 The
SelectUSA 2013 Investment Summit is being held this week in Washington, D.C., on October 31 and November 1. The
sold-out event has received overwhelming interest from around the world, and
will welcome 1,200 participants from nearly 60 markets. The two-day event will
connect international and domestic investors and firms with economic
development organizations (EDOs) from across the United States, in an effort to
promote investment and job creation. Also, EDOs in 47 states plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands will be represented at the
Summit.
Watch Commerce Secretary Pritzker’s
recently-released video about the Summit.
Latest
updates and agenda are available at www.SelectUSASummit.com.
For more information, contact us at +1-202-482-6800 or SelectUSASummit@trade.gov.
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Upcoming Activities:
SelectUSA conducts targeted outreach throughout the United States and around the world. Some upcoming activities include:
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October 31-November 1, 2013, President Obama and the Department of Commerce are
hosting the SelectUSA Investment Summit in Washington, D.C.
- November 19-21, 2013, the U.S. Commercial Service in Madrid, together with the American Chamber of Commerce in
Spain, will host the Invest & Trade in the USA – Building Bridges
between Spain and the U.S. to Develop the Americas – Forum & Expo in Madrid and Barcelona. The two SelectUSA investment
seminars will provide an opportunity for U.S. state,
local, and regional economic development organizations to exhibit at each stop. For more information on seminar
features and fees, contact Helen Crowley (Helen.Crowley@trade.gov).
- April 7-11, 2014, for the fourth
consecutive year, the U.S.
Commercial Service Germany and SelectUSA will host the USA
Investment Center at the world’s largest industrial technology show, the Hannover Messe Trade
Fair. The USA Investment Center is a joint
pavilion of SelectUSA and participating economic development organizations from
U.S. states, cities and regions. For more information, contact Ed Fantasia (Ed.Fantasia@trade.gov) or Kelly Smith-Glover (Kelly.Smith-Glover@trade.gov).
- May 5-8, 2014, a SelectUSA representative will participate and speak at the 2014 Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston, Texas. SelectUSA staff will be available to meet
one-on-one with businesses and potential investors and provide information 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, contact Bill Kutson (William.Kutson@trade.gov).
- September 16-20, 2014, the U.S. Commercial Service Germany and SelectUSA are planning to participate in Automechanika,
a global trade show and conference for the automotive industry. For more
information, contact Ed Fantasia (Ed.Fantasia@trade.gov).
- December 9-11, 2014, SelectUSA is planning
to participate in the 2014
Power-Gen International Conference (Power-Gen) in Orlando, Florida. SelectUSA staff
will be available to meet one-on-one with businesses and potential investors
and provide information 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, contact Bill Kutson (William.Kutson@trade.gov).
Recent Highlights:
- October 1, 2013, the U.S.
Embassy in London, together with the High
Commission of Canada and the Embassy of Mexico, hosted the “Invest
in North America: NAFTA Matters”
Conference. The day-long event showcased the North American marketplace to an
audience of more than 200 UK and European investor firms, associations and
chambers, multipliers, and host government representatives.
Reports of Note:
- The Wall Street Journal reported on the recent surge of foreign investment in
U.S. natural gas production, highlighting the importance of foreign investment and
government initiatives to attract foreign investment. Examples of foreign
companies looking to take advantage of cheap natural gas and petrochemical
production in the United States included German, South African, and Swiss
companies.
- The Associated Press assures that the United States will remain a highly reputable and
stable destination for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). Despite the recent
partial-government shutdown, investors continue to view the United States as
the ideal place to conduct business.
- The
New York Times
has recently published an article emphasizing the positive relationship between
investment and job growth. Additionally, the article posits that long-term debt
can be eliminated by investment in the manufacturing sector.
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