Making the New Free Trade Agreements Work for You - WTP host and speaker
WTP offices, 7 St. Paul Street, 19th floor, Baltimore MD 21202
Join speakers Eric Sohn and Julie Anglin, Desk Officers at the US Department of Commerce; Michael Allocca, President of Allocca Enterprises; and Alex Koff, Co-Chair of WTP'sInternational practice, as they delve into the opportunities created by the new Free Trade Agreements with Korea, Colombia and Panama.
8:15 – 8:30am Check-in and Continental Breakfast
8:30 – 9:00am Welcome Remarks
Opportunities Created by FTAs
Bill Burwell, Director, U.S. Commercial Service Baltimore
Alexander Koff, Attorney/Partner, Whiteford, Taylor & Preston, LLP
9:00 – 10:00am Taking Advantage of the Recent FTAs with Korea, Colombia and Panama
Eric Sohn, Korea Desk Officer, U.S. Department of Commerce
Julie Anglin, Colombia Desk Officer, U.S. Department of Commerce
10:00 -- 10:10am Break
10:10 – 11:10am How are These New FTAs Different from Older Agreements, Such as NAFTA and CAFTA?
FTA Terms and Definitions; FTA Eligibility Rules; Specific Rules of Origin and Supporting Documentation
Michael Allocca, President, Allocca Enterprises
11:10 – 1130am Case Study with a U.S. Company Doing Business in Korea and Colombia
11:30 - Networking