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N.A.M.E. Conference Encouraging
Trade for the FUTURE
of Tennessee
| 7:30 – 8:30 a.m. |
Registration and Continental Breakfast
University Center First Floor Lobby |
| 8:30 – 8:45 a.m. |
Welcome/Introductions
Dr. Thomas Rakes – Chancellor, UT
Martin
Main Hall – University Center 206 ABC |
| 8:45 – 9:30 a.m. |
Opening International Agriculture Update
Representative – Tennessee Farm Bureau
Megan Provost – Foreign Agriculture Service, USDA
“NAFTA and American Agriculture – Opportunities and Obstacles”
Main Hall – University Center 206 ABC |
| 9:30- 10:00 a.m. |
Break
and Resource Booths
University Center Second Floor Mezzanine |
| 10:15-11:30 a.m. |
Concurrent Sessions:
UC
225 ABC– Small
and Medium Business/Industry
Seamless Supply and Distribution Streams:
Solutions for Cross-Border Logistics
Topic Introduction/Facilitator:
Sean Finn – Senior Vice-President for Public Affairs, Canadian National Railway
Panelists:
Maurice Owen – Executive Consultant, Cates Landing-Mississippi River Port
Ernie Valdez – Director of International Services, Averitt Express Trucking
Tom Kaden –Vice-President for Southwest and Canadian Border Operations, Mallory/Alexander International Logistics
Sadar – Director, United States Coalition of Service Industries
UC 206 ABC- Agriculture
and Ag Business
Ethanol and Its Impact on International Commodity Prices
Topic Introduction/Facilitator:
Dr. Jim Byford – Dean, UT Martin College of
Agricultural and Applied Sciences
Panelists:
Dr. Alberto
Aguirre – President
Emeritus, University Agrarian Antonio Narro – Saltillo,
México
Bob Friesen – President, Canadian Federation of Agriculture
Dale Miller – Director, Office of Outreach and Exporter Assistance, FAS, USDA |
| 11:45 a.m. – 12:15
p.m. |
Lunch
and Luncheon Introductions
Dr. Jerald Ogg – Interim Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, UT Martin
University Center
Second Floor Ballroom |
| 12:15
p.m. |
Luncheon Keynote – Mexican Perspective
Dr. Hector Marquez – Director of Trade and NAFTA Office, Mexican Embassy
“NAFTA at 10: What is the impact and opportunity for the coming decade?”
University Center Second Floor Ballroom |
| 1
p.m. |
Luncheon Keynote – Canadian Perspective
Michael Kergin – Former Canadian Ambassador to the U.S.
“NAFTA at 10: What is the impact and opportunity for the coming decade?”
University Center Second Floor Ballroom |
| 1:45 – 3 p.m. |
Next Steps/Resources Panel
Moderator:
Dr. Thomas Payne, Dunagan Chair of Excellence in Banking, UT Martin
Panelists:
David Spann – Director, U.S. Export Assistance Center, Memphis
Bob Bathgate – President, AMCHAM Canada
Kyle Holmberg – Biofuels Program Coordinator, Tenn. Department of Agriculture
Dr. Jamie Frakes – Director, Tennessee Small Business Development Center (TSBDC), Dyersburg
Gabe Pellathy – Deputy Director General, U.S. & Foreign Commercial Service
University Center 206 ABC |
| 3 p.m. |
Adjournment/Conclusions
Dr.
Paul Crapo – Executive Director, UT Martin Center for Global Studies
Leslie
Schweitzer –Director of Trade Roots Program, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
UC 206 ABC |
Special Conference Features
Resource Booths
Spend time networking in the resource booth area on the second floor mezzanine. From export assistance to logistics and shipping, these resource booths will remain open in the mezzanine until 4:00 P.M.
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