2013 Global Education Programs

PROGRAMS
INNOVATION MANAGEMENT (IM) WORKSHOP

February 5, 2013 
7:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. 
Savannah Morning News Auditorium
1375 Chatham Pkwy, Savannah, Ga. 31405
$25 (light breakfast included)
Improve your innovation strategy to increase your competitiveness and put in place a process to ideate, test, maintain and sustain an innovation system. 

GLOBALIZATION OF INDIA AND ITS EMERGENCE IN A NEW WORLD
February 20, 2013
1 – 2 p.m.
World Trade Center Savannah
131 Hutchinson Island Road, 4th Floor, Savannah, Ga. 31402
Ani Agnihotri, Program Chair of USA India Business Summit and Managing Partner of USA India Business and Research Center, will address India’s successes and failures over the past three decades and its emerging challenges in the coming years.

IMPORT COMPLIANCE, DOCUMENTATION & PROCEDURES
March 5, 2013 
8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. 
World Trade Center Savannah
131 Hutchinson Island Road, 4th Floor, Savannah, Ga. 31402
$75 (lunch included)
Earn the skills needed to successfully import goods and services from foreign markets at this renowned seminar. The World Academy, a nationally recognized training organization, will lead the seminar and attendees will earn 6.5 NCBFAA CSS points. 

INDIA SUPPLY CHAIN SUMMIT
April 1-2, 2013 
Hyatt Regency Savannah
2 West Bay St., Savannah, Ga. 31401
This day and half executive business forum is designed specifically for business decision-makers, strategic planners, consultants and senior academics with a special interest in India’s Supply Chain and the economic impact of its rapid growth and globalization.

UPS EXPORT SUMMIT 
May 23, 2013
1 – 6 p.m.
Hyatt Regency Savannah
2 West Bay St., Savannah, Ga. 31401
Learn the practical approaches for small- and medium-sized businesses to expand into global markets through exporting and the benefits of global trade from regional experts and practiced professionals at UPS.

TRADE AND THE PANAMA CANAL EXPANSION
May 2013
World Trade Center Savannah
131 Hutchinson Island Road, 4th Floor, Savannah, Ga. 31402
Learn the latest updates on the Panama Canal expansion and what these changes mean for the region, the Georgia Ports Authority, the logistics industry and to businesses currently or considering trading internationally. 

FOREIGN TRADE ZONE SEMINAR
May 2013
World Trade Center Savannah
131 Hutchinson Island Road, 4th Floor, Savannah, Ga. 31402
What is a Foreign Trade Zone, how can it help your business and how do you get started? – Everything you need to know to grow your business through a Foreign Trade Zone.

TRADE FINANCE
June 2013
World Trade Center Savannah
131 Hutchinson Island Road, 4th Floor, Savannah, Ga. 31402
Gain knowledge of the ins and outs of trade finance from a panel of experts in the field of international trade finance. 

G.R.O.W.
July 2013
World Trade Center Savannah
131 Hutchinson Island Road, 4th Floor, Savannah, Ga. 31402
G.R.O.W. (Georgia Reaching Out Worldwide) will offer seminars for regional businesses to learn about international markets followed by the opportunity to make international connections during one-on-one business meetings with international firms.

UNDERSTANDING AND MANAGING INCOTERMS
August 27, 2013
8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
World Trade Center Savannah
131 Hutchinson Island Road, 4th Floor, Savannah, Ga. 31402
This seminar addresses the proper use of the 2010 Incoterms relating to export and import transactions. The World Academy, a nationally recognized training organization, will lead the seminar and attendees will earn 3.5 NCBFAA CSS points. 

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS 101
September 2013
World Trade Center Savannah
131 Hutchinson Island Road, 4th Floor, Savannah, Ga. 31402
Learn how to successfully expand your business into foreign markets from a panel of experts in international law, finance and logistics.