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World Trade Day 2007
World Trade Day 2007
Highlighting International Trade in Kentucky
Some 56 international dignitaries representing 20 nations joined government and business leaders from throughout the Commonwealth to celebrate the 15th Annual World Trade Day event on June 5th at the Galt House Hotel in downtown Louisville.A special highlight of the event was the outstanding keynote addresses given by Michael Francesconi of UPS & David Flanery of Papa John's International. Michael Francesconi, Vice President, UPS Airlines Public Affairs and Strategic Communications, manages the airline’s efforts to build strong government partnerships and media relations and to strengthen the company's reputation among the public and employees. Additionally, he works to ensure UPS possesses the domestic and international aviation authorities necessary to link UPS customers and businesses all over the world. In his address, Michael discussed his experience at UPS with international related issues and the importance of international business for Kentucky. David Flanery has served as Chief Financial Officer of Papa John’s International, Inc. since January 2004. As CFO, he is responsible for financial planning and analysis, investor relations, treasury management, tax planning/compliance, financial reporting, functional accounting areas including payroll and accounts payable and the overall internal controls structure of the organization. In his address, David described Papa John's success stories in international business and how in only 22 years they have grown from 250 restaurants to approximately 3000 restaurants worldwide.
Dignitary Guests
A delegation of dignitaries from foreign Embassies, Consulates and Trade Commissions throughout the United States traveled to Kentucky to promote trade and investment opportunities with their countries. A 'Tour the World' trade fair allowed international businesses in Kentucky to discuss trade issues specific to their company with each of the foreign officials. Among the countries represented at World Trade Day 2007 were Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Canada, Chile, China, France, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom, & Vietnam.
World Trade Success Award Winners
For the past 15 years, the Kentucky World Trade Center (KWTC) has recognized firms for their outstanding successes and contributions to international trade during the World Trade Success awards luncheon. As the featured event of World Trade Day, the awards luncheon has become Kentucky's largest annual gathering of international trade professionals, with over 450 executives and government officials in attendance this year.This year the KWTC is proud to congratulate the following four winners of the World Trade Success awards competition, selected from a pool of nominations and entries by a panel of business professionals:
LINAK U.S. Inc., www.linak-us.com, of Louisville, KY, designs and manufactures premium low voltage linear actuator systems that are safe, dependable and strong. LINAK products are most commonly used to provide movement for hospital beds, sit-stand desks, massage tables, lifts and agricultural equipment, however the possibilities are endless.
Northern Kentucky University, www.nku.edu, of Highland Heights, KY, is one of the fastest growing universities in Kentucky and a leading metropolitan university. The university provides opportunities for direct exposure to foreign language, study abroad experiences, interacting with international students, and providing support for international corporations and trade.
TubeMaster, Inc., www.tubemasterinc.com, of Louisville, KY, create innovations, turn some of them into inventions, a few of which they create and otherwise build. They are useful in petrochemical plants world-wide. They then use them at client plant sites around the world. The service provided is done on catalyst-packed tubes in multi-tubular reactors as found in reactors that make fine and basic chemicals. Use of TubeMaster services at client’s plant allows them to return to operations faster and with better quality compared to when they use other older and much slower methods. In their flagship service, pressure-drop testing, they are the fastest on the planet by a margin over others by 100-500+%. All of their products and services have the same goal: reduce time by 50% and reduce labor by 50% too.
WILD Flavors, Inc., www.wildflavors.com, of Erlanger, KY, provide turn-key food, beverage, color, and health & wellness solutions that are one of a kind and targeted to their customers applications. WILD provides fast, innovative and experienced researchers, chemists, product marketers and strategists giving their clients a competitive edge.
Congratulations to all of the award winners
for their contribution to Kentucky's
international business success!
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