Upcoming Outreach
SelectUSA will conduct targeted outreach throughout the United States and around the world. Some upcoming events include:
June 12: SelectUSA will participate in the US-China Business Council’s “Invest in the US ” seminars. The seminars will cover a wide range of topics of interest to Chinese business people looking to invest in the United States, from intellectual property to public relations.
June 13: SelectUSA will participate in Ernst & Young's European Tax Symposium in Lisbon, Portugal to discuss the current policy stance of the United States as well as available business incentives, both statutory and discretionary. Forty of the largest European multinational corporations, from across the European continent will attend this event.
June 22 – 23: In conjunction with the U.S. Conference of Mayors, the U.S. Departments of Commerce and Treasury will hold a U.S.-China Cities Forum in Nanjing to share best-practices on economic development and business investment attraction. SelectUSA will participate at this event.
Recent SelectUSA outreach has included:
- May 16: The U.S. Commercial Service hosted a SelectUSA Outreach Workshop in Lisbon, Portugal. This workshop, entitled “Investing and Establishing a Company in the United States”, addressed issues relevant to Portuguese companies looking to setup a U.S. business.
- May 23: Manager, Global Business Attraction Tazeem Pasha spoke at the “Investing and Establishing a Company in the United States” seminar organized by U.S. Commercial Service in Austria. With more than 250 attendees, the event included a discussion of issues relevant to foreign firms looking to setup a U.S. business.
- May 24: U.S. Ambassador to Belgium, Howard Gutman, hosted a SelectUSA seminar, followed by lunch, at his residence in Brussels, featuring a presentation by Manager, Global Business Attraction Tazeem Pasha. With more than 75 attendees, the event was organized by the U.S. Commercial Service in Belgium and included case studies by Belgian firms on best practices to opening and operating a business in the United States.
- May 24: Deputy Executive Director Aaron Brickman presented at an event hosted by the Indo-American Chambers of Commerce, entitled “The USA: A Great Return on Investment (ROI) for Indian Companies.” The event provided an opportunity to reach large group Indian business leaders with clear interests in investing in the United States.
- May 25: the Thunderbird School of Global Management, U.S. Embassy Berlin, and the American Chamber of Commerce in Germany be hosted their Global Business Dialogue in Berlin. The event featured a keynote address by U.S. Secretary of Commerce John Bryson, speakers and panelists from industry and government who discussed the U.S. and E.U. economic climate and future potential.
- May 30: the U.S. Commercial Service in Bangkok, Thailand, in cooperation with Bangkok Bank and KMPG, organized a seminar, “SelectUSA: Invest in the US.”
Reports of Note:
- Seventh Report on G20 Investment Measures looks at policy measures over the past seven months providing insight into the relationship between investment measures, business climates, and overall efforts focused on economic recovery.
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