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In this edition:
- 2024 Annual conference
- Sponsorships
- Keynote Speakers
- Local DEC Events
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- US Dept. of Commerce events
- IBT On webinars & blog
- In the News
- Resources
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Platinum - OPEN
Gold - Ciber
Silver – OPEN
Bronze – Global Training Center
Small Business – Oil Research, Blue Tiger, Global Risk Mitigation Foundation
Conference Wi-Fi – IBT Online
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DECs Silver:
Alabama DEC; Arkansas DEC; Louisiana DEC; Mid-Atlantic DEC and Nebraska DEC.
DECs Bronze:
California Inland Empire DEC; East Michigan DEC; Georgia DEC; Greater Florida DEC; Indiana DEC; New York DEC; Puerto Rico DEC; San Diego Imperial DEC and Virginia DEC.
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Meet our lunchtime keynote
Don Graves
Deputy Secretary of Commerce
Don Graves is the 19th Deputy Secretary of Commerce.
Graves serves as the Economic Growth Coordinator for Puerto Rico, overseeing a whole-of-government effort to support the economic recovery and long-term growth of the archipelago, and is also a Commissioner of the Helsinki Commission, formally known as the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe.
Graves brings decades of experience in the private sector, government, and nonprofits to the Department of Commerce, including as an entrepreneur. Most recently, he served as Counselor to President Joe Biden during the 2020 presidential campaign. Prior to that, Graves served as Executive Vice President and Head of Corporate Responsibility and Community Relations at KeyBank. Bio
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And you cannot afford to miss these other notable speakers! |
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Dame Karen Pierce, British Ambassador to the US |
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Andres Rombola, Smartmatic, Argentina |
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Isabel Casillas Guzman, Administrator, SBA |
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Want to stay on top? Be informed? Then you have to be there! |
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Conference focus:
"Engaging with Our Friends & Neighbors"
This year, as NADEC celebrates its 50th anniversary of the formation of the DEC chapters at the annual conference, we are addressing topics that we hope will be helpful to you in your export journey.
The conference agenda will be addressing issues that directly affect your business every day. It will also present an ideal opportunity for you to reconnect with friends, colleagues and customers!
The agenda features key government officials, importers and exporters, international experts on supply chain and compliance, technology providers and more.
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Throughout the day, attendees will have the opportunity to meet with trade resource partners to discuss specific export programs.
And we will be visiting the Hill on May 14.
We look forward to welcoming you on May 13!
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Please share your local DEC events with the NADEC Network!
To submit an event for posting, fill in the form on the NADEC website here
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TURNING POINT: Outlook on Global Trade
May 14, 2024
2:00-3:00pm ET / 11:00am-12pm PT
Description: Concerned how current geopolitics and macro trends will impact your international business? Seeking data and inflection points to inform your business planning and strategy?
This webinar features Chief Economist of Onyx Strategic Insights, Adam Karson, bringing twenty years of experience and robust knowledge of fundamental drivers and intersections between the macroeconomy, politics and policy in tackling challenging global problems.
Adam will share insights for the year ahead around sustainability, capacity, fuel costs and their impact on supply chain risks and opportunities. At an entertaining and fast paced clip, he’ll dig into GDP growth forecasts, wages, inflation and interest rates. Stay informed and prepare your business in light of global dynamics!
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The U.S. Commercial Service’s Building Bridges to Global Markets brings in-person exporting expertise to your community.
Addressing issues most common to diverse businesses seeking international sales expansion, this series of events will introduce reliable contacts, accurate information, and ready-to-use resources that will place you firmly on the road to exporting success.
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May 8 - 15, 2024
The U.S. Environmental Technologies Trade Mission to IFAT and Europe will take place directly preceding and alongside the IFAT trade show in Munich, Germany - the largest trade show in the world for environmental technologies.
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May 13-15, 2024
The Trade Winds Europe/Eurasia forum will offer one-on-one market strategy counseling meetings with U.S. commercial diplomats from more than 25 countries in the region, conference programming, and plenty of networking with more than 300 U.S. exporters, Turkish companies, and U.S./Turkish government officials.
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June 23-26, 2024
The SelectUSA Investment Summit is the premier event in the United States for FDI promotion.
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Blog: Demystifying On-LIne Marketing
Adding an online marketing strategy to your website and social media is like throwing gasoline on the fire! Your web traffic explodes, leads will increase, and your brand recognition will grow.
Effective online marketing campaigns increase the number of international prospects that visit your website, drive up engagement on social media, help to educate your prospects about your products and services, and encourage them to buy!
In the link below our infographic will explain the fundamentals of Online Marketing and will give you the strategies and tools to make the internet work for you 24/7, 365 days/ year to help your grow your exports, sales, brand, and business globally!
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We invite you to join us for some
of our programs!
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John Koons, Online Marketing Manager
IBT Online
Q: John Koons jk@ibt.onl
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Is Mexico becoming the new China?
Import demand has doubled from China to Mexico
FreightWaves, Zach Strickland, FW Market Expert & Market Analyst, March 23, 2024
Import bookings have doubled from China to Mexico compared to the same period in 2019, with the bulk of the increase coming in the past year. By contrast, import bookings from China to the U.S. are up a still-impressive approximately 40%, but nothing like the Mexico figure. What does this mean for the U.S. freight market?
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Who is America’s top commercial partner? (Hint: It’s not China.)
In sum, when one compares the full spectrum of U.S. commercial relations with other countries around the world, it becomes clear that the United States and the EU are each other’s most significant commercial partners, as they have been for decades. Of course, specific sectors of each economy are dependent on China and other countries for things like critical raw materials. However, given geopolitical differences, these dependencies have become a cause for concern.
The dense commercial linkages binding the U.S. with the EU, the U.K., and other European democratic market economies offer a solid geo-economic and geostrategic grounding from which each side of the North Atlantic can address those concerns.
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State of Freight: Reasons to be bullish on second half of 2024
FreightWaves’ Fuller and Strickland say spring seasonality should improve market conditions.
FreightWaves, Noi Mahoney, March 22, 2024
FreightWaves’ State of Freight March webinar offered a bit of optimism that the freight market could improve at some point later this year. Craig Fuller, FreightWaves CEO and founder, and Zach Strickland, director of freight market intelligence, said while they don’t see any clear signs of a significant boost in the overall freight industry, there are signals that the market is moving in the right direction.
Here are five takeaways from the webinar: More
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Disruptions in key global shipping route signal unprecedented challenges for global trade
AJOT, February 22, 2024
The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has released “Navigating Troubled Waters. The Impact to Global Trade of Disruption of Shipping Routes in the Red Sea, The Black Sea and the Panama Canal” signaling how attacks on Red Sea shipping which have severely affected shipping through the Suez Canal, added to existing geopolitical and climate-related challenges, are re shaping the worlds’ trade routes and disrupting the lifelines of the world
In the wake of recent attack to shipping, the Red Sea's maritime trade routes through the Suez Canal have become severely disrupted further impacting the global trade landscape. This development compounds the ongoing disruption in the Black Sea due to the war in Ukraine, which has resulted in shifts the oil and grain trade routes, altering established patterns.
Additionally, the Panama Canal, a critical artery linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, is confronting a separate challenge: dwindling water levels. Diminished water levels in the canal have raised concerns about the long-term resilience of global supply chains, underscoring the fragility of the world's trade infrastructure.
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Creating a Rationale: An Analysis of the UK’s MoU Initiative with US States
March 22, 2024
BritishAmerican Business released a report offering a comprehensive analysis of the UK government’s state-level trade and investment strategy with the US. The report follows the signing of the eighth trade pact, with the state of Texas.
Over the past two years, amidst stalled negotiations for a US-UK Free Trade Agreement, the UK has pursued enhanced economic collaboration with the US through a series of Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) signed with individual states. To-date the UK has signed eight trade pacts with Indiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, Oklahoma, Utah, Washington State, Florida, and Texas.
BAB’s report offers a deep dive into the structure and objectives of each MoU as well as examining the areas and industries of focus, mechanisms for implementation and how progress will be monitored.
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EIU report
The war in Ukraine: no breakthrough in 2024
Two years since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Russia occupies almost a fifth of Ukraine’s territory, including in Crimea, Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson. Both sides have suffered heavy loss—and as peace talks remain a distant prospect, the war faces a stalemate. How will geopolitical risks and relationships influence support for Ukraine in 2024?
EIU’s latest report provides businesses with foresight of the critical global trends and risks that will emerge in 2024 as a result of the Russia-Ukraine war.
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Explore U.S. Trade Data with Industry & Analysis Resources
Did you know that ITA publishes a variety of trade-related statistics and tools for public use? ITA's Industry & Analysis business unit maintains interactive dashboards and infographics providing trade and economic data on U.S. goods trade at the national, state, and metropolitan area levels. Most dashboards are updated monthly, while the country reports are updated semi-annually.
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Trade DNA seeks to encourage students from Middle School through University to consider a career in global trade. Career paths can easily be combined with other academic paths from business to biology while supporting a trajectory of going global and improving the world through business.
See the new “Trade DNA” page on the NADEC website and join our initiative to encourage the next generation towards the most exciting career path ever!
What is your story? How did you become interested in the global marketplace? Let us know by emailing me: TradeDNA@usaexporter.org and placing “My Trade DNA Story” in the subject line.
Jim Anderson, NADEC Board Member
SouthWest Representative, Owner, ETCetera International, Inc
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BritishAmerican Business (BAB)
Trade & Investment Guide to the UK for US Companies
BritishAmerican Business (BAB) launched the Finding Your Way, the most comprehensive guidebook for US companies seeking to expand their business into the UK.
The Trade & Investment Guide is a crucial resource for US companies looking to explore the exciting opportunities the UK has to offer. It provides practical advice on all the issues that companies must consider when expanding, from logistics and legal services to finance and immigration.
Details of NADEC are listed on pages 108-111
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