2. “CAFTA VRS ASIA:
COMPETITIVE STRATEGIES FOR THE
REGION´S STRENGTHENING ”

3. OBJETIVE
Analyze the opportunities and challenges posed by the
international context, particularly Asia, to define
strategies to follow and increase the industry’s
competitiveness.

4. AUDIENCE
• Goverment Representatives
• National and International Apparel and Textile
Company Representatives
• Free Zone Companies
• Suppliers of products and services for the sector
• Representative of Companies related to our sector
• Opinion Leaders
• International Organizations
•Media

5. EVENT DETAILS
DATE: November, 16th 2011
LOCATION: Holiday Inn Hotel
TIME: 8:00 am a 4:00 pm

6. MAIN SPEAKERS
•Julia Hughes, USA-ITA/IDS
•Cass Johnson, NCTO
•Walter Wilhelm, Walter Wilhelm Associates
•Jonathan Fee, Alston and Bird

7. TOPICS
•Panel: The United States’ Commercial Inciatives – Challenges
and Opportunities
•Compliance with customs regulations of CAFTA – DR
•Global Perspective: Factors Affecting Competitiveness
•What it takes to compete globally? : ASIA vrs CAFTA / New
Opportunities and Challenges
•The foreign investor perspective on El Salvador
•Promotional vision at a regional level