Presenters for the 2011 Agricultural Exports Conference; excellent list of contacts for food and agricultural exporters

1. 2011 Trade Workshop
Norfolk, Virginia
March 16 and 17, 2011
Day 1 - Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Conference Sponsors
How to Panel
 “Expanding Foreign Markets Using Export Credit Insurance,” John Strayhorn,
President, Global Insurance Co
 “Letters of Credit & Financing - Where Do I Start?,” Marsha Sompayrac, Director of
Global Trade Solutions, SunTrust
“Policy Issues & International Trade”
Dr. Robert Thompson, Senior Fellow, Chicago Council on Global Affairs
& Professor Emeritus, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Virginia Commodity Opportunities Panel
 Mike Quinn, President, Carolina Cotton Growers Cooperative
 Mike Ligon, Vice President, Universal Leaf
Day 2- Thursday, March 17
The U.S. and Global Economic Outlook
“Implications for Agriculture” Bob Young, Chief Economist, American Farm Bureau
Federation
Embassy Panel
Carlos Vazquez, Minister Counselor Agriculture, Embassy of Mexico