KEYNOTE SPEAKERS – BOOK AUTHORS

  • Vijay Mahajan, Author, Africa Rising, How 900 Million Consumers Offer More Than You Think
  • Dr. Jeremy Rifkin, Author, The European Dream

AGENCIES

  • Ganiyu Dada, President, Continental Africa Chamber of Commerce USA
  • Dr. Raffaele DeVito, Chair, Kansas International Trade Coordinating Council
  • Sean Heather, Executive Director, Great Lakes Region, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
  • Dr. Gerald Finin, Pacific Islands Development Center, East West Center, Hawaii
  • David M. Hartigan, President & CEO, World Trade Center Illinois
  • Dr. Tarcisius Kabutaulaka, Pacific Islands Development Center, East West Center, Hawaii
  • Dr. Kishore G. Kulkarni, Editor, Indian Journal of Economics and Business
  • Dr. Larry Neal, Founding Director, University of Illinois European Union Center
  • James E. Rockett, Resident Director, Asian Development Bank, Washington DC
  • John L. Rogers, President, Midwest US China Association
  • Brenda Swartz, Director, Regional Economic Development Resource Center, Indiana University SE
  • Dr. Charan Singh, Director, Federal Reserve Bank of India, Mumbai
  • Dr. Marzenna Anna Weresa, Director, World Economy Research Institute Warsaw, Poland
  • Eugene Zheng, Chicago Board of Options Exchange

BUSINESSES

  • Carlos Angulo, International Partner, Baker & McKenzie, Mexico City / Juarez
  • Mike Arias, Director of Business Development, Americas Region, United Parcel Service
  • Carlos Azanza, Director of Strategy, Manufacturing Resources and Assets, Kraft, Inc
  • Ty Beckman, Higher Education Account Executive, Central US Area, Chicago, Apple Computer
  • Dr. Ralph Biedermann, Director, MRB Group
  • William Burnett, Principal, W. Burnett, LLC
  • Marguerite Callaway, President, Callaway Group, LLC
  • Rob Collins, Vice President, Operations, AON Direct Group, AON Corporation
  • Pat Delaney, President, System Integration Business Consultants
  • Dean A. Ennes, Principal, Ennes International
  • James F. Foley, Director, International Programs, Illinois SBDC International Trade Center
  • David G. Forgue, Partner, Barnes, Richardson & Colbourn
  • Karl Gerberick, International Sales Manager, Asia-Pacific Cummins-Allsison
  • Sean Heather, Executive Director, Great Lakes Region, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
  • Dr. Carmela Hernandez, Associate, Baker & McKenzie, Chicago
  • Michael L. Hetzel, President, Northern Galaxy Corporation
  • Ralph Inforzato, Director, Business Development, Japan External Trade Organization
  • Paul Jarzombek, Chief Operating Officer, LR International Inc.
  • Thomas Keating, Partner, Hodes Keating and Pilon
  • Scott Kotvis, Director of Global Business Development, Daubert Cromwell
  • Patrick McKey, Bell, Boyd & Lloyd, LLC
  • Al Lee, Director of Software Architecture, Home & Networks Mobility Unit, Motorola
  • Michael J. Newman, Partner, Kirkland and Ellis, Chicago
  • Guillermo Pardinas, Commercial Director, International Division, Abbott Laboratories
  • Scott Pearce, Executive Vice President, Business Transformation, IRI
  • Mona Pearl, COO, Beyond a Strategy
  • Dr. Francelyn Perez, Associate, Tristan Ports, LLC
  • Gloria Petersen, President, Global Protocol, Inc.
  • John Robinson, Partner, Cornerstone International Strategy Advisors LLC
  • Rudolf J. Schick, Vice President, Spraying Systems Co.
  • Tanja Schubert, First Vice President, Global Treasury Advisory, ABN AMRO Bank
  • Dr. Gregory Shaffer, University of Wisconsin European Union Center
  • Tomonori Shibahara, Director, Business Development, Japan External Trade Organization
  • Dr. Homero Tristan, Principal, Tristan Ports, LLC
  • Tatiana Vieira, Executive Director, San Jose Network Ltd
  • Michael Wynne, President, International Management Consulting Associates

CONSULATES

  • Aitzak Ahmed, Counsel General, Pakistan Consulate of Chicago
  • Edward Burkhardt, Honorary Consul, New Zealand Consulate of Chicago
  • Robert Charles, Counsel General, Australia Consulate of Chicago
  • Hiroyuki Kamimaru, Consul, Economic Affairs, Japan Consulate of Chicago
  • Arun Kumar, Consul General, India Consulate of Chicago
  • Miguel Magalhaes, Consul, Department of Trade Affairs, Brasil Consulate of Chicago

GOVERNMENT

  • Peter Berz, First Secretary, European Union, Delegation of the European Commission
  • Dr. Heung Choe, Vice President, Korea Institute of Finance
  • Miguel Leaman, Trade Commissioner of Mexico in Chicago
  • Dr. Gustavo Saberbein, Former Minister of Economy and Finance, Peru
  • Ian Smith, Australian Trade Commissioner, Chicago and the Midwest, Austrade
  • U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration, Washington, DC
    • Linda Abbruzzese, International Trade Specialist, Trade information Center
    • Dr. Abdul Quader Shaikh, Senior International Economist, Trade Information Center
  •  U.S. Department of Commerce, Chicago Export Assistance Center
    • Monica Toporkiewicz, International Trade Specialist
    • John Nevell, Regional Manager, International Trade Programs
  • U.S. Dept. of Commerce Commercial Service - Chicago
    • Jeff Graber, Sr. International Trade Specialist
  • U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of International Operations - Western Hemisphere
    • Desi Jordanoff, U.S. & Foreign Commercial Service

UNIVERSITIES

  • Dr. Moses Acquaah, Associate Professor of Strategic Management, Bryan School of Business and Economics, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
  • Dr. Ray Benton, Loyola University of Chicago
  • Dr, John F. O. Bilson, Illinois Institute of Technology
  • Dr. Maxwell Briggs, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
  • Dr. Peter Chege, Extension Specialist, University of Illinois Extension, Quad Cities Extension Center
  • Dr. Raffaele DeVito, Emporia State university
  • Dr. Kishore G. Kulkarni, Metropolitan State College of Denver
  • Dr. Vadake Narayanan, LeBow College of Business, Drexel University
  • Dr. Jianwen Liao, Illinois Institute of Technology
  • Dr. Anil Pandya, Northeastern Illinois University
  • Dr. Leticia Pena, University of Wisconsin LaCrosse
  • Dr. Suresh Ramanathan, University of Chicago
  • Dr. Abdul Rasheed, University of Texas at Arlington
  • Dr. Roger Reinsch, Northeastern Illinois University
  • Dr. Dayr R. Americo Reis, University of Wisconsin, LaCrosse
  • Dr. Al Rosenbloom, Dominican University, River Forest IL
  • Dr. Andrzej Slawinski, Warsaw School of Economics
  • Dr. Peter Stonebraker, Northeastern Illinois University
  • Dr. Ed Stuart, Northeastern Illinois University
  • Dr. Andrew Sund, St. Augustine College
  • Dr. Marzenna Anna Weresa, Warsaw School of Economics
  • Dr. Jerry Wheat, Indiana University Southeast
  • Dr. Alex Winter-Nelson, Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • Dr. David B. Zoogah, Assistant Professor - Business Administration, Earl Grave's School of Business and Management, Morgan State University