Speaker:

Fred. P. Hochberg, Chairman and President
Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank)

Moderator:

Panelists:

Richard Swanson, Director, Pacific South Region, U.S. & Foreign Commercial Service
Office of Domestic Operations, Newport Beach, CA

Jim Zullo, President, Medennium, Inc., Irvine, Calif.

James Krug, CEO, Falcon Waterfree Technologies, Los Angeles, Calif.

Joe Gardner, President, Gardner Systems Inc., Santa Ana, Calif.

Ravi Tilak, President and Chief Technology Officer, Almex USA Inc., Long Beach, Calif.

Carrie Cass, CFO, Worlwide Aeros Corp., Montebello, Calif.

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.

Moderator:

Panelists:

Daniel L. Gardner, President
Trade Facilitators, Inc. (TFI), Gardena, Calif.

Bijan Kian, Director & Member of the Board
Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank)

Martin Selander, Senior International Trade and Finance Regional Manager
Small Business Administration (SBA)

Nathan Younge, Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean
U.S. Trade Development Agency (USTDA)

Alison J. Germak, Public Information Officer
Overseas Private Investment Corp. (OPIC)

Joe Hurd, Senior Director, Export Promotion and Trade Policy U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC)

A moderator led discussion with agency officials who explain how their products and services can help business owners expand their export opportunities.

Vance Baugham, President
World Trade Center Association Los Angeles - Long Beach

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)