FEBRUARY FORUM: ExPort Portland: A look at the region’s new export plan Portland Business Alliance Portland, OR

Online registration closed at 3:00 February 14, 2012, but you can still attend by paying at the door!  

Portland Business Alliance Forum breakfast presents:

ExPort Portland: A look at the region’s new export plan

With annual exports of more than $22 billion, the Portland Metro region is an export powerhouse. Last year, the Brookings Institution, a Washington D.C.-based economic policy think-tank, identified Portland as the nation’s second fastest growing export region and selected the region to be one of four metro areas in the country to participate in its Metropolitan Export Initiative. Now, after a year of study in cooperation with the Brookings Institution, Greater Portland’s Metro Export Initiative has been developed to help the region take advantage of emerging global markets, bolster the strength of its export economy and grow local jobs.

Join federal and regional public- and private-sector leaders as they unveil the export strategy, discuss why the region was chosen and explain how Portland-region employers can better connect to global customers and growing emerging markets.

Speaker:
Amy Liu
Co-Director and Senior Fellow
Metropolitan Policy Program
Brookings Institution

Export Initiative Overview: 
Sean Robbins
CEO
Greater Portland, Inc.

Panelists: 
Peter Perez
International Trade Administration's Deputy Assistant Secretary
for Manufacturing

Mayor Sam Adams

Steve Buhaly
CFO
TriQuint

Event Sponsorship: 
J.P. Morgan Chase

Series Sponsors: 
University of Oregon
Portland Tribune

Doors open at 7  
Program & breakfast immediately starting at 7:30

Directly after the Forum breakfast, a breakout session will feature a roundtable discussion, which will take a deeper dive into the export strategy, how it will be implemented and what it all means for your business. Representatives from key federal agencies will discuss export resources and additional city and regional experts will be on hand to answer your questions. You must register to attend.

NO CANCEL OR REFUNDS