CITCA PANEL DISCUSSION & RECEPTION IN HONOR OF INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY

When: Wednesday, March 16, 2022 - 3:00pm - 6:00pm
Where: Online & Rosemont, IL
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You’re invited to a Panel Discussion and Reception sponsored by the International Trade Association of Greater Chicago in collaboration with the Chicago International Trade Commissioners' Association, SelectChicago, and the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM). 
 

The event is being held in a hybrid format, and attendees will have the option of attending in-person or online. All attendees can take part in the panel discussion featuring:

  • Harriet Lewis, PhD, Honorary Consul to the State of Illinois, Republic of Cabo Verde
  • Laura Dalby, CITP/FIBP, Consul and Trade Commissioner, Consulate General of Canada in Chicago
  • Yaninne Vega, Representative of Pays de la Loire Region in North America; Business France North America
  • Andrea van der Grinten, Senior Economic Policy Officer, The Netherlands Consulate General in Chicago
  • María J. Fernandez, Trade Commissioner, Trade Commission of Spain (ICEX).
  • Pam Boone, CFO, Vortex Surgical

There also will be a special presentation on trade finance tools by [Ursula Wegrzynowicz & Jonathan Brady] EXIM, where you’ll learn how to grow your business by exporting, including how to:

  • Protect your small business from the risk of nonpayment by international buyers.
  • Extend credit terms to buyers to make your business more competitive in the global marketplace.
  • Access working capital needed to fulfill international sales orders.