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Ohio Global Summit Exporting to the World
May 8, 2008
Breakout Sessions
2:00 - 2:45 PM - Breakout Session 1
- Exporting 101
- Access to international resources
Ryan Miller - Finding a distributor or representative - Click here for Presentation (ppt) - Deborah Scherer, Director, Ohio Department of Development, Global Markets Division - Click here for Presentation (ppt)
- Negotiating international contracts.
S. Martijn Steger, Director, Kegler Brown Ritter & Hill LPA - Click here for Presentation (ppt) - Panel Discussions -15 Minutes
- Access to international resources
- How to do Business in China
- Overview of opportunities, top industry prospects, how to protect intellectual property rights, and things to consider when doing business in China Jeffrey Bernstein, Managing Director, Ohio China Centers - Click here for Presentation (pdf)
- Legal considerations of doing business in China
Peter K. Shelton, Partner, Co-Chair, China Group, Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP - Click here for Presentation (ppt) - Panel Discussions - 15 Minutes
- Tackling Foreign Compliance Regulations
- REACH compliance requirements (environmental and technical regulations)
Joel Pekay, Global and Marketing Business Development, Restricted Substances, Intertek - Click here for Presentation (ppt)
- EU Route to Compliance - Product Safety & Electromagnetic
Compatibility
Ken Devore, Director of Sales & Business Development, F-Squared Laboratories - Click here for Presentation (ppt) - Panel Discussions - 15 Minutes
- REACH compliance requirements (environmental and technical regulations)
2:55 - 3:40 PM - Breakout Session 2
- Exporting 102
- Shipping logistics, basic documentation requirements, and export
controls and compliance
Ted Ley, UPS, Central Ohio District - Click here for Presentation (ppt) - Panel Discussions - 15 Minutes
- Shipping logistics, basic documentation requirements, and export
controls and compliance
- How to do Business in India
- Overview of opportunities, top industry prospects, and things to
consider when doing business in India
Prem Behl, Ohio India Office - Click here for Presentation (ppt) - Legal considerations of doing business in India
Vinita Bahri Mehra, Associate, Kegler Brown Ritter & Hill LPA - Click here for Presentation (ppt) - Panel Discussions - 15 Minutes
- Overview of opportunities, top industry prospects, and things to
consider when doing business in India
- Protecting Your Intellectual Property Rights
- Copyrights, patents and trademarks (case study)
Nikki Hudson, Frost Brown Todd LLC - Click here for Presentation (ppt) - Panel Discussions - 15 Minutes
- Copyrights, patents and trademarks (case study)
4:05 - 4:50 PM - Breakout Session 3
- Export Financing
- Financing products and resources available
Patrick K. Hayes, Export Finance Manager, U.S. Small Business Administration - Click here for Presentation (ppt) - Understanding payment terms and options and available resources
Brian McCarthy, CFA, International Services & Financial Institutions, Huntington National Bank - Click here for Presentation (ppt) - Panel Discussions - 15 Minutes
- Financing products and resources available
- How to do Business in Brazil
- Overview of opportunities, top industry prospects, and things to
consider when doing business in Brazil
Vania Zulatto, Managing Director, Great Lakes Trade Office in Brazil – Click here for Presentation (ppt) - Legal considerations of doing business in Brazil
John C. Beeler, Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP - Click here for Presentation (ppt) - Panel Discussions - 15 Minutes
- Overview of opportunities, top industry prospects, and things to
consider when doing business in Brazil
- Cultural and Protocol Aspects of Doing Business Abroad
- Cultural considerations in China, Japan and Mexico
Melissa A. Torres, Director, International Programs Office/CIBER, Fisher College of Business,
The Ohio State University - Click here for Presentation (ppt) - Panel Discussions - 15 Minutes
- Cultural considerations in China, Japan and Mexico
