Meetings with the Authorized Trade Representatives will take place in the morning (beginning at 8:00 AM, ending at 11:30 AM) and in the afternoon (beginning at 1:30 PM, ending at 5:00 PM). Each appointment is 30 minutes long.

Please know that meetings are arranged on a first come, first serve basis and that you can always arrange to schedule a virtual meeting for another time.

Participating Overseas Trade Offices:

• Australia & New Zealand – Chris Evans

• Canada – Chris Leslie and Joanna Walsh

• Central & Eastern Europe – Pavlina Becvarova
(includes Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine)

• Germany – Linda von Delhaes-Guenther
(includes Germany, Italy, Austria, Switzerland)

• India – Sushama Kanetkar and Supriya Kanetkar

• Mexico – Efren Flores

• Middle East Regional Office – Seth Vogelman
(includes Egypt, Greece, Israel, Jordan, Turkey)

• Netherlands and Belgium – Peter Sanders

• Singapore – Sarath Menon
(includes Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam)

• South Korea – Ken Yang

• Taiwan – Liran Golan

• United Kingdom – Declan Barry
(includes Ireland, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom)

• Spain – Foreign Direct Investment Representative – Jordi Reverte Availa

Free Services Provided by the PA Overseas Trade Offices Include:

• Market and competitive intelligence
• Identification of overseas partners, agents or distributors; pre-screened per company’s criteria.
• Regulatory information on products, tariffs, and duty rates
• Foreign company background checks to ensure legitimacy
• Logistical issues such as in-country transportation and arrangement of appointments with potential customers or distributors
• Trade show support
• And more!

8:00 AM: Morning Registration & Meetings with Trade Representatives               

12:00 PM: Luncheon Presentation & Buffet Lunch with Trade Representatives

1:30 PM: Afternoon Registration & Meetings with Trade Representatives

 

Enjoy a buffet style lunch at noon to 1:30 pm and network with
the overseas trade office representatives, local companies and our event sponsors and exhibitors

Luncheon Presentation
“Navigating Evolving Challenges in the International Payments’ Landscape”

Join Fulton Bank in a review of the current environment of increasing global sanctions programs,
potential banking delays and fluctuating currency markets.  Learn how to best deploy risk management
strategies for import/export payments to protect your business.

Presented by Amy Sahm, Senior Vice President and Manager
International Group,  Fulton Bank, Lancaster, PA

Amy joined Fulton Bank’s International Group in 2002 following a career in the Japanese banking and trade industry. As department manager, she oversees product development, operations, FX trading, correspondent banking, sales and risk management. The International Group at Fulton is responsible for foreign exchange services, international payments, and Trade services for Fulton’s customer base. The International Group primarily serves import / export SME clients within Fulton’s five state footprint in the mid-Atlantic.

 

“Bringing the World to PA!” is funded in part by DCED’s Office of International Business Development

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Sponsor opportunities are available: 
Bringing the World to PA sponsorship form 2022

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Thank you to the following sponsors (to date) for their support!

 

Silver Level Sponsor

Bronze Level Sponsors

 

Strategic Partners

 

Exhibitors to date include:

Aesir Logistics

Fulton Bank

MANTEC

Office of International Business Development

US Commercial Service – Philadelphia Office