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SUMMARY:2024 World Trade Conference
DESCRIPTION:Shaping the Future: Trends and Insights for Global Business Gro
 wth\n\n\nOn Tuesday\, May 16th\, MITA organized the World Trade Conference
  with the purpose of advancing trade in the Midwest and preparing for the 
 ever-changing international trade arena. We extend our gratitude to all at
 tendees\, speakers\, and panelists for their invaluable contributions.\n\n
 A special acknowledgment goes to Governor Jim Pillen for sharing insights 
 into his administration's efforts to advance trade in the state. Additiona
 lly\, Governor Pillen presented the MITA Global Trade Award to Streck LLC\
 , recognizing their outstanding international trade contributions with pro
 ducts for customers and partners around the globe.\n\nDuring this year's W
 orld Trade Conference\, some of the topics discussed were:\n\n 	OMA Airpor
 t Modernization Program\n 	U.S. Visas: Facilitating Business Travel to the
  U.S.A.\n 	Efforts by International Workforce Services to Bridge the Skill
 s Gap and Labor Shortage\n 	Ocean Carrier Trends and Insights\n 	Entrepren
 eurship and Workforce Development\n 	Cybersecurity\, by the FBI\n 	Current
  Conditions and Outlook of Nebraska Exports and our Economy\n\nWe also wan
 t to express our sincere appreciation to our sponsors. Not only did they c
 ontribute to this year's event\, but for their tireless work in advancing 
 trade in the region.\n\nConference sponsors were:  Able Transport\, AIT W
 orldwide Logistics\, Commerce Bank\, Crane Worldwide Logistics\, Dvorak La
 w Group\, First National Bank of Omaha\, Goba Capital Inc.\, Husch Blackwe
 ll\, Laufer Group International\, Lyncstream\, Metropolitan Community Coll
 ege\, Scarbrough International\, and U.S. Small Business Administration.\n
 \nThank you to everyone who played a part in making the World Trade Confer
 ence a success. Your dedication and support are invaluable as we continue 
 to promote and elevate trade in the Midwest.\n\nNext year's World Trade Co
 nference will be held on Thursday\, May 15\, 2025.\n\n2024 CONFERENCE SPEA
 KERS WERE:\nNebraska Governor Jim Pillen\nGrowing Nebraska through Interna
 tional Trade\nPresentation of MITA Global Trade Award\n\nDavid L. Roth\, P
 .E.\nChief Executive Officer\nOmaha Airport Authority\nThe Build OMA Termi
 nal Modernization Program\n\n 	The Terminal Modernization Program is a nee
 ds-based development program to expand and modernize the terminal at Epple
 y Airfield.\n 	The $950 million program is focused on enhancing the travel
 ers’ experience while supporting our airport’s long-term growth.\n\nBr
 ooke Wehrenberg\nOutreach Chief\nDepartment of State’s Visa Office\nU.S.
  Department of State\nThe U.S. Department of State Visa Office: Facilitati
 ng Business Travel to the USA\n\n 	International travel to the United Stat
 es strengthens our industries\, enhances investment flows\, and protects o
 ur vital national and economic security.\n 	Today more people can travel t
 o the United States than ever before and behind that push is the U.S. Depa
 rtment of State’s visa operations.\n 	This presentation will demystify t
 he visa process for different types of travelers and explain how the Depar
 tment of State’s record-breaking year of visa issuances contributes to b
 usiness expansion.\n\nTodd D. Vettel\nPresident\nInternational Workforce S
 ervices\nBuilding the Future Workforce: How International Workforce Servic
 es Bridges the Skills Gap\n\n 	Labor challenges and market research.\n 	Th
 e IWS way.\n 	The opportunities.\n\nPaul Lesnefsky\nSenior Key Account Exe
 cutive\nOcean Network Express (North America) Inc. (ONE)\nShaping the Futu
 re: Ocean Carrier Trends and Insights\n\n 	Import/export topics from an oc
 ean carrier perspective.\n 	General update on where things are now.\n 	How
  things have changed: Panama Canal\, Red Sea (Suez Canal)\, U.S. West Coas
 t/U.S. East Coast.\n\nJohn Crain\nSpecial Agent\nFBI Omaha Cyber Task Forc
 e\nand\nBrandon Stigge\nTask Force Officer \nFBI Omaha Cyber Task Force\nI
 nternet Highway\, No License Required\n\n 	Business Email Compromise (BEC)
  and the avenues for compromise (phishing\, whaling\, etc.).\n 	FBI Recove
 ry Asset Team (RAT) and the Financial Fraud Kill Chain (FFKC).\n 	Crypto C
 urrency trends\; scams.\n\nDr. Chris Decker\nEconomist\nUniversity of Nebr
 aska at Omaha\nNebraska’s Merchandise Exports: Current Conditions and Ou
 tlook\n\n 	Nebraska will avoid a recession in 2024.\n 	Inflation remains a
  risk\, particularly on other counties. This could impact Exports.\n 	Expo
 rts related to Agriculture\, however\, both durable and nondurable\, conti
 nue to show stable growth over the long term.\n\nEntrepreneurship and Work
 force Development Panel Discussion\nJosh DeMers\, Program Manager\, The Co
 mbine\, Invest Nebraska\nShonna Dorsey\, Executive Director of Nebraska Te
 ch Collaborative and internNE\nLaurel Oetken\, Executive Director\, Tech N
 ebraska\nDan Curran\, Executive Director\, Nebraska Business Development C
 enter\nSteve Schulz\, Ph.D.\, Associate Professor of Management\, Supply C
 hain-University of Nebraska at Omaha (Moderator)
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