Gateway California
Friday, October 29, 2010
South San Francisco Conference Center

8:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Workshops - A.M. Session

11:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Exhibit Hall Hours

11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
International Export/Import Executive Luncheon

2:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Workshops - P.M. Session

Note: Schedule subject to change

South San Francisco Conference Center
255 South Airport Boulevard
South San Francisco, CA 94080  

This marquee fly-in program is the leading export/import forum on North America ’s west coast. This one-day event is attended by more than a 1,000 individuals who gather to take part in everything from the dynamic trade show floor and the focused curriculum of export/import related training workshops to the International Export/Import Executive Luncheon where attendees hear from policy and industry leaders about the latest policy directions and trends in the industry. It provides attendees and exhibitors the opportunity to make critical connections and increase their opportunity for future success globally.

Gateway California is comprised of three components, described below.  Read brochure further for details. Package pricing available—see registration form on the Gateway California website.

Trade Show
This leading export/import trade show on North America’s west coast features everything from countries, global regions, companies, organizations, domestic locations and information about assets and services that are critical to importing and exporting on the west coast of North America and through California into one trade show floor. It is produced in a means that provides attendees and exhibitors the opportunity to make critical connections and increase their opportunity for future global success.  

Executive Luncheon
At our first annual International Export/Import Executive Luncheon, the Northern California World Trade Center will honor many of California’s top international trading partner countries and will present a program that features speakers highlighting both California’s strategic position in global trade and how the United States plans to aggressively work with governments and the private sector to double exports within the next five years and in the process create two million new jobs.

Workshops
This curriculum of international trade-related training workshops will provide experienced international business professionals with the opportunity to further their knowledge, skills and connections in order to successfully compete in a constantly changing global marketplace. This unique program is offered with assistance from qualified international consultants and professionals from Northern California companies currently doing business overseas.

For more information and to register, please visit GatewayCA.org  

International Trading Partners Series

Next Scheduled Event: 

MEXICO
August 30, 2010
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

HONG KONG
September 28, 2010
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

GERMANY
November 18, 2010
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

All events will be held at 
One Capitol Mall, Sacramento, CA 95814 

INTERNATIONAL TRADING PARTNER SERIES 

At the first series, participants heard from Thierry Weissenburger, who is the Consul and Senior Trade Commissioner at the Consulate General of Canada and Tian Deyou, Consul and Director  of Economic & Commercial Office of the Chinese Consulate General at the second ITPS event.  

The NorCalWTC is hosting the International Trading Partners Series as a means to provide an opportunity to learn from and interact directly with international trade representatives of some of Californians top international trading partners.   This setting allows for a personal environment for participants to directly network and discuss possible business opportunities with both US Government export executives and international governmental trading representatives.

In 2010 this series is made up of six events that each highlight one of the top 10 trading partners with California .  The NorCalWTC is working in conjunction with our local Department of Commerce office ensure attendees have the opportunity to learn about additional services that are offered to help American companies export. As an additional effort to help connect attendees with resources, each attendee will be offered the opportunity for a free Metro Pulse interview to help identify additional needs and connect them with economic development resources regionally. 

Registration is now open for the following events:

August 30, 9:00 am - 10:00 am:  MEXICO - Register Now
Speaker:  Jose Mario Juarez Lopez de Nava, Trade Commissioner for ProMexico, the Mexican federal agency that runs trade offices in outside of Mexico .

September 28, 9:00 am - 10:00 am:  HONG KONG - Register Now
Speaker:  Jeff Wing-Yan Leung, Director, Hong Kong Economic & Trade Office san Francisco

November 18, 9:00 am - 10:00 am:  GERMANY - Register Now
Speaker: Deputy Consul General Eberhard Brockmann

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