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PERISHABLES LOGISTIC CONFERENCE
CONFERENCE PROGRAM |
| Monday, June 16th |
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| 7:30 – 8:45 a.m. |
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Breakfast Buffet |
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| 7:30 – 9:00 a.m. |
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Conference Registration |
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| 8:30 a.m. |
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Welcome Address
Josu de Lapatza Urbiola, President
Vitoria International Airport Promotion Agency |
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| 8:40 a.m. |
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Keynote Address
Jorge Arrizurieta, Executive Director & COO
Florida FTAA, Inc. |
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| 8:55 a.m. |
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Chairman’s Opening Remarks
Bill Spohrer, President Verapaz International |
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| 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. |
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Marketing Case Studies
How to Evaluate
Potential New Markets
Hernan Galindo,
Senior Associate
AvGroup
Global Overview
Greg Brown, Managing Editor Latin Trade Magazine
A Success Story
Gerardo García-Huidobro, Trade Commissioner
ProChile, Chilean Trade Bureau
Questions and Answers |
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| 10:00 – 10:30 a.m. |
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Coffee Break |
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| 10:30 a.m. – 12:30
noon |
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The Markets, Regulations and Requirements - Session One
United States
Moderator:
Peter A. Quinter, Esq.,
Customs and International Trade Development
Becker
& Poliakoff, P.A.
Speakers:
· Tim Albano, Vice president North America
Shipping, Del Monte Foods
· Jeffrey
O. Baldwin, Sr., Service Port Director, Bureau
of Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Department
of Homeland Security
· Dr. John Sanders, Acting Imports Manager, U.S. Food and Drug
Administration, Miami
· Michael Wright, Port Director,
Miami-Dade, Florida, (Legacy:
USDA APHIS Plant Protection
and Quarantine)
Questions and Answers |
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| 12:30 noon – 2:00
p.m. |
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Luncheon
Sponsored by: Miami International Airport |
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| 2:00 p.m.– 4:30
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The Markets, Regulations and Requirements - Session One/Panel Two
European Union, Asian Pacific Rim and Developing Markets
Moderator:
Richard Roffman, Chairman &
CEO
The Americas Publishing Group, Inc.
Speakers:
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David Pierce, Cargo & Business
Development Manager, Emirates Airlines
· Jeroen Oudheusden, Manager
Customer Relation, Flower Auction Aaslmeer
· Gert Jan Jansen, Partner, YDL
Management Consultants
· Michelle
Kung, Director, Taiwan Trade Bureau
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Begoña Pérez, Director
of the Food Technology Dpt., Fundación Azti
· Kirk Kobayashi, JETRO |
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| 3:00 – 3:30 p.m. |
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Coffee Break |
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| 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. |
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Welcome Reception |
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| Tuesday, June 17th |
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| 7:30 – 8:45 a.m. |
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Breakfast Buffet |
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| 9:00 - 10:30 a.m. |
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Economic Trends and Financing - Session Two
Banking, Factoring and Insurance
Moderator:
Eric Williams, Vice President
– Latin America, DF Young
Speakers:
· Marina McGuire-McCabe, Vice President
- Trade Division,
SunTrust Miami, N.A.
· Patricia Castellanos, Vice President, Seitlin Property & Casualty
· Jack Rosmarin, Seitlin Property & Casualty
· Alvaro Zuluaga, President, EXPOCREDIT
Questions and Answers |
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| 10:30 – 11:00 a.m. |
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Coffee Break |
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| 11:00 p.m.– 12:30
noon |
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Logistics - Session Three
Shipper, Forwarder, European Distributor and Airline
Perspectives
Moderator:
Eric Andrews, Vice President
– Government & Industry Affairs
Martin Aviation Group
· Peter Warren, Director of International Operations, Rosemont
Farms Corp.
· John Galiher, Jr.,
President, Preferred Freezer
· Jose Mª Navajas, General Manager,
DECOEXSA
· Pablo Canales, Latin America Sales Manager, LanChile Cargo
· Bunny Schreiber, Aviation Marketing Specialist, Miami
International Airport
Questions and Answers
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| 12:30 noon- 1:45 p.m. |
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Buffet Lunch |
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| 1:45 – 2:45 p.m. |
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New Technologies and Their Impact - Session Four
Temperature Control, Packaging, B2B, E-Commerce
Moderator:
Keith S. Prager, President, Keith
Prager & Associates
Speakers:
· Tony Wright,
Vice President, Envirotainer
· Erling
P. Larsen, Chief Adviser, Danish Institute for Fisheries
Research
· Bob York, Eastern Regional Manager, Cargotech
Questions and Answers |
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| 2:45 – 4:45 p.m. |
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New Security and Environmental
Barriers - Session Five/Open Panel Discussion
· Lauren Perez, International Trade Advisor, Sandler Travis &
Rosenberg and Attorney, International Food Coalition
· Fernando
Albareda, Trade Commissioner, Peru
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Nancy Cely, Trade Commissioner, Ecuador
· Jack W. Boisen, Vice President, Continental Airlines Cargo
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| 3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. |
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Coffee Break |
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| 4:45 p.m. – 5:45
p.m. |
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Round-up Session
The panel will review with the audience the problems
and opportunities of Perishables Logistics
Moderator:
Robert C. Booth, Chairman, AvGroup
Speakers:
· Manuel Aragon, President Teqflor
· Ricardo Gonzalez,
Director, Vitoria International Airport
Promotion Agency
·
Richard Roffman, Chairman & CEO The Americas
Publishing Group |
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