Embracing Global Markets Webinar Series
The webinar series ‘Embracing global markets’ supports European small and medium sized enterprises and start-ups to innovate and expand in Asia, Africa and the Americas. The webinars are hosted by experts of various European Commission services and the 'Enterprise Europe Network', the world's largest business service provider.
Who should attend?
The webinar aims at European small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), start-ups (ready to scale internationally), beneficiaries or holders of seals of excellence of the European Innovation Council, European clusters and cluster managers, business advisers of the Enterprise Europe Network and other European business support organisations, including all stakeholders of the ‘Friends of EEN’ initiative.
Objectives
This webinar will be an update on the state of transatlantic trade and what you need to know about recent trade policy changes, including topics like:
- joint EU & US efforts in the context of the Trade & Technology Council; legal impediments to transatlantic trade incl. An update on duty/and tariff regimens, increased customs enforcement, issues related to extraterritorial jurisdiction, sanctions update
- the current state of Supply chain, remaining challenges, new sourcing patterns (near-shoring / reshoring), congestion at ports, other bottlenecks such as the relocation of vessels and containers, the cost and lack of warehouses interplay, managing rate volatility, picking partners
- new developments in Trade Law, how trade agreements affect nearshoring trends, Trade restrictions, incl. what exporters need to know now about the Steel & Aluminum (232) and the Section 301 tariffs, along with complications that companies face by secondary sanctions
- tips and ways to manage trade compliance in common sectors (food, technology, chemicals, medical devices)
- things you need to know to ensure a smooth path through customs for specialty products
Stream the webinar live or join the session via Webex to interact with our experts!
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Speakers
Yvonne focuses on promoting an active transatlantic discourse and to engage the business communities on both sides in a meaningful dialog, to create profitable partnerships and to provide a professional platform to exchange ideas.
Michelle Schulz is a widely recognised leader in international trade law and is highly experienced in the U.S. customs regulations, guiding companies through customs matters, such as valuation and classification rulings, prior disclosures, rate advances, Focused Assessments, detentions, and penalties.
Noa Sussman is the Global Senior Sales Director at TecEx, where she leads the charge in crafting and executing advanced risk management strategies for large manufacturers, enterprises and firms dedicated to the global deployments and transportation of technology devices and components.
Simon strives everyday to create an innovative work environment. It is this innovation, along with a deep commitment to exceeding industry standards in customer service, expertise, and technological faculty that keeps Jaguar Freight at the apex of the industry.
Christos is a Policy Officer at the Directorate General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship, and SMEs, where he plays a pivotal role in the Industrial Forum, Alliances, and Clusters unit.
Thomas is an experienced adviser for business services in the Single Market Programme/SME Pillar/Internal Market and Support to Standardisation unit.
