EXPORTS LIVE - Real Deals, Real Profits

Learn how local businesses successfully grew their sales with government solutions. This unique trade event is specially designed for small and medium-sized businesses wanting to start or grow their international sales.

CHICAGO November 10, 2009 Successful Small Business Export Strategies: Eight-City "Exports Live!" Seminar Series Location: Fairmont Chicago 200 North Columbus Drive Chicago, IL 60601 Phone: 312-565-8000 Discounted parking ($25) available to seminar attendees. Validations available at the seminar registration desk. Web Site: http://www.fairmont.com/chicago Meeting Room: Gold Room (2nd Floor) AGENDA
8:00 - 8:30 AM		Registration and Coffee

8:30 - 9:00 AM Speaker: Speaker:		Welcome Fred. P. Hochberg, Chairman and President Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) Opening Remarks Mayor Richard M. Daley City of Chicago

9:00 AM Speaker:		"Why Exports Matter" Fred. P. Hochberg, Chairman and President Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank)

9:15 - 10:15 AM Moderator: Panelists:		Panel Discussion - "Success Stories from Small Business Owners" Richard Paullin, Executive Director International Trade Association of Greater Chicago Peter Bowe, President, Ellicott Dredges Enterprises LLC, Baltimore, Md. Patrick Hennelly, President, Weldy-Lamont Associates Inc., Mt. Prospect, Ill. Phillip Pittsford, International Sales Manager, NOW Foods, Bloomingdale, Ill. Pierce Barker, President, ProStuff LLC, Rockford, Ill. Tamara Quinn, President & CEO, AIX Global, Nashville, Tenn.; Chicago, Ill. A moderator-led discussion with small business leaders on how they were able to use government products and services to grow their businesses through exports.

10:15 - 10:30 AM		Break

10:30 - 11:30 PM Moderator: Panelists:		Panel Discussion with Agency Officials - "How We Help" Fred. P. Hochberg, Chairman and President Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) Bijan Kian, Director & Member of the Board Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) Leocadia I. Zak, Acting Director, U.S. Trade Development Agency (USTDA) Alison J. Germak, Public Information Officer Overseas Private Investment Corp. (OPIC) Marianne O'Brien Markowitz, Regional Administrator, Small Business Administration (SBA), Region V Alison Kutler, Director, Advocacy Center, U.S. Commercial Service (DOC) A moderator-led discussion with agency officials who explain how their products and services can help business owners expand their export opportunities.

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM		Keynote Address W. James McNerney, Jr., Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer The Boeing Company

12:00 - 12:30 PM		Luncheon

1:00 - 3:00 PM		One-On-One Trade Counseling Sessions for Attendees Guests are given the opportunity to have brief one-on-one meetings with agency officials and local export development officials to ask questions and learn more about how their products and services can be applied to specific businesses. (Priority is given to those who register early)

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