2020 Virtual Americas Food & Beverage Show Conference Agenda*
All times are listed in Eastern Time
*Subject to change
Monday, November 2, 2020
10:00 am Welcome Remarks and Conference Kick-Off
- Ted McKinney, Under Secretary of Agriculture for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs - confirmed
- Nikki Fried, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services - confirmed
- Barb Glenn, CEO of the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) – confirmed
- Roberto Muñoz, Chair, World Trade Center Miami – confirmed
- Ivan Barrios, President, World Trade Center Miami - confirmed
12:30 am Overview of the USA Pavilion
1:00 pm How U.S. Importers can Comply with U.S. Regulations
Lenny Feldman, Member of Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A. – confirmed
3:00 pm Market Trends & Trade Overview for Latin America and the Caribbean
Alice Ancona, SVP/COO, World Trade Center Miami - confirmed
4:00 pm Top 10 Tips for Contracting an Agent/Distributor
Joshua Rodman, Senior Associate of Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A. - confirmed
4:30 pm Review of Tuesday, November 3rd Program
Tuesday, November 3, 2020
10:00 am Opening Remarks
Ivan Barrios, President, World Trade Center Miami – confirmed
10:05 am Canadian Pavilion Showcase
11:30 am International Markets of Opportunity I - Exporting your products & services to CANADA
Evan Mangino, Foreign Agricultural Service, Ottawa, Canada – confirmed
Hesam Houryaband, PhD, Deputy Director, Enterprise Florida (Canada Office) – confirmed
12:45 pm International Market Showcase I – Agri-Food Innovation & Canada’s Agri-food Advantages – confirmed
Introductory Remarks: Susan Harper, Consul General, Consulate General of Canada in Miami – confirmed
Serge Buy, CEO, Agri-Food Innovation Council – confirmed
Jordan Gaw, Regional Director, Investor Services, Invest in Canada– confirmed
1:50 pm International Markets of Opportunity II - Exporting your products & services | for Florida Companies in BRAZIL
Fabio Yikio Yamada, Managing Director, Enterprise Florida Brazil – confirmed
Mariana Falkenburger, Sr. Manager International Business Development, Enterprise Florida Brazil – confirmed
2:05 pm How to Market and Sell Food & Beverage in Brazil
Nicolas Rubio, Director U.S. Agricultural Trade Office (ATO) – confirmed
2:25 pm Cases of US Food Franchises in Brazil
Renato Sabaine, Marketing Specialist, U.S. Commercial Service – confirmed
3:00 pm Review of Wednesday, November 4th Program
Wednesday, November 4, 2020
10:00 am Opening Remarks
Alice Ancona, SVP/COO, World Trade Center Miami - confirmed
10:05 am Irish Made: Premier Brands Worth Noting
Moderated by: Maureen Pace, President of World Trade Center Dublin
- Gavin Cassidy, Porter & Nash
- Conor Meehan, Nú Infusions Ltd.
- Anne Marie Feighery, Feigherys Farm
- Stephen Dillon, RTM Beverages
- Colin Ross, Kinsale Spirit Company
- Helen Troughton, Armagh Cider Company
11:30 am International Markets of Opportunity III - Exporting your products & services to the AFRICAN MARKET
Moderated by: Desmond Alufohai, Director of Protocol and International Affairs Division, Miami International Airport - confirmed
Laura Geller, USDA/FAS Senior Agricultural Attaché – Southern Africa – confirmed
Ryan Scott, USDA Agricultural Counselor – Kenya - confirmed
12:30 pm International Market Showcase III - Positioning & Selling your products & services in the AFRICAN MARKET
Moderated by: Desmond Alufohai, Director of Protocol and International Affairs Division, Miami International Airport - confirmed Kemi Arosanyin, Director, Africa Trade Expansion Program, World Trade Center Miami – confirmed
1:00 pm Panel Discussion on the Food and Beverage Sector in South Africa
Moderated by: Desmond Alufohai, Director of Protocol and International Affairs Division, Miami International Airport - confirmed
- Malose Letsoalo, Chief of the Economic and Commercial Section, Embassy of South Africa – confirmed
- Jim Clarke, Marketing Manager, Wines of South Africa USA – confirmed
- Solly Molepo, Deputy Director, Agro-Processing, Department of Trade, Industry and Competition – confirmed
2:00 pm African Showcase
3:15 pm Digital Technologies in the Food and Beverage Industry
- Reducing the digital divide
- Food e-commerce
- Blockchain
Doug Baker, Vice President, Industry Relations, Food Marketing Institute - confirmed
3:45 pm Review of Thursday, November 5, 2020
Thursday, November 5, 2020
10:00 am Opening Remarks
Ivan Barrios, President, World Trade Center Miami – confirmed
11:15 am International Markets of Opportunity IV - Exporting your products & services – IRELAND & UK
- Cynthia Guven, Foreign Agricultural Service, London UK – confirmed
- Steve Knight, Foreign Agricultural Service, London UK – confirmed
- Kathy Yao , Foreign Agricultural Service, London UK – confirmed
- Jennifer Wilson, Foreign Agricultural Service, London UK – confirmed
- Julie Nicholson, Foreign Agricultural Service, London UK – confirmed
12:00 noon Tools for U.S. Exporters
Moderated by: Roberto Muñoz, Chair, World Trade Center Miami – confirmed
- Manny Mencia, Senior Vice President, Senior V.P. International Trade & Business Development, Enterprise Florida – confirmed
- Daisy Ramos Winfield, Executive Vice President, Florida Export Finance Corporation – confirmed
- Eduardo Torres, Acting Regional Director, U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration – confirmed
1:00 pm International Markets of Opportunity IV - Foods from Peru to the World
Max Rodriguez Guillén, Director, Promperú Miami – confirmed
Marta Sesmero, Trade Development Specialist, Promperú Miami – confirmed
2:00 pm International Markets of Opportunity IV - Exporting your products & services – PERU
Zeke Bryant, Foreign Agricultural Service, Lima, Peru – confirmed
Alvaro Loza, Foreign Agricultural Service, Lima, Peru – confirmed
2:45 pm Tour of Virtual Americas AFB Stores/Exhibitors
3:00 pm Review of Friday, November 6, 2020
Friday, November 6, 2020
11:00 am Opening Remarks
Alice Ancona, SVP/COO, World Trade Center Miami - confirmed
11:15 am Trends and Strategies for E-Commerce success in Food and Beverage
Amalia Trocea, Head of Business Development, Media Trends Group - confirmed
11:45 am Tendencias y estrategias para el éxito del comercio electrónico en alimentos y bebidas (Spanish)
Alvaro Sepulveda, Founder & CEO, Media Trends Group - confirmed
12:45 pm International Markets of Opportunity V - Exporting your products & services- ARGENTINA
Melinda Meador, Foreign Agricultural Service, Buenos Aries, Argentina - confirmed
1:00 pm International Market Showcase V – Positioning & Selling your products & services - ARGENTINA (confirmed)
2:00 pm Tour of Virtual Americas AFB Stores/Exhibitors
3:00 pm Review of Monday, November 9, 2020
Week #2 Sessions at 10 a.m. & at 2 p.m.
Monday, November 9, 2020
Morning Session
10:00 am Opening Remarks
Ivan Barrios, President, World Trade Center Miami – confirmed
10:05 am Tour of Virtual Exhibitors
10:30 am Amid the Pandemic: The latest U.S.-Latin America Export-Import Trade Data
Ken Roberts, President, WorldCity, Inc. - confirmed
Afternoon Session
2:00 pm Opening Remarks
Alice Ancona, SVP/COO, World Trade Center Miami – confirmed
2:05 pm Tour of Virtual Exhibitors
2:30 pm Industry Trend Presentation: Regulation of CBD & Hemp
Justin J. Prochnow, Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig, LLP – confirmed
Timothy F. Stanfield is Of Counsel with the Florida Government Law & Policy Practice – confirmed
Tuesday, November 10, 2020
Morning Session
10:00 am Opening Remarks
Ivan Barrios, President, World Trade Center Miami – confirmed
10:05 am Tour of Virtual Exhibitors
11:30 am Regulator Update: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Imports Structure Session to include: FSVP, VQIP, ITACS
Ruth P. Dixon, Program Division Director Division of Southeast Imports Office of Regulatory Affairs, U.S. Food and Drug Administration – confirmed
Afternoon Session
2:00 pm Miami International Airport (MIA): Trade Trends Webinar | Partner Event
Trade overview of MIA's trade year to date with comparisons to national average and previous year's figures.
Speaker
Ken Roberts, President WorldCity, contributor to Forbes.com and Federal Reserve advisory board member – confirmed
Sponsored by: Miami International Airport, Enterprise Florida, World Trade Center Miami, Florida Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association, and Beacon Council
3:30 pm Regulator Update: FDA Session on Product Code Builder
Bruce Quijano and Sheirly Reyes, U.S. Food and Drug Administration – confirmed
Wednesday, November 11, 2020
Morning Session
10:00 am Opening Remarks
Ivan Barrios, President, World Trade Center Miami – confirmed
10:05 am Tour of Virtual Exhibitors
10:30 am International Markets of Opportunity VI - Exporting your products & services – SPAIN
Jennifer Clever, Foreign Agricultural Service, Madrid, Spain – confirmed
Linda Caruso, Deputy Senior Commercial Officer, U.S. Department of Commerce, Madrid, Spain – confirmed
11:30 am Cómo ingresar al mercado estadounidense (Spanish)
Juan Carlos Pereira, Executive Director, Spain-U.S. Chamber of Commerce – confirmed
Afternoon Session
2:00 pm Opening Remarks
Alice Ancona, SVP/COO, World Trade Center Miami – confirmed
2:05 am Tour of Virtual Exhibitors
2:30 pm Tools for Florida Exporters
Alejandra Henao, Senior Manager, Enterprise Florida - confirmed
Thursday, November 12, 2020
Morning Session
10:00 am Opening Remarks
Ivan Barrios, President, World Trade Center Miami – confirmed
10:05 am Tour of Virtual Exhibitors
10:30 am How COVID-19 has Changed the Way Consumer Purchase Products
Mark Baum, CCO and SVP, Industry Relations, Food Marketing Institute – confirmed
11:30 am Problemas de cumplimiento en la industria alimentaria (Spanish) –
Facundo Ozan Carranza, Registrar Corp. – confirmed
Afternoon Session
2:00 pm Opening Remarks
Alice Ancona, SVP/COO, World Trade Center Miami - confirmed
2:05 pm Tour of Virtual Exhibitors
2:30 pm International Markets of Opportunity VII - Exporting your products & services – INTRADE - confirmed
3:30 pm International Market Showcase VII – Positioning & Selling your products & services INTRADE - confirmed
Friday, November 13, 2020
Morning Session
10:00 am Opening Remarks
Ivan Barrios, President, World Trade Center Miami – confirmed
10:05 am Tour of Virtual Exhibitors
10:00 am FDA Import Compliance Issues in the Food Industry (English)
Domenic Veneziano, FDA Regulatory & Strategic Consultant of Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A. – confirmed
11:00 am STATE OF THE PORTS: Miami International Airport and Port Miami
Juan Kuryla, Director, PortMiami
Lester Sola, Miami International Airport
Opening Remarks by:
Roberto Muñoz, Chair, World Trade Center Miami
Moderated by
Bill Johnson Former Director, PortMiami & Former Florida Secretary of Commerce
Afternoon Session
2:00 pm Americas Food and Beverage Closing ceremony
Saturday, November 14, 2020
Last day the Show and Virtual Platform is open and available – finalize business and contacts.