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Ignite Exports Conference in La Jolla

10 Jun 2010 9:45 PM | Nancy Nicholson (Administrator)

The first Annual Ignite Exports Conference hosted by the WORLD TRADE CENTER San Diego and co-chaired by Chuck Saathoff, WorldTrans Services, Inc, and Neil Lenok, The World Academy, brought together industry experts at the Estancia Hotel in La Jolla. The lively symposium on international trade and export was ignited by Hugh Constant. The Executive Vice President of the WTCSD cordially welcomed the conference attendees before introducing the sponsors as well as conference speakers.

Title Sponsors: County of San Diego, Port of San Diego

Gold Sponsor: FedEx

Silver Sponsor: SDSU (CIBER)

Bronze Sponsors: The World Academy, WorldTrans Services, SDBJ

Ignite Your Network Mixer Sponsor: CMTC



Listing of Speaker Bios



Topics by Industry Experts Included:


National Export Initiative

Developing a Strategic Export Approach

Identifying New Markets

Assessing New Markets

Making More Astute Market Entry Decisions

Identifying Pros and Cons, Competition, Proximity Issues and Barriers

Market Entry Options – Tradeshows, Branding, etc.

Cross Cultural Selling Issues

Utilizing Commercial and Government Resources

Consultative Selling Techniques/Identifying Agents/Distributors

Creating Competitive Advantages Through Export Credit

Sales, Operations & Finance Working Together

Addressing Corruption Issues in Export Sales

How Landed Cost Affects Competitive Pricing

Freight, Taxes, Duty, Demurrage, Bonded Warehouses

Legal Aspects of European Partnership Agreements

WESRAC Grant Opportunity

Building a Powerful Export Network

Rudiments of Export Control & Corruption Requirements

Success Stories



The conference concluded with an active Q&A session allowing guests to profit from the subject matter expertise of all speakers.


Attendees enjoyed themselves at the Ignite Your Network Mixer while mingling and sampling hors d’oeuvres and beverages. The evening was highlighted by the presentation of the Bill Ivans Award.

By Franziska Poppe


   

   

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