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“Outlook for Brazil-Louisiana
Business” |
A MORNING SEMINAR & LUNCHEON PROGRAM
Co-Hosted by
the Brazilian Embassy in Washington
the Brazil-U.S. Business Council &
the World Trade Center of New Orleans
Keynote Luncheon Address by
HON. ROBERTO JAGUARIBE
Minister-Counselor (Deputy Chief of Mission)
Embassy of Brazil
Friday, October 19, 2001
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
The Plimsoll Club, 30th Floor
World Trade Center of New Orleans
(Free validated parking in the WTC Garage)
This event is part of the "Brazil 2001
Program," a joint initiative of the Brazilian Embassy and the
Brazil-U.S. Business Council aimed at raising the profile of Brazil-U.S.
bilateral trade and investment opportunities in U.S. states with the
strongest business ties to Brazil. This is an excellent opportunity
for businesses looking to get an insider’s perspective on the
business environment in the world’s 8th largest economy and the
12th largest market for U.S. exports in the world.
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Morning Seminar Presentations |
10:00 a.m. - Local Perspectives of
Louisiana Companies
- Thomas
Griffin, Senior Vice President, Transoceanic Shipping Co.
- Gus
Malespin, Area Manager for Brazil, Bruce Foods
- Dean
Taylor, President, Tidewater Inc.
- H. Ivens
Robinson, President, Robinson Lumber Company, Inc.
- David P.
Schulingkamp, Vice President, M. G. Maher & Co., Inc.
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11:00 a.m. - Multinational
Perspectives of Doing Business in Brazil
- Luis Dardes, Senior Manager, Brazilian Tax Desk, Ernst
& Young
- Jorge Fernandez, Director, Latin America, Delta Airlines
- Michel Perez, First Vice President, Bank One
International
- Sergio Sobral, Managing Partner, Castro, Barros, Sobral,
Vidigal, Gomes Advogados
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| 12:00 Noon - Keynote Luncheon
Addresses |
Series Event Sponsors
Local Lead Sponsor
Co-Sponsors
Honorary Consulate of Brazil
Bruce Foods Corporation
Fowler Rodriguez
Hibernia National Bank
Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère and Denègre
Louis Armstrong International Airport
Louisiana Department of Economic Development
MetroVision Economic Development Partnership
The New Orleans Regional Chamber of Commerce
Port of New Orleans
Port of South Louisiana
Transoceanic Shipping Company, Inc.
Whitney National Bank
World Trade Center of New Orleans
In Cooperation With
- Ark-La-Tex Regional Export & Technology Center
Baton Rouge Center for World Affairs
- City of New Orleans, Office of International Relations
- Consular Corps of New Orleans
- Foreign Relations Association of New Orleans
- Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Louisiana
- International Trade Council/Red River Region
- Le Centre International de Lafayette
- Louisiana District Export Council
- Louisiana International Trade Center/SBDC
- Louisiana International Trade Commission
- New Orleans U.S. Export Assistance Center
New Orleans Air Cargo Association
- New Orleans Media Center
- Louisiana Technology Council
- United Nations Association of Greater New Orleans
- World Trade Club of Greater New Orleans
Advance registration required by October
18, 10:00 a.m.
$50 for members of the sponsoring
organizations and $65 for non-members.
Luncheon only: $30 for members and non-members. If you are a WTC member, the registration
fee can be charged to your account number noted on the registration
form.
All registrations on this site are done over
a Secure Socket Layer (SSL) line.
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driving directions to the WTC. |
