International Trade Finance Seminar
Name:
International Trade Finance Seminar
Date:
July 29, 2014
Time:
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
Registration:
Register Now
Event Description:
Exporters will learn how to "find and finance" to increase their international sales. This seminar will cover a wide range of international trade finance topics. The forum will provide small and medium-sized companies the opportunity to gain knowledge necessary to determine options available for financing their export business, mitigating risks, expert advice and more!
Full Schedule:
8:00 am: Registration & Networking
8:15 am: Welcome, Ernest Strickland, Greater Memphis Chamber
8:20 am: There is an Airline, Andy Steele, International Sales Manager, FedEx
8:40 am: Memphis, TN-USEAC, David Spann, Director, Memphis US Export
Assistance Center
9:00 am: International Payment Risks & Financing Strategies for Exporters
Devin Buford, Vice President, First Tennessee Bank
9:30 am: International Trade & Exporting, SBA
Sandro Murtas, Regional Manager
U.S. Small Business Administration, Export Solutions Group
10:00 am: SBDC (Ex-Im Bank's City/State Partner)
John Ordung, Director
Tennessee Small Business Development Center, TN State University
10:15 am: Introduce Ex-Im Bank Credit Insurance Brokers
John Koch, President-World Trade Consult
Joe McDonald, CEO, JMD Services
10:25 am: 10 minute break
10:35 am: Financial Support for Exports, Ex-Im Bank
Susan Kintanar, Regional Director
Export-Import Bank of the United States, Eastern Region
11:00 am: Export Finance Case Studies (under SBA &/or Ex-Im Bank Support)
Jay Dhakal, Vice President, Global Trade Finance, Regions Bank
11:25 am: Q&A to Business Panelists
David Spann, Devin Buford, Sandro Murtas, John Ordung, Susan Kintanar,
Jay Dhakal, Andy Steele
12:00 pm: Program Concludes, Ernest Strickland, Greater Memphis Chamber
Sponsors
Title Sponsors
Presenting Sponsor
Event Sponsor
Special Thanks To:
Export-Import Bank of the United States, Eastern Region
First Tennessee Bank
Memphis US Export Assistance Center
Regions Bank
Tennessee Small Business Development Center, TN State University
U.S. Small Business Administration, Export Solutions Group
