October 13, 2009
Frankfurt/Germany
Opening Presentation
Bruce Greenwood, President of the Council of American States in Europe (CASE), Berlin
Excursus: "Doing Business with Indian Tribes"
Kevin Wadzinski, Lawyer, Indian Tribal Governments Practice Group, DrinkerBiddle&Reath, Washington DC
John R. Shotton, Chairman, Otoe-Missouria Tribal Council, Red Rock, Oklahoma
Presentation
"International Competition for Federal Contracts Under the U.S. Buy American Rules", Henry M. Burwell, Partner, Attorney at Law, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP, Greenville
Workshop 1: Industry, Automation
Norbert Müller, CEO, EPLAN Software & Service GmbH & Co. KG, Haiger (in German)
Roger Haynaly, Associate Partner/Certified Public Accountant, Rödl & Partner, Chicago (in German)
Dr. Gottfried Greschner, President, init-innovation in traffic systems-AG, Karlsruhe (in German)
Workshop 2: Infrastructure, Energy
Mark Tomkins, Vice President, German American Chamber of Commerce of the Midwest (GACCoM), Chicago (in German)
Scott Gregory Minos, Energy Technology Program Specialist, U.S. Department of Energy (DoE), Washington DC
Fred J. Gassaway, Executive Vice President of Marketing, South Carolina Power Team, Columbia
Workshop 3: Government Procurement, Homeland Security (DHS), Defense (DOD)
Juergen Werner, Vice President, Sales Director for the US, Maha USA, L.L.C. (in German)
Timothy R. Malinski, U.S. Embassy, Berlin
Brian R. Cairns, Former Deputy Chief of Staff, Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Arlington, VA
Henry M. Burwell, Partner, Attorney at Law, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP, Greenville
Contact:
Michael Angerbauer
German Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers' Association
ZVEI - Zentralverband Elektrotechnik- und Elektronikindustrie e. V.
Abt. Außenwirtschaftspolitik, Absatzförderung, Messen
German Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers' Association
Dept. Foreign Trade Policy, Sales Promotion, Fairs
Informationen zur Elektrotechnik und Elektronik finden sich auch auf den Internet-Seiten der ZVEI-Fachverbände - Further information regarding the electrical and electronics industry is also available on the ZVEI product divisions' web sites (mostly in German)
Electric drive systems
-Messtechnik und Prozessautomatisierung
Measurement and control, process automation
-Schaltgeräte, Schaltanlagen, Industriesteuerungen
Switchgear, controlgear, industrial control equipment
Batterien - Batteries
Electronic Components and Systems
Large domestic electrical appliances
Small domestic electrical appliances
Domestic electric heating and warm-water appliances
Electric traction and vehicles
Medical engineering
Electric welding equipment
Elektrowerkzeuge - Power tools
Industrial heating equipment
Power engineering
Contact and overhead line construction
Installationsgeräte und -systeme
Installation equipment and systems
Cables and insulated wires
Licht - Electric lamps and luminaires
Satellit & Kabel - Satellite & cable
Sicherheit - Security
Power capacitors
Transformatoren und Stromversorgungen
Transformers and power supplies
Kompetenzzentrum Elektromobilität
Competence center e-mobility
EnQ - Initiative für Energie-Intelligenz
Energy intelligence initiative - EnQ
Hinweis: Energieeffizienz s. auch Energietechnik - Note: Energy efficiency also v. power engineering