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Issues in Ground Water Resources

Join us for this seminar to get the latest on technology trends and a global perspective on the landscape for businesses active in groundwater. There will be presentations from several experts solving problems in groundwater use and they will highlight where the best export opportunities are.

We are pleased to welcome Royal Eijkelkamp Soil & Water, a Netherlands-based firm with U.S. offices in North Carolina. Active in over 70 countries, Eijkelkamp is involved in soil and water projects worldwide.

When: Thursday, March 8, 2018 from 9:00am-1:00pm

Where: DEED Conference Center, 1st National Bank Bldg, St. Paul

Contact: Steve Riedel at 651-259-7494

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Elections in Latin America and Their Impact on Business

This seminar will provide an opportunity to learn how election outcomes, as well as economic, social and political trends in the region, can affect the business climate in this global market.

This year brings the busiest- and most consequential- series of national elections in Latin America for some time and this is your opportunity to hear from two respected experts on how these events will affect Minnesota companies already doing business or preparing to do business in this important region.

When: Friday, March 9, 2018 from 8:30am-10:30am

Where: DEED Conference Center, 1st National Bank Bldg, St. Paul

Contact: Rachel Limón at 651-259-7492

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Central & Eastern European Medical Buyers Mission to Minnesota

We are pleased to announce a Central & Eastern European Medical Buyers Mission coming to Minnesota from June 18 to June 22, 2018. The mission is organized in partnership with the U.S. Commercial Service, Greater MSP, and Medical Alley Association.

This one-of-a-kind event offers 150+ tailored B2B and an opportunity to have face-to-face contact with buyers interested in Minnesota-made medical technologies-– without the time and expense of traveling abroad. Participants invited from abroad will be pre-screened medical buyers and healthcare decision-makers from more than 15 Central and Eastern European countries.

When: Monday, June 18 - Friday, June 22, 2018

Where: Minneapolis, MN

Contact: Nikolay Megits, Ph.D. at 651-259-7495

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Legal Issues in Doing Business and Planning Product Shipments to West Africa

We're hosting a seminar on one of the biggest emerging markets globally. West Africa has a unique combination of a developed and developing economic infrastructure and a huge emergent market has given rise to a strong entrepreneurial and dynamic investment environment.

This event will discuss product shipment to the region and will also discuss how Minnesota companies can best understand legalities surrounding exporting and doing business in West Africa markets.

When: Thursday, March 15, 2018 from 8:30-10:30am

Where: DEED Conference Center, 1st National Bank Bldg, St. Paul

Contact: Abdiwahab Mohamed at 651-259-7484

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Cuba: An Insider Perspective of Opportunities & Challenges

Please ​join ​us ​at ​"Cuba: ​An ​Insider ​Perspective ​of ​Opportunities ​& ​Challenges", ​part ​of ​the ​Minnesota ​Trade ​Office’s ​Latin ​America ​Series. ​This ​event ​will ​provide ​an ​opportunity ​to ​learn ​from ​an ​insider ​point ​of ​view ​of ​what ​is ​the ​current ​and ​real ​economic ​and ​political ​situation ​in ​Cuba, ​as ​well ​as ​the ​current ​state ​of ​the ​relations ​between ​Cuba ​and ​the ​U.S. ​under ​the ​current ​U.S. ​administration.

When: Monday, April 9, 2018 from 12:30pm-2:30pm

Where: DEED Conference Center, 1st National Bank Bldg, St. Paul

Contact: Rachel Limón at 651-259-7492

More Information | Register Here

MTO SEMINARS

03/08: Water Technology Roundtable: Issues in Ground Water Resources, Saint Paul

03/09: Elections in Latin America and Their Impact on Business, Saint Paul

03/15: Legal Issues in Doing Business and Planning Product Shipments to West Africa, Saint Paul

04/09: Cuba: An Insider Perspective of Opportunities & Challenges, Saint Paul

MTO SHOWS & MISSIONS

06/18/18 - 06/22/18: Central & Eastern European Medical Buyers Mission to Minnesota, Minneapolis

PARTNER EVENTS

For more information on these events, please contact the hosts

03/08/18: U.K.-Minnesota Trade and Investment: An Enduring Partnership, Minneapolis. Host: Global Minnesota & U.K. Government Office, Minneapolis/St. Paul

03/12/18: Spring Euro-Cocktail, Saint Paul. Host: Minnesota Euro-American Chambers of Commerce

05/05/18: "Stern des Nordens" Gala 2018, Bloomington. Host: German American Chamber of Commerce of the Midwest

06/01-06/09: South Africa and Tanzania Trade Mission, South Africa & Tanzania. Host: Great Lakes St. Lawrence Governors & Premiers

06/06-06/09: USA Agricultural Exhibition Pavilion at AGRO 2018, Ukraine. Host: U.S. Commercial Service in Ukraine

06/25-06/28: Academy of International Business (AIB) 2018 Annual Meeting, Minneapolis. Host: Academy of International Business

07/10-07/12: One Water Summit 2018, Minneapolis. Host: US Water Alliance

  View more events on our online calendar. The calendar changes often to include new events and updates, so check back regularly.