7:15a.m. - 8:00 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast

• All delegates
• Music by Tom Alexander

8:00 a.m. - 8:10 a.m. Welcome - All Delegates

• Alfred Zucaro - Chairman, World Trade Center Palm Beach
• John McCartney - Florida Director, U.S. Department of Commerce, Export Assistance Center
• Mayor Michael Brown - City of Riviera Beach

8:10 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Morning Keynote Address - All Delegates

• Honorable Glenda Hood, Florida Secretary of State

8:40 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Concurrent Sessions

Session 1A - Central America Outlook

• Moderator: Dr. Alison Rampersad - Visiting Professor, Lynn University, and President, Sitaram Communication, Inc.
• Mitch Larsen - Senior Commercial Officer, Guatamala City
• Robert West - Managing Director, Global Trade and Transportation, Global Insight, Lexington, MA

Session 1B - Andean Outlook

• Moderator: Mary Andrade - Regional Financial Officer, Latin America Operations, Wackenhut Corporation
• Rebecca Armand - Senior Commercial Officer, Peru
• Harry Tyner - Commercial Officer, Bogota
• Sean Kelley - Senior Commercial Officer, Caracas

Session 1C - Trade Regulatory Compliance

• Moderator: Rafael Rondon, Port Commissioner, Port of Palm Beach
• Sean King - International Trade Specialist, Deputy Assistant Secretary/Agreements Copmliance, International Trade Administration, Washington, DC
• Allison Hift, Esq. - Becker & Poliakoff, P.A.

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

• Canada
• Mexico
• MERCOSUR (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Chile and Bolivia)
• Caribbean

10:00 a.m. - 10:20 a.m. Coffee Break

10:35 a.m. - 11:50 p.m. Concurrent Sessions

Session 2A - Caribbean Outlook

• Moderator: Dwayne A. Wynn, President/CEO, Afro-Caribbean Trading Group
• Les Johnston - Sr. Economic/Political Officer, U.S. State Department, Kingston, Jamaica
• Terry Sorgi - Regional Senior Commercial Officer, Santo Domingo
• Rick Murrell - President, Tropical Shipping

Session 2B - NAFTA Outlook

• Moderator: Robert West - Managing Director, Global Trade and Transportation, Global Insight, Lexington, MA
• Aileen Nandi - Commercial Officer, Mexico City
• David Ponsar - Commercial Officer, Mexico City
• Kay Kuhlman - Deputy Senior Commercial Officer, Ottawa
• Michael Speck - Principal Commercial Officer, Calgary
• Consulate Generals - Canada and Mexico

Session 2C - Services Export Program - Part I (services track info)

• Welcome and greeting: Dr. Eduardo A. Gamarra - Director, Latin American and Caribbean Center, Florida International University
• Significance of Services for the U.S. Economy and Small Business Development: Richard (Dick) Self, Principal Associate, Nathan Associates and former USTR Services Negotiator, Washington, D.C.
• The Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce's International Services Network presents Florida's Services Diplomacy: Jose A. (Tony) Santos, Esq. - Partner, Rojas Santos Stokes & Garcia, LLP and Vice Chair, International Services Network of the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce.

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

• MERCOSUR
• Central America
• Canada
• Mexico

11:50 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. Lunch and Afternoon Keynote Address

• Ambassador Susan Cobb, United States Ambassador to Jamaica

1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Concurrent Sessions

Session 3A - MERCOSUR Outlook

• Moderator: Manny Mancia, V.P. International, Enterprise Florida
• Jim Wilson - Senior Commercial Officer, Buenos Aires
• Keith Silver - Commercial Officer, Buenos Aires
• Janice Corbett - Deputy Senior Commercial Officer, Brazil

Session 3B - Services Export Program - Part II (services track info)

• The FTAA and the Status of Services Trade Liberalization: Where Are We Heading?
• Carl A. Cira - Director, Summit of the Americas Center, Latin American and Caribbean Center, Florida Internationl University
• Keynote: Prospects for Securing Real Global Liberalization of Trade and Investment in Services
• J. Robert Vastine - President, Coalition of Service Industries, Washington D.C.

Session 3C - Export Financing

• Moderator: Peter Bozetarnik, RSM McGladrey, International Tax and Consulting Firm
• David Kontino - President, International Banking Group, Union Planters Bank
• Gene Harris - Senior Commercial Officer, Washington, D.C., Inter American Development Bank Liason
• James Morris - Director, Southeast Region, Export Import Bank of the US

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

3:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. Coffee Break

3:15 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. Concurrent Sessions

Session 4A - Security in the Hemisphere- 5 Points of Protection: People, Cargo, Facilities, Assets, and Information Technology

• Moderator: Lori Baer - Deputy Director, Port of Palm Beach
• Peter Quinter, Esquire - Becker & Poliakoff, PA
• Bruce Goslin - Senior Managing Director, Business Investigations and Intelligence, KROLL Inc.
• Scott Devore, Esq. - Board Certified Immigration Attorney, Devore & Devore, P.A.

Session 4B - Services Export Program - Part III (services track info)

• Panel Discussion on Strategic Markets of Opportunity in Exporting Services and Best Practices, Senior Commercial Officer of the US Department of Commerce and Representatives of the Services Sector
• Moderator: Danny DeVito - Regional Director, Western Hemisphere, US Commercial Service, US Department of Commerce
• Markets/Services Sectors of Opportunity:
• Caribbean Outlook: Terry J. Sorgi - Senior Commercial Officer, Dominican Republic
• Mercosur Outlook: Jim Wilson - Senior Commercial Officer, Argentina
• NAFTA Outlook: John David Breidenstine - Senior Commercial Officer, Mexico
• Andean Outlook: Rebecca Armand - Senior Commericial Officer, Peru
• CAFTA Outlook: Mitch Larson - Senior Commercial Officer, Guatamala/Honduras
• Best Practices: Fernando J. Campo - Vice President, Latin America and Caribbean, CITRIX & Patricia M. Hernandez - Partner, Financial Institutions and International Law, Holland & Knight LLP
• Concluding Remarks: Dr. Eduardo A. Gamarra - Director, Latin American and Caribbean Center, Florida International University

Session 4C - One-to-One Commercial Officer Appointments
(Scheduled Appointment Required)