Monday, November 14, 2016
8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
The Center for International Business Advancement at Binghamton University (CIBA) invites you to the Second Annual Global Trade & Investment Forum of the Southern Tier. This event features guest speakers: Mitchell Ferguson of the Office of Bilateral Trade Affairs, US Dept. of State, Dan Rickman of the SBA, Jinshui Zhang of the SBDC at SUNY Albany & Patrick Doyle of Pleasant Valley Wine Co. Location, Binghamton University Innovative Technologies Complex, VESTAL NY. Registration CLICK HERE
8:00 – 8:30 am Continental Breakfast
8:30 – 8:40 am Dr. Elena Iankova. Founding Director of the Center for International Business Advancement. Presentation of guests & CIBA’s mission
8:40 – 9:00 am OPENING REMARKS -Mr. Alex Deyhim, President of Advanced Design Consulting, USA Inc. – a global entrepreneurship based in Lansing, NY that develops and supplies complex scientific components and instruments to large government laboratories and corporations around the world
THE GLOBAL ECONOMY, TRADE AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
9:00 – 9:50 am Mr. Mitchell Ferguson, Acting Director, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, Office of Bilateral Trade Affairs, U.S. Department of State
9:50 – 10:20 am Questions / Answers
10:20 – 10:40 am Coffee Break
BECOMING A GLOBAL ENTREPRENEUR: BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES IN CHINA
10:40– 11:10 am Mr. Dan Rickman, District International Trade Officer, Small Business Administration, Syracuse District Office
11:10 – 11:40 pm Mr. Jinshui Zhang, Director of International Business Development at the New York State Small Business Development Center at SUNY Albany. America’s New York Merchandise Center and the New York Wine Outlet in China
11:40 – 12:00 pm Mr. Patrick Doyle, Pleasant Valley Wine Company
12:00 – 12:30 pm Questions / Answers
12:30 – 2:00 pm Lunch & Networking. End of the Forum
The event is free and open to the public.
LOCATION:
Binghamton University Innovative Technologies Complex,
Engineering & Science Building, room 2008.
85 Murray Hill Road, Vestal, NY 13850
Registration is required.
To register, please visit https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07edcleao274687f73&oseq=&c=&ch=
or send an email to eiankova@binghamton.edu
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Location:
Binghamton University Innovative Technologies Complex, Engineering & Science Building, room 2008
85 Murray Hill Road,
Vestal, NY 13850
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