Business Opportunities For Montana: Expansion Through Trade To New Markets, 8/15, Bozeman

August 8, 2008

The Montana Chamber of Commerce is co-sponsoring two international trade programs to be held in Montana this summer. The first will be August 13 in Kalispell, in conjunction with the Kalispell Chamber of Commerce, and feature a keynote address from U.S. Senator Max Baucus.

The second will be August 15 in Bozeman, in conjunction with the Bozeman Area Chamber of Commerce, and feature a keynote from U.S. Representative Denny Rehberg. Both are co-sponsored by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and their “TradeRoots” subsidiary.

Kalispell (full Kalispell agenda below): http://www.chambermaster.com/directory/jsp/events/EventPage.jsp?ccid=322&eventid=59

AGENDA

8:00 – 8:30 a.m. Registration, Networking & Continental Breakfast

8:30 – 8:40 Welcome Remarks

• David Smith, President, Bozeman Chamber of Commerce

• Webb Brown, President, Montana Chamber of Commerce

8:40 – 9:00 Current Business Climate and International Outlook

• Introduced by: Webb Brown, President, Montana Chamber of Commerce

• Leslie Schweitzer, Senior Trade Advisor, US Chamber of Commerce

9:00 – 10:00 Breaking into New Markets

• Introduced by Leslie Schweitzer, US Chamber of Commerce

• Kim Wild, TowHaul/Smith Equipment, Belgrade

• Spencer Williams, West Paw Design, Bozeman

• Other(s) to be announced

10:00 – 10:15 Break

10:15 – 11:15 a.m. Resources for Going Global

• Moderated by Liz Reilly, Associate Director, TradeRoots, US Chamber of Commerce

• Inga Fisher Williams, Regl Export Finance Manger, US Small Business Administration

• Carey Hester, Director Missoula Export Assistance Center, US Dept of Commerce

• Megan Harrington, Director, Montana World Trade Center

• Cassie Egbert, International Marketing Program Director, MT Dept of Agriculture

11:15 – 11:30 a.m. Opportunities through Trade in Montana

• Steve Holland, Director, Montana Manufacturing Extension Center

11:30 – 12:00 p.m. Keynote Address: Staying Competitive in International Trade through Innovation

• Introduced by Steve Holland

• Congressman Denny Rehberg (MT)

12:00 – 1:30 p.m. Lunch

1:30 p.m. Program Concludes

Business Opportunities for Montana: Expansion through Trade to New Markets

Friday, August 15, 2008

Hilton Garden Inn Bozeman

REGISTRATION

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