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Florida International Trade Events
Newsletter October 28, 2015
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Welcome
to Enterprise Florida's International trade events newsletter!
Commercial Opportunities
Between Colombia and the United States (Ft. Lauderdale, Florida)
Doing Business with Indonesia
(Orlando, Florida)
H.E. Álvaro Uribe Vélez, Former
President and Current Senator of the Republic of Colombia (Coral
Gables, Florida)
Freight Leadership Forum (Miami,
Florida)
Entrepreneurship is GREAT
Britain: UK's Tradition of Innovation (Orlando, Florida)
Venezuela's Future: Is
Collapse the Only Alternative? (Coral Gables, Florida)
Doing Business with North
Brabant, The Netherlands (Orlando, Florida)
International Conference on
Transatlantic Trade: Maximizing Regional Benefit (Jacksonville,
Florida)
Salon Nautique
International de Paris (Paris, France)
EAR / ITAR Compliance Training
Series in Miami (Miami, Florida)
Doing Business with Spain
(Orlando, Florida)
Meet the District Export
Council (Orlando, Florida)
Hannover Messe 2016 (Hannover,
Germany)
Events are
listed in order by date. Please contact individual event organizers
for additional information.
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Programs
& Services for Florida Exporters
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Platinum Member
Sponsor
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Calendar of Events
For a complete listing of Enterprise Florida
events, please click the link below.
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Enterprise
Florida Trade Events
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Enterprise
Florida, Inc. (EFI) will lead an export sales mission to Honduras from
December 1-3, 2015. The country of Honduras holds vast opportunities
for Florida companies interested in increasing their footprint in the
Central American market. In fact, it serves as a distribution platform
for the rest of Central America due to some of the lowest logistical
costs in the region. Facilitated by the U.S.-Central America Free Trade
Agreement (CAFTA-DR), the U.S. has become the chief trading partner for
Honduras and exporters benefit from eliminated tariffs and barriers.
EFI will offer a limited number of Gold Key Matchmaking one-on-one
appointments. Small and mid-sized Florida manufacturers and eligible
high-tech companies and professional service providers may qualify for
a Gold Key Grant, which will offset 100 percent of the matchmaking
registration fee for the first company representative. A separate
application process will be required for this grant. Participants will
be selected on a first-come, first-served basis.
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Arab Health will be the largest
healthcare event for Middle East with the addition of the new Zabeel
Hall at the Dubai International Exhibition Centre. Over 5,000
exhibitors utilize this show as a launch platform for new products and
services as well as showcasing new developments. Arab Health
attracts decision-makers from the region’s healthcare sector. Arab
Health 2015 attracted 115,000 visitors from over 64 countries around
the world, including medical staff, hospital management, and dealer
distributors.
Trade Grants are available to help offset your
exhibition cost in this show. Please let EFI know if you wish to
receive more details on this opportunity.
For further information, please contact:
Michael Schiffhauer
Enterprise Florida Inc.
mschiffhauer@enterpriseflorida.com
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Singapore
Air Show is Asia’s largest aerospace and defense exhibition, hosting
1,018 exhibitors from 76 countries and more than 45,000 visitor
attendees. With major announcements from Airbus, Embraer, Boeing and
Rolls-Royce, 65 of the top 100 aerospace companies will be represented
at the show. This Enterprise Florida Inc. (EFI) led trip provides
exposure in the Asia-Pacific region for Florida aviation and aerospace
companies. EFI has multiple booth options to choose from, private
meeting rooms and a lounge area within the Florida Pavilion. Your
company will be sure to stand out amongst the crowd.
Trade Grants are
available to help offset your exhibition cost in this show. Please let
EFI know if you wish to receive more details on this opportunity.
For further information, please contact:
Paul Mitchell
Enterprise Florida Inc.
pmitchell@enterpriseflorida.com
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The
Middle East remains one of the most affluent regions in the world and
companies from all over the globe will showcase their latest designs
and innovations at the Dubai International Boat Show (DIBS). With an
impressive display of boats and super yachts in the Middle East and the
largest, most lucrative gathering of VIP’s and royal families; DIBS
delivers the ultimate meeting point for the region’s most prosperous
buyers. Attracting tens of thousands of visitors each year, DIBS is one
of the few events worldwide where companies constantly experience an
impressive return on their exhibition investment. Enterprise Florida is
once again teaming with the USA pavilion organizer and the U.S.
Commercial Service to offer companies the opportunity to exhibit in the
Florida Section of the US Pavilion.
Trade Grants are available to help
offset your exhibition cost in this show. Please let EFI know if you
wish to receive more details on this opportunity.
For further information, please contact:
Larry Bernaski
Enterprise Florida Inc.
lbernaski@enterpriseflorida.com
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Enterprise
Florida is encouraging Florida technology companies to participate in
CeBIT, the world's largest international expo in the ICT industry.
Since 1986, the annual trade show has taken place in Hanover, Germany.
CeBIT 2016 is scheduled to be held March 16 to 20 (Monday through
Friday). Currently, 3,500 companies from 70 countries have registered
for participation, 92% of them buyers. As a leading IT expo and
conference, CeBIT focuses on B2B and covers multiple sectors including
IT equipment and components, software, internet, mobile,
telecommunication and digital business solutions.
Trade Grants are available to help
offset your exhibition cost in this show. Please let EFI know if you
wish to receive more details on this opportunity.
For further information, please contact:
Andrea Moore
Enterprise Florida Inc.
amoore@enterpriseflorida.com
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Join Florida Secretary of
Commerce Bill Johnson on an Export Sales Mission to Korea & Taiwan.
South Korea and Taiwan, strong and growing Asian economies, are highly
attractive export markets for U.S. companies. Over the past
several decades, South Korea has achieved a remarkably high level
of economic growth and is now the United States’ sixth largest
goods trading partner with a trillion-dollar economy. The United
States is Taiwan’s third largest trading partner, accounting for more
than 10 percent of its total trade. Florida companies are invited
to join the mission and participate in the Gold Key program. This
program offers an excellent way to meet with potential business
partners and build relationship in both markets.
EFI
will offer a limited number of Gold Key Matchmaking one-on-one
appointments. Small and mid-sized Florida manufacturers and
professional service providers may qualify for a Gold Key Grant, which
will offset the matchmaking registration fee for the first company
representative. A separate application process will be required for
this grant. Participants will be selected on a first-come, first-served
basis.
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Partner Trade
Events
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This three day seminar (with an optional field visit day),
will introduce foreign companies to the City of Miami as means to
penetrate the growing and attractive market of the State of Florida,
and to expand to the rest of the U.S. market. The seminar will be held
in classrooms and online at San Ignacio College Campus in Doral,
Florida.
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(New)
Commercial Opportunities Between Colombia and the United
States
November 3, 2015
Ft. Lauderdale,
Florida
The U.S. Department of Commerce and the Colombian American
Chamber of Commerce invites you to attend a forum on Commercial
Opportunities Between Colombia and the United States. Panelists
include: Martin Claessens, Commercial Officer, U.S. Commercial Service,
Bogotá, Colombia, Mary Hernandez, Regional Director, Small Business
Administration, Jorge Riano,Trade Specialist, Enterprise Florida and
Martin Gustavo Ibarra, President, Araujo Ibarra Asociados. Location:
Port Everglades, 1850 Eller Drive, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 33331. Time:
8:30AM. Cost: Members: $35, Non-members: $45. To register, contact
Carolina Coulson, Colombian Chamber of Commerce at 305-446-2542 or carolinacoulson@colombiachamber.com.
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The
Manufacturers Association of Florida is pleased to present the 12th
Annual Summit and Marketplace in West Palm Beach. Hear about the State
of Manufacturing in Florida, Best Practices in Manufacturing, and
Manufacturing Community Partnerships. Speakers from Enterprise Florida
will highlight global opportunities for Florida manufacturers at this
showcase event.
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Air & Sea Cargo
Americas will bring together top executives from all sectors of the
aviation, maritime and logistics industries to exchange views and experiences
to enhance the growth of the cargo industry in the Western Hemisphere.
Airports, seaports, exporters, shipping lines, freight forwarders,
shippers, importers, consignees, equipment and technology suppliers,
among others, will interact, exchanging ideas and information. Topics
will include security, regional consolidation, manufacturer and shipper
needs in high growth cargo, trade facilitation, improving productivity,
speed and service quality, responding to market changes and demands
from shippers, consolidators and forwarders, and controlling costs
while streamlining customer services.
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Commercial Officer Martin Claessens of the American
Embassy in Bogota, Colombia will be at the SPC EpiCenter in Clearwater,
FL on Thursday morning, November 5, 2015 (8:30-11:00a.m.) to provide an
overview of the Colombian market, including export opportunities for
American companies. This event is being organized by the U.S.
Commercial Service of the U.S. Department of Commerce. Colombia is the
fourth largest economy in Latin America, after Brazil, Mexico and
Argentina, and has the third largest population with approximately 48
million. The U.S. is Colombia’s largest trading partner, and U.S.
exports to Colombia in 2014 surpassed US$ 20 billion for the first time
ever, an increase of more than 10%.
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Register to attend Doing Business with Indonesia, hosted
by the Central Florida International Trade Office (CFITO) and the Asian
American Chamber of Commerce of Central Florida (AACC) on Friday, Nov.
6, 2015. The event is organized by VIDA Florida (Voices of Indonesians
in Florida), with speaker The Honorable Henk Edward Saroinsong, Consul
General of the Republic of Indonesia. Location: National Entrepreneur
Center, 3201 East Colonial Drive, Orlando, FL 32803. Free parking
(Orlando Fashion Square Mall Parking Garage - Between JC Penney and
Sears) Check-in begins at 1:45 pm. Program: 2:00pm - 4:00pm. Light
reception and networking to follow presentation. RSVP by November 3,
2015. Space is limited.
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Friday, November 6, from 8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m., at the
Newman Alumni Center University of Miami (6200 San Amaro Drive, Coral
Gables, FL 33146), the Center for Hemispheric Policy will host a talk
with H.E. Álvaro Uribe Vélez, Former President and Current Senator of
the Republic of Colombia. President Uribe’s presentation will be in
Spanish. RSVP to chp-rsvp@miami.edu.
For more information, please call Jennifer Cordova (305) 284-3708, or
visit www.miami.edu/chp.
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On November 9-10, 2015 over fifty of the state’s leaders
will gather to assist FDOT in understanding the needs, developments,
and challenges facing the freight community. The forum will provide an
opportunity for private and public sector participation in an
interactive dialogue with members of the multi-modal transportation
business community – including industry sector involvement from
manufacturing, logistics, transportation and warehousing, sales,
distribution, and more. We need your input to be more responsive to the
needs of our business community.
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Central Florida hosts thousands of small &
medium-sized start up companies and has even been voted one of the most
entrepreneur friendly cities in the U.S. The United Kingdom has a long
history of promoting entrepreneurship and opportunities abound, in an
array of industries for companies that have an interest in reaching a
transatlantic audience. Especially for both locally based companies
looking to reach the UK and certainly those UK companies that look to
establish a presence in Central Florida. Britweek Orlando and the
National Entrepreneur Center are honored to have Her Majesty's Consul
General, Dave Prodger join us for a keynote speech on how such
collaboration enriches each industry and how companies can expand
beyond the borders to reach a transatlantic audience.
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On Thursday, November 12, 2015, the Center for Hemispheric
Policy will be hosting a Venezuela program, entitled “Venezuela’s
Future: Is Collapse the Only Alternative?”, from 8:00-10:30 a.m., at
the Hyatt Regency Coral Gables. The panelists for this event
include: Javier Corrales, Professor, Department of Political
Science, Amherst College, Amherst, Massachusetts and H.E. Otto Reich,
President, Otto Reich Associates, LLC, Washington, D.C.
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This seminar will provide an overview of: Resources for
new and experienced importers; Use of Free Trade Zones including the
Miami Free Zone; How to work best with a customs broker to expedite
your shipments; FDA and U.S. Customs compliance issues when importing
food, cosmetics, and medical device products; Medical device basics,
FDA Laws/Regulations; FDA import process, what you need to know to
import; FDA Notices of Action; Best practices for due diligence and
responding to enforcement actions.
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Florida Delegation, Southeast U.S./Japan Association
(‘SEUS/Japan’) is pleased to announce that Florida Lt. Governor Carlos
Lopez-Cantera will officially lead the Florida Delegation to the 38th
Annual Joint Meeting of the Japan U.S./Southeast and Southeast
U.S./Japan Associations in Birmingham, Alabama November 15-17, 2015.
Regular registration for Florida Delegates ends October 23rd, and a
special promotional rate is available for first-time delegates. This
year’s program will include remarks and presentations by senior
business, economic development and government leaders, with emphasis on
trade, investment, tourism and friendly ties between Florida/the
Southeast U.S. and Japan. Additionally, Japan’s Ambassador to the U.S.
and Dr. Condoleezza Rice will participate as keynote speakers; Amb.
Andrew Young is the capstone speaker. The meeting will provide exciting
networking opportunities for all of the some 400-500 participating
delegates, including a golf tournament, tours, receptions, meals and
entertainment. For more details, call us at 786-235-8289 or visit us
online at www.fl-seusjapan.org.
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The Universidad San Ignacio De Loyola - Escuela de
Postgrado invites you to attend the Peru, Chile & Colombia: How
American Companies Can Enter These Key Markets. The objective of this
seminar is to present in the United States the most important economic
facts, business environment and investment opportunities in Peru, Chile
and Colombia. This seminar is targeted to professionals and businessmen
in the United States interested in exploring and learning about the
business environment and investment opportunities of Peru, Chile and
Colombia.
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Join the Brabant Development Agency in learning about the
key opportunities for Orange County companies in Tourism, Healthcare,
Life Sciences, and Aerospace. Brabant, The Netherlands is one of the
most innovative regions in European Union. As the gateway to Europe,
the Netherlands has a multilingual, highly educated workforce, 1,200+
foreign investors in North Brabant and 2,100 patent applications in the
province each year.
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With
20 years experience, the Latin American Conference on Rubber Technology
has become the most important event in this industry. This renowned
event offers opportunities to update your knowledge on the latest
technology, trends, make important business contacts and further
position your company or services and increase its visibility. The XIII
Conference will include technical conferences, master classes,
workshops, business presentations and scientific studies on rubber and
latex technology and related industries.
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Join JAX Chamber and The Embassy of the Grand Duchy of
Luxembourg in Washington, D.C. for a two-day international conference
to discuss the economic impact of regional trade on local businesses in
the Southeast.
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Display your water-related product or service at Salon
Nautique International de Paris, an annual event for the nautical
world. Salon Nautique
International takes place on Dec. 5-13, 2015 at the Porte
de Versailles, Paris, France. Visitors benefit from the wide
selection of exhibitors where they can compare motorboats and various
sailing boats, get professional advice, and enjoy a friendly atmosphere
in different animation areas. The show will feature Sailing boats,
motorboats, board sports, boat hire, tourism, equipment and more –
every water sport is with our 775 exhibitors representing 1,400 brands,
on 125,000-m2. For exhibiting information, please contact Kim Fox at
203-840-5986 or kfox@reedexpo.com.
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This seminar series provides both novice and experienced
export compliance professionals with an in-depth education on export
control regulations administered by the U.S. Departments of State,
Commerce & Treasury. Export Control Reform changes can be a real
benefit to your company's business once you understand how to adapt and
maximize the benefit of list shifts from USML to CCL and how to apply
the new definition of "Specially Designed" in the EAR to
benefit your company. Our instructors are widely respected experts in
the field of export control compliance with over 30 years of experience
in interpreting and applying the rules of both the EAR and the ITAR.
Expect to leave these seminars with an in-depth understanding of what
the current rules are and what you need to do to keep your company
compliant.
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Join the Honorable Inmaculada Gutierrez, Trade
Commissioner of Spain, as she provides an overview of the opportunities
the market has to offer. Spain is the world's 13th-largest economy, the
9th-largest exporter of commercial services, one of Florida's top
merchandise trading partners and one of the largest investors in
Florida.
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Join the District Export Council for a networking
reception with experienced international business mentors with a
mission to help Florida exporters achieve new revenue streams by
selling to customers outside the USA.
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The United States is the partner country for Hannover
Messe 2016, the world’s leading trade fair for industrial technology.
This means unmatched international exposure for U.S. companies and
economic development organizations (EDOs) participating as exhibitors
in the U.S. Pavilion. Your company or EDO has an unprecedented
opportunity to showcase your goods, services, and investment
opportunities:
- Connect
directly to more than 200,000 attendees, including global
investors, buyers, distributors, re-sellers, and members of the
business media.
- Reach a
global audience that comes from more than 70 countries.
- Network
with more than 100 business delegations that come to the event
ready to make business and investment deals.
- Connect
across industry sectors including energy, industrial automation,
digital factory, industrial supply, and research technology.
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