The NC Foreign Trade Promotion Council (FTPC) is proud to announce this year’s conference on Global Trade: Enhancing Trade Investment Opportunities. 

This event will continue the renewed excitement and success of the coordinated and cooperative effort between State, Federal and Private sector organizations to combine efforts to “Grow NC Businesses Globally”.  This year’s event has a lineup of outstanding speakers and company sponsors that are encouraged to expand the base of global trade in NC.  The recent efforts of the FTPC in coordination with the State government and the NCDOT has been successful in enhancing the Foreign Trade Zone status a new Alternate Site Framework (ASF) structure covering 24 NC counties.  Discussions, training and advisors are available to help your company utilize these resources and connect with organizations that can deliver results for global growth.



Tuesday, October 7, 2014

3:00 pm - 5:00 pm -- We will host a guided “Port to Port Tour” from the NC State Ports in Wilmington to the Wilmington International Airport (tours are optional, registration is required)

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm -- We will host a guided Tour of Historic Wilmington (tours are optional, registration is required)

6:00 pm -- Join us for a Reception on the CFCC Union Station Balcony



Wednesday, October 8, 2014
8:30 am - 9:15 am -- Registration

Panels will start at 9:15 am on the following topics and a Luncheon will be held featuring our Keynote Speaker Margaret Rosenfeld, Honorary German Consul of Eastern North Carolina.


Foreign Trade Zone Education


  • Rudy Lupton, NCDOT, Director of Logistics
  • V. Lori Fuller, NCDOT, Deputy General Counsel for Logistics and FTZ 214 SENC Administrator
  • Katie Carney, Livingston International, Director International and Customs Compliance
  • Dwight Hendrickson, Caterpillar
  • Lori Fuller, Cummins Inc., FTZ Specialist


Federal Resources for International Business


  • Catherine Werner, US Department of Commerce, SelectUSA, Commercial Officer
  • Lynn Douthett, US Small Business Administration, District Director
  • Owen George, Small Business & Technology Development Center, International Business Development Counselor
  • Wayne Boyles, The Boyles Company, Inc., President


State and Public-Private Partnership Resources for International Business


  • Richard Lindenmuth, Economic Development Partnership of NC, CEO
  • Paul Cozza, NCSPA, Chief Executive Officer
  • John Hammond, NCDA&CS International Trade Office, International Trade Specialist
  • John Chaffey, NC East Alliance, CEO


International Marketing and Investment


  • Charles S. Baldwin, IV, Brooks Pierce, Partner
  • Tom Justice, ZENE, LLC, President and Proprietor
  • Kevin Heidenreich, Representative of German Industry and Trade (RGIT) and German American Chamber of Commerce of the Southern US
  • Scott Szwast, UPS, Director of South Atlantic Marketing
  • Domenick Gambardella, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Partner
  • Edward Brittenham, AIG
  • Martyn Johnson, British-American Business Council

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SPONSORS INCLUDE:


GOLD

CATLIN Engineers and Scientists

NC Foreign Trade Promotion Council


SILVER

North Carolina State Ports Authority


LUNCHEON SPONSOR

Duke Energy


BRONZE

NC World Trade Association, Cape Fear Chapter

UPS

Wilmington International Airport


SPONSOR

Brooks Pierce

NewBridge Bank

Cape Fear Community College

Greater Wilmington Business Journal

Wilmington Chamber of Commerce




Sponsorship Opportunities are available.  Contact Mim Hall by email for more information.



2014 Annual Conference


Global Trade: Enhancing Trade Investment Opportunities


October 7 and 8, 2014

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Cape Fear Community College Union Station

502 North Front Street

Wilmington, NC 28401


North Carolina
​Foreign Trade Promotion Council​