Louisiana International Trade Week
Registration Deadline = Wednesday, October 31, 2018
Summary of Panels: November 5-9, 2018
Monday, Nov 5th: International House, New Orleans LA, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Navigating the International Trade Ecosystem: Know Your Resources
- An Introduction to the Customs Process: CBPs Role in Trade Imports, Exports and Compliance
- Accessing Capital for Importing & Exporting
- Lunch: Doing Business in Canada
- Taking Louisiana Food Culture Global
- Opportunities Abound: Navigating Investment Opportunities through the One Bel. One Road Initiative
- Meet your International Trade Resource Providers
Learn from the Experts: How to Expand & Succeed Overseas
- Scaling Overseas: Biz Insights from Specialty Food & Beverage Experts
- Cyber: What You Need to Know About Blockchain and the International Trade of Tomorrow
- Lunch: Tariffs and Trade Agreements in Transition (Keynote Panel)
- Communicating in Times of Uncertainty: Small Business Strategies
- Communicating about Water: Creating Local and Global Water Ambassadors
- Keynote Reception: International Trade & the Jobs of Tomorrow, Michael Hecht, GNO, Inc.
Louisiana International Trade & Business Site Tours
- Tour of the Port of South Louisiana & New Orleans Public Belt Railroad
- Tour of the Port of NOLA & Michoud Assembly Facility/NASA Research Center
- VIP Boat Tour of Southwest Passage
- Luncheon at the Governor's Mansion
Thurs, Nov 8th: Louisiana State Welcome Center, Baton Rouge, LA, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Day of Dialogue with Moderated Panels
- P3 (Public Private Partnerships) Dialogue
- Legacy Industries Re-Invented: Innovations in Energy and Chemicals
- Amplifying Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Louisiana
- Roundtable Dialogue with EDA
Louisiana International Trade Week Jubilee
- Registration and Networking
- The Honorable U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy Keynote
- Presentation of Eugene J. Schreiber Award Recipient: Don Pierson, Secretary of Louisiana Economic Development
- Dancing, Networking and Celebration
- Entertainment Provided by the Cha Wa Band
*10 NASBITE CEU credits recognized for attending Trade Week
Date and Time
Monday Nov 5, 2018 Friday Nov 9, 2018
Location
November 5 & 6, 2018: The International House Hotel (220 Camp St., New Orleans LA)
November 7, 2018: Site Tours
November 8, 2018: Louisiana State Welcome Center (900 N 3rd St., Baton Rouge, LA)
November 9, 2018: Harrah's Hotel Theater (8 Canal St., New Orleans, LA)
Fees/Admission
VIEW FULL PROGRAM HERE Louisiana International Trade Week Summary of Panels: November 5-9, 2018 Monday, Nov 5th: International House, New Orleans LA, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm Navigating the International Trade Ecosystem: Know Your Resources An Introduction to the Customs Process: CBPs Role in Trade Imports, Exports and Co...