Upcoming Outreach
SelectUSA conducts targeted outreach throughout the United States and around the world. Some upcoming activities include:
- On March 14, 2013, SelectUSA will
provide the key note address at Virginia’s Gateway Region’s
Annual Meeting in Petersburg, Virginia. Attendees will include 200 top
executives and 50 local government officials.
- On March 19, 2013, SelectUSA will participate in the Niobrara Infrastructure Development
Summit in Denver, Colorado. The Summit will convene companies and
economic development professionals to discuss opportunities and investment
positioning. SelectUSA will discuss services and assistance it can provide to investors
and communities.
- On March 20, SelectUSA will participate as a speaker on a China
- FDI webinar conducted by the Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP)
and the Virginia Economic Developer's Association (VEDA). Registration is
limited and is 'invitation only'. For more information, please visit www.VAallies.org/webinars.html.
- On March 20, 2013, The U.S. Commercial Service at
the United States Embassy in Tel Aviv,
in cooperation with the American State Offices Association (ASOA) and the Manufacturers
Association of Israel (MAI), is
organizing a SelectUSA Seminar to
highlight the United States as a premier business location. The seminar’s
objective is to provide a forum for Israeli companies interested in entering or
expanding in the US market to hear about locations and incentives from a number
of state representatives based in Israel. The Seminar is open to U.S. state-level
economic development organizations. For additional information, please contact
Sigal Mendelovich at the U.S. Embassy Tel Aviv (Tel: 972-3-519-7491/Sigal.Mendelovich@trade.gov)
- On March 25-27, 2013, the U.S.
Commercial Service China-Guangzhou will hold a “three cities in three days” road show in four industry sectors.
The SelectUSA format will be a high-level, intimate and interactive dialogue
with leading service providers and EDOs as to the “Top EIGHT Things You Should
Know before Investing in the USA”. For more information, please contact terri.tyminski@trade.gov.
- On March 28, 2013, SelectUSA will
address the State International Development Organization (SIDO) at the SIDO Washington Forum in Washington, DC. The forum will provide an opportunity for SelectUSA to update
the participants on SelectUSA services and ongoing activities.
- On April 8-12, 2013, for the
third consecutive year, U.S. Commercial Service Germany and SelectUSA will organize the USA
Investment Center at the world’s largest industrial technology show, the Hannover
Fair. The USA Investment Center is a
joint pavilion of SelectUSA and participating economic development organizations
from U.S. states, cities and regions. To
participate, or to obtain further information and updates, please contact Ed Fantasia
(Ed.Fantasia@trade.gov) or Kelly Smith-Glover (Kelly.Smith-Glover@trade.gov).
- On April 15, 2013, SelectUSA
will speak at the International Economic Development Council’s Federal
Forum in Washington, DC. SelectUSA
will be directly involved in the plenary session on FDI and will be addressing
hundreds of U.S. economic developers about investment trends and about how
SelectUSA can help attract and retain investment in the United States.
- On April 15-18, 2013, the U.S.
Commercial Service Belgium
and SelectUSA will organize a Europe Road show for U.S. economic development organizations. The road
show will travel to Brussels, Belgium; Eindhoven and Rotterdam, Netherlands;
and Copenhagen, Denmark. At each stop EDOs will meet potential investors,
industry associations and other trade and investment organizations. To
participate, or to obtain further information and updates, please contact
Aribatu Idirisu (Aribatu.Idirisu@trade.gov).
- On April 18, 2013, SelectUSA
will address the Gulf Coast Trade Alliance in Kinder, Louisiana. Discussion will
center on how SelectUSA aims to support the efforts of states and regions in
attracting, retaining, and expanding business investment.
- On May 6, 2013, SelectUSA will
participate and speak at the 2013 Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston, Texas. OTC is the
world’s foremost event for the development of offshore resources in the fields
of drilling, exploration, production, and environmental protection. SelectUSA
staff will be available to meet one-on-one with businesses or potential
investors and provide information or resources to help them build their businesses
in the United States. SelectUSA will also offer a seminar on investing in the
United States and SelectUSA services. For more information please contact Rebecca
Moudry (Rebecca.Moudry@trade.gov).
- On May 7, 2013, SelectUSA will
participate and present at WINDPOWER 2013 in Chicago, Illinois. WINDPOWER includes
approximately 600 exhibiting companies, thousands of qualified wind energy
professionals, engaging educational information and unmatched networking opportunities
and special events. SelectUSA staff will be available to meet one-on-one with
businesses or potential investors and provide information or resources to help
them build their businesses in the United States. SelectUSA will also present
at a series of region-specific seminars about investing in the United States
and SelectUSA services. For more information please contact Rebecca Moudry (Rebecca.Moudry@trade.gov).
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On May 21-23, 2013, the U.S. Commercial Service Mexico, is organizing three
SelectUSA investment seminars in Mexico City, Guadalajara, and Monterrey
respectively. About 100 attendees, or potential investors, are expected to attend
the seminar in each city. All U.S. states and other economic development organizations
(EDOs) are invited to participate as exhibitors at the event. The cost for
exhibitors to participate is just USD $400. Each exhibiting EDO will be
furnished a table and chairs for displaying marketing materials and for
networking. Space is limited fifteen exhibitors. Each EDO participant will be
introduced at the beginning of events and there will be ample time for
networking before the event, during coffee breaks, and after the formal
program. For more information, please contact Dillon Banerjee (Dillon.Banerjee@trade.gov).
Recent SelectUSA outreach has included:
- On February 7, 2013, Tazeem Pasha spoke at the 34th
Annual Immigration Law Update in Florida. At the conference, Ms.
Pasha addressed the American Immigration Law Association - South Florida
Chapter’s 650 immigration attorney members about FDI trends and SelectUSA
services to promote business investment in the United States.
- On February 12, 2013, Rebecca Moudry presented at the Washington Economic Development
Association’s Winter Conference in Olympia, Washington. The conference
brought together economic developers, businesses, ports, government and others
committed to enhancing Washington State’s economic development.
- On February 14, 2013, U.S. Commercial Service Canada
(CS Canada) and SelectUSA led U.S. Trade and Investment activities at the Canadian International Auto Show (CIAS).
CIAS is Canada’s auto event of the year, and CS Canada assisted participating
U.S. Economic Development Organizations through providing industry briefings,
scheduling one-on-one business appointments, providing access to CIAS Official
Opening Ceremony and activities (industry/media day, not for the public), and
attendance at the USCS Networking Reception and CIAS Gala Reception.
- On February 14, 2013, Rebecca Moudry participated in an
investment event organized by the U.S. Commercial Service Calgary hosted
by United States’ Consul General in Vancouver, Canada. The event featured a
discussion about expanding inbound U.S. investment. Participants included
current and potential Canadian investors.
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On February 25, 2013, Rebecca Moudry attended a luncheon discussion titled,
“Public Private Partnerships – Attracting Global Investors to Local
Infrastructure Projects”. During the
luncheon, Canadian institutional investors and public-private partner (PPP)
experts briefed executives from utility companies, U.S. city and state economic
development organizations, infrastructure investors, and engineering firms on
the realities, trends, and models in building successful PPPs. The event was
organized in cooperation with the U.S. Commercial Service at the U.S. Embassy
Ottawa and the Canadian Consulate General in New
York City.
Reports of Note:
- The
Business Roundtable, the United States Council for International Business and
the United States Council Foundation sponsored a report by Matthew Slaughter
titled, American Companies and Global Supply Networks: Driving U.S.
Economic Growth and Jobs by Connecting with the World. The report highlights and
supports three main points: Globally engaged firms with operations in the
United States are inherently American, their success is largely a result of
their being global, and their being global has resulted in more jobs,
investment, and R&D in the United States.
- The
Final Report of the U.S.-EU High Level Working Group on Jobs and Growth has
been released. It is reported that “each day, goods and services worth $2.7
billion/€2.0 billion are traded bilaterally, promoting economic growth and
supporting millions of jobs in both economies.
In addition, the United States and the EU have directly invested more
than $3.7 trillion/€ 2.8 trillion on both sides of the Atlantic.” The report
outlines ways the strong bilateral economic relationship that exists between
the United States and the European Union can be strengthened even further.
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The Vale Columbia Center on Sustainable International Investment has recently
published a new Columbia FDI Profile for the United States. The country
profile, titled Inward FDI in the
United States and its policy context by Lucyna Kornecki,
points the role of government policies in ensuring the United States remains an
attractive location for business. The global recession marked a drop in inward
FDI (IFDI) to the United States. Though there are signs of a recovery, based on
FDI from 2011, the report highlights ways to ensure FDI can continue to thrive
in the United States.
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