{"id":29,"date":"2012-02-29T20:50:01","date_gmt":"2012-02-29T20:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/texaseusummit.org\/?page_id=29"},"modified":"2019-02-11T21:21:31","modified_gmt":"2019-02-11T21:21:31","slug":"schedule","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/conferences.la.utexas.edu\/texaseusummit\/schedule\/","title":{"rendered":"Schedule – 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"

Schedule – 2014<\/span><\/h2>\n
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Third Annual Texas EU Business Summit:
\nTrade, Investment and Innovation
\nThursday, May 1, 2014
\nAT&T Conference Center
\nAustin, Texas<\/h5>\n

8:00 \u2013 8:30 Breakfast & Conference Registration<\/strong><\/p>\n

8:30 \u2013 8:45 Opening & Welcoming Remarks<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  • \n
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    • Dr. Doug Biow, Director University of Texas EU Center of Excellence<\/li>\n
    • TBA<\/li>\n
    • Master of Ceremonies \u2013 Adriana Cruz, President, Greater San Marcos Partnership<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      8:45 \u2013 9:30\u00a0KEYNOTE: EU\/US\/Texas Transatlantic Relationships<\/strong><\/p>\n

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          \n
        • George Papanikolaou, Consul General of Greece, Houston,\u00a0Presidency of the Council for the European Union<\/li>\n
        • Josh Stanton , Project Manager, Transatlantic Relations,\u00a0Bertelsmann Foundation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          9:30 \u2013 9:45\u00a0Break<\/strong><\/p>\n

          9:45 \u2013 11:15 EU Visegrad Group Opportunities and Best Practices<\/strong><\/p>\n

          Moderator\/Chair: Lorrain McCord, Creative Director, Xworks Project<\/p>\n

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              \n
            • Hungary<\/strong> Industry Opportunities – Katalin Csorba, First Counselor, Head of the Hungarian Economic Representatives in the US<\/span><\/li>\n
            • Poland<\/strong> Industry Opportunities – Tomasz Sowa, Deputy Head of the Trade and Investment, Embassy of Poland<\/span><\/li>\n
            • Czech Republic<\/strong> Industry Opportunities \u2013 Tom\u00e1\u0161 Hart, The Head of Economic Section at\u00a0Czech Republic Embassy<\/span><\/li>\n
            • Slovakia<\/strong> Industry Opportunities – Peter Kolesar, Trade and Innovation Counselor,\u00a0Embassy of Slovakia<\/span>\n
                \n
              • Company Success Story – Lynda House-McPeters, Director – Carrier Relations, Wholesale\/Global Service Deliver, AT&T<\/li>\n
              • Company Success Story – Rob Porterfield, Vice President, Manufacturing, National Instruments<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                11:15 \u2013 12:30 Europe US Energy Partnership Opportunities<\/strong><\/p>\n

                Moderator\/Chair:<\/p>\n

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                    \n
                  • James Clad, Former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense<\/li>\n
                  • Henk Jelsma, President, Radial Drilling Services, Inc.<\/li>\n
                  • Wout Last, President& CEO, Hint Americas<\/li>\n
                  • Geert Visser,\u00a0President of the Netherlands – American Chamber of Commerce<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                    12:30 \u2013 1:30 Lunch – buffet<\/strong><\/p>\n

                    1:30 \u2013 3:00 Featured EU Country: France and Innovation<\/strong><\/p>\n

                    Moderator\/Chair:(TBA)<\/p>\n

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                    • \n
                        \n
                      • Sujiro Seam, Consul General of France, Houston<\/li>\n
                      • Philippe Bouyoux, Minister Counselor for Economic Affairs, French Embassy<\/li>\n
                      • Philippe Yvergniaux, President, North America Invest in France Agency<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                        3:00 \u2013 3:15 Break<\/strong><\/p>\n

                        3:15 \u2013 4:15\u00a0Part I EU Market Access and Best Practices<\/strong><\/p>\n

                        Moderator\/Chair:\u00a0\u00a0Ben Ramirez III,\u00a0International Economic Development Manager, City of Austin<\/p>\n

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                          • Ireland<\/strong> Industry Opportunities \u2013 Miche\u00e1l Smith, VP Technology, IDA Ireland\n
                              \n
                            • Gemma Thompson, Indeed.com<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
                            • Spain<\/strong> Industry Opportunities \u2013 Mario Buis\u00e1n, Trade Commissioner, Embassy of Spain\n
                                \n
                              • Company Success Story – Jacobo Bergareche, CEO, Wake App<\/li>\n
                              • Company Success Story – Nicolas Rubio, President, Cintra, U.S.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                                5:15 \u2013 5:00\u00a0<\/span>Part II EU Market Access and Best Practices<\/strong><\/p>\n

                                Moderator\/Chair: \u00a0Allison Turner, Area Director, Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency<\/p>\n

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                                  • Italy<\/strong> Industry Opportunities, Fabrizio Nava, Consul General, Italy<\/li>\n
                                  • Michael van der Woude, Chief Operating Officer, Emergo<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                                    5:00 \u2013 6:30\u00a0Networking Session\/Reception\/Meetings with Trade Representatives – Room 103<\/strong><\/p>\n

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                                      • Closing reception<\/li>\n
                                      • Individual meetings with EU trade Representatives<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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