Illinois Exports Conference - Getting Ready for Cross-Border Expansion
Join us for the first annual Illinois Chamber's State-Wide Exports Conference. An international panel of experts will break down the complex transactions and the relevant issues into easy to follow and understand bites.
KEYNOTE
Cristina Falcone, Vice President of Public Affairs, UPS Canada
Panel Speakers
Andre Fiebig, Partner at Quarles & Brady
Matthew Stanley, Executive Vice President, RedRidge Finance Group
Matt Houchens, Principal KPMG
Crystal Cuellar, General Cargo Director, Paxton International
Donna Maluleke, President of CITCA & Consul for Economic Affairs, South African Consulate in Chicago
John Wagner, VP Business Development, Advanced Diamond Technologies
John Pierson, VP of Sales and Marketing, Carstens, Inc.
Keynote - Cristina Falcone
Cristina Falcone is Vice President of Public Affairs for UPS Canada.
During her fifteen year tenure at UPS, Cristina has held several management roles in the areas of Product Management, Customer Loyalty and Public Relations.
In her current role, Cristina works actively with governing bodies to enable global trade opportunities for Canadian and U.S. businesses; particularly on solutions that help to reduce friction at the North American border.
Cristina serves as the Chair of the board for the Canadian Courier and Logistics Association (CCLA) which represents a broad-based membership of time sensitive delivery and logistics services providers operating in Canada. She also serves on the board of the Canadian American Business Council; which is dedicated to elevating the private sector perspective on issues that affect Canada and the United States.
She leads UPS’s Women’s Leadership Development Committee; including mentorship of candidates for development into future leadership roles.
Cristina lives with her husband and two children in Toronto and is an active volunteer with Scouts Canada and the United Way of Peel Region.
Agenda: (Subject To change)
1:45pm | Registration
2:00pm | Welcoming Remarks & Introductions
Laura Ortega, Executive Director Intl Business Council at IL Chamber of Commerce
Donna Maluleke, President of CITCA & Consul for Economic Affairs, South African Consulate in Chicago
2:30pm | Keynote Presentation
Amgad Shehata, Senior VP International Public Affairs & Strategy, UPS
2:45pm | Experts Panel Presentations & Discussion
Moderator: Dr. John Kalaras, CEO Quality Training
oCross-border Business Law
Andre Fiebig, Partner at Quarles & Brady
http://www.quarles.com/andre-fiebig/
oExport Financing
Matthew Stanley, Executive Vice President, RedRidge Finance Group
http://www.exworkscapital.com/executives/
oInternational Taxation
Matt Houchens, Principal KPMG
https://www.linkedin.com/pub/matthew-houchens/13/73b/432
oGlobal Logistics
Crystal Cuellar, General Cargo Director, Paxton International
https://www.linkedin.com/pub/crystal-cuellar/77/163/954
oIL Company Participants
Advanced Diamond Technologies
http://www.thindiamond.com/
Carstens, Inc.
http://www.carstens.com/
4:15pm | Special Appearance & Message from the State of Illinois (tbd)
4:30pm | Closing Remarks
Neli Vazquez Rowland, President/Co-founder of A Safe Haven Foundation
4:40pm | Networking Reception
5:30 pm | Adjournment