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Agenda

7:30 - 8:00 a.m.: Registration Opens

Welcome and Introduction – Congressman Bill Cassidy (LA-06)
Moderator – Renee Baker, National Federation of Independent Business
Short Overview of Program

8:30 - 9:15 a.m. Local International Success Stories – How we went International!
Don Sanders – Orion Instruments, General Manager
Keith Mayeaux – A+ Corporation, President
Guy Barone - XENETECH, President

9:15 - 11 a.m.: U.S. Export Programs to Help Small and Medium Sized Companies Going International
Donald van de Werken - U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration-U.S.   Commercial Service
Jerry Hingle - U.S. Southern U.S. Trade Association, Executive Director
Sandro Murtas - U.S. Small   Business Administration, Regional International Finance Specialist
Ware Bares - U.S. Export-Import Bank, Broker
Larry Collins - Louisiana Economic Development, International Services Director
Bryan Greenwood - LA Small Business Development Center/LSU, Associate Director
Will Campbell – LA Small Business Development Center/SU , Director

11 - 12:15 p.m.: International Banking, Shipping and Legal
Al Figuly - Capital One Bank, International Finance Specialist
Keith Guidroz - Gilscot-Guidroz International Co., Inc.
Stuart McAvoy and Ben Woodard - UPS, Logistics and Sales
Margaret Swetman - Leake & Andersson, LLC, Attorney

12:15 - 12:45 p.m.: Why is trade Important to Louisiana? The success of NAFTA and CAFTA-DR and Free Trade Agreements (FTA)
Giles Whiting, Baton Rouge Chamber of Commerce, Chief Operating Officer
Eric Lewis, Baton Rouge Black Chamber of Commerce, President

12:45 - 1 p.m. Congressman Bill Cassidy (LA-6)
Presentation of an Export Achievement Award to Company
Closing