BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20170120T160000Z DTEND:20170120T233000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:BOE International Trade Conference DESCRIPTION:2017 CALIFORNIA BUSINESS\n\nINTERNATIONAL AND DOMESTIC TRADE CONFERENCE AGENDA\n\n\n\n8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Registration / Expo Exploration\n\n9:00 AM 9:45 AM Welcome and Opening Remarks Honorable Jerome E. Horton Member\, Board of Equalization\n\n\n\nHonorable Yvonne Horton City Clerk\, City of Inglewood\n\n \n\nCarlos Valderrama\, Senior Vice President\n\nGlobal Initiatives\, Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce\n\n\n\n9:45 AM 10:00 AM Richard Malcolm Swanson\, Jr.\n\nDirector of Pacific South Network (Region) of the Office Operations for the U.S. & Foreign \n\nCommercial Service\n\n\n\n10:00 AM- 10:15 AM Brian Peck Deputy Director\n\nInternational Affairs and Business Development Governor's Office of Business and Economic \n\nDevelopment (Go-BIZ)\n\n\n\n10:15 AM 10:30 AM Break/Expo Exploration 10:30 AM 11:45 PM Morning Breakout \n\nSession #1\n\nDeveloping an Export Business Plan Participants will learn about strategies and important tips that will help their business to enter the international marketplace. This session will cover the overview of the export process\, which includes potential benefits\, costs\, and risks\, as well as prioritizing and developing export markets and determining market entry strategies.\n\n\n\nMorning Breakout Session #2\n\nReal World Challenge and Success Stories of Exporting U.S. Products (from California)\n\nHear firsthand from California exporters at various levels of their international engagement. They \n\nwill share their views and vision on success and how it can be achieved based upon their personal\n\nand business experiences. Hear about the challenges they have faced and how they have overcome \n\nobstacles.\n\n\n\nMorning Breakout Session #3\n\nFinding Reputable International Buyers\n\nLearn how to find\, establish and maintain strong relationships with foreign buyers and help you \n\nexpand into international markets.\n\n\n\nJump start your relationship with foreign buyers and begin to build your brand in overseas markets. \n\nFind out about available resources that will introduce you to new markets and foreign buyers.\n\n\n\n\n\n11:45 PM 12:45 PM Lunch Break\n\n\n\n12:45 PM 2:00 PM Afternoon Breakout Session #1\n\nGetting Paid: Trade Finance and Insurance\n\n\n\nThis session will provide participants with an increased knowledge and awareness of the many \n\nfinancing options available to them.\n\n\n\nThis session will assist the participant's understanding of trade cycles and the inherent risks\, \n\ndocumentation\, trade terms and funding requirements\, as well as cover balancing risk between seller \n\nand buyer\, selecting international payment methods\, using trade insurance to protect against \n\ndefault and financing your export growth with extended credit.\n\n\n\nAfternoon Breakout Session #2 Arranging Documentation and Logistics\n\nThis session will discuss important tips and guidelines when preparing for export documentation and \n\nexport shipping. Learn about the role of the freight forwarder\, how to negotiate freight rates\, \n\nexport packing and labeling\, cost and benefit analysis.\n\n\n\nAfternoon Breakout Session #3 Consulate General session\n\nHear from various Consulate General Offices to discuss important tips and guidelines on how to do \n\nbusiness in their respective countries.\n\n\n\n2:15 PM 3:30 PM Final Breakout Session #1\n\n\n\nPort and Airport Resources The Ideal Platform for Exports This session will introduce small to \n\nmedium size\, minority\, veteran and women-owned businesses to export resources and services\, with \n\nthe goal of assisting their entry in international markets. This will be done through summarizing \n\nthe basics of exporting\, including costs\, risks and steps involved.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n2\n\n\n\n3\n\nBusinesses and entrepreneurs attending will have the opportunity\n\nto meet the speakers and ask questions surrounding key topic areas in the development and growth of \n\nyour exporting strategy.\n\n\n\nFinal Breakout Session #2\n\nLegal Do's and Don't's in an International Sale\n\nThis session will cover what export companies must do in order to ensure compliance with local \n\ncountry export regulations as well as\n\nU.S. Export regulations. Participants will learn about the role o of Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) \n\nand Rules of Origin\, how to protect intellectual property (Trademarks and Copyrights)\, as well as \n\nnegotiating export terms and sales and reducing export risk with\n\nincoterms. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:2017 CALIFORNIA BUSINESS
\nINTERNATIONAL AND DOMESTIC TRADE CONFERENCE \;AGENDA
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\n8:00 AM - 9:00 AM  \;  \;  \;  \; Registration / Expo Exploration
\n9:00 AM &ndash\; 9:45 AM  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;Welcome \;and Opening Remarks \;Honorable Jerome E. Horton \;Member\, Board of Equalization
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\nHonorable Yvonne Horton City Clerk\, City of Inglewood
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\nCarlos Valderrama\, Senior Vice President
\nGlobal Initiatives\, Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce
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\n9:45 AM &ndash\; 10:00 AM  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;Richard Malcolm  \;Swanson\, Jr.
\nDirector of Pacific South Network (Region) of the Office Operations for the U.S. &\; Foreign \;
\nCommercial Service
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\n10:00 AM- 10:15 AM  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;Brian Peck \;Deputy Director
\nInternational Affairs and Business Development Governor&rsquo\;s Office of Business and Economic \;
\nDevelopment (Go-BIZ)
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\n10:15 AM &ndash\; 10:30 AM  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;Break/Expo Exploration 10:30 AM &ndash\; 11:45 PM  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;Morning Breakout \;
\nSession #1
\nDeveloping an Export Business Plan \;Participants will learn about strategies and important tips that will help their business to enter  \;the international marketplace. This session will cover the overview of the export process\, which \;includes potential benefits\, costs\, and risks\, as well as prioritizing and developing export \;markets and determining market entry strategies.
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\nMorning Breakout Session #2
\nReal World Challenge and Success Stories of Exporting U.S. Products (from California)
\nHear firsthand from California exporters at various levels of their international engagement. They \;
\nwill share their views and vision on success and how it can be achieved based upon their personal
\nand business experiences. Hear about the challenges they have faced and how they have overcome \;
\nobstacles.
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\nMorning Breakout Session #3
\nFinding Reputable International Buyers
\nLearn how to find\, establish and maintain strong relationships with foreign buyers and help you \;
\nexpand into international markets.
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\nJump start your relationship with foreign buyers and begin to build your brand in overseas markets. \;
\nFind out about available resources that will introduce you to new markets and foreign buyers.
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\n11:45 PM &ndash\; 12:45 PM  \;  \;  \;  \;  \; Lunch Break
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\n12:45 PM &ndash\; 2:00 PM  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \; Afternoon Breakout Session #1
\nGetting Paid: Trade Finance and Insurance
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\nThis session will provide participants with an increased knowledge and awareness of the many \;
\nfinancing options available to them.
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\nThis session will assist the participant&rsquo\;s understanding of trade cycles and the inherent risks\, \;
\ndocumentation\, trade terms and funding requirements\, as well as cover balancing risk between seller \;
\nand buyer\, selecting international payment methods\, using trade insurance to protect against \;
\ndefault and financing your export growth with extended credit.
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\nAfternoon Breakout Session #2 Arranging Documentation and Logistics
\nThis session will discuss important tips and guidelines when preparing for export documentation and \;
\nexport shipping. Learn about the role of the freight forwarder\, how to negotiate freight rates\, \;
\nexport packing and labeling\, cost and benefit analysis.
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\nAfternoon Breakout Session #3 Consulate General session
\nHear from various Consulate General Offices to discuss important tips and guidelines on how to do \;
\nbusiness in their respective countries.
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\n2:15 PM &ndash\; 3:30 PM  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \; Final Breakout Session #1
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\nPort and Airport Resources &ndash\; The Ideal Platform for Exports This session will introduce small to \;
\nmedium size\, minority\, veteran and women-owned businesses to export resources and services\, with \;
\nthe goal of assisting their entry in international markets. This will be done through summarizing \;
\nthe basics of exporting\, including costs\, risks and steps involved.
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\nto meet the speakers and ask questions surrounding key topic areas in the development and growth of \;
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\nFinal Breakout Session #2
\nLegal Do&rsquo\;s and Don&rsquo\;t&rsquo\;s in an International Sale
\nThis session will cover what export companies must do in order to ensure compliance with local \;
\ncountry export regulations as well as
\nU.S. Export regulations. Participants will learn about the role o of Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) \;
\nand Rules of Origin\, how to protect intellectual property (Trademarks and Copyrights)\, as well as \;
\nnegotiating export terms and sales and reducing export risk with
\nincoterms. LOCATION:American Jewish University 15600 Mulholland Drive Bel-Air\, CA 90077 UID:e.2149.4495 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260408T213441Z URL:https://business.glendoracoordinatingcouncil.org/events/details/boe-international-trade-conference-4495 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR