CONNECT LOCALLY, SUCCEED GLOBALLY

REGISTRATION FORM 

WHAT:
Bring Manufacturing Back Home
and Create Jobs in America
 
WHERE:
Makray Memorial Golf Club
1010 S. Northwest Highway, Barrington
 
WHEN:
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Forum: 7:30 am – 11:30 am
Business Resource Fair: 11:45 am – 1:30 pm
 
WHY:
◦Learn how to increase your sales by expanding your international markets through exporting.
◦Discover the forces influencing export trade and the proven strategies for success.
◦Identify the local, state and federal resources
available for you to utilize today.
◦Become a participant in the next wave of innovation by securing a place in the global economy.
 
COST:
$49/ticket or $325/table (8)
Exhibitor and sponsorship opportunities available, see back for more information and pricing.
 
 WHO SHOULD ATTEND:
◦        COOs, CEOs and CFOs
◦        Marketing/Sales Executives 
◦        Manufacturers
◦        Logistic Professionals
◦        Technology & Utility Providers
◦        International Trade Associations
◦        Regional, State, County & City Economic Development Organizations
◦        Workforce Development Boards
◦        Chamber of Commerce’s & other Business Support Entities
◦        Elected Officials
  

CONFIRMED SPEAKERS
Tami Overby
Vice President, Asia, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
President, U.S.—Korea Business Council
Mona Pearl
Expert in Global Expansion Strategies and Author of  “Global Strategies”
Michael Howard
Regional Director, Midwest Region EXIM Bank US
Harry Moser
President & Founder, Reshoring
Initiative US
John Nevell
Regional Manager, International Trade Small Business Administration
Rand Haas
President, Medusa Consulting Group
Patrick Hope
Director, US Department of Commerce
Inc. US Export Assistance - Commercial Services Medinah Rockford
Ronaldo Lopez
Business Development Specialist, Illinois Manufacturing Extension Center Chicago
Mohammed Faheem
Manager, Illinois workNet Center
Jack Dye
Project Director, Applied Strategies International
Bonnie Richter
Director of ISBC Harper College

CONFIRMED EXHIBITORS
◦    DCEO
◦    IMEC
◦    SBA
◦    SBDC’s
◦    USEAC
◦    UPS
◦    Applied Strategies International
◦    Business & Career Services
◦    Business Ledger
◦    Export Import Bank
◦    IL workNet Center of Northern Cook
◦    Lithuanian Trade Office
◦    Mattson/Witt Precision Products, Inc.
◦    Medusa Consulting Group, Inc.
◦    Two-Key Training Systems
  

AGENDA:

7:30 am   - Networking & Registration, Continential Breakfast, Business Resource Fair & Expo
8:00 am   - Opening Remarks
8:05 am   - Selling to the World Panel
9:00 am   - Leveling the Playing Field
9:30 am   - 2011 Excellence in Exporting Award
9:45 am   - Break
10:00 am - International Trade to Success Stories
10:30 am - Connecting to the Power of Social Media
10:45 am - Keys to Federal, State and Local Resources Panel
11:25 am - Call to Action
11:30 am - Break
11:45 - 1:30 pm Business Resource Fair