{"id":2965,"date":"2018-03-05T21:00:39","date_gmt":"2018-03-05T21:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/conferences.la.utexas.edu\/texaseusummit\/?page_id=2965"},"modified":"2018-04-30T21:41:59","modified_gmt":"2018-04-30T21:41:59","slug":"2017-summit","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/conferences.la.utexas.edu\/texaseusummit\/2017-summit\/","title":{"rendered":"2017 Summit"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #003366\">Texas-EU Business Summit 2017<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #003366\">May 9, 2017<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #003366\">University of Texas, Austin<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366\">San Jacinto Residence\/Event Hall<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366\">309 E 21st\u00a0Street<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366\">Austin, TX 78705<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In its 6<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0year, the Texas-EU Business Summit is the premier event for Texas businesses, entrepreneurs and economic development professionals seeking to expand their footprint in Europe. The summit provides Texas businesses, entrepreneurs, policymakers and<br \/>\ntarget businesses with an overview of trade and expansion business opportunities in Europe as well as information and connections to make the most of those opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>Texas is already the largest exporting state to the EU. The summit builds on that footprint, focusing on promoting the international trade capacity of Texas businesses and economic development organizations while creating greater awareness regarding the benefits of exporting.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Texas-European Union quick facts:<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Offers business access to a diverse market of 500 million people with a GDP of $18.5 trillion.<\/li>\n<li>Texas exports to the European Union in 2015 exceeded $27 billion.<\/li>\n<li>In 2015,\u00a0 the Top Five Texas exports to Europe by sector were: petroleum and coal products \u2013 22.7%, chemicals \u2013 22.7%, computers and electronics \u2013 15.0%, transportation equipment \u2013 10.0%, and machinery 8.1%<\/li>\n<li>The UK, Germany, France, Netherlands, and Spain are leading sources of FDI in Texas.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The Texas-EU Business Summit sessions are led by business leaders, trade and investment officials from EU countries, trade policy experts and political officials.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">This years event will be held at the University of Texas at Austin San Jacinto Resident\/Event Hall\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/309+E+21st+St,+Austin,+TX+78705\/@30.2822461,-97.7368051,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x8644b59bdf224df7:0xcb8646ff6c27c882!8m2!3d30.2822461!4d-97.7346164\">309 E 21st , Austin TX 78705<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/conferences.la.utexas.edu\/texaseusummit\/files\/2012\/02\/gregg-abbott.jpeg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2252\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2252\" src=\"https:\/\/conferences.la.utexas.edu\/texaseusummit\/files\/2012\/02\/gregg-abbott.jpeg\" alt=\"gregg abbott\" width=\"147\" height=\"174\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/conferences.la.utexas.edu\/texaseusummit\/files\/2012\/02\/Governors-letter-2017.jpg\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"color: #003366;text-decoration: underline\">Texas Governor Greg Abbott\u2019s Welcome Letter<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/h5>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/conferences.la.utexas.edu\/texaseusummit\/2017-summit-agenda\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"color: #003366;text-decoration: underline\">2017 Agenda<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/h2>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/conferences.la.utexas.edu\/texaseusummit\/2017-summit-presenters\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"color: #003366;text-decoration: underline\">2017 Presenters<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/h2>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/conferences.la.utexas.edu\/texaseusummit\/2017-featured-countries\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"color: #003366;text-decoration: underline\">2017 Featured Countries<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/h2>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/conferences.la.utexas.edu\/texaseusummit\/2017-summit-advisors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"color: #003366;text-decoration: underline\">2017 Summit Advisors<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"color: #003366\"><a style=\"color: #003366;text-decoration: underline\" href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/drive\/folders\/0B4Y3toXWQg7TLXJLYUhuajdQR2s\">2017 Photographs<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Texas-EU Business Summit 2017 May 9, 2017 University of Texas, Austin San Jacinto Residence\/Event Hall 309 E 21st\u00a0Street Austin, TX 78705 &nbsp; In its 6th\u00a0year, the Texas-EU Business Summit is the premier event for Texas businesses, entrepreneurs and economic development professionals seeking to expand their footprint in Europe. 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