Canada
- Access to high- level speakers
- Access to top businesspeople outside their offices
- A unique mix of over 250 companies expected from the Mid-West. As this is the first time in about a decade that the Conference has been held in the Mid-West, the attendance mix will be different than prior years
- Unique networking event to meet over 200 Canadian companies in Canada
- There will be more staff on hand from the Commercial Service of the U.S. Department of Commerce (50+ expected) at this event than any other in North America in 2010. These are the U.S. government's trade experts
EXTREMELY HIGH LEVEL KEYNOTE SPEAKERS & PANELISTS
- Nicola Arena, Chairman & CEO,
Mediterranean Shipping Company (USA)
- Miranda Ballentine, Director of Sustainability, Wal-Mart
- Terence P. Begley, Chief Executive Officer, Corporate Banking, The PNC Financial Services Group
- Scott Bozek, Consul for Commercial Affairs, U.S. Consulate
General, Commercial Service, Toronto
- Dr. Ed Catmull, co-founder of Pixar Animation Studios
and President of Pixar and Disney Animation Studios
- Susan M. Cischke, Group Vice President, Sustainability, Environment and Safety Engineering, Ford Motor Company
- Michael Ducker, Chief Operating Officer, Executive Vice President and President, International, FedEx Express
- Daniel Griswold, Director of the Center for Trade Policy
Studies, CATO Institute
- Fred Hochberg, Chairman & President of the Export-Import
Bank of the United States
- David Kappos, Director of the US Patent and Trademark Office
- Fred Keller, CEO, Cascade Engineering
- Suresh Kumar, Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Director
General, U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service
- Gary Locke, U.S. Secretary of Commerce
- Michal Lorenc, Online Sales and Operations Manager, Google
- Chip McClure, Chairman, CEO and President, Arvin Meritor
- Joy Nott, President of the Canadian Association of
Importers and Exporters
- Frank Reynolds, Author, Managing Exports:
Navigating The Complex Rules, Controls, Barriers and Laws
- Francisco J. Sánchez, Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade, U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
- Senator Debbie Stabenow, Member President's
Export Council
- Leocadia I. Zak, Director, United States Trade & Development Agency
WIDE RANGING, PERTINENT, VALUE- ADDED, FRESH TOPICS
- How to engender innovation in your organization
- What's new in financing exports
- Protecting Intellectual Property
- What's new in using the web for international marketing
- Opportunities in the "green" economy
- Turning an old style company into a green company
- Opportunities and trends in the Canadian market
- Regulations for exporting into Canada
- The importance of NAFTA
- Free Trade Agreements, Where To From Here?
- Trends in Ocean Transportation
- Topics that are fresh, value-added, pertinent and exciting
- Topics which can assist Small & Medium Enterprises to make money, expand exports and create jobs
FREE COUNSELING BY 30+ TRADE EXPERTS
- Sign up for free advice on a host of industries and countries from over 45 Commercial Service experts in international trade
- 30 Executive Secretaries
- 15 Commercial Service Officers
- 8 Network Directors
- The most experienced group ever assembled in 1 place at 1 time ready to help you export
ONE CONFERENCE, TWO COUNTRIES – EXCLUSIVE VISIT TO CANADA
- First visit to Canada by a DEC Conference
- Exclusive, rare behind-the-scenes briefings by Canada Border Services Agency
- Private briefings by high-level Canadian government officials
- Involvement by the Commercial Service in Canada to promote Canada as the ideal venue for new-to-export attendees
- Huge networking reception with over 200 Canadian companies expected to attend
- Private tour of the Ambassador Bridge, the world's busiest commercial border crossing
- Canadian sessions to be held at the Windsor Hotel and Casino, Windsor, Ontario
- www.caesarswindsor.com/hotel-casino
EXHIBIT BOOTHS FROM SERVICE PROVIDERS TO THE EXPORT INDUSTRY
- Several dozen booths conveniently located right outside the Conference area and close to the food and drink tables
- This is a great opportunity for attendees to learn about the services available to them from a diverse group of service providers
UNIQUE, PRIVATE FIELD TRIP (CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC DURING OUR VISIT)
- Rouge River Tour
- The Rouge River facility is part of American industrial history being at one time the largest production facility in the world, the pride of Henry Ford and a critical resource for production of aircraft and ships during World War II. It was truly at the heart of the arsenal of democracy.
- The Rouge River complex is the only U.S. vehicle assembly plant where visitors can watch humans and robots building Ford F-150 vans.
- It is also a marvel of modern environmentalism, having been developed from a former Brownfield site. From its large planted rooftop to the collection of rainwater from the parking lot, it features many leading edge green technologies.
- www.hfmgv.org/rouge
LIVE ENTERTAINMENT
GREAT CONFERENCE PRICING
- Our early registration price is $495 for the full conference, $550 after September 10
- Single day registration is $225 for Trade & Green Day (October 25th), $225 for Trade & Canada Day (October 26th) and $125 for Trade & Innovation Day (1/2 day, October 27th)
- The true cost of each ticket should be in excess of $1,000 per ticket when all costs are included
- Corporate marketing partners will subsidize the Conference costs by about $500 per ticket
- Other Conferences with comparable high level speakers usually run over $1,500 for a 2 day Conference
- These prices include breakfasts, lunches and 2 or 3 dinners (depending on circumstances)
AFFORDABLE, UPSCALE ACCOMODATION
- We negotiated an extremely low rate of $107 plus taxes per night
- Add this low hotel rate to the Conference pricing and the combined total is under $900, making it the lowest total cost for a conference of this type in years
- This hotel has outstanding rooms, meeting facilities and restaurants
- www.marriott.com/hotels
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