SELECT + SIGN + SUPPORT
International sales, marketing and business development professionals will gain invaluable tools and insight for hiring and managing a global distribution network.

Agenda
8:00 am Registration

8:30 am Introduction

9:00 am SELECTING a Qualified Candidate - Panel with Gerald Seidl, Senior Vice President and Co-Founder Headworks Inc.; and Patricia Martinez, Director of International J.Ventures & Marketing, Valerus.

10:00 am Break

10:15 am SIGNING a Contract - Legal & Financial Considerations.

Contracts & Foreign Corrupt Practics Act (FCPA) - Kerry C. Williams, Shareholder, Chamberlain Hrdlicka

Export Compliance & Training - Steven C. Emme, Esq., Baker Hostetler

Financing Sales to Foreign Buyers - Najla Tanous, Houston District Counsel, US Small Business Administration

12 noon Lunch. SOCIAL MEDIA AS A HIRING TOOL INTERNATIONALLY, Ward Pennebaker, Pennebaker Fifth Ring

1:30 pm SUPPORT to Enhance Performance- Panel with Ed Carney, Export Oil Field Services; Fernando Guzman, President/CEO, Prime Eco Group, Inc.; and Aida Araissi, Founder and Managing Director, Bilateral US-Arab Chamber of Commerce.

2:30 Wrap up and Resources

Register today at:
Seminar Registration

Date: Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Venue: UH Small Business
              Development Center
              2302 Fannin, Suite 200
              Houston, TX

Deadline: July 19 at 12 Noon

Cost: $90 per person. Lunch and
           handouts included.

Questions?
Pam Plagens
pam.plagens@trade.gov
(713) 209-3106

Cosponsored by the Houston Export Assistance Center, Houston District Export Council and UH Small Business Development Center.