October 2-4, 2017 Hilton Lac Leamy, National Capital Region, Canada

Your Future in Global Markets

2017 international business conference
Presented by FITT – celebrating 25 years of creating high performers in international trade

About the event

The focus of Your Future in Global Markets 2017 international business conference was on helping delegates to reach a new level of international business success. It was also a great opportunity to mix, mingle and learn from those who have been there, done that. The group of expert speakers, panelists and moderators explained from their diverse perspectives how survival in today’s global business environment means having the right team in place to recognize and act on opportunities and mitigate risks, ensuring commercial success and increasing profit margins. Conference delegates were then able to learn how to build their team, act on the latest trends, technology and policies, and plan their future in global markets.

Who was there?

1
Decision makers from businesses involved in–or looking to start - importing and exporting and want to learn about the latest technology, market entry strategies and how to stay ahead of the competition.
2
International trade practitioners and leaders who want to learn from the industry’s biggest success stories, and hear what’s next in global trade from the brightest international business minds.
3
Career fast-trackers who are looking to learn, network, exchange ideas with their peers and get a jump on the latest trends affecting the future of global business.

OCTOBER 2-4, 2017

Speakers

Meet our experts



Richard Bistrong

RICHARD BISTRONG

Former FCPA violator and FBI/UK Cooperator | CEO, Front-line Anti-Bribery LLC

Nicole Verkindt

NICOLE VERKINDT

Founder, OMX | “Dragon”, Next Gen Den | Panellist, CBC News, The Exchange

Ed Marsh

ED MARSH

Founder & Principal, Consilium Global Business Advisors | Export Advisor, American Express

Paul Parisi

PAUL PARISI

President, PayPal Canada

Phil Mondor

PHILIP MONDOR

President and CEO Emerit Consulting and Tourism HR Canada

Phil Mondor

JAMES SPINA

President & CEO, Spina Cross Border Consulting Inc.

Alexander R. Malaket

ALEXANDER R. MALAKET, CITP

President and Founder, OPUS Advisory Services International Inc.
Director, FITT

Sgt Pat Poitevin

SGT. PAT POITEVIN

Senior Investigator, RCMP
Sensitive and International Investigations
National Division| Co-founder, CCEAC

Adrian Mutton

ADRIAN MUTTON

Founder & Group Chief Executive Officer, Sannam S4

Kristine Robidoux, QC, CCEP

KRISTINE ROBIDOUX

Senior Compliance and Regulatory Counsel, Gran Tiera Energy Inc.

Omar Allam

OMAR ALLAM

Founder & CEO, Allam Advisory Group| Panelist, BNN, Bloomberg, CBC News

Andre Oliveira

ANDRE OLIVEIRA

Experienced Senior Manager, Richter

Diane Girard

DIANE GIRARD, CITP

President & Owner, Global Links Network

Marcos Vaena

MARCOS VAENA

Chief, Sector and Enterprise Competitiveness, International Trade Centre

Paul Sweeny

PAUL SWEENY

Owner & President, Swenco Limited

Jyll Saskin Gales

JYLL SASKIN GALES

Export Consultant, Google

Maxim Berdichevsky

MAXIM BERDICHEVSKY, CITP

Deputy Director, Investment and Trade Policy, Global Affairs Canada

Julie Pottier

JULIE POTTIER

Vice-President Commercial Markets and Small Business, Export Development Canada

Amy Karam

AMY KARAM

Principal, Global Strategy Consultant, Karam Consulting Group

Paula Greene

PAULA GREENE, CITP

President & CEO, Beyond Ventures Group Inc.

Caroline Tompkins

CAROLINE TOMPKINS, CITP

President & CEO, Forum for International Trade Training (FITT)

Gustavo Zentner, CITP

GUSTAVO ZENTNER, CITP

President, InterPOC Inc.|Director, FITT

Andrea Stairs

ANDREA STAIRS

Managing Director, eBay Canada

Carl Burlock

CARL BURLOCK

Senior Vice-President and Global Head, Financing and Investments, EDC

Clarecia Christie, CITP

CLARECIA CHRISTIE, CITP

Team Lead, Trade Information Services, TFO Canada

Corinne Pohlmann

CORINNE POHLMANN

Senior VP, National Affairs and Partnerships, Canadian Federation for Independent Business

Darryl Wettlaufer

DARRYL WETTLAUFER

V.P. Operations, DHL Express Canada

Leroy Lowe, CITP

LEROY LOWE, CITP

International Business Program, Nova Scotia Community College

Susan Delacourt

SUSAN DELACOURT

iPolitics Political Columnist

Katherine Xilinas

KATHERINE XILINAS

Associate Partner, EY Law LLP, Ernst & Young LLP

Mairead Lavery

MAIREAD LAVERY

Senior Vice President Business Development Group, Export Development Canada

Jared Burns

JARED BURNS

VP, Corporate FX, EncoreFX

Dave Hemstad

DAVE HEMSTAD

Stand-up Comedian, the Debaters

Cindie-Eve Bourassa

CINDIE-EVE BOURASSA

Deputy Director, Free Trade Agreement Promotion Task Force, Global Affairs Canada

Leslie Meingast, CHRP

LESLIE MEINGAST, CHRP

Co-Founder, TPD | Chair, FITT Board of Directors

Program



Notes

Want recaps of each session with all of the most important takeaways? Click below on the name of each session to download the PDF notes of that particular session - any Powerpoints used during sessions will also be included within the PDF files.



Our Partners

FITT wishes to thank this year’s conference partners



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