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TIME: 11:45am - PORT OF ALBANY TOUR (OPTIONAL)
NETWORKING LUNCH: 12:30pm
PRESENTATIONS BEGIN: 1:00pm
CONCLUSION: 4:00pm
WHERE:
PORT OF ALBANY WAREHOUSE (INSIDE THE PORT OF ALBANY’S MARINE TERMINAL)
PORT OF ALBANY SECURITY, 109 SMITH BLVD, ALBANY 12202
COST: FREE TO ATTEND
PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED
LUNCH IS INCLUDED
Companies coming out of the Covid era are facing new challenges in their global supply chains; many are calling it “The Great Reset”. This in-person seminar will frame the issues and challenges and offer solutions and options to reduce landed cost. Foreign Trade Zones are a proven option to mitigate both risk and cost; the seminar will provide a focus on the why‘s and how‘s of FTZ‘s.
KEY TOPICS:
• Resources for conducting business internationally
• Understanding Post-Pandemic Supply Chain Issues
• Eight Proven Options for Reducing Risk and Spend in Global Supply Chain
• First Sale, Consolidated Freight, Demand Planning, HTS Reviews, Alternative Sourcing & Near Sourcing, Tariff Engineering
FOCUS: FOREIGN TRADE ZONES
• Benefits
• How to Implement, How to Operate
SPEAKERS include:
Thomas Cook, Managing Director of Blue Tiger International
Kathryn Bamberger, International Industry Development, NYS ESD Global NY
Cathy Gibbons, Senior International Trade Specialist US Dept. Commerce
Mercedes Sanchez-Moore, Director if International Trade NYSBDC
“Know Your Port” - Panel discussion on Global Supply Chain and Maritime Industry
PANELISTS
John Polowczyk, Executive Director, EY/Retired US Navy Rear Admiral
Former White House Lead for the International Supply Chain Task Force
Megan Daly, Chief Commerce Officer Port of Albany
Ashley Armstrong, Operations Manager Curia Global
Don Wiesenforth, Senior Vice President Business Growth Solutions/MEP Center Director
Center for Economic Growth (CEG)
Register at http://niwt.org/may-20/?mc_cid=ff24f6b343