Educational Programs
US Food Export Showcase Conference Schedule
at the 2008 Global Food and Style Expo
The GFSE 2008 brings together under one roof three sponsoring organizations that individually represent key players in growing market categories across the globe. Each day of the show will open with industry-renowned speakers such as Bobby Flay and John Moore. Followed by concurrent sessions providing more detailed insights and information about specific opportunities, practices and issues related to specialty, organic and export-ready products. For the US Food Export Showcase, NASDA delivers a program designed to provide industry participants first with a global overview from the perspective of industry leaders who operate in numerous markets; and then with more specific views of individual issues in greater depth.
SUNDAY, APRIL 27th
KEYNOTE: "A MORNING WITH BOBBY FLAY"
8:30-9:30am
Location: Grand Ballroom S100
Speaker: Bobby Flay, Celebrity Chef and Food Network Star
Flay will address the current trends in foodservice, how to best respond to customer needs, consumer trends and what lies ahead in foodservice.
SESSION: GREEN FOOTPRINTS: INTEGRATING SUSTAINABILITY INTO SUCCESSFUL BUSINESSES
10:30-11:30am
Location: Room S502A
Speaker: Julia Sabin
SESSION: INDONESIA & VIETNAM MARKET OVERVIEW
10:30-11:00am
Location: Food Export Marketing Theatre; Aisle 900 on Show Floor
Speakers: Kafia Kurnia, Francis Lee
SESSION: ENTERING THE CARIBBEAN & CENTRAL AMERICAN MARKETS
U.S. CENTRAL AMERICA-DOMINICAN REPUBLIC FREE TRADE AGREEMENT OVERVIEW
11:15-11:45am
Location: Food Export Marketing Theatre; Aisle 900 on Show Floor
Speakers: Pamela Wells-Russell, Tatiana Quiros
SESSION: MAKING MONEY IN A MATURE MARKET: JAPAN MARKET OVERVIEW
12:00-12:30pm
Location: Food Export Marketing Theatre; Aisle 900 on Show Floor
Speaker: Jeff McNeill
SESSION: EXPORT ESSENTIALS - WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT EXPORTING!
1:00-2:00PM
Location: Food Export Marketing Theatre; Aisle 900 on Show Floor
Speaker: Dennis Lynch
SESSION: GERMANY & BEYOND: MARKET OVERVIEW
2:30-3:00PM
Location: Food Export Marketing Theatre; Aisle 900 on Show Floor
Speakers: Maria Kraus, Sam Bessinger
SESSION: EXPORT OPPORTUNITIES IN MEXICO
3:15-3:45PM
Location: Food Export Marketing Theatre; Aisle 900 on Show Floor
Speaker: Keith Sunderlal
MONDAY, APRIL 28th
KEYNOTE: THE GLOBAL RETAILER FORUM
8:30am-10:00am
Location: Grand Ballroom S100
Panelists: Kevin Coupe, Robert Neslund, Sharon Jeske, Bobbi Gosselin
Moderated by Kevin Coupe, founder and "content guy" of MorningNewsBeat.com, the daily online information service that offers "retail news in context and analysis with attitude."
Hear from a panel of leading global retailers as they share their trade secrets. This is a moderator-led discussion with audience participation.
SESSION: BETTER-FOR-YOU/NATURAL/ORGANIC: HEALTH & WELLNESS TRENDS IN FOOD PRODUCTS
10:30am-11:30am
Location: Room S502A
Speaker: Susan T. Borra, R.D.
SESSION: NAVIGATING INDIA: UNKNOWN OPPORTUNITIES IN THIS EMERGING MARKET
10:30-11:00am
Location: Food Export Marketing Theatre; Aisle 900 on Show Floor
Speaker: Keith Sunderlal
SESSION: PRODUCT REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS IN THE SOUTH AMERICAN MARKETS
11:15-11:45am
Location: Food Export Marketing Theatre; Aisle 900 on Show Floor
Speaker: Sonia Regina-Amadeo
SESSION: A BILLION POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS? CHINA AND HONG KONG-MACAU
12:00-12:45pm
Location: Food Export Marketing Theatre; Aisle 900 on Show Floor
Speakers: Robin Wang, Phil Holloway
SESSION: GLOBAL OUTLOOK FOR HIGH VALUE AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS
1:00-2:00pm
Location: Food Export Marketing Theatre; Aisle 900 on Show Floor
Speaker: Tim Rocke
SESSION: SATISFYING SOUTH KOREA'S HIGH DEMAND FOR U.S. PRODUCTS
2:30-3:00pm
Location: Food Export Marketing Theatre; Aisle 900 on Show Floor
Speaker: Ken Yang
SESSION: EMERGING MARKETS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA: MANY CHALLENGES, MANY REWARDS
3:15-3:45pm
Location: Food Export Marketing Theatre; Aisle 900 on Show Floor
Speaker: Richard Lieu
TUESDAY, APRIL 29th
KEYNOTE: "THE BIGNESS OF SMALLNESS"
8:30am-9:30am
Location: Grand Ballroom S100
Speaker: John Moore, Marketing Mastermind Behind Starbucks and Whole Foods Market
SESSION: MANAGING INFORMATION TO MEET CONSUMER CONCERNS
10:30am-11:30am
Location: Room S502A
Speaker: Chandi Gmuer
SESSION: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT DUBAI & THE MIDDLE EAST MARKETS
10:30-11:00am
Location: Food Export Marketing Theatre; Aisle 900 on Show Floor
Speaker: Hovig Kizirian
SESSION: TAIWAN MARKET & REAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR U.S. SUPPLIERS
11:15-11:45pm
Location: Food Export Marketing Theatre; Aisle 900 on Show Floor
Speaker: Steven Chu
SESSION: CANADIAN MARKET OVERVIEW
12:00-12:30pm
Location: Food Export Marketing Theatre; Aisle 900 on Show Floor
Speaker: Kathy Boyce
SESSION: THE CHALLENGES AND REWARDS IN EXPORTING TO THE EUROPEAN UNION
12:45-1:15pm
Location: Food Export Marketing Theatre; Aisle 900 on Show Floor
Speaker: Anne Dettmer, Nelly Mason
SESSION: PROGRAMS & SERVICES TO HELP YOU GROW YOUR EXPORT BUSINESS
1:45-2:45pm
Location: Food Export Marketing Theatre; Aisle 900 on Show Floor
Speaker: Karen El-Chaar
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