Events

2007-10-17
Mishawaka, Indiana
7:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.

RSM McGladrey is hosting the Indiana 2007 Manufacturing and Wholesale Distribution Executive Summit. Jamie Estrada, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Manufacturing, U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration, will be this year’s keynote speaker. The event will be held at the Windsor Park Conference Center in Mishawaka, IN, on October 17, 2007.

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Topics Include:

7:30 a.m. - Registration and continental breakfast

8:00 a.m. - Welcome and opening remarks
Dale Billet, Director

State of the Industry
Tom Murphy, Executive Vice President, Manufacturing & Wholesale Distribution

8:40 a.m. - Global Strategy
Robert Burdett, Managing Director, RSM International

• Why should you get in the global game
• Panel discussion of business leaders who have implemented global strategies

9:45 a.m. - Domestic & International Tax Update
Christopher Bradford, Managing Director - Facilitator

10:15 a.m. - Break

10:30 a.m. - Break-out Sessions (please select one)

• Business Performance Management
  Mark Nickel, Director
• Doing Business in China
  Karen Kurek, Managing Director
• M&A Trends and Update on the Private Equity World
  Bill Spizman, Managing Director

11:30 a.m. - Lunch and keynote presentation
Jamie Estrada, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Manufacturing
U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration

• How companies get involved in the global economy
• The importance of exporting
• Government resources available to facilitate going International

12:45 p.m. - Closing remarks