MAY IS WORLD TRADE MONTH  
Tuesday, May 25, 2021 

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Join us for our 5th Annual MI Trade Summit 


Tuesday , May 25, 2021

Virtual Event

9:00 am - 1:00 pm 



Register Here on Eventbrite:


​https://www.eventbrite.com/e/5th-annual-mi-trade-summit-tickets-149639484727


Schedule 


9:00 – Welcome and Greeting from the MI Trade Summit Planning Committee

9:05 –Trade Questionnaire - Poll the Virtual Audience

9:10 – Morning Keynote Speaker

            Joseph John Comartin

Consul General of Canada  

9:35 - Q & A

9:45 – Logistics: The Soo Locks and Trade on the Great Lakes

Roger LeLievre

“Get to Know Your Ships”

10:15 – Morning Coffee Break

10:20 – Prepare your business for Growth and Expansion to Mexico

            Paul Venegas, Principal

            Goodman Venegas Insurance Agency

10:45 – Q& A

10:50 – Michigan Business Spotlight

11:00 - Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC)

               Alyssa Tracey, Director of International Trade

11:25 – Q & A

11:35 – Women in Global Business

             Ambassador Suzanne Johnson Cook – GBWCC

             Dr. Randi Lou Franklin – Inter-Lingua

             Tonya McNeal Weary - IBS Global    

11:55 – Five Minute Networking Break

12:00 – Michigan Global Business Awards  

              Dr. Sherri Henderson, Chair

              Global Business Development Firm

12:45 – Closing Remarks

 

Zoom Meeting ID: 982 054 7926

Passcode: GoGlobal