8:00 Registration
8:30 Introduction
Colin Renk // Vice President, Indianapolis-Cologne Sister City Partnership Committee
8:35 Welcome Address
Dr. Andreas Götze // Deputy Consul General, German Consulate General – Chicago
8:50 Indiana-Germany Business Overview
Jim Schellinger // Secretary of Commerce, State of Indiana
9:05 Trade, Export and Outbound Business Panel
Erik Hunt // International Trade Specialist, U.S. Department of Commerce
Craig Carson // Chief Executive Officer, JECO Plastic Products
Dr. Christof Siefarth // Partner, GÖRG Partnerschaft von Rechtsanwälten
9:55 Break
10:10 Foreign Direct Investment and Inbound Business Panel
Tom Clark // President, Index-Traub USA
Deborah Pollack-Milgate // Partner, Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Andrea Richter // Vice President of International Engagement, IEDC
11:00 Workforce & Skills Initiatives Panel Discussion
Virginia Rounds // Director, ICATT Apprenticeship Program
Blair Milo // Secretary of Career Connections and Talent, State of Indiana
Sue Smith // Vice President, Ivy Tech Community College
Robert Head // Maintenance Supervisor, Endress + Hauser
11:50 Program Ends