Presentations

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

angerbauer(at)zvei.org

ZVEI - Zentralverband Elektrotechnik- und Elektronikindustrie e. V.

Abt. Außenwirtschaftspolitik, Absatzförderung, Messen

German Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers' Association

Dept. Foreign Trade Policy, Sales Promotion, Fairs

Elektroindustrie: Fachverbände - Electrical and electronics industry: product divisions

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)

Automation

-Elektrische Antriebe

Electric drive systems

-Messtechnik und Prozessautomatisierung

Measurement and control, process automation

-Schaltgeräte, Schaltanlagen, Industriesteuerungen

Switchgear, controlgear, industrial control equipment

Batterien - Batteries

Consumer Electronics

Electronic Components and Systems

Elektro-Haushalt-Großgeräte

Large domestic electrical appliances