Conference Agenda

The 23rd Annual
NASBITE International Conference

"Setting the Stage for Trade"

April 7-9, 2010 in Austin, Texas

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.	Pre-Conference Workshop (CGBP)
8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.	Pre-Conference Workshop (BIE)
8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.	CGBP Exam
11:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.	Conference Registration
12:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.	Board of Governors Meeting
4:00 p.m.-4:45 p.m.	Speaker Orientation
4:45 p.m.-5:30 p.m.	First Timers Orientation
6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.	Opening Reception

Thursday, April 8, 2010

7:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.	Conference Registration
7:00 a.m.-8:00 a.m.	Continental Breakfast
8:00 a.m.-9:30a.m.	Keynote Speaker: Yolanda Olivarez, Regional Administrator, Region VI, U.S. Small Business Association
9:45 a.m.-11:00 a.m.	Concurrent Break-out Sessions I
11:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m.	Concurrent Break-out Session II
12:45 p.m.-2:00 p.m.	Lunch and Keynote Speaker: Ray Brimble, CEO Lynsx Group
2:15 p.m.-3:30 p.m.	Concurrent Break-out Session III
3:45 p.m.-5:00 p.m.	Panel Discussion: Funding Trade Programs in a Recession

Friday, April 9, 2010

7:00 a.m.-8:00 a.m.	Continental Breakfast
8:00 a.m.-9:30a.m.	Keynote Speaker: Dr. Julian Earles, Director of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field and Executive in Residence, Nance College of Business
9:45 a.m.-11:00 a.m.	Concurrent Break-out Session IV
11:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m.	Concurrent Break-out Session V
12:45 p.m.-2:00 p.m.	Lunch and Awards
2:15 p.m.-3:30 p.m.	Panel Discussion: An Update on Free Trade Agreements
2:15 p.m.-3:30 p.m.	Panel Discussion: NAFTA Update: Perspectives from Canada, Mexico and the US
NASBITE CGBP Celebration Reception at the Bob Bullock Museum

Saturday, April 10, 2010

8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

Board of Governors Meeting