{"id":329,"date":"2013-02-06T00:17:29","date_gmt":"2013-02-06T00:17:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/conferences.la.utexas.edu\/texaseusummit\/?p=329"},"modified":"2013-04-22T17:40:55","modified_gmt":"2013-04-22T17:40:55","slug":"schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/conferences.la.utexas.edu\/texaseusummit\/2013\/02\/06\/schedule\/","title":{"rendered":"Schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><b>2013 2<sup>nd<\/sup> Annual Texas EU Summit:<br \/>\nTrade, Investment and Innovation<br \/>\nWednesday, April 24, 2013<br \/>\nHyatt Regency<\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p>8:00 \u2013 8:30 <b>Breakfast &amp; Conference Registration<\/b><\/p>\n<p>8:30 \u2013 8:45 <b>Opening &amp; Welcoming Remarks<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Master of Ceremonies \u2013 Adriana Cruz, Vice President Global Corporate Recruitment Austin Chamber of Commerce<\/p>\n<p>Welcoming Remarks \u2013 Mayor Lee Leffingwell, Mayor, City of Austin<\/p>\n<p>8:45 \u2013 9:30 <b>Keynote &#8211;<\/b> <b>European Economic Update and Future of Free Trade Agreement <\/b><b>between US &amp; EU<\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Adeline Hinderer, Deputy Head of the EU Delegation Trade and Business Section<\/p>\n<p>9:30- 10:30 <b>Opportunities and Best Practices in Scandinavia<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Session Chair: Natalie Betts, Acting International Economic Development Program Manager, City of Austin<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Sweden<\/b> Industry Opportunities \u2013 Adam Hagman, Manager, Health Robotics, Robotdalen<\/li>\n<li><b>Denmark<\/b> Industry Opportunities \u2013 Mary Paul Smith Jespersen, Senior Commercial Adviser at the Royal Danish Embassy in Washington, DC<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>10:30 \u2013 10:45 <b>Break<\/b><\/p>\n<p>10:45 \u2013 12:00 <b>Roadmap for Business Success in Europe\u2019s Fastest Growing Emerging Markets<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Session Chair: (TBD)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Hungary<\/b> Industry Opportunities \u2013 Katalin Csorba, Head of the Hungarian Economic Representatives in the U.S, Hungarian Embassy<\/li>\n<li><b>Turkey <\/b>Industry Opportunities \u2013 Deniz Senyurt, Commercial Attach\u00e9 to the US.<br \/>\nCompany Success Story \u2013 Mike Nassar, Chairman and CEO, Energy Allied International Corporation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Company Success Story \u2013 John L. Howard, Jr. Senior Manager for Global Public Policy and Government Affairs, Dell Inc.<\/p>\n<p>12:00-12:15 <b>Company Export Achievement Award<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Renderstream<\/li>\n<li>Biscayne<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>12:15 \u2013 1:15 <b>Lunch &#8211; Buffet<\/b><\/p>\n<p>1:15 \u2013 2:30 <b>Leading Export Sectors for Western Europe (top three per country)<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Session Chair: Ben Ramirez, Acting Economic Development Manager, City of Austin<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>UK <\/b>Industry Opportunities \u2013 Gray Hancock, Head of Trade and Investment, UK Trade &amp; Investment<br \/>\nCompany Success Story: Stefani Rigo, Brand Developer and Manager, Aliseo Foods<\/li>\n<li><b>Spain<\/b> Industry Opportunities \u2013 Mario Buisan, Trade Commissioner of Embassy of Spain<br \/>\nHusayn Alvarez-Gomariz, CEO, Presidnet and Chairman, Value-Optimized Solutions, Inc.<br \/>\nJuan Jose Gomez-Hidalgo, Mayor, City of Torrijos, province of Toledo, Spain<\/li>\n<li><b>Italy <\/b>Industry Opportunities \u2013 Fabrizio Nava, Consulate General of Italy, Houston<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2:30 \u2013 2:45 <b>Break<\/b><\/p>\n<p>2:45 \u2013 4:00 <b>Leading Export Sectors for Western Europe (top three per country) (Continued)<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Session Chair: Julia Zimmermann, Managing Director, German American Chamber of Commerce of the Southern US, Inc.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Germany <\/b>Industry Opportunities \u2013 Julia Zimmermann, Managing Director, German American Chamber of Commerce of the Southern US, Inc.<\/li>\n<li><b>The Netherlands<\/b> Industry Opportunities &#8211; 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