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Louisiana International Trade Week & Jubilee
Date and Time
Monday Oct 30, 2017 Friday Nov 3, 2017
Monday, October 30th- Friday, November 3rd
Location
New Orleans Ernest J. Morial Convention Center
Fees/Admission
Full Week Access: $325 per ticket Panel Sessions: $25-$30 per day Jubilee: $250 per ticket
Contact Information
Jessica Steverson jsteverson@wtcno.org 504.529.1601
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Monday, October 30 Opening Reception (by Invitation Only) Remarks: Caitlin Cain, CEO, World Trade Center of New Orleans Brandy Christian, President & CEO, Port of New Orleans Keynote Speaker: Doug Palmer, Senior Trade Reporter, Politico Tuesday, October 31 ?9:00am - 10:30am: Doing Business in Indian Country: Identifying and Navigating Business Opportunities in Tribal Lands Moderator: Adam Crepelle, Co-founder, American Indian Chamber of Commerce of Louisiana and General Counsel, A&E Office Machines Panelists: Marshall Pierite, Founder/Owner, Pierite Group LLC Boyd Miller, Preferred Supplier Program, Choctaw Nation; President, American Indian Chamber of Commerce-Oklahoma Annetta Abbott, President-Elect, American Indian Chamber of Commerce-Oklahoma; Vice Chairman, Oklahoma City Chapter (AICCO); CEO, Abbott Sports Marketing 10:30am - 12:00pm: Reaping Rewards from the Bottom of the Barrel: A Dialogue on Local and Global Trends in the Oil & Gas Sector Moderator: Tyler Gray, General Counsel, Louisiana Mid Continent Oil & Gas Association (LMOGA) Panelists: Jason French, Vice President of Government and Public Affairs, Tellurian Investments/Driftwood LNG Eric Smith, Associate Director, Tulane Energy Institute Will Fediw, Director, Marine Operations & Regulatory Compliance, Venture Global LNG, lnc. Wednesday, November 1 ?9:00am - 10:30am: Going Gaga Over Global: Tourism and Destination Healthcare Moderator: Kim Singletary, Managing Editor, Biz New Orleans Magazine Panelists: Warner Thomas, President and CEO, Ochsner Health System Mark Romig, President and CEO, New Orleans Tourism and Marketing Corporation Michael Hecht, President and CEO, GNO Inc. COPA Airlines 10:30am - 12:00pm: Digitization & the Retail Revolution: Understanding Global Tech Opportunities Moderator: Erin Butler, Director, U.S. Export Assistance Center, U.S. Department of Commerce Panelists: Marc Hebert, Partner, Business & Commercial Litigation Practice Group, Jones Walker Louis DeJianne, Marketing Director, United Parcel Service (UPS) Adam Hemphill, Director, Global Government Affairs, Walmart Ed Sugay, Business Development Director, Digital Services, Siemens Industry, US Thursday, November 2 9:00am - 10:30am: Laying the Groundwork for Successful Public Private Partnerships: A Focus on Infrastructure and Transportation ? Moderator: David Baxter, International Development and PPP Consultant Panelists: Tyson O. Moeller, Director of Gulf Ports, Union Pacific Dr. Shawn Wilson, Secretary, Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development Brandy Christian, President and CEO, Port of New Orleans Tommy Clark, Commissioner of Multimodal, Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development 10:30am - 12:00pm: Financing and Structuring Public Private Partnerships Moderator: David Dodd, President, International Public Private Partnership Center for Resilience Panelists: Chris Kane, Partner, Litigation, Adams & Reese Carolyn Lee, Partner, EB-5 Immigration Group, Miller Mayer Antti Suhonen, Executive Director, JP Morgan Securities, LLC Jake Vlok, Director, Project and Export Finance, Siemens Financial Services Trade Workshop – Going Global: Scaling Your Global Business- $20 registration fee, includes box lunch 12:30pm-2:00pm, Rivergate Room, New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center Friday, November 3 Louisiana International Trade Jubilee & Awards 6:30pm-10:30pm Attire: Black-tie The highlight of Trade Week is the Louisiana International Trade Jubilee - a black tie affair celebrating global culture and commerce where trade enthusiasts gather to highlight accomplishments of the WTC and honor individuals and businesses making an impact on Louisiana's trade economy. Award presentations at the event will include: The Eugene J. Schreiber Award Award for Excellence in International Trade Young and Emerging Leader Award
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