Upcoming Programs and Events
| Date | Title and Speaker | Description | Details | |
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| May 17th, 2012 | “Trade and Prosperity in the 50 States: The Case of North Carolina” | Bryan Riley - Senior Policy Analyst in Trade Policy – The Heritage Foundation | Details | |
Past Programs and Events
| Date | Topic | Speaker | Details | |
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| Apr 19, 2012 | “State of the Ports”– NC Ports Update & Maritime Study | Jeffrey Miles - Chief Operations Officer – North Carolina State Port Authority | Details | |
| Mar 15, 2012 | “Duty Drawback” | Kay Biscopink, CPAInternational Services Practice Chair – Elliott Davis, LLC | Details | |
| Feb 16, 2012 | “Are you Compliant? What you need to know about Export Regulations” | Details | ||
| Jan 19, 2012 | “Managing Trade Compliance – Export & Import” | Blane Carroll, Trade Compliance Manager – Ingersoll Rand | Details | |
| Dec 14, 2011 | Holiday Cheer Event | Details | ||
| Nov 17, 2011 | “Marketing Overseas In Turbulent Times” | Dyke Messinger, -President & CEO – Power Curbers Inc. | Details | |
| Oct 20, 2011 | Lunch Events @ Byronʼs SouthEnd | Mr. Mark Pringle-Director of Operations, Siemens Energy | ||
| Sept 15, 2011 | Charlotte World Trade Association Board of Director's networking social | |||
| July 21, 2011 | Colombia : Next Tier Market Under President Obamaʼs National Export Initiative | Thomas Will - Appalachian State University & Grace Palacios - International G.O.A.L.S. LLC |
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| May 19, 2011 | Please Join CWTA & U.S. Export Assistance Center | Export University |
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| April 21, 2011 | “Thrive Across Borders With Intercultural Intelligence” | Paolo Nagari, CEO & Founder – InterCultural Group | Details | |
| March 17, 2011 | “U.S. Customs Update” The Port of Charlotte | Patty Fitzpatrick, Charlotte Area Port Director, U.S. Customs and Border Protection | Details | |
| Feburary 17, 2011 | Traps for the Unwary – Legal and Contractual Issues Doing Business Overseas | John Allison,K&L Gates LLP |
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| January 19, 2011 | What Is Old Is New Again . The Tax Relief Act of 2010 | John Norman, CPA Greer & Walker, LLP |
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| December 20, 2010 | Holiday Cheer Events | Details | ||
| November 18, 2010 | The Booming Market of Chinaʼs 2nd Tier Cities | Eric Wolff U.S. Export Assistance Center - U.S. Department of Commerce |
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| October 21, 2010 | Economic Update | John E. Silvia, Ph.D. Managing Director,Chief Economist Wells Fargo Securities, LLC. |
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| September 16, 2010 | Finding Sales Agents in Overseas Markets | Todd Havican Duff Norton |
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| August 19, 2010 | Airport Overview | Jerry Orr, Aviation Director Charlotte/Douglas International Airport |
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| June 17, 2010 | Program Title - Use What Is Available To Export Without Fear | Greg Raty, Vice President Slade Inc. |
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| July | Summer Break - No Meeting | |||
| May 20, 2010 | The National Export Initiative | Ro Khanna, Deputy Assistant Secretary U.S. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration Office of Domestic Operations |
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| April 15, 2010 | International Banking - Beyond the Financial Crisis | Satoshi Watanabe, Wells Fargo & Company | ||
| March 18, 2010 | Cultural Considerations Doing Business with Spanish-Speaking Countries | Dr. Michael Doyle, Professor of Spanish Translation and Latin American Studies University of North Carolina at Charlotte |
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| February 19, 2010 | Design Automation - Is It Worth It? | Michael Jolley TriMech Solutions |
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| January 26, 2010 | Doing Business in Brazil: Outlook & Obstacles for 2010 and Beyong | Juan Pablo Giometti, MBA, Founder & CEO NHEO (National Hispanic Entrepreneurs' Organization, Inc.) |