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BORDERING ON OPPORTUNITY!

Doing Business with the U.S.

Date:

Mark Your Calendar!!

Thursday, November 20, 2008

Time:

7:30 a.m. - Registration

8:00 a.m. - Breakfast

12:00 Noon - Lunch

3:00 p.m. - Adjournment

Location:

Royal Botanical Gardens

680 Plains Road West, Burlington

To Register: Online at www.burlingtonchamber.com

- The Agenda -

Breakfast Keynotes: US Consul General, John R. Nay

Canadian Consul General, Stephen Brereton

Understanding the Big Picture

Economic Opportunities for Canada/US Trade through 2010

Business Strategies

US Tax - What you need to Know

Trade and Logistics

Thickening of the Canada-US Border: The Impact on Supply Chains & Trade

Speaker: Catherine Pawluch, Partner, Gowlings

Custom Practices

Speaker: John Pajek, Senior Manager, KPMG

Panel Discussion - "The Real World"

Mark Chamberlain, President & CEO, Trivaris Ltd.

Andrew Johnson, President, Sherex Fastening Solutions

John Ross, General Manager, Niagara Operations, Contract Pharmaceuticals Ltd

Nancy Stern, President, the Marco Corporation

 

Price:

$ 125.00 (Chamber member)

$175.00 (Non-Member)

Please add 5% gst

Speaker: Michael Van Severen, CA, CPA Associate Partner, KPMG LLP

The Questions Real Canadian Businesspeople have about Doing Business in the U.S.

Speakers: David Grimes, Partner, ReedSmith & Gary Graham, Partner, Gowlings

Mergers & Acquisition Activity between US & Canada

Speaker: Trevor Gough, Managing Director, CIBC Mid-Market Investment Banking

Foreign Exchange Risk Management

Speaker: Sharon Grewal, Executive Director, Foreign Exchange, CIBC World Markets

Expanding into the United States: Practical Considerations

Speaker: Tom Kucharski, President and CEO, Buffalo Niagara Enterprise

Speaker: Peter Buchanan, Strategist & Senior Economist, CIBC World Markets

Politics & NAFTA

Speaker: Dr. Paul Bates, McMaster University

Understanding Two Cultures

Speaker: David Kilgore, Canadian Author (Uneasy Neighbours)