BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20200317T134500Z DTEND:20200317T160000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Doing Business in the Caribbean DESCRIPTION:Why Should You Export to the Caribbean Region?\n \n\nThe Caribbean region represents a sizable export market of 44 million people who collectively imported over $27 billion of U.S. goods and service in 2018. \n\n\n Huge Demand: The region is the third largest export market for U.S. manufactured goods in Latin America behind only Mexico and Brazil.\n Close Proximity: The Caribbean region is a natural commercial partner of the United States\, tied closely by geography\, history\, and culture.\n Key Sectors: Include energy (oil & gas equipment and services)\, consumer goods\, agriculture\, construction\, resilience/disaster recovery\, and more\n\nThe Commerce Department will convene the 2020 Trade Americas Conference and Trade Mission to the Caribbean Region (May 31 June 5). Read more here.\n\n \nThis event is co-sponsored by U.S. Commercial Service New Orleans and the World Trade Center New Orleans.\n\n\n\nSpeaker: Christian Koschil is a Commercial Officer with the U.S. Department of Commerce\, currently serving as Acting Deputy Senior Commercial Officer for the Caribbean Region. Previously\, Mr. Koschil worked at the U.S. Consulate in Shanghai\, China\, as well as assignments in Washington DC and Chicago. A native of Buenos Aires\, Argentina\, Mr. Koschil holds an M.A. in International Commerce & Policy from George Mason University and a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University. He speaks Mandarin\, Ukrainian\, and Spanish.\n\n\n\nSpeaker: Saul Newsome founded Newsome International Law\, which focuses on international business matters\, from cross-border business incentives to federal regulatory export compliance. Principal Saul Newsome advises local and international clients on import\, export\, sanction regimes\, license agreements\, sales agreements\, foreign investment and more. Mr. Newsome speaks Spanish\, has lived and worked in the Caribbean\, South America\, and the Middle East\, and is a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Why Should You Export to the Caribbean Region?\n
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\nThe Caribbean region represents a sizable \;export market of 44 million people who collectively imported over $27 billion of U.S. goods and service in 2018. \;\n\n\nThe Commerce Department will convene the 2020 Trade Americas Conference and Trade Mission to the Caribbean Region (May 31 &ndash\; June 5). Read more here.
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This event is co-sponsored by U.S. Commercial Service New Orleans and \;the World Trade Center New Orleans.
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\nSpeaker: Christian Koschil is a Commercial Officer with the U.S. Department of Commerce\, currently serving as Acting Deputy Senior Commercial Officer for the Caribbean Region. Previously\, Mr. Koschil worked at the U.S. Consulate in Shanghai\, China\, as well as assignments in Washington DC and Chicago. A native of Buenos Aires\, Argentina\, Mr. Koschil holds an M.A. in International Commerce &\; Policy from George Mason University and a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University. He speaks Mandarin\, Ukrainian\, and Spanish.
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\nSpeaker: Saul Newsome founded Newsome International Law\, which focuses on international business matters\, from cross-border business incentives to federal regulatory export compliance. Principal Saul Newsome advises local and international clients on import\, export\, sanction regimes\, license agreements\, sales agreements\, foreign investment and more. Mr. Newsome speaks Spanish\, has lived and worked in the Caribbean\, South America\, and the Middle East\, and is a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps. \;
\n LOCATION:World Trade Center Boardroom: 365 Canal Street\, Suite 1120\, New Orleans\, LA 70130 UID:e.9353.296 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260606T214700Z URL:https://members.wtcno.org/events/details/doing-business-in-the-caribbean-296 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR