Trade Opportunities in South Korea

TROY – The East Michigan District Export Council will host a day-long seminar on May 25 to look at trade opportunities in South Korea.

The event will take place at the Management Education Center in Troy. Registration Fee: $60 Includes Breakfast & Lunch.

Agenda:

8:30-9:30 Registration and Networking Breakfast

9:30-9:45 Welcome

Terry Kalley, Chairman, E. Michigan District Export Council and Dave Roden, Honorary

Consul to S. Korea

9:45-10:30 Best Export Prospects to S. Korea and How the U.S. Commercial Service Assists

Companies

Erik Hunt, Deputy Sr. Commercial Officer, U.S. Commercial Service, U.S. Embassy, Seoul,

S. Korea

10:30-10:45 Break

10:45-11:45 Panel Discussion

Doing Business in S. Korea

Robert Ruffini, President, Fluxtrol, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI; Robert Lytkowski, Director of

Sales & Marketing, B&P Process Equipment, Saginaw

11:45-1:00 Lunch and Keynote Address

The Importance of the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement

Mr. Jong Hyon Choi, Minister for Economic Affairs, Embassy of S. Korea, Washington D.C.

1:00-1:45 Legal Aspects of Doing Business in S. Korea,

Daniel Malone, Attorney & Director, Asian Client Initiatives, Dykema Gossett PLLC, Detroit

1:45-2:00 Break

2:00-2:45 Why the United Auto Workers (UAW) Supports the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement

Bob King, President, UAW, Detroit, MI (Invited)

3:00-5:30 One-on-One Meetings

Erik Hunt, Deputy Sr. Commercial Officer, U.S. Commercial Service, U.S. Embassy, Seoul,

S. Korea

To register, click on EastMichiganDEC.Org

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