12th Annual Global Business Conference

“Gaining the Global Advantage: Making Free Trade Agreements Work for You”

The region’s leading forum on global market trends and strategies provides its annual forecast on the global economy for the year ahead. This year’s event will also focus on free trade agreements (FTA’s). FTA markets now account for 46% of all U.S. goods exports and growing. Lowering tariffs and the cost of U.S. good and services, eliminating barriers and making it easier to do business in a market - You will hear from top U.S. trade negotiators and other experts on why more companies should be taking advantage of these and other benefits of FTA’s to gain a competitive edge in markets - and how they can do it. Are you making FTA’s work for you?

Featured Speakers:

• The Honorable Michael A. Nutter, Mayor of Philadelphia
• José Rasco, Head of Investment Strategy, HSBC • Mark Linscott, Assistant United States Trade Representative for WTO and Multilateral Affairs • William J. Seward, President of International Sales, UPS • Jennifer Morgan, President, SAP North America • Maureen Smith, Acting Assistant Secretary for Industry and Analysis, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce • Elizabeth Clark, Senior Advisor, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary, Trade Policy and Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce • Ryan Mulholland, Trade Specialist, U.S. Department of Commerce