GIC is excited to expand its programming to the Southwest with the Summit. The program will include discussions of international trade and interdependence, international supply chains, and international finance.

The Institute of Certified Bankers (ICB) is dedicated to promoting the highest standards of performance and ethics within the financial services industry.  Southwest Economic Summit: The Americas has been approved for 5.75 CTFA credits. CTFA credits should be distributed as follows: 5.75 INV.  This statement should not be viewed as an endorsement of this program or its sponsor.

Hotel Reservations
GIC has negotiated a discounted rate of rooms at the Sheraton Phoenix Downtown Hotel. Guests should make their reservations by visiting https://www.starwoodmeeting.com/Book/globalinter. Group rate available until February 15, 2014. Subject to availability.

Agenda

9 – 9:30 a.m. | Registration

9:30 – 9:45 a.m. | Welcome

• Peter Gold, Esq., President of TheGoldGroup and GIC Vice Chair of Marketing and Operations

9:45 – 10:30 a.m. | Phoenix and Mesa: Gateway to the Americas

• Hank Marshall, Economic Development Officer of the City of Phoenix
• Scott Smith, Mayor of the City of Mesa
• Moderator Michael McNiven, Ph.D., Managing Director and Portfolio Manager at Cumberland Advisors

10:30 – 10:45 a.m. | Coffee Break

10:45 – 11:45 a.m. | Impact of International Trade on Small Business

• William Dunkelberg, Ph.D., Chief Economist of the National Federation of Independent Business and GIC Board Member
• Roberto Coronado, Ph.D., Assistant Vice President in Charge and Senior Economist, El Paso Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
• Manuel Sanchez, Vice Governor of the Banco de Mexico

11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. | Lunch

12:45 – 1:15 p.m. | Keynote Address and Q&A

• Hon. Matt Salmon, Chairman, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, House Committee on Foreign Affairs
• Introduction by Peter Gold, Esq., President of TheGoldGroup and GIC Vice Chair of Marketing and Operations

1:15 – 2:15 p.m. | Investment in Arizona

• Kevin Sullivan, Senior Vice President, Business Attraction, Arizona Commerce Authority
• Barry Broome, President of the Greater Phoenix Economic Council
• Glenn Williamson, President of the Canada-Arizona Business Council
• Moderator: David Kotok, CIO of Cumberland Advisors and GIC Vice Chair of Central Banking Series

2:15 – 2:30 p.m. | Coffee Break

2:30 – 3:15 p.m. | Corporate Views in the Americas

• Ellen Hughes-Cromwick, Ph.D., Chief Economist of Ford Motor Company
• Paul Thomas, Ph.D., Chief Economist of Intel Corporation and GIC Board Member

3:15 – 4:15 p.m. | The Supply Chain and International Trade

• Arnold Maltz, Ph.D., Associate Professor at the W.P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State University
• Catherine Mann, Ph.D., Barbara and Richard M. Rosenberg Professor of Global Finance at Brandeis University’s International Business School, Visiting Scholar at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and GIC Board Member
• Tim J. Lloyd, Director, Global Materials Platform Outsourcing, Intel Corporation

4:15- 5 p.m. | Can trade continue to drive growth in the Americas?

• Eugenio Aleman, Ph.D., Director and Senior Economist at Wells Fargo
• Ana Ramirez, Trade Solutions Relationship Manager at Wells Fargo
• Introduction by Doug Bruhnke, Founder and CEO of Growth Nation℠

5 p.m. | Conclusion

• Peter Gold, Esq., President of TheGoldGroup and GIC Vice Chair of Marketing and Operations