2017
AGENDA
8:30–9:30am REGISTRATION & NETWORKING Registration, Continental Breakfast and Networking 9:30–9:35am OPENING REMARKS Dr. Morgan Koerner
Chair, German and Russian Studies
Associate Professor of German
The College of Charleston
9:35–9:45am WELCOMING REMARKS The Honorable Glenn McConnell President, The College of Charleston, Representative, Charleston Regional Development Alliance 9:45–10:05am FEATURED SPEAKER Steven Jast, President, ROI Research on Investment
The State of Foreign Investment in the Carolinas: Challenges and Opportunities 10:05–10:20am
COFFEE AND NETWORKING BREAK
10:20 –11:20am PANEL DISCUSSION
sponsored by jp morgan
sponsored by tbd
Banking for International Companies Located in the Carolinas: Challenges and Opportunities
moderator:
Representative, J.P. Morgan
panelists:
Beth Wolfe, CFO, Mogul South Carolina Nonwovens Corporation
Mike Bryant, CFO, WeylChem US Inc.
11:20am–1:00pm
LUNCH: KEYNOTE ADDRESS & AWARDS CEREMONY
Representative, TBD
SPECIAL PRESENTATION: 1st South Carolina Gateway Award Presented by the South Carolina Chapter of the German American Chamber of Commerce of the Southern U.S. Mr. Vincenc Pearson Director, South Carolina Chapter GACC South & Corporate Counsel, DAA Draexlmaier Automotive of America LLC
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1:00–2:00pm PANEL DISCUSSION
sponsored by crda
Preparing and Recruiting Management for Global Business in the Carolinas
moderator:
Dr. Morgan Koerner, Chair, German and Russian Studies, The College of Charleston
panelists:
Bryan Stefani, Director of Business Operations, Aerotek, Charleston/Savannah 2:00–2:15pm COFFEE AND NETWORKING BREAK 2:15–2:45pm SPECIAL PRESENTATION sponsored by bank of america merrill lynch
International Investment in the Carolinas: Perspectives from North Carolina Anthony M. Copeland Secretary of Commerce, North Carolina Department of Commerce 2:45–3:15pm SPECIAL PRESENTATION State of Chinese Investment in the Carolinas Mr. Wally Wang Senior Project Manager, Chinese Investment, South Carolina Department of Commerce 3:15–3:30pm COFFEE AND NETWORKING BREAK 3:30–4:00pm SPECIAL PRESENTATION The Trump Administration: The US Paradigm Shift and Impacts on the Transatlantic Business Partnership in the Carolinas Jackson Janes Ph.D President, American Institute for Contemporary German Studies Johns Hopkins University 4:00–5:00pm PANEL DISCUSSION sponsored by nai earle furman/nai carolantic realty
State of International Automotive Investment in the Carolinas: Where do we go from here?
moderator:
Mrs. Catherine Hayes, Executive Director, South Carolina Automotive Council
panelists:
Scott Craig, Senior GM Corporate Strategy and Planning, JTEKT North America Corporation Paul Lunny, President, Zeltwanger CNC Manufacturing LP Representative, Magna International Inc. (invited) Representative, GITI Tire (invited) Representative, Magneti Marelli (invited) 5:00–5:15pm CLOSING REMARKS AND EXTENDED NETWORKING SESSION
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