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SUMMARY:Export and Manufacturing Day
DESCRIPTION:Lynchburg Manufacturing and Export Day Program\n\nJoin us for Lynchburg Manufacturing and Export Day\, a half-day program designed to support Virginia manufacturing leaders and exporters. This event brings together industry experts\, export specialists\, and regional partners to explore the challenges and opportunities shaping today's manufacturing and global trade landscape. Attendees will gain insight into tariffs\, reshoring trends\, workforce needs\, and practical strategies for building stronger\, more informed export programs in your company.\n\n\n\nAgenda:\n\n9:00   Coffee and Networking\n\n9:30   Key Considerations for Manufacturing Exporters: Aaron Miller\, Chris Van Orden Virginia SBDC International Business Development Program Team\n\n9:50   Tariffs: Common Misconceptions and Solutions: Dulce Zahniser\, Sr. International Trade Specialist\, Virginia SBDC International Business Development program\n\n10:45   Reshoring\, Onshoring\, and Domestic Expansion in the Era of Tariffs:\n\n\n	Ben Barani\, COO\, Oransi\,\n	Wes Smith\, Executive Director\, Workforce Solutions Virginia Manufacturers Association\n	Moderator\, Aaron Miller\, Director Virginia SBDC International Business Development program\n\n\n11:20   Building an Informed Export Program\n\n\n	Katherine Brandt\, Associate Director for Marketing\, Afton Scientific\n	Mike Blades\, Head of Business Development\, Allocortech\n	Moderator\, Dulce Zahniser\, Sr. International Trade Specialist\, Virginia SBDC International Business Development program\n\n\n12:00   Resource Panel\n\n\n	Nate Day\, International Business Manager\, VEDP\n	Olga Molnar\, Director\, U.S. Commercial Service Moderator\, Chris Van Orden\, Assistant Director\, Virginia SBDC International Business Development program\n\n\n12:30   Lunch (included)
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<div style="font-family: Calibri\, sans-serif\; font-size: 11pt\; direction: ltr\; align-self: start\; margin: 0in\; color: rgb(36\, 36\, 36) !important\;">\n<p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: arial\; font-size: 16px\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><strong><span style="font-family:tahoma\;">Lynchburg Manufacturing and Export Day Program</span></strong></span></p>\n\n<p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: arial\; font-size: 16px\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: arial\;">Join us for Lynchburg Manufacturing and Export Day\, a half-day program designed to support Virginia manufacturing leaders and exporters. This event brings together industry experts\, export specialists\, and regional partners to explore the challenges and opportunities shaping today&rsquo\;s manufacturing and global trade landscape. Attendees will gain insight into tariffs\, reshoring trends\, workforce needs\, and practical strategies for building stronger\, more informed export programs in your company.</span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="color:#0000CD\;"><span style="font-family: arial\;"><strong>Agenda:</strong></span></span><br />\n<span style="font-family:tahoma\;">9:00 &ndash\; Coffee and Networking</span></span></p>\n\n<p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: arial\; font-size: 16px\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:tahoma\;">9:30 &ndash\; Key Considerations for Manufacturing Exporters: Aaron Miller\, Chris Van Orden Virginia SBDC International Business Development Program Team</span></span></p>\n\n<p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: arial\; font-size: 16px\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:tahoma\;">9:50 &ndash\; Tariffs: Common Misconceptions and Solutions: Dulce Zahniser\, Sr. International Trade Specialist\, Virginia SBDC International Business Development program</span></span></p>\n\n<p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: arial\; font-size: 16px\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:tahoma\;">10:45 &ndash\; Reshoring\, Onshoring\, and Domestic Expansion in the Era of Tariffs:</span></span></p>\n\n<ul style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: arial\; font-size: 16px\;">\n	<li><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:tahoma\;">Ben Barani\, COO\, Oransi\,</span></span></li>\n	<li><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:tahoma\;">Wes Smith\, Executive Director\, Workforce Solutions Virginia Manufacturers Association</span></span></li>\n	<li><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:tahoma\;">Moderator\, Aaron Miller\, Director Virginia SBDC International Business Development program</span></span></li>\n</ul>\n\n<p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: arial\; font-size: 16px\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:tahoma\;">11:20 &ndash\; Building an Informed Export Program</span></span></p>\n\n<ul style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: arial\; font-size: 16px\;">\n	<li><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:tahoma\;">Katherine Brandt\, Associate Director for Marketing\, Afton Scientific</span></span></li>\n	<li><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:tahoma\;">Mike Blades\, Head of Business Development\, Allocortech</span></span></li>\n	<li><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:tahoma\;">Moderator\, Dulce Zahniser\, Sr. International Trade Specialist\, Virginia SBDC International Business Development program</span></span></li>\n</ul>\n\n<p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: arial\; font-size: 16px\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:tahoma\;">12:00 &ndash\; Resource Panel</span></span></p>\n\n<ul style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: arial\; font-size: 16px\;">\n	<li><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:tahoma\;">Nate Day\, International Business Manager\, VEDP</span></span></li>\n	<li><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:tahoma\;">Olga Molnar\, Director\, U.S. Commercial Service Moderator\, Chris Van Orden\, Assistant Director\, Virginia SBDC International Business Development program</span></span></li>\n</ul>\n\n<p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: arial\; font-size: 16px\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:tahoma\;">12:30 &ndash\; Lunch (included)</span></span></p>\n</div>\n\n<div style="font-family: Calibri\, sans-serif\; font-size: 11pt\; color: rgb(36\, 36\, 36) !important\; direction: ltr\; align-self: start\; margin: 0in\;">&nbsp\;</div>\n
LOCATION:Lynchburg Regional Business Alliance Centra Conference Room 300 Lucado Place\, Lynchburg\, VA 24504
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URL:https://business.lynchburgregion.org/events/details/sbdc-export-academy-9945
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