Tuesday
June 22, 2010
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07:00am 08:00am
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Conference Exhibitor Set-Up
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07:30am
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Registration and Exhibit Area Open/Continental Breakfast
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08:30am
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Plenary Session I - Conference Opening
Keynote Speaker: The Honorable Florizelle Liser, Asssitant U.S. Trade Representative
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09:30am 10:00am
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Networking Break
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10:00am 11:15am
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Workshops:
"Export 101 Am I Export Ready for Africa?"
Presenter(s):
-Janee Louis-Pierre, Foreign Service Officer, U.S. Export Assistance Center (Baltimore)
-Jessica Arnold, International Trade Specialist, International Trade Administration
Facilitator: Kiesha Smoots, Director, MD Small Business Development Center
"Import 101 Am I Import Ready for the U.S.?"
Presenter: U.S. Customs and Border Protection - Baltimore Port
"World Bank-Funded Contracting Opportunities in Africa"
Presenter: David Fulton, Advisor & Director of Business Liaison, U.S. Commercial Services
International Careers Forum Foreign Service Opportunities
Presenter: Barbara Cummings, Diplomat in Residence at Howard University, U.S. Department of State
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11:30am 01:00pm
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Lunch
Sponsor: Hampton Roads Economic Development Alliance
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01:30pm 02:45pm
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Workshops:
"Cash Flow Options for International Trade"
Presenter: Watchen Harris Bruce, Vice President
Sponsor: PNC Bank |
02:45pm 03:00pm
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Break
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03:00pm 04:15pm
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Workshops/Special Forums:
"USAID-funded Contracting Opportunities in Africa"
Presenter: Mauricio Vera, Director-Office of Small & Disadvantage Business Utilization
Women In International Trade Forum
Presenter(s): TBA
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05:30pm 06:30pm
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Networking Reception (Sponsor: South African Airways)
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06:30pm 08:30pm
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International Documentary Screening Blacks Without Borders
Q&A with Stafford Bailey, Writer/Producter/Director
Sponsor: South African Airways
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Wednesday
June 23, 2010
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07:30am
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Registration and Exhibit Area Open/Continental Breakfast
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08:30am
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Plenary Session II Morning session
Keynote Speaker: Tashawna Bethea, Foreign Service Diplomat, U.S. Department of State |
09:15am 10:15am
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Panel Presentation # 1 - Financing and Investment
Presenters:
- Tamara Maxwell, Sr. Business Dev. Officer - EXIM Bank
- Tanya Smith, Nat'l Export Dir. - Small Business Administration
- Ebrima Badamasi - Standard Chartered Bank - The Gambia |
10:15am 10:30am
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Break (Sponsor: Network America Lines) |
10:30am 11:30am
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Panel Presentation # 2 - Africa Agribusiness
Sponsor: The Africa Trade Office
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11:30am 12:00pm
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Networking Break (Sponsor: Network America Lines) |
12:00pm 1:30pm
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Lunch
Sponsor: Virginia Port Authority
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01:45pm 02:45pm
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Panel Presentation # 3 - Meet the Countries
*Trade Panel Discussion with African Embassy Trade Officials
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02:45pm 03:15pm
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Networking Break (Sponsor: Network America Lines)
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03:15pm 04:30pm
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Plenary Session IV- Conference Closing
Keynote: Anthony Newton, Director, Office of Economic Policy Staff, Bureau of African Affairs, U.S. Department of State |
04:30pm
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Exhibits Close
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06:00pm 07:00pm
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Conference Dinner: General Reception
Location: BWI Airport Marriott |
07:00pm 10:00pm
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Conference Dinner: Wall of Return Africa Dinner
Guest Speaker: Embassy of the Republic of Liberia, Washington, DC Mission |
Thursday
June 24, 2010
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One on Ones with U.S. Export Assistance Center Representatives
8:30am - 9:30am (Appointment only)
Diversity Restoration Solutions Africa Trade Development Presentation
10:00am - 11:00am
Special Presentation - International Trade in Maryland
(Maryland Port Administration, Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development and BWI-Thurgood Marshall Airport)
11:00am - 12noon
(All conference events on 6/24 will take place at the BWI Airport Marriott) |
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