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International Calendar of Events for 2009

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January 2009

January 23 - Friday
Tax Breaks Available for All Exporters: The IC-DISC

8:30-10:30am
Frost Brown Todd, Louisville office
Also available by videoconference in Lexington, Cincinnati, and Columbus

$25 KWTC members, $35 nonmembers

Presenters:
Neil Smal, International Tax Professional, Frost Brown Todd
Melanie Douglas, Director of International Tax Services, Chilton & Medley
Stephen Fox, U.S. Tax Advantage

Sponsored by Chilton & Medley and Frost Brown Todd LLC

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For more info, contact Marie Davis at 859-258-3139 or marie.davis@kwtc.org

Click here to view flyer

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February 12 - Thursday
NAFTA Training

8:30am-12:00pm
Best Western, 80 Chenault Rd, Frankfort, KY 40601

$95 KWTC members, $150 nonmembers

Speaker: Anne Schmidt, Branch Compliance Manager, Expeditors International

Topics included:

Understanding the Harmonized Tariff System
NAFTA Rules of Origin requirements
Entry Procedures And Claims
Implications of NAFTA compliance

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For more info, contact Marie Davis at 859-258-3139 or marie.davis@kwtc.org.

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February 17 - Tuesday
Global Employment Seminar

Presenters:

Charles R. Baesler Jr.,
Stoll Keenon Odgen PLLC
Tiffany Cardwell,
Papa John’s International, Inc.
Glen M. Krebs,
Wyatt Tarrant & Combs LLP
Darin S. Orr,
Crowe Horwath LLP

Tuesday, February 17
8:30-11:30am

Stoll Keenon Ogden
2000 PNC Plaza
20th Floor
500 West Jefferson St.
Louisville, KY 40202

$75 KWTC members
$100 nonmembers

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For more info, contact Marie Davis at 859-258-3139 or marie.davis@kwtc.org.

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February 25 - Wednesday
International Challenges Facing the New Administration
Political: The View from the Fourth Estate

Featuring Washington Post Columnist & MSNBC Commentator Eugene Robinson

6:00pm

The Kentucky Center
501 West Main Street
Louisville, KY 40202

Presented by the World Affairs Council of KY & Southern Indiana
Part of the three-part Global Issues Forum Presidential Series

Individual Events: $15 per person
3 Event Package: $35 per person

REGISTER NOW

Call 502-561-5422 for more information

Sponsored by Brown Forman

February 27 - March 8
2009 Kentucky India Leadership Trade Mission:
New Delhi, Mumbai, Ahmedabad

MISSION OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this trip is to increase ties and open doors for Kentucky companies to do more business with to India and attract Indian investment to the Commonwealth. During this trip, you will have the opportunity to explore India’s growth through meetings with government and business leaders, as well as through participation in a variety of cultural activities. Our trip is scheduled in conjunction with the ITM (Innovative Technologies for Manufacturing) Expo 2009, an international B2B exhibition and conference. This event will enable our delegates to have successful one-on-one meetings with industry representatives from all regions of India.
ITM is India’s largest international trade show; it focuses on Agro & Food Processing, Auto Components/Accessories, Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals, Electronics & Electrical Engineering, and Energy/ Renewable Energy and the Environment.

MISSION LOCATIONS
New Delhi, the capital of India, has the largest commercial and financial centers. Key service industries include information technology, telecommunications, hotels, banking, media and tourism.
Mumbai, the cultural and economic hub of India, is the second most populous city in the world. It generates 5% of India’s GDP and lays claim to India’s largest port, processing over 40% of ocean cargo.
Ahmedabad is best known for its thriving textile and pharmaceutical industries.

MISSION ITINERARY
February 27 – March 8
02/27 Fri – Depart US;
02/28 Sat – Arrive New Delhi;
03/1 Sun – Agra and Taj Mahal;
03/2 Mon – Business meetings and fly to Ahmadabad;
03/3 Tue – Meetings and company tours;
03/4 Wed – Fly to Mumbai, business meetings;
03/5 Thurs – Meetings, VIP reception hosted by WTC Mumbai;
03/6 Fri – Individual business meetings;
03/7 Sat – visit ITM trade show;
03/8 Sun – Return to the US

ABOUT THE ORGANIZER
The Kentucky World Trade Center (KWTC) is a non-profit organization whose mission is to help companies do business worldwide. In the past several years the KWTC has organized many overseas trade missions. The KWTC has extensive contacts with foreign government officials and business leaders in various industries and is experienced in arranging successful business meetings and travel itineraries.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
For more information, please contact Ms. Ying Juan Rogers at 859-258-3139.

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March 3 - Tuesday
Executive Energy Forum

Presented by GlobalAdvanced-Leadership Center

8:20am
Greenbaum Doll & McDonald
National City Tower, 35th Floor
101 S. 5th St.
Louisville, Kentucky 40202

Special price: $25 for KWTC members

REGISTER NOW

For more info, contact Jack Gao at 270-746-9843 or Haowei.Gao@Galc.net

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Click here to view agenda

March 6 - Friday
Selling to India: Opportunities Await

8:30am-2:00pm

Tata Consultancy Services
Seven Hills Park
Miami Township, OH
(just off Milford Parkway)

$50 all attendees

Sponsored by Brown Forman

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May 7 - Thursday
Thinking Lean in a Challenging Economy

Presenter: Institute for Lean Systems

8:30am-12:30pm

Hilton Garden Inn
110 Grandstand Drive
Georgetown, KY 40324

$95 KWTC members
$125 nonmembers
(lunch provided)

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For more info, contact Marie Davis at 859-258-3139 or marie.davis@kwtc.org.

May 12 - Tuesday
Global Business Connections Series:
Doing Business with Canada and Mexico

12:00-1:30pm

Stites & Harbison
Aegon Tower, 20th Floor
400 West Market Street
Louisville, KY 40202

$10 KWTC members
$20 nonmembers
(lunch provided)

REGISTER NOW

For more info, contact Marie Davis at 859-258-3139 or marie.davis@kwtc.org.

Presented by the Kentucky World Trade Center in partnership with Greater Louisville Inc
Sponsored by Stites & Harbison

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June 11 - Thursday
Trade Finance Tools and Strategies
A BRIEFING BY FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL FINANCE ADVISORS

8:00-11:30am

Stites & Harbison Offices, Aegon Tower, 20th Floor, 400 West Market Street

$15 registration

MORE INFO AND REGISTER

SPONSORED BY
STOCK YARDS BANK AND STITES & HARBISON

June 16 - Tuesday
Global Business Connections Series:
Looking Into the Immigration Crystal Ball: Critical Topics for 2009 and 2010

12:00-1:30pm

Frost Brown Todd
Aegon Tower, 32nd floor
400 West Market Street
Louisville, KY 40202

Video conference available at this FBT locations:
Lexington & Cincinnati

Please join us for an informative session on the sweeping and potential changes that are upcoming in the area of immigration reform and compliance.

$10 KWTC members
$20 nonmembers
(lunch provided)

REGISTER NOW

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For more info, contact Marie Davis at 859-258-3139 or marie.davis@kwtc.org.

Presented by the Kentucky World Trade Center in partnership with Greater Louisville Inc
Sponsored by Frost Brown Todd

June 17 - Wednesday
Global Business Forum:
Ignite Growth - Resources for Going Global

7:30-9:00am

Hyatt Regency Louisville
320 W. Jefferson Street
Louisville, KY

Presented by GLI, in partnership with Kentucky World Trade Center (KWTC) and Presenting Sponsor Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs.

Special guest panelists include:

Peggy Pauley
Director, U.S. Export Assistance Center
Mark Peachey
State Director, International Trade, Kentucky Cabinet of Economic Development
John Waugh
Vice President of Marketing, PHOENIX Process Equipment Co.

Moderator:
Edwin Webb, President & CEO, Kentucky World Trade Center.

GLI & KWTC Members $30
Guests $50

REGISTER NOW

For more information, call 502-625-0156 or email registration@greaterlouisville.com

June 26 - Friday
Global Personnel Workshop:
Compensating Employees Globally – Tax, Social Security, Profit Sharing and Other Puzzles

12:00-1:10pm

Video conference available at these FBT locations:
Lexington, Louisville, Cincinnati, Columbus, Nashville, & Indianapolis

For this third of a five-part series, Frost Brown Todd’s Global Personnel Group invites you to consider worldwide employment issues. This month Joe Dehner will explore little-known traps and opportunities arising from personnel moving across borders:

Traveling sales and service personnel – when do “business trips” mean your company is taxable (or worse) in another country?
Social Security planning – Totalization agreements and § 3121(l)
Company personnel – co-employment, secondment and the ½ rule that is not a rule at all
Withholding requirements and taxes when people work in 2 countries or more

Free event (lunch included)

FLYER AND REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Sponsored by Frost Brown Todd and the Kentucky World Trade Center

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July 8 - Wednesday
IC-DISC: The Last Tax Break for Exporters

11:00am

The IC-DISC is a little-known tax break that can make your international profits more lucrative. Please join us for a webinar on Wednesday, July 8, to learn how your company can benefit.

WHAT: A Webinar for CEOs, Presidents, Finance Officers and International Marketing Managers
WHERE: Your Computer
COST: $40

MORE INFO AND REGISTER

For more information email Sara.Moreno@mail.doc.gov or call 859-225-7001.

This event is organized by the U.S. Department of Commerce
and supported by the Kentucky World Trade Center.

July 9 - Thursday
OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS
The Global Economy...Will You Answer?

8:00am-12:00pm

The Brown Hotel
Citation Room (1st Floor)
Louisville, Kentucky

Please join Stock Yards Bank and a line-up of industry experts as we discuss topics that all new
and existing exporters should be familiar with and very likely have questions/concerns when
confronting.

TO REGISTER: Free Seminar...Spaces are limited. Please call Mark Klein at (502) 625-9949
or send an e-mail to mark.klein@syb.com to reserve your space for this informative seminar.

Click here to view flyer

Presented by Stock Yards Bank in partnership with the Kentucky World Trade Center

July 24 - Friday
1st Annual Asia Business and Economics Summit

8:00am-12:00pm

Greenebaum Doll & McDonald
National City Tower
101 S. 5th Street
Louisville, Kentucky 40202

Individual Tickets: $75

Seats are limited. Please reserve today by contacting WAC at 502-561-5422 or vbersig@worldkentucky.org
or register online by clicking HERE

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Presented by the Kentucky World Trade Center in partnership with the World Affairs Council of Kentucky
Sponsored by Greenebaum Doll & McDonald

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September 4 - Friday
World Trade Day 2009

Kentucky World Trade Day is the largest gathering of international trade and business professionals in the state. Attendees will meet with country ambassadors and trade representatives from around the world, learn how others are succeeding in international trade, and network with hundreds of Kentucky business people representing the state's international manufacturing and service firms. This 17th annual event will include a VIP reception, an international trade fair, a morning seminar, and an awards luncheon. World Trade Day attracts representatives from an average of 35 countries, as well as 450 local business leaders.

Galt House Hotel
140 N 4th St
Louisville, KY 40202

Schedule of Events:

September 3rd	6:00pm – 8:30pm	VIP Reception for Dignitaries and Guests
September 4th	8:30am – 9:00am	Registration
	9:00am – 10:30am	Morning Trade Session
	10:30am – 12:00pm	Trade Fair and Networking
	12:00pm – 1:30pm	World Trade Day Awards Luncheon
	1:30pm – 2:30pm	Trade Fair
	3:00pm	World Trade Day Adjourns
	3:00pm – 11:00pm	WorldFest on the Belvedere

More details to follow

Sponsorship and exhibitor opportunities are available. Click here for description and commitment form.
For more information, please contact J. Edwin Webb at 502-574-1566 or edwin.webb@louisvilleky.gov.

If you are a dignitary or foreign official and are interested in representing and promoting trade with your country, please contact Susan Cook at 502-574-1514 or susan.cook@louisvilleky.gov.

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The Kentucky World Trade Center would like to thank its
Patron Members who support our programs and events throughout the year.