Coushatta Grand Hotel - Coushatta Casino Resort 777 Coushatta Drive Kinder, Louisiana 70648 www.coushattacasinoresort.com April 17-19, 2013 Organized by Southwest Louisiana Economic Development Alliance Le Centre International de Lafayette Sponsored by Southwest Louisiana Economic Development Alliance Louisiana Economic Development U.S. Department of Commerce Louisiana District Export Council Le Centre International de Lafayette Calcasieu Parish Police Jury World Trade Center of New Orleans Contact David Conner dconner@allianceswla.org / www.allianceswla.org Marisol Canedo mcanedo50@gmail.com All functions are Business Casual 1
Pre-Conference Activity April 17 (Wednesday) Gulf Coast Trade Alliance Agenda Golf Team Outing Koasati Pines - Coushatta Casino Resort, 300 Koasati Drive, Kinder, LA 70648 April 17 (Wednesday) 3:00-5:00 pm Registration Opens Hosted by: Southwest Louisiana Economic Development Alliance Grand Hotel Lobby - Coushatta Casino Resort, 777 Coushatta Drive, Kinder, LA 5:00-6:30 pm Meet and Greet Wine Reception - All participants invited Hosted by: Southwest Louisiana Economic Development Alliance April 18 (Thursday) 8:00-8:30 am Registration and Continental Breakfast Hosted by: Southwest Louisiana Economic Development Alliance Grand Hotel Lobby - Coushatta Casino Resort 8:30-9:15 am Opening Remarks and Welcome George Swift, President/CEO, Southwest Louisiana Economic Development Alliance David Sickey, Tribal Council, Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana David Conner, Vice President, Economic Development and International Commerce, Southwest Louisiana Economic Development Alliance John Voorhorst, Executive Director, International Commerce, Louisiana Economic Development Florida Representative Alabama Representative Mississippi Representative 2
9:15-10:30am U.S. and the Gulf Coast in the Global Market Panelists: James D. Lindley, Jr., International Trade Specialist / Commercial Officer New Orleans Export Assistance Center Bryan Erwin, Advocacy Center (invited) The Advocacy Center helps to ensure that sales of U.S. products and services have the best possible chance competing abroad. Aaron Brickman, Select USA SelectUSA is designed to complement the activities of our states the primary drivers of economic development in the United States 10:30-10:45 am Coffee Break 10:45-12:00 Noon Building a Clean Energy Empire: $47 billion in new clean energy projects and counting David Conner Panelists: - SASOL (invited) - Cheniere Energy, Inc. - Others 12:00N - 1:15pm Lunch Coushatta Tribe in the Global Market: David Sickey Keynote Speaker: (Office of Sen. Mary Landrieu / US Official)/David Sickey 3
1:15-2:30 pm International Trade Missions Panelists: James D. Lindley, Jr., International Trade Specialist / Commercial Officer New Orleans Export Assistance Center Updates on the Oil and Gas Business in Israel Noble Energy / Zion Oil / Meir Shlomo, Consul General of Israel Jim Veal, Director of Trade and Investment Promotion, Government of Israel Economic Office, Houston, TX Updates on the Expansion of the Panama Canal John Hyatt, Irwin Brown Company Trade Missions / International Events in the Pipeline Philippe Gustin, International Trade Manager, Le Centre International de Lafayette Panelists: Brazil Offshore in Macaé, Brazil - James D. Lindley, Jr., International Trade Specialist / Commercial Officer, New Orleans Export Assistance Center Louisiana Gulf Coast Oil Exposition - Angela Cring, Executive Director Business Opportunities in Turkey and Louisiana Mission to Canada Philippe Gustin, International Trade Manager, Le Centre International de Lafayette 2:30 pm Coffee Break 4
2:45-4:15 pm Federal, State and other Local resources for businesses looking to expand in the Global Market Place Panels: Delilah DeSouza, Senior International Trade Specialist, U.S. & Foreign Commercial Service - New Orleans US Export Assistance Center Louisiana Economic Development - John Voorhorst Executive Director, International Commerce State Trade and Export Promotion Program (STEP) Bill Fousch, Project Manager, Louisiana Economic Development Small Business Administration Pellson Lau, Regional Manager, Export Solutions Group, Office of International Trade Export Import Bank of the United States Kelly Kemp, Export Finance Manager Southern U.S. Trade Association Jerry Hingle, Executive Director Louisiana Small Business Development Center William Joubert, Director 6:00-8:00 pm Welcome Reception (Casual) Hosted by: Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana Opening Remarks: David Sickey Theme: Special Event and Presentation by the local and visiting Tribal Nations Veranda, Koasati Pines Golf Course and Event Center April 19 (Friday) 8:00 8:30 am Registration and Continental Breakfast Coushatta Casino Resort - Grand Hotel, Hotel Lobby 5
8:30-9:30 am Welcome Back Panelists: David Conner Jane Campbell, Staff Director, Senator Mary Landrieu, Chair U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (invited) Carleton Shephard, Special Advisor, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce 9:30-10:45 am The Role of the Foreign Consulates in the U.S. - Helping expand Global Trade Dominik Knoll, CEO, World Trade Center of New Orleans Panelists: - Panama - Canada - Turkey - Brazil - Israel - France - Mexico - Peru 10:45 am Coffee Break 11:00-11:45 pm Closing - Keynote Speaker Introduction of Speaker: George Swift or David Conner Special Keynote Speakers: Chuck Kleckley, Louisiana Speaker of the House Hon. Charles Boustany, U.S. Representative for Louisiana s 3 rd Congressional District 11:45 am Closing Remarks Presentation of Certificates of Appreciation Introduction of 2014 location Session Ends 6