| USA |
THE STIMULUS PROGRAM |
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"Opportunities and Challenges for German Investors and Exporters" |
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Host: Dr. Joachim Richter, Chairman of the ZVEI Foreign Trade Committee |
| 10.00am |
Welcome |
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Friedhelm Loh, President of ZVEI |
| 10.10am |
Opening Address |
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Dr. Robert A. Pollard, Minister Counselor for Economic Affairs, U.S. Embassy, Berlin |
| 10.30am |
Presentation |
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"Opportunities for German Companies to Invest in the USA and to Profit from the Government Stimulus Program" |
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Bruce Greenwood, President of the Council of American States in Europe (CASE), Berlin |
| 10.45am |
Excursus: "Doing Business with Indian Tribes" |
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Kevin Wadzinski, Lawyer, Indian Tribal Governments Practice Group, DrinkerBiddle&Reath, Washington DC |
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John R. Shotton, Chairman, Otoe-Missouria Tribal Council, Red Rock, Oklahoma |
| 11.15am |
Panel Discussion |
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"The Stimulus Program: How to Do Business with the United States" |
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Host: Bernhard Welschke, Representative of German Industry and Trade, Washington DC |
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Bruce R. Greenwood, President, Council of American States in Europe (CASE), Berlin |
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Roger Haynaly, Associate Partner/Certified Public Accountant, Rödl & Partner, Chicago |
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Michael Kruklinski, Vice President, Corporate Development & Strategy, SIEMENS Corporation, New York |
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Frank Stührenberg, Executive Vice President Global Sales, Member of the Board, Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co KG, Blomberg |
| 12.45pm |
LUNCH |
| 1.30pm |
Presentation |
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"How to Compete as an Exporter or Investor for Projects in the Stimulus Program and Succeed under 'Buy American' Rules" |
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Henry M. Burwell, Partner, Attorney at Law, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP, Greenville |
| 2.00pm |
Workshops |
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WS 1: Industry, Automation |
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Host: Norbert Müller, CEO, EPLAN Software & Service GmbH & Co. KG, Haiger |
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Michael Kruklinski, Vice President, Corporate Development & Strategy, SIEMENS Corporation, New York |
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Roger Haynaly, Associate Partner/Certified Public Accountant, Rödl & Partner, Chicago |
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Dr. Gottfried Greschner, President, init-innovation in traffic systems-AG, Karlsruhe |
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WS 2: Infrastructure, Energy |
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Host: Dr. Joachim Richter, Chairman of the ZVEI Foreign Trade Committee |
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Mark Tomkins, Vice President, German American Chamber of Commerce of the Midwest (GACCoM), Chicago |
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Hubert Ostmeier, Technical Director, SecuControl, Inc., Alexandria, VA |
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Scott Gregory Minos, Energy Technology Program Specialist, U.S. Department of Energy (DoE), Washington DC |
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Fred J. Gassaway, Executive Vice President of Marketing, South Carolina Power Team, Columbia |
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WS 3: Government Procurement, Homeland Security (DHS), Defense (DOD) |
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Host: Ed O'Donnell, Ambassador (ret), American Business Development Group, Columbia |
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Juergen Werner, Vice President, Sales Director for the US, Maha USA, L.L.C. |
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Timothy R. Malinski, U.S. Embassy, Berlin |
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Brian R. Cairns, Former Deputy Chief of Staff, Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Arlington, VA |
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Henry M. Burwell, Partner, Attorney at Law, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP, Greenville |
| 3.30pm |
Closing Address |
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"Transatlantic Partnership after the World Financial Crisis" |
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Dr. Peter Ammon, State Secretary, Department of Foreign Affairs, Berlin |
