The 2010 37th Annual Conference will be filled with education, executive level presenters, and networking opportunities.

Tue., June 1, 2010

10:00 - 12:00 AM  Tennis Tournament -
Wild Dunes Tennis Center - Isle of Palms, SC

11:00 AM  Registration & Exhibits Open - Grand Hall, Charleston Place Hotel

1:30 - 2:45 Education Session - Magnolia Ballroom

• How to respond to a Customs’ Request for Information (CF28) - James Rogers, Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice PLLC (confirmed)
• Customs Compliance - Imports and 10+2 - Michael Silva, Vice President, Panalpina, Inc. (confirmed)
• U.S. Customs and Border Protection

3:15 - 4:45   Education Session– Magnolia Ballroom

• ICDISC (Interest Charge-Domestic International Sales Corporation) - tax incentives for exporters - Ryan Losi, CPA, Executive VP Piascik & Asssoc. (confirmed)
• International Tax options - Sean King, Williams Mullen (confirmed)
• Foreign Exchange - Jason Roof, Sun Trust Bank (confirmed)

5:00 - 7:00 Welcome Reception - Grand Hall, Charleston Place Hotel

Wed., June 2, 2010

7:00 AM Registration Opens

7:15 Buffet Breakfast - Live Oak Ballroom, Charleston Place Hotel

7:50 Opening Ceremony and Welcoming Address

Welcome:  Mark Condon, Executive Director, CenTradeX Services
and 2010 Conference General Chairman - Charleston, SC

Invocation: Fr. Lenwood Williams, Director, Charleston Port & Seafarers Society, Cathedral of St. Luke & St. Paul

Presentation of the Colors: US Air Force Honor Guard

Patriotic Songs: William Purcell (vocals), Bill Purcell (piano)
 

Moderator: TBA

 Speakers:

• Ocean Transport
• Trucking
• Rail
• Shipper Perspective

9:00   Exhibits Open - Live Oak Ballroom

9:15  Business Session 1

Moderator: TBA

Speakers:

• Eletrolux (speaker TBA)
• Husqvarna (speaker TBA)
• PBI Performance Products (a member of the The InterTech Group, Inc.®) - Grant Reeves, President

10:15 Break

10:30 Business Session 2

Panel Introduction: TBA

Moderator: TBA

 Speakers:

• Dr. Nicholas Rigas, Renewable Energy Director, Clemson Wind Turbine Project (Confirmed)
• General Electric, Greenville (TBA)
• PPG (TBA)

12:30 World Trade Luncheon - Magnolia Ballroom, Charleston Place Hotel
 
Introduction & Announcements: Mark Condon

WELCOME: TBA 

Invocation: Fr. Lenwood Williams, Director, Charleston Port & Seafarers Society, Cathedral of St. Luke & St. Paul

Introduction of the SCITC Board Members and past General Chairman

Presentation of International Trade Scholarships:  Cathy Smuniewski, Scholarship Chair, Panalpina, Inc.

State of South Carolina Business Update: Joe Taylor, Secretary of Commerce

Introduction of Keynote Speaker: Randy Booker, President, TICO Terminals

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: James I. (Jim) Newsome, President and Chief Executive Officer, South Carolina State Ports Authority

Introduction of 2011 Conference General Chairman, Bill Turbeville, Oceans International, LLC

Luncheon Closing 

2:30 - 4:30 PM Business Session 3

Moderator: Paul McClintock, SVP and Chief Commercial Officer, South Carolina State Ports Authority

 Speakers:

• Jedburg (TBA)
• JAFZA (TBA)
• Tire Kingdom (TBA)

5:00 PM Exhibits Close

7:00 – 10:30 PM Evening Entertainment: South Carolina Aquarium, Charleston Harbor

Silent Auction for the benefit of Student Scholarships - ends at 8:30

Dress Casual, buses leave the Charleston Place horse circle starting at 6:30 to 7:30. Buses return at 9:00 with last bus at 10:30

Thursday, June 3, 2010

8:00 AM Breakfast Buffet- Live Oak Ballroom, Charleston Place Hotel

8:45 AM Automobile Panel

Speakers:

• CUICAR - Dr. Imtiaz Haque, Executive Director, Carroll A. Campbell Jr. Graduate Engineering Center
• BMW Manufacturing Co., Bobby Hitt, Manager, Public Affairs
• Michelin (TBA)
• Daimler Vans Manufacturing LLC - Andreas Maas

Drawing for choice of an 11 or 7-day Caribbean Cruise will take place - Courtesy of MSC CRUISES and Mediterranean Shipping Company - http://www.mscgva.com/ and http://www.msccruises.com/page.asp?y=fleet,main

Must be present to win - only registered conference attendees

11:00 AM ADJOURN FOR OPTIONAL AFTERNOON ACTIVITIES

12:00 PM   Golf Tournament - Patriots Point Links, Mount Pleasant, SC

6:30 - 10:00 PM Evening Entertainment

Location: Sand Dunes Club, Sullivan's Island

Dress: Casual

Buses leave the Charleston Place horse circle starting at 5:30 to 7:30. Buses return at 9:00 with last bus at 10:00.