PROGRAM SCHEDULE:

Breakfast & Lunch Provided

8:30 a.m. Registration/Breakfast/Networking

8:45 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Opening Remarks

9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Roundtable Discussion: “What About Asia?”

Artina Davis, Commercial Officer, U.S. Embassy, Seoul, South Korea
Andrew Edlefsen, Commercial Officer, U.S. Commercial Service, Los Angeles
Bruce Ellsworth, Commercial Attaché, U.S. Embassy, Jakarta, Indonesia
Chris Quinlivan, Senior Foreign Officer, U.S. Embassy, Singapore
Doug Jacobson, Principal Commercial Officer, U.S. Commercial Service, Ho Chi Minh City

10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. “Balancing Your Business By Going Abroad”

10:30 a.m. - 10:40 a.m. Break

10:40 a.m. - 10:55 a.m. “Your Voice Matters”

Adilene Polis, Regional Director, Employer Engagement, Global Trade, South Central Coast
Holly Nolan Chavez, Regional Director, Employer Engagement, Agriculture, Water, and Environmental Technologies, South Central Coast
Gayla Jurevich, Regional Director, Employer Engagement, Business and Entrepreneurship, South Central Coast

10:55 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Panel Discussion: “Finance Options: What Works Best For You?”

Israel Nery, Assistant District Director, Lender Relations & International Trade Office for U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Los Angeles District Office (LADO)
Robert Saikali, Vice President & Manager, International Banking and Trade Finance, City National Bank
Sharyn Koenig, Managing Director, EXIM, Eastern and Western Regions

12:00 p.m. - 12:30 p.m. Luncheon: “We Are Here For You”

Julie Anne Hennessy, Director, U.S. Commercial Service, Los Angeles (West)
Diana Dominguez, Special Advisor for International Trade & GO-Biz STEP Manager California Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development

12:30 pm - 1:30 p.m. “Going Global via eCommerce”

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