Day 1 - Schedule
| REACHING NEW MARKETS - BEYOND BORDERS - Day 1 - September 16th |
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| 7:30am - 8:00am | Registration | |||
| 8:00am - 9:00am | Welcoming Remarks Keynote Speaker: Peter Hall, Vice-President & Chief Economist, Export Development Canada |
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| 9:00am - 10:00am BB stream 9:00am - 11:15am |
Selling to Government · Navigating the System |
Hot Opportunities · Markets in Your own Backyard |
Beyond Borders Plenary Session #1 US Tax and Legal Issues 9:00am - 11:15am |
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| 10:00am - 10:15am | Break | |||
| 10:15am - 12:00pm BB stream 11:15am - 12:00pm |
Continued... | Continued... | Beyond Borders Plenary Session #2 Trade Commissioner Service - US Market Entry/Opportunities 11:15am - 12:00pm |
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| 12:00pm - 1:00pm | Lunch 12:30pm – 12:55pm Luncheon Keynote Address by Louis Lévesque, Deputy Minister of International Trade, Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada |
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| 1:00-pm - 2:15pm | Agri-food Exports to the US · Global Agri-food Opportunities |
Oil and Gas Opportunities 1. Oil and Gas Opportunities in the US and Latin America |
Export Essentials Niche Products and Beginners 1. Researching Global Markets 1:00 - 1:35pm 2. Cultural Considerations for Exporters 1:40 - 2:15pm |
Using Channels to Reach New Markets 1:00pm – 2:15pm Growing with High Performance Channels |
Buy American - The U.S. stimulus package and what it means for Canadian businesses |
| 2:15pm - 2:30pm | Break | ||||
| 2:30-pm - 4:00pm | Continued... | Continued... 2. Global Oil and Gas Opportunities: Middle East, Asia, Russia and Europe |
Continued... 3. Operating an International Business 2:30 - 3:20pm 4. Financing Your Exports 3:20 - 4:00pm |
Continued... | Continued... |
| 4:00pm - 5:00pm | Networking Reception | ||||
| 5:00pm | Wrap - Up / Board the Beyond Borders Bus (Shuttle to depart for Lethbridge at 5:15pm) | ||||
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