THIS SEMINAR HAS BEEN CANCELLED. We thank you for your interest in this seminar and apologize for the short notice of it’s cancellation. The speaker cancelled due to illness. We do anticipate that the seminar will likely be rescheduled, as there was very strong interest. We will notify pre-registrants as we receive updates from the speaker. QUESTIONS? Contact Jeffrey Phillips, International Trade Representative for Europe and Russia, Minnesota Trade Office – 651-259-7493 or e-mail jeffrey.phillips@state.mn.us.
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In the summer of 2013, the United States and European Union opened negotiations to establish the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), aimed at delivering better reciprocal access to the U.S. and EU markets, achieving greater regulatory compatibility between the EU and the U.S., and paving the way for setting global standards. In the long run, how can this agreement strengthen the U.S. and EU economies and enhance their competitiveness at the global level? If successful, what are the benefits that the TTIP will bring about to Minnesota citizens and businesses? Don’t miss the opportunity to hear from Rainer Rudolph, head of the economic and commercial section at the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Washington DC, as he provides Germany’s view of TTIP and how this will impact trade and investment between the world’s two leading economies. Germany is Minnesota’s top European export market and a significant foreign direct investment partner. In addition to TTIP, Mr. Rudolph will provide a briefing on the German Embassy’s recently launched Skills Initiative aimed at identifying and sharing information about best practices in sustainable workforce development. Through the initiative, the German Embassy is bringing together German and U.S. businesses and local education/training providers with the aim of developing training programs best suited to businesses’ needs. Date/Time: Thursday, October 24, 2013, 8:30 to 10 a.m.
Location: Fredrikson & Byron, P.A., 200 South 6th Street, 40th Floor, Minneapolis, MN 55402
Fee: No cost to attend, but advance registration is required.
To register, click the link next to the event title on our Calendar website page, or cut and page this link to your internet browser:
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Questions, call 651-259-7487. About the Speaker: Rainer Rudolph is currently head of the Economic and Commercial Section at the German Embassy in Washington, D.C. His main focus is on trade relations between the U.S. and Europe, the U.S. economy and energy policy. Sponsors: The event is sponsored by the Minnesota Trade Office, Carlson School of Management – University of Minnesota, Center for Integrative Leadership – University of Minnesota, and the Minnesota chapter of the German-American Chamber of Commerce. |