BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171030 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171104 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:TRUE SUMMARY:Louisiana International Trade Week & Jubilee DESCRIPTION:Louisiana International Trade Week is a celebration of Louisiana's culture of trade.\n\nDuring this week we champion and amplify the voice of the trade community through unique programming and recognition of our community champions who promote international trade and economic development opportunities within Louisiana. Click here for Sponsorship Information!\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n Monday\, October 30 Opening Reception (by Invitation Only) \n\n Remarks:\n\n Caitlin Cain\, CEO\, World Trade Center of New Orleans\n\n Brandy Christian\, President & CEO\, Port of New Orleans\n\n Keynote Speaker: Doug Palmer\, Senior Trade Reporter\, Politico\n\n \n Tuesday\, October 31\n\n 9:00am - 10:30am: Doing Business in Indian Country: Identifying and Navigating Business Opportunities on Tribal Lands\n\n \n\n Moderator: Adam Crepelle\, Co-founder\, American Indian Chamber of Commerce of Louisiana and General Counsel\, A&E Office Machines\n\n Panelists: \n\n \n Marshall Pierite\, Founder/Owner\, Pierite Group LLC\n Boyd Miller\, Preferred Supplier Program\, Choctaw Nation\; President\, American Indian Chamber of Commerce-Oklahoma\n Annetta Abbott\, President-Elect\, American Indian Chamber of Commerce-Oklahoma\; Vice Chairman\, Oklahoma City Chapter (AICCO)\; CEO\, Abbott Sports Marketing\n \n\n 10:30am - 12:00pm: Reaping Rewards from the Bottom of the Barrel: A Dialogue on Local and Global Trends in the Oil & Gas Sector\n\n \n\n Moderator: Tyler Gray\, General Counsel\, Louisiana Mid Continent Oil & Gas Association (LMOGA)\n\n Panelists:\n\n \n Jason French\, Vice President of Government and Public Affairs\, Tellurian Investments/Driftwood LNG\n Eric Smith\, Associate Director\, Tulane Energy Institute\n Will Fediw\, Director\, Marine Operations & Regulatory Compliance\, Venture Global LNG\, lnc.\n \n \n\n Wednesday\, November 1 \n\n 9:00am - 10:30am: Going Gaga Over Global: Tourism and Destination Healthcare\n\n \n\n Moderator: Kim Singletary\, Managing Editor\, Biz New Orleans Magazine\n\n Panelists:\n\n \n Warner Thomas\, President and CEO\, Ochsner Health System\n Mark Romig\, President and CEO\, New Orleans Tourism and Marketing Corporation\n Michael Hecht\, President and CEO\, GNO Inc. \n \n\n 10:30am - 12:00pm: Digitization & the Retail Revolution: Understanding Global Tech Opportunities\n\n \n\n Moderator: Erin Butler\, Director\, U.S. Export Assistance Center\, U.S. Department of Commerce\n\n Panelists:\n\n \n Marc Hebert\, Partner\, Business & Commercial Litigation Practice Group\, Jones Walker\n Tim McKain\, International Business Development Director\, U.S.\, United Parcel Service (UPS)\n Adam Hemphill\, Director\, Global Government Affairs\, Walmart\n Ed Sugay\, Business Development Director\, Digital Services\, Siemens Industry\, US\n \n Thursday\, November 2 \n\n 9:00am - 10:30am: Laying the Groundwork for Successful Public Private Partnerships: A Focus on Infrastructure and Transportation \n\n \n\n Moderator: David Baxter\, International Development and PPP Consultant\n\n Panelists:\n\n \n Tyson O. Moeller\, Director of Gulf Ports\, Union Pacific\n Dr. Shawn Wilson\, Secretary\, Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development\n Brandy Christian\, President and CEO\, Port of New Orleans\n Tommy Clark\, Commissioner of Multimodal\, Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development\n \n 10:30am - 12:00pm: Financing and Structuring Public Private Partnerships\n\n Moderator: David Dodd\, President\, International Public Private Partnership Center for Resilience\n\n Panelists:\n\n \n Chris Kane\, Partner\, Litigation\, Adams & Reese\n Carolyn Lee\, Partner\, EB-5 Immigration Group\, Miller Mayer\n Antti Suhonen\, Executive Director\, JP Morgan Securities\, LLC\n Jake Vlok\, Director\, Project and Export Finance\, Siemens Financial Services \n \n Trade Workshop Going Global: Scaling Your Global Business- $20 registration fee\, includes box lunch\n\n 12:30pm-2:00pm\, Rivergate Room\, New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center\n\n \n\n Friday\, November 3\n\n \n Louisiana International Trade Jubilee & Awards\n\n 6:30pm-10:30pm\n\n Attire: Black-tie\n\n The highlight of Trade Week is the Louisiana International Trade Jubilee - a black tie affair celebrating global culture and commerce where trade enthusiasts gather to highlight accomplishments of the WTC and honor individuals and businesses making an impact on Louisiana's trade economy. Award presentations at the event will include:\n\n \n The Eugene J. Schreiber Award - Paul Aucoin\, Executive Director\, Port of South Louisiana\n Award for Excellence in International Trade - SPF Depot\n Young and Emerging Leader Award - Janine Mansour\, Commercial Director\, Port of New Orleans X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:


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\nLouisiana International Trade Week is a celebration of Louisiana'\;s culture of trade.

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During this week we champion and amplify the voice of the trade community through unique programming and recognition of our community champions who promote international trade and economic development opportunities within Louisiana. Click here for Sponsorship Information!
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Monday\, October 30 \;Opening Reception (by Invitation Only) \;
\n Remarks:
\n Caitlin Cain\, CEO\, World Trade Center of New Orleans
\n Brandy Christian\, President &\; CEO\, Port of New Orleans
\n Keynote Speaker: Doug Palmer\, Senior Trade Reporter\, Politico\n\n
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\n Tuesday\, October 31
\n ​\;9:00am - 10:30am: \;Doing Business in Indian Country: Identifying and Navigating Business Opportunities on Tribal Lands
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\n Moderator: Adam Crepelle\, Co-founder\, American Indian Chamber of Commerce of Louisiana and General Counsel\, A&\;E Office Machines
\n Panelists: \;\n\n
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  • Marshall Pierite\, Founder/Owner\, Pierite \;Group LLC
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  • Boyd Miller\, Preferred Supplier Program\, \;Choctaw Nation\; President\, American Indian Chamber of Commerce-Oklahoma
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  • Annetta Abbott\, President-Elect\, American Indian Chamber of Commerce-Oklahoma\; \;Vice Chairman\, Oklahoma City Chapter (AICCO)\; \;CEO\, Abbott Sports Marketing
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10:30am \;- 12:00pm: \;Reaping Rewards from the Bottom of the Barrel: A Dialogue on Local and Global Trends in the Oil &\; Gas Sector
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\n Moderator: Tyler Gray\, General Counsel\, Louisiana Mid Continent Oil &\; Gas Association (LMOGA)
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  • Jason French\, Vice President of Government and Public Affairs\, Tellurian Investments/Driftwood LNG
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  • Eric Smith\, Associate Director\, Tulane Energy Institute
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  • Will Fediw\, Director\, Marine Operations &\; Regulatory Compliance\, Venture Global LNG\, lnc.
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\n Wednesday\, November 1 \n\n
​\;9:00am - 10:30am: \;Going Gaga Over Global: Tourism and Destination Healthcare
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\n Moderator: Kim Singletary\, \;Managing Editor\, Biz New Orleans Magazine
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  • Warner Thomas\, President and CEO\, Ochsner Health System
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  • Mark Romig\, President and CEO\, New Orleans Tourism and Marketing Corporation
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  • Michael Hecht\, President and CEO\, GNO Inc. \;
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10:30am \;- 12:00pm: \;Digitization &\; the Retail Revolution: Understanding Global Tech Opportunities
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\n Moderator: Erin Butler\, Director\, U.S. Export Assistance Center\, U.S. Department of Commerce
\n Panelists:
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  • Marc Hebert\, Partner\, Business &\; Commercial Litigation Practice Group\, Jones Walker
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  • Tim McKain\, International Business Development \;Director\, \;U.S.\, United Parcel Service (UPS)
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  • Adam Hemphill\, \;Director\, Global Government Affairs\, Walmart
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  • Ed Sugay\, \;Business Development Director\, Digital Services\, Siemens Industry\, US
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\n Thursday\, November 2 \n\n
9:00am \;- 10:30am: Laying the Groundwork for Successful Public Private Partnerships: A Focus on Infrastructure and Transportation \;​\;
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\n Moderator: David Baxter\, International Development and PPP Consultant
\n Panelists:
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  • Tyson O. Moeller\, Director of Gulf Ports\, Union Pacific
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  • Dr. Shawn Wilson\, Secretary\, Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development
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  • Brandy Christian\, President and CEO\, Port of New Orleans
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  • Tommy Clark\, Commissioner of Multimodal\, Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development
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\n 10:30am \;- 12:00pm: Financing and Structuring Public Private Partnerships
\n Moderator: David Dodd\, President\, International Public Private Partnership Center for Resilience
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  • Chris Kane\, Partner\, Litigation\, Adams &\; Reese
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  • Carolyn Lee\, Partner\, EB-5 Immigration Group\, Miller Mayer
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  • Antti Suhonen\, Executive Director\, JP Morgan Securities\, LLC
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  • Jake Vlok\, Director\, Project and Export Finance\, \;Siemens \;Financial Services \;
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\n Trade Workshop &ndash\; Going Global: Scaling Your Global Business- $20 registration fee\, includes box lunch
\n 12:30pm-2:00pm\, Rivergate Room\, New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center
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\n Friday\, November 3\n\n
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Louisiana International Trade Jubilee &\; Awards
\n 6:30pm-10:30pm
\n Attire: Black-tie
\n The highlight of Trade Week is the Louisiana International Trade Jubilee - a black tie affair celebrating global culture and commerce where trade enthusiasts gather to highlight accomplishments of the WTC and honor individuals and businesses making an impact on Louisiana'\;s trade economy. \;Award presentations at the event will include:
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  • The Eugene J. Schreiber Award - Paul Aucoin\, Executive Director\, Port of South Louisiana
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  • Award for Excellence in International Trade - SPF Depot
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  • Young and Emerging Leader \;Award - Janine Mansour\, Commercial Director\, Port of New Orleans
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\n LOCATION:New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center UID:e.9353.115 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260416T215300Z URL:http://wtcno.memberzone.com/events/details/louisiana-international-trade-week-jubilee-115 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR