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You will enjoy this year's Annual Conference. From the speakers, to interesting session topics, special events and more, there will be endless opportunities to gain information which you can immediately apply to advance your community and career. See additional savings opportunity below.
What's in store? Lots of fun, including the annual international dinner, which is open to all who attend Annual Conference. Make sure you include it in your registration. Unleash your inner party animal and join us for a global celebration!
International Dinner
Day/Time: Sunday from 6:30 p.m. to p.m.
Price: $75 USD
Enjoy an evening of networking and socializing with your peers from across the globe. Register for this dinner; if you have already registered for the conference, please download the special events registration form and email it to Cherrika Gordon at cgordon@iedconline.org.
International Concurrent Sessions Highlight:
The conference content focuses on five key tracks, and each track is complemented by several concurrent sessions. You receive theoretical and practical knowledge from the event's speakers, and all IEDC events are interactive, providing the opportunity to ask questions during each session. Building Local Linkages and Expanding Global Trade is one of several tracks you'll cover. Here is one session you may carry the excitement for international discussions forward.
Collective, Competitive Advantage for Foreign Direct Investment
Day/Time: Sunday at 3:45 p.m.
Investments flow into regions where project success is ensured through sensible regional strategy and where there is room for leveraging linkages and assets through connectivity and an innovative approach. While investment liberalization is making its way into all policy measures, there are still national considerations and regulations that inhibit inward flows to any country. These regulations protect national interest by denting the regional attractiveness to investors. This session will address the issue by pointing out why today's global economy demands regional collaboration, what is going to drive or restrict the regional approach and how to overcome challenges to enhanced regional collaboration.
Moderator:
Bostjan Skalar, CEO, World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (WAIPA), Istanbul, Turkey
Bostjan is a CEO of World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies. WAIPA is the umbrella organization of worldwide investment promotion agencies established in 1995 in Geneva with UNCTAD's initiative. Previously he served as a Director of Slovenian Public Agency for Promotion of Investment, Internationalization, Entrepreneurship and Tourism (SPIRIT). He is also a former Consul for Economic Affairs in Turkey. He studied in the Faculty of Economics in Maribor where he graduated in marketing. He has effectively managed companies in the automobile sector, the printing industry, worked with cladding materials and also worked in the real estate sector where his travels took him to many countries.
Speakers:
Rodrigo Contreras, Trade and Investment Commissioner, ProMexico, Toronto, Canada
Rodrigo since October 1st 2015, is the Trade & Investment Commissioner of Mexico in Toronto Canada. Under his responsibility is the promotion of trade and investment opportunities in the provinces of Ontario and Manitoba. Since his arrival to PROMEXICO in 2008, Rodrigo has held the positions of Trade & Investment Commissioner of Mexico in Shanghai, Executive Director for Investor Relations, Executive Director for Investment Projects and Investment Project Coordinator, all of which have allowed him to gain the confidence of investors and global corporations, that have invested in Mexico. Previously, Rodrigo held also various positions related to Foreign Direct Investment Promotion at the State Government of Baja California Mexico.
Sarah Bauerle Danzman, PhD, Assistant Professor, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
Sarah is an assistant professor at Indiana University's School of Global and International Studies. Trained as a quantitative political economist, Dr. Bauerle Danzman researches how investment promotion agencies can most effectively catalyze foreign investment for localized, sustainable, and shared development. She collaborates with several international and US-based organizations such as the World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (WAIPA), the World Bank, the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER), and Smart Incentives to develop data-driven assessment of the activities of economic development agencies.
Christopher Knight, Global Commercial Director, FDI Intelligence, London, UK
Chris is the Global Commercial Director for fDi Intelligence. Chris has been working in the field of foreign direct investment and advising governments for over a decade. Chris is an expert in the benchmarking of locations, as well as analysing and interpreting FDI trends worldwide. Chris is also an expert on how to market and promote your location globally. Chris has worked with over 80 economic development organisations worldwide in all aspects of foreign direct investment including: lead generation, event organisation and management, best practice, investment promotion and location benchmarking propositions.
Adalberto Netto, CEO, APD Invest in Parana, Brazil
Adalberto is a business expansion executive who helps global corporations navigate cross-border investment, innovation complexity and risks in Brazil and Latin America. As the CEO of APD-Invest in Parana (the winning IPA awarded as the best investment strategy of South America by FDIMagazine), Mr. Netto has adopted an innovative approach on investment promotion, expanding the agency's portfolio to serve new forms of investment and prioritizing regional collaboration. He has advocated greater regional integration and has running the Parana Competitive Program attracting BRL 42 Billion in five years, making Parana the 2nd most competitive state of Brazil.
 You can still save your budget by 20 bucks!
The international dinner is but one of many, many fun activities planned for 2017 IEDC Annual Conference.
This year's event will be so great, and your peers know it, which is why they have already registered at record speed. Be a part of the festive experience by registering today, and while you may have missed the early bird discount, you can still save up to $20 if you do so by next Friday, August 4. www.iedconline.org/annualconference.
Take a shortcut to popular sections of the Conference e-brochure where you'll see more educational tour and special events!
 Lodging update:
The Annual Conference headquarters hotel is sold out. But there's good news! A second block has of rooms at another nearby hotel has been secured. These rooms will be available at a rate of $284.00 CAD single/double occupancy (plus applicable taxes and fees*). Book your room at the overflow hotel now.
*Harmonized Sales Tax = 13%
Destination Marketing Program Fee (DMP) = 2.66% plus HST = 3%
Other important dates:
Conference Dates: September 17-20, 2017
Early Bird Registration Rate Cutoff: Tonight at 11:59 p.m. ET
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You won't regret attending the international dinner, It will be a highlight of your entire conference experience, and you'll get to spend time with some many people with global perspectives on economic development - a true win-win. Get more details on this special event and many other international learning opportunities. Act now. Register here.
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