In a world that’s heating up, speeding up, and increasingly interconnected, discover what works from company leaders who are leveraging the hard-earned lessons from the past two years to maintain better visibility into the future for global business. As elevated uncertainty continues, learn how to sharpen your focus, improve leadership skills, develop innovative practices and hire and retain great staff to ensure your global business runs profitably. Market discontinuities can create opportunities. You must be ready for them, have a burning desire to make things better, and navigate turbulence in the global marketplace.
FACT: World trade will grow over the next decade, even if at a slower pace. Beneath this overall slower growth are significant shifts in trade corridors. These shifts will produce new winners and losers. The actions companies take now can ensure they remain on the winning side. – Source: How to Navigate the Unpredictable Landscape of World Trade, The World Economic Forum, 2023
NOTE: This event is hybrid (in person and via Zoom).
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Speakers
Lu Holter
Owner Croix Valley FoodsBill Mchenry
President, Widgeteer, Inc.Cathy Koch
Founder and CEO, K-Tec SystemsTom Dustman
International Sales Director, Sunnen Products CompanyEllen Wheeler
Partner and Litigation Attorney, Foley & Lardner LLPAhmad Murrar
Litigation Associate, Foley & Lardner LLPSusan Walters-Flood
Chief Operating Officer, The Planting Hope CompanyDonald J. Lloyd
Senior Vice President | Manager: Capital Markets – Foreign Exchange, Rate Swaps and Commodity Derivatives, Associated BankAngie Kappel
VP, Foreign Exchange | Capital Markets, Associated BankLori Novak
VP Foreign Exchange | Capital Markets, Associated BankMarc S. Schulman
President, Eli’s Cheesecake CompanyLaurel Delaney
Founder, GlobeTrade and President, Women Entrepreneurs Grow Global; Author, "Exporting: The Definitive Guide to Selling Abroad Profitably"Richard Paullin
Executive Director, International Trade Association of Greater Chicago
Hear and learn from business owners and international trade executives who are leveraging the hard-earned lessons from the past two years to maintain better visibility into the future for global business – all while navigating turbulence in the global marketplace.
Program
Lite breakfast available for in-person participants.
Panel Discussion on Navigate Turbulence in the Global Marketplace – Panel 1: Leveraging what works in the global marketplace
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Moderator: Donald Lloyd, Senior VP, Capital Markets, Associated Bank
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Lu Holter, Owner, Croix Valley Foods
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Tom Dustman, International Sales Director, Sunnen Products Company
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Cathy Koch, Founder and CEO, K-TEC Systems
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Panel Discussion on Navigate Turbulence in the Global Marketplace – Panel 2: Sharpening focus to ensure global success
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Moderator: Ahmad Murrar, Litigation Associate, Foley & Lardner LLP
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Bill McHenry, President, Widgeteer, Inc.
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Susan Walters-Flood, Chief Operating Officer, The Planting Hope Company
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- Access to speakers on how to make the world your business.
- Meet with the speakers, panelists and fellow attendees.
- Unlimited knowledge sharing, inspiration and networking.
- Auction of raffle prizes!
- Access to speakers on how to make the world your business.
- Facetime with the speakers, panelists and fellow attendees.
- Unlimited knowledge sharing, inspiration and networking.
(MUST HAVE ID PROOF AND .EDU EMAIL ADDRESS)
First come, first served. Only 4 tables available.
- One vendor table (share your company capabilities with a PDF file for each attendee to download)
- Access to speakers on how to make the world your business.
- Meet with the speakers, panelists and fellow attendees.
- Unlimited knowledge sharing, inspiration and networking.
- Access to speakers on how to make the world your business.
- Facetime with the speakers, panelists and fellow attendees.
- Unlimited knowledge sharing, inspiration and networking.
- Auction of raffle prizes!
- Access to speakers on how to make the world your business.
- Facetime with the speakers, panelists and fellow attendees.
- Unlimited knowledge sharing, inspiration and networking.
(MUST HAVE ID PROOF AND .EDU EMAIL ADDRESS)
First come, first served. Only 4 e-tables available.
- One e-vendor table (share your company capabilities with a PDF file for each attendee to download)
- Access to speakers on how to make the world your business.
- Facetime with the speakers, panelists and fellow attendees.
- Unlimited knowledge sharing, inspiration and networking.
THE VENUE
