Event Name:
Trade in the Americas panel and World Cup Kickoff Celebration!!!

Where:
Pavilion, Ronald Reagan Building
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center 1300 Pennsylvania Ave, NW
Washington, DC  20004
202-312-1600

When:
June 08, 2010    4:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Cost
$30.00

Event Description

Speaker panel on "Trade in the Americas": 4:00PM – 5:30 PM.
Panel speakers: Brigid BENITEZ, Chief, Office of Institutional Integrity, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB); Sally YEARWOOD, Executive Director, Caribbean-Central American Action; Joel VELASCO, Chief Representative, North America ,
Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association (UNICA); and Ryan HILL, Director, Global Policy, Information Technology Industry Council (ITI).
Moderator: Jimmie Reyna, Partner, Williams Mullen.

World Cup Kickoff Celebration  includes open bar and Latin-style food with Patrick Alban and Noche Latina salsa band! 6-9 PM
Reception Hostess: Regina Vargo, Senior Director, Greenberg Traurig.

The World Cup Kickoff Celebration will include a silent auction of national soccer jerseys donated by embassies in DC to benefit the charity Haiti United, which delivers gear, equipment and soccer uniforms to Haiti to help provide quality recreation opportunities for youth displaced by January's earthquake.

Also: Cool Door Prizes!!!

Embassies who have already pledged a jersey for the silent auction include:

Embassy of Argentina

Embassy of Australia

Embassy of Brazil

Embassy of Chile

Embassy of Denmark

Embassy of Honduras

Embassy of Japan

Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands

Embassy of New Zealand

Embassy of Paraguay

Embassy of Slovakia

Embassy of Slovenia

Embassy of South Africa

Embassy of South Korea

Embassy of Spain

Embassy of Switzerland

Embassy of Uruguay

Also, USA national team jersey (via WITA), Haiti national team jersey (via Caribbean-Central American Action), and Cote D'Ivorie national team jersey (via the Racines Heritage Foundation)

Hosting Sponsors:

Hispanic Bar Association

UNICA (Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association)

The Office for Trade Promotion, Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center

Event Speakers
Panel speakers: Brigid BENITEZ, Chief, Office of Institutional Integrity, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB); Sally YEARWOOD, Executive Director, Caribbean-Central American Action; Joel VELASCO, Chief Representative, North America , Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association (UNICA); and Ryan HILL, Director, Global Policy, Information Technology Industry Council (ITI).

Moderator: Jimmie REYNA, Partner, Williams Mullen.

Reception Hostess: Regina VARGO, Senior Director, Greenberg Traurig.

Additional Event Information
Admission includes BOTH Events!

Members and Non-Members: $30

If you are affiliated with one of our Hosting sponsors below, contact your organization to determine your rate for the event!

Host Co-Sponsors: The Office of Trade Promotion at the Ronald Reagan Building; UNICA (Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association); and the Hispanic Bar Association of DC.

Partner Level sponsors: Daimler

(Interested in becoming a sponsor? Download the sponsorship details at the bottom of this page!)

Location: Pavilion of Ronald Reagan Building Date: June 8, 2010 Speaker Panel: 4:00PM – 5:30 PM Reception: 6-9 PM Reception Hostess: Regina Vargo

PROFESSIONAL DRESS.

Reagan Building Security requires photo ID.

48 hour cancellation policy: Any cancellations within 48 hours of the event will be billed to cover costs.

The World Cup Kickoff Celebration will include a silent auction of national soccer jerseys donated by embassies in DC to benefit the charity Haiti United, which delivers gear, equipment and soccer uniforms to Haiti to help provide quality recreation opportunities for youth displaced by January's earthquake.

Trade in the Western Hemisphere has undergone a sea change in the past 15-20 years, with trade flows growing exponentially as markets mature, economies expand, and barriers shrink or fall. Implementation of several US bilateral FTAs has generated positive mutual trade flows with the US, but this is far from the full story. Other regional trade blocs have been created, two-way trade has grown considerably in many cases, and international agencies such as the IDB have provided critical funding and expertise to lay the groundwork for continued expansion.

Our panel of experts and insiders will give us extremely divergent snapshots of trade topics in the Americas, each compelling in their own way, each contributing to a mosaic picture of Trade in the Americas as it stands today, and where it is headed. What opportunities are US businesses finding in the region—and what market access problems are arising, if any? What do the large economies in South America want/need from the US and at the WTO? What role is the IDB and other international agencies in stamping out official corruption and fraud? Will capacity building efforts since the January earthquake restore Haiti’s long term trade potential—or will it emerge as a robust and connected economy, stronger than before? How does Asia figure into the Hemispheric equation? For answers to these questions and more, you won’t want to miss our all-star Trade in the Americas panel—followed by our World Cup Kickoff celebration!

Contact * :
events@wita.org

Contact phone * :
202-312-1600

Contact Email * :
events@wita.org

Registration deadline (MM/DD/YYYY) :
2010-06-07 00:00:00

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