Top Executives & Trade Envoys From More Than 30 Nations Arriving In St. Louis For World Trade Day

PRLog (Press Release) - Aug 30, 2006 -
St. Louis, Missouri, USA … Trade envoys from more than 30 nations who want to do business with Missouri firms will join top global executives at World Trade Day, a major international business summit hosted in St. Louis on September 21, 2006.

"The World’s Super Economies – Doing Business in China, India & the European Union” is the theme of this year’s World Trade Day St. Louis conference, which is open to businesses, non-profit organizations and the public.

“Foreign trade representatives and business leaders are arriving in St. Louis to make new business contacts at this high-profile trade conference,” said Stewart Dahlberg, Chairman of The St. Louis Regional International Partnership, which is organizing the event with the Missouri District Export Council.

“Keynote presenters will include business, economic and diplomatic officials who are experienced in current business environments for large and small enterprises in Europe, India and China,” said Mr. Dahlberg. “We also are pleased to welcome the Honorable Charlie A. Dooley, St. Louis County Executive, who will address the gathering.

“World Trade Day is a cost-efficient way for companies in the St. Louis region to make new international business contacts and build sales opportunities,” Mr. Dahlberg added. Some of the World Trade Day conference speakers will include:

•   Stephen Burrows, President & CEO, Anheuser-Busch International, St. Louis, Missouri

•   Shantanu Srivastava, Managing Director, Ishan International, Delhi, India

•   David Bohigian, Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, D.C.

•   Larry E. Christensen, Vice President-Export Controls, JP Morgan Chase Vastera, Washington, D.C.

•   The Honorable Arun Kumar, Consul General, India, Chicago, Illinois

•   William Lawton, Senior Trade Specialist, Asia-Pacific, U.S.
Department of Commerce, Washington, D.C.

•   Jorik Ittmann, Director of International Development Worldwide, LaserBand, LLC, St. Louis, Missouri

•   David Graham, President & CEO, Lubri-Loy, Inc., O’Fallon, Missouri

•   David Saliga, International Sales Manager, Code3 Public Safety Equipment, Inc, St. Louis, Missouri

•   Ted Simmons, Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey Global Brand Consultant, Arnold Worldwide, Boston, Massachusetts

More than 30 foreign trade representatives will be available for individual meetings from 9:00 a.m-4:00 p.m. Government-sponsored incentives and options for joining trade missions will be presented.

The event will occur at the Sheraton St. Louis City Centre Hotel at 400 South 14th Street in St. Louis. It opens with a Continental breakfast and registration at 7:30 a.m. Registration is $95 per person for all presentations, keynote speeches, breakfast, the World Trade Day luncheon and private meetings with foreign trade envoys. A CD of presentations will be given to all who attend.

For an optional registration fee of $150, registrants may attend the September 21 conference and also enjoy a Mississippi riverboat dinner cruise and cocktail reception with foreign trade representatives on Wednesday, September 20, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Transportation to and from the St. Louis Sheraton City Centre Hotel and the paddlewheel-style riverboat will be provided.

Conference sponsorship opportunities are available. Please call Mr.Dahlberg at 001.314.537.2209.

World Trade Day is co-hosted by The Saint Louis Regional International Partnership and the Missouri District Export Council. SLRIP is a not-for-profit group that promotes international trade, education and cultural exchange. MODEC is one of 56 District Export Councils affiliated with the U.S. Department of Commerce.

For press credentials, contact Jeff Dunlap in St. Louis at 314.993.6925.