CGBP Best Practices Training
Meredith Bond, Director, U.S. Commercial Service Omaha
Jim Foley, Director CGBP Certification
Madeline Grant, Asst. Professor of International Business, Santa Ana College
Cliff Paredes, International Trade Center, UNiversity of Texas at San Antonio
Christine Schrage, Instructor, University of Northern Iowa

BIE Grant Funding Workshop
Barbara Moebius, Higher Education Consultant
Tanyelle Richardson, Senior Program Manager
Jan Smith, Higher Education Consultant

6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. President's Reception

Gail K. Naughton, Ph.D., Dean SDSU College of Business

Monday, April 20, 2009

7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast

8:00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m. Conference Registration

8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Keynote Speaker

Rod Lanthorne, President, Kyocera International Inc

9:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Concurrent Sessions

Launch of CGBP accredited provider program
Madeline Grant, Asst. Professor of International Business at Santa Ana College; and
Jim Foley, CGBP Director of Certification

Going Global: Students Conduct Business in Real Time
Carol Weber, Professor

Postcards and Letters from the BIE Program: "Reflections of the past and a glance towards the future
Robert Scherer, Dean and Professor of Management, Nance College of Business Administration
Tanyelle Richardson, Senior Program Manager of the Business and International Education Program, the Institute for International Public Policy
Barbara Moebius, Consultant, Global Horizons
Massood Samii, Chairman of the International Business Department, Director of the Institute for International Business, and Director of the Doctoral Program, Southern New Hampshire University
Lourdene Huhra, Dean of Business and Workforce Development, College of Lake County
Carol Sanchez, Professor of Management and Director of International Business Programs Grand Valley State University, Seidman College of Business
Farhang Niroomand, Professor of Economics and International Business
Kathryn Martell, Interim Associate Provost at Montclair State University
Laura Milner, Associate Dean of the College of Business, Central Washington University

Going Global: Students Conduct Business in Real Time
Carol Weber, Professor

Free Trade Agreements: The Mechanics of Benefits and Compliance
Meredith Bond, Director of the US Commercial Service’s Omaha and JoAnn Queen, Trade Information Center

Realities of Two Way Trade Between U.S. and Mexico
Mary McKinney, Director of the Duquesne University Chrysler Corporation SBDC
Brent Rondon, Manager, Global Business Program, Duquesne University SBDC
Efren Flores, Director of the Pennsylvania Trade Office in Mexico City.

11:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Concurrent Sessions

The Global Business Simulation
Glenn Doolittle, Professor of Business, Santa Ana Community College
Postcards and Letters from the BIE Program: "Reflections of the past and a glance towards the future."
Robert Scherer, Dean and Professor of Management, Nance College of Business Administration
Tanyelle Richardson, Senior Program Manager of the Business and International Education Program, the Institute for International Public Policy
Barbara Moebius, Consultant, Global Horizons
Massood Samii, Chairman of the International Business Department, Director of the Institute for International Business, and Director of the Doctoral Program, Southern New Hampshire University
Lourdene Huhra, Dean of Business and Workforce Development, College of Lake County
Carol Sanchez, Professor of Management and Director of International Business Programs Grand Valley State University, Seidman College of Business
Farhang Niroomand, Professor of Economics and International Business
Kathryn Martell, Interim Associate Provost at Montclair State University
Laura Milner, Associate Dean of the College of Business, Central Washington University
Advanced Export-U Webinars to Support the CGPD Program
Bob Erwin, faculty, University of Georgia and Dimitris Kloussiadis, SBDC
Leveraging Strategic Partnerships: Making Waves for Competitive Advantage in the Global Marketplace
Elizabeth Glynn, Business Development Director for Custom Programs, UCLA Extension
Global Negotiations: The New Rules
John Graham, Global Marketing Expert

12:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. Lunch & Awards Presentation Plenary

2:00 p.m. - 10.00 p.m. Cross-Border Mexico Trip

2:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. Concurrent Sessions

On Line Export Readiness Assessment
Maurice Kogon, Director, El Camino College Center for International Trade Development (CITD)

Building an Effective International Sales Agent & Distributor Network
Leroy Lowe, World Trade Center export trainer

How to Demonstrate Effective Grant Management with a State of the Art Assessment Model
Paula Bobrowski, Associate Dean of Research, College of Liberal Arts, Auburn State University
Tanyelle Richardson, Senior Program Manager of the Business and International Education Program, the Institute for International Public Policy
Regina Halpin, Grant Assessment Specialist

Global Connections for Business Schools and Programs
Linda La Marca Tarieton State University

Doing Business with China - Legal, Business and Cultural Challenges
Yu-feng (Frances) Chou, Consultant and Instructor for the California Centers for International Trade Development; and Aaron Paul Schechter

Trade Finance Tools for Exporting During the Economic Downturn
Gary Mendell, President, Meridian Finance Group

3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Panel Presentation: A Crisis of Credit and Confidence: How will Global Supply Chains and Trade Change?

Mortada Mohamed, Regional Director, Office of the Governor of Texas, Economic Development & Tourism(moderator)
Nick Arazia, Business Development, UPS
David Josephson, Western Regional Director, Export-Import bank
Dale Greensbury, President and Co-Founder, Full Petential
James R. Popham, Senior Director of Maritime, Unified Post of San Diego

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast

8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Conference Registration

8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Plenary Session

9:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Concurrent Sessions

SBDCGlobal.com - Connecting Small Business to the World
Cliff Paredes, Director, International Trade Center, University of Texas at San Antonio; and Rosario Valencia Castillo, Director General, Mexican Association of SBDCs (AMCDPE)

Managing BIE Grants I
Tanyelle Richardson, Senior Program Manager of the Business and International Education Program, the Institute for International Public Policy

Tarleton State University’s BIE Corporate Shadow Program: “Real Life Experience” International Education for Business School Faculty
Lloyd Keagans, Professor, Marketing and Management; and Linda LaMarca, Marketing and Communications

The Secrets to a Successful International Trade Show
Mortada Mohamad, Regional Trade Director for Europe, Africa, Middle East, State of Texas, Economic Development & Tourism Division; and Sarah Smith, Assistant Professor, Organizational Leadership and Supervision, Purdue University

Internet Ethics: The Absence of Ethical Ownership and Management of Information in Russia
Steve Reames, Director of the Russian Studies Program, Angelo State University

11:15 a.m. - 12:30 a.m. Concurrent Sessions

Export Management Program: A Partnership between West Virginia Export Council and West Virginia University College of Business and Economics
William B. Riley, Professor of Finance and Director of the Center for Chinese Business at West Virginia University
Cyril M. Logar, Professor of Marketing in the College of Business and Economics at West Virginia University
Don Gallion, Jr., president, CEO and chairman of Morgantown's FCX Systems Inc.

Managing BIE Grants II
Tanyelle Richardson, Senior Program Manager of the Business and International Education Program, the Institute for International Public Policy

Enhancing International Trade Credentials
Caroline Tompkins, President, FITT

How to Develop a Very Successful International Trade Mission
Paula Bobrowski, Associate Dean of Research, College of Liberal Arts, Auburn State University;
Beverly Marshall, co-Director on a Departement of Education Title VI-B Business and International Education grant
Hilda Lockhart, Director of the International Trade Division, Alabama Development Office
Tenjinder Sara, Interim Dean in the Brimmer College of Business and Information Science, Tuskegee University

CGBP - Aphobia: Putting the Monster Back in the Box
Walter Kendall, Assistant Professor, Department of Marketing and Management, Tarleton State University

12:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. Lunch and Keynote Speaker
Craig O'Connor, Director, EX-IM Band Office of Renewable Energy & Environmental Exports

2:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. Concurrent Sessions

The U.S. CIBER program: Fostering Critical Linkages for International Business Education
Mark Ballam, SDSU Center for International Business Education & Research; and Mike Shealy, Director, Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER), University of South Carolina, Moore School of Business

Export Controls for Dual-Use Items
Joseph Tosto Jr., Export Administration Specialist

The CGBP - What's next
Madeline Grant, Asst. Professor of International Business, Santa Ana College

OPIC's SME Finance Strategic Alliance - Enterprise Development Network
Peter Ballinger, Director in the Small and Medium Size Enterprise Finance Department, Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC); and Gary Coylar, Small and Medium Size Enterprise Finance Department, Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC)

Creating Industry Competitive Advantage Through International Education
Stanley Ridgely, Assistant Professor, Temple University, Fox School of Business

An Introduction to the EU: A PowerPoint Course
Norman Sunderman, Professor, Accounting, Angelo State University

3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Panel Presentation: Creating a Competitive Advantage Through Green Trade

Bernie Weiss, Director, Silicon Valley Center for Trade Development(moderator)
Karen Cebreros, Founder & President, Elan Organic Coffee
Rob Guthrie, Business Development Officer, EX-IM Bank, West Regional Office
Andrew McAllister, Director of Programs, California Center for Substainable Energy
Richard Soyombo, Director, Bay Area CITD

6:00 p.m. CGBP Celebration Dinner

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. BOG Meeting