8:00a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast

• All delegates
• Pre-Event Networking

8:30 a.m. - 8:40 a.m. Welcome and Introduction

• Alfred Zucaro - Chairman, World Trade Center Palm Beach
• US Commercial Service

8:40 a.m. - 9:10 a.m. Morning Keynote Address

• Carlos Poza - Deputy Director General, United States Department of Commerce, US Commercial Service, Washington, DC
• Export Achievement Certificate Presentation

9:20 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Concurrent Sessions

Session 1A - State of Central American Free Trade Agreement - Understanding the Opportunities

• Moderator: Manny Mencia - International Business Senior Vice President, Enterprise Florida
• Daniel Thompson - Regional Senior Commercial Officer Ð San Salvador/El Salvador
• Honorable Jose Velazquez Escobar - General Consul, Nicaragua, Miami Consulate
• TBA

Session 1B - Our Sea Ports and What They Offer For Natural Markets Of CAFTA And Caribbean Basin

• Moderator : Lori Baer - Executive Director, Port of Palm Beach
• Rick Murrell - President, Tropical Shipping
• Joan Sanchez-Schnettler - President, J.D. Sanchez Consulting, Inc.
• Carlos Buqueras - Director of Trade Development, Port Everglades

Session 1D - One on One Commercial Officer Appointments
(Same-day Scheduled Appointment Required)

• David Katz - Senior Commercial Officer, Caribbean Region
• Development Banks

10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. Break

10:45 a.m. - 12:00 a.m. Concurrent Sessions

Session 2A - State of the Caribbean Basin Initiative - Understanding the Opportunities

• Moderator: Patrick Corley, Executive Vice President, WTC Palm Beach
• TBA Caribbean Governmental Official
• David Katz - Counselor for Commercial Affairs, Caribbean Region U. S. Embassy, Santo Domingo
• Ralph Puga - Florida Foreign Trade Association

Session 2B - CARIBBEAN ECONOMIC RECOVERY SPECIAL SESSION (part 1) more info

• Gene Harris - US Dept of Commerce, International Trade Administration (ITA) Liaison to the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
• James Morris - Director, Miami Regional Export Import Bank of the United States
• Caribbean Development Bank
• Central American Development Bank
• Overseas Private Investment Corporation
• Jerry Watterworth - Vice President of Trade Finance, Union Planters Bank

Session 2C - Growing and Protecting Your Internatioanl Wealth Ð Enhancing International & National Corporate Equity Through Professional Money Mangement

• Moderator: Lina Blanco - Premier Agent- Pruco Securities Registered Representative
• Michael McLaughlin - CIMA Prudential Financial
• Bennett Leace - Financial Planner, CLTC Prudential Financial

Session 2D - One on One Commercial Officer Appointments
(Same-day Scheduled Appointment Required)

• Daniel Thompson - Regional Senior Commercial Officer Ð San Salvador/El Salvador
• Development Banks

12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Lunch

• Keynote Address: Dr. Gérard LaTortue, Prime Minister, Haiti

1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Concurrent Sessions

Session 3A - Services Export to Caribbean & CAFTA Nations

• Moderator: John McCartney - Director, US Commercial Service Florida
• Erich de la Fuente - President, EDF Communications

Session 3B - Benefits and Challenges of the FTAA Agreement

• Moderator: Gene Rostov - Esquire, Baker McKenzie
• Jorge L. Arrizurieta - President, Florida FTAA Inc.
• Joseph Bernadel - Co-Founder Toussaint L'Ouverture High School for Arts and Social Justice, Delray Beach, Florida

Session 3C - CARIBBEAN ECONOMIC RECOVERY SPECIAL SESSION (part 2) more info

• Gene Harris - US Dept of Commerce, International Trade Administration (ITA) Liaison to the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
• James Morris - Director, Miami Regional Export Import Bank of the United States
• Caribbean Development Bank
• Central American Development Bank
• Overseas Private Investment Corporation
• Jerry Watterworth - Vice President of Trade Finance, Union Planters Bank

Session 3D - One on One Commercial Officer Appointments
(Same-day Scheduled Appointment Required)

• Daniel Thompson - Regional Senior Commercial Officer Ð San Salvador/El Salvador
• David Katz - Senior Commercial Officer, Caribbean Region

2:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Coffee Break

Session 4A - Joint Ventures and Distribution Agreements

• Moderator: Steve Sloane Newburgh, Esq. - Fowler White Burnett P.A., West Palm Beach, FL
• Susan Forsythe - Director, IAG Global
• Gene Rostov - Esquire, Baker McKenzie

Session 4B - Issues of Security: People, Facilities, Intellectual Property

• Moderator: Jacques Island - President, Inquesta Corporation
• George C. Slike - SSA, Diplomatic Security Service, U.S. State Department
• Mary Andrade - Regional Financial Officer, Latin America, Wackenhut Corporation
• John Rizvi, Esq. - Gold & Rizvi, P.A.

Session 4C - So Many Resorts So Little Time - Travel and Tourism Industry of Caribbean and CAFTA Nations

• Moderator: Henley Jones - International (Travel) Trade Specialist, US Commercial Service, US Department of Commerce
• TBA
• Alfredo Gonzalez - Vice President, Tourist International Development, Broward County
• Joel Stewart, Esq. - Fowler White Burnett P.A., Miami, FL

Session 4D - One on One Commercial Officer and Inter-American Development Bank Appointments
(Same-day Scheduled Appointment Required)

• Daniel Thompson - Regional Senior Commercial Officer Ð San Salvador/El Salvador
• David Katz - Senior Commercial Officer, Caribbean Region
• Development Banks