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Florida
International Trade News &
Events May
22, 2013
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Welcome
to Enterprise Florida's International trade news & events
newsletter!
New
& updated Enterprise Florida trade announcements and
events this week:
New
& updated Partner trade events this week:
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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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. is compiling an accurate, up-to-date Directory to catalog
Florida’s aviation/aerospace and defense companies and their
capabilities. This Directory will be used as one of the primary
tools for marketing Florida’s aviation/aerospace and defense
industries. It will be distributed to industry professionals during all
Team Florida Missions, international events and programs in which EFI
participates. Targeted international distribution will include leading
global aviation events such as the Paris Air Show, Farnborough Air
Show, Singapore Air Show, and through EFI’s network of international
offices.
We encourage you to take advantage of this opportunity!
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June 4, 2013
Fort Lauderdale,
Florida
Broward County Office of Economic and Small Business
Development in collaboration with its partners, Enterprise Florida and
the U.S. Commercial Service, invite you to explore global market growth
through the “Florida Export Opportunities” series. With the North
American Free Trade Agreement enacted in 1994, Mexico is
the United States’ third largest trade partner and second largest
export market for U.S. products. Join us for an overview of Mexico’s
business market and learn more about the many international resources
available to your company.
For further information, please contact:
Paola Issac Baraya
Broward County Office of Economic and Small Business
Development
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June 4, 2013
West Palm Beach,
Florida
The Business Development Board of Palm Beach County in
collaboration with its state partner Enterprise Florida, Inc. (EFI)
invites you to explore global market growth through EFI’s “Florida
Export Opportunities” series. With the North American Free Trade
Agreement enacted in 1994, Mexico is the United States’ third largest
trade partner and second largest export market for U.S. products. Join
us for an overview of Mexico’s business market by Ana Arroyo Yllanes,
Director, EFI Mexico Office.
For further information, please contact:
Gary Hines
Business Development Board of Palm Beach County
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June 5, 2013
Orlando, Florida
Mexico is the 3rd
largest trading partner of the United States and represents the second
largest export market of U.S. products and services. Join us to learn
more about the advantages of the Mexican business market and export
assistance resources available to your company.
Top prospects for
Florida exporters include but are not limited to:
- Agribusiness
- Automotive
- Aerospace
- Education
- Environmental
- Renewable Energy
- Security
- Heath Care (Medical
Devices)
- Infrastructure
(consulting and equipment)
- Telecommunication
Equipment
For further information, please contact:
Paul Mitchell
Enterprise Florida Inc.
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June 6, 2013
Tampa, Florida
Want to learn more about a close trading partner with the
State of Florida? On June 6th we will hear from EFI’s Mexico office on
how your products or services fit into Mexico. Ana Arroyo, Director of
EFI Mexico will lead a discussion on what are the hot product markets
for the country and what opportunities you might have.
This lunch seminar will feature an overview of the country
market followed by a Q&A session with Tampa Bay companies doing
business there currently. Mark your calendars Tampa Bay! You
don’t want to miss this event.
For further information, please contact:
Max Stewart
Enterprise Florida Inc.
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September 10-15, 2013
Cannes, France
The Cannes International Boat Show remains one of the most
prestigious marine industry events throughout Europe. Enterprise
Florida is pleased to again announce that we are working with the U.S.
organizer to offer Florida companies premium locations in our Florida
Pavilion. A very limited number of booths remain available and those
interested in displaying boats (static display or in the water) are
encouraged to contact Enterprise Florida as soon as possible. For more
information about the Cannes event please visit the English version
website at: http://www.salonnautiquecannes.com/GB.htm.
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November 12-15, 2013
Munich, Germany
Please join Enterprise Florida in exhibiting at the
world´s leading trade fair for all aspects of innovative electronics
production. Productronica 2013 gives exhibitors a comprehensive look at
the global market for electronics manufacturing. Productronica 2013
serves as a global platform for showcasing assets within the entire
value chain in electronics production — from technologies and
components to software and services.
Space is limited,
so secure yours by June 21, 2013.
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.
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November 17-21, 2013
Dubai, United
Arab Emirates
The Dubai Airshow is a key event in the international
aerospace industry that offers unrivaled access to the Middle East
aerospace market. The Dubai Airshow attracts senior decision
makers from all over the world as a trade only B2B exhibition, with no
public days. Exhibitors can focus entirely on their customers and
key contacts over the five day event. Enterprise Florida has
secured space for a Florida Pavilion and individual booths are being
offered for Florida companies to exhibit within the 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:
Ken Cooksey
Enterprise Florida Inc.
Paul Mitchell
Enterprise Florida Inc.
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November 20-23, 2013
Dusseldorf,
Germany
MEDICA, the
premiere global Life Sciences/Medical trade show will be an opportunity
for many of Florida’s top medical companies to promote their goods and
services at the Florida Pavilion for the 18th consecutive year. MEDICA
2012 featured a record-breaking 5,000 exhibitors, two-thirds of them
from abroad. The show attracted 130,000 visitors from nearly 120
countries; 40% were from countries other than Germany. In fact, with
500 exhibiting companies from the United States and 50 exhibiting
companies from Florida, MEDICA continues to set records. A
particularly high percentage of visitors come from overseas markets
such as Asia, Australia, North Africa, Latin America and, increasingly,
from Arab countries. MEDICA visitors who attend the show are
professionals there to make significant buying decisions.
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February 11-16, 2014
Singapore
Join Enterprise Florida
at the Singapore Airshow as we return to host a Florida Pavilion
for the 11th time since 1994! The Singapore Airshow is among the
world's top three aviation events and is the largest aerospace and
defense event in Asia. This show is truly a global exhibition where the
latest state-of-the-art systems and equipment are displayed by top
aerospace companies around the world.
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:
Ken Cooksey
Enterprise Florida Inc.
Paul Mitchell
Enterprise Florida Inc.
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Partner Trade
Events
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May 23, 2013
Jacksonville,
Florida
The Florida Chamber's International Business Council will
be hosting town hall events all around Florida. The town hall meetings
will feature Florida’s strategic plan relating to international
development, the 2013 legislative session highlights and a general
discussion on international issues.
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May 29, 2013
Clearwater, Florida
This event is
designed to assist U.S. manufacturers, distributors, exporters, freight
forwarders, exporting carriers, consolidators, and others on complying
with U.S. export controls, including the fundamentals of the Export
Administration Regulations (EAR) and the Foreign Trade Regulations
(FTR). Questions? Contact Rachel Kreissl at
727-464-4166 or Rachel.Kreissl@trade.gov
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(New!)
International
Trade Seminar (Financing and Latin America)
May 30, 2013
Tampa, Florida
1st United Bank is
hosting an International Trade Financing Seminar, featuring former
Governor Bob Martinez as the Keynote Speaker and other prominent
industry leaders. Topics to be covered in this seminar include Federal
and State programs and services for exporters, leveraging bank
financing to expand exports to Latin America, protecting your foreign
receivables through Federal Government insurance, best ways to
structure payments for exports, Port of Tampa resources for shipping
products and how to find and manage distributors in Latin America.
Those who would like to attend need to RSVP with Michelle Scalzo at 1st
United Bank on or before May 28, 2013 by emailing her at: mscalzo@1stunitedbankfl.com.
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June 7, 2013
Tampa, Florida
The Florida Delegation SEUS/Japan Association, Inc.
invites you to attend the 10th Annual Florida-Japan Summit. This annual
summit program is intended to provide an opportunity for Floridians to
learn about and exchange information regarding the business, education,
and cultural ties between Florida and Japan through presentations and a
networking reception in a state-wide context. This is our 10th annual
Summit, with past programs held in Delray Beach, Miami, Orlando,
Jacksonville, Pensacola, and Tallahassee.
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Madrid & Barcelona, Spain
June 8-15, 2013
The Economic
Development and International Trade Unit of Miami-Dade County invite
Florida companies to join the Business Development Mission to Madrid
& Barcelona, Spain. During the mission, companies will have the
opportunity to meet with high level government officials, participate
in an in-country briefing by the U.S. Commercial Service and attend
briefings and presentations by local agencies and organizations.
Pre-arranged one-to-one business meetings will be available in Madrid
and Barcelona. All interested companies must use the Port of
Miami or Miami International Airport.
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June 12-14, 2013
Mexico City,
Mexico
The Americas
Linkage Mission to Mexico City is a program that will facilitate
business development opportunities in Mexico. This will include a
country briefing, business meetings, seminars and networking
opportunities.
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June 19-21, 2013
Miami, Florida
This buyer’s mission is a great, low-cost opportunity for
SUSTA-region food companies and agricultural exporters to meet
pre-qualified international buyers from the Caribbean and Central
America. You will have approximately 30 minutes to meet with each buyer
that you have pre-selected prior to the mission based on buyer profiles
that will be available to you prior to the event.
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June 20-21, 2013
Miami, Florida
The Latin Trade Group presents Trade Américas Expo in partnership
with the Inter-American Development Bank. With a growing middle class
fueled by small and medium business, Latin America is a natural trading
and business partner for the North American SME. Trade Américas Expo
brings a 360º look at trade by providing a platform for small and
medium sized businesses, government trade agencies and important SME
and PyMe market participants. One-on-One business matchmaking sessions
with key experts and potential partners in the region for trade and
investment is being offered to all companies interested. The
business matchmaking component of the event will feature between
250-400 interested corporate executives from the U.S. and Latin
America.
*Special
Rate for Enterprise Florida Inc. Members of $399 per participant.
Use ID Code: TAEFI1
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June 29, 2013
Ft. Lauderdale,
Florida
Come see all that Belize has to offer at the Belize Travel
and Trade Show! From the jungle to the beaches, Belize is the
destination for business, weddings and adventure. The travel and trade
show will feature products from Belize, visiting hoteliers, attraction
including eco tour operators and Mayan ruins and more. For more
information, please call: 954-704-111 or email Events@BelizeanDiaspora.com.
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July 2, 2013
Miami, Florida
The Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA)
invites companies to participate in the Korea Trade Mission. This
mission is designed to provide value-added opportunities for local
buyers and business leaders in various industries to explore
cooperation with promising Korean companies during their visit to
Miami. With the newly established Free Trade Agreement between
the US and Korea, the Korea Trade Mission will be an exciting
opportunity that will open new markets and fuel economic growth for
both the US and Korea.
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September 17-18, 2013
Miami Beach,
Florida
The Water Expo is the only event in the United States
providing access to the ever-growing, non-stoppable water related
markets for all the Americas. With its unique marketing mix (USA +
Latin America & the Caribbean), the Water Expo works as the
one-stop, all-inclusive, interactive conference and marketplace on this
extremely important resource, combining a major trade show with front
edge extensive educational and networking programs serving the
residential, commercial and industrial markets
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October 24-25, 2013
Miami, Florida
The annual Private Wealth Latin America & The
Caribbean Forum will feature discussions of wealth management, asset
allocation, best practices in platform selection and technology, wealth
protection strategies through estate planning, tax and trusts. Forum
attendees will be able to uncover difficult to reach family offices and
understand where industry growth is taking place during 10 hours of
valuable networking opportunities with delegates from the United
States, Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama,
Ecuador, Colombia, Peru, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina,
The Bahamas, Curacao, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Cayman Islands.
Over eighty speakers from the region's largest wealth managers, private
banks, family offices, HNWIs, the asset management, technology and law
communities will be in attendance. Currently, discounted registration
is available at the following link: http://latinmarkets.org/forums/private-wealth-miami-forum/registration.
To receive 20% of the current fee available use discount code
EF20.
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November 5-8, 2013
Daejeon, South
Korea
TAMAS 2013 is a leading agricultural exhibition that
showcases a variety of items such as large-scaled machinery, seeds and
other agricultural products. Participants of this event will also have
the opportunity to attend business meetings, seminars and networking
functions.
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