The International Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan is sponsoring a legal track as part of this year’s West Michigan World Trade Week on May 10th at Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids, Michigan. West Michigan World Trade is a week-long of activities designed for and honoring those companies and business professionals located throughout Michigan that participate in international trade. The highlight of the week is a business conference that has been held annually for the past 32 years and attracts hundreds of senior executives from global companies with a presence in Michigan. This year’s business conference will be held on Wednesday May 10th and is focused on the topic of Managing Global Teams.
The Section's Council meeting will be held at 11:00 am. The conference will then kick off at noon with a luncheon and Keynote Address, "Managing Global Teams" from Michael O'Connor, CEO, Aon Risk Solutions.
The agenda for the legal track of the business conference is as follows:
1:45 - 2:45pm: Protecting Intellectual Property against Cyber theft and Infringement
Moderator: Elliott Church, Kreis Enderle
Panelists: John Seurynck, Director and Associate General Counsel, Patents & Product Regulatory, Alticor Inc. (parent company of Amway); Thomas Moga, LeClair Ryan; John King, FBI, Internet Crime Unit
2:50 - 3:45pm: Working with Foreign Nationals, International Data Laws & Deemed Exports
Moderator: Ryan McKnight, In-house Counsel, Avasure
Panelists: Robert Rothman, Principal, Privacy Associates International LLC; Anne Blake-Dreher, Assistant General Counsel, Global Labor and Employment, Perrigo; James Rayis, Giarmarco, Mullins & Horton, P.C.
3:45 - 4:00pm: Break
4:00 - 5:00pm: Creating International Sales Agreements that Stick
Moderator: Tracy T. Larsen, Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP
Panelists: Jennifer Miller, Associate General Counsel, Wolverine Worldwide; Jean G. Schtokal, Foster Swift Collins & Smith PC; Jim O’Connor, Vice President, Corporate Compliance Officer, Steelcase
The conference will conclude with a VIP reception from 5:00 to 7:30 featuring comments from Ron Voigt, CEO, X-Rite Pantone.
More information regarding the other conference tracks and about West Michigan World Trade Week generally can be found at https://www.gvsu.edu/wtw/2017-west-michigan-world-trade-week-business-conference-41.htm.
Section members who responded to Section Chair Lara Phillip by the early bird registration deadline are included and confirmed in the ILS group registration. Any other Section members wishing to attend the Council meeting only can RSVP directly to jgastelum@honigman.com. Section members not already included in the ILS group registration wishing to attend the luncheon, business conference and cocktail party should to register directly with West Michigan World Trade Week at the link above.
May 10 Meeting Flyer:
https://higherlogicdownload.s3-external-1.amazonaws.com/MICHBAR/5_10_17%20ILS%20Meeting%20Flyer.pdf?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAJH5D4I4FWRALBOUA&Expires=1493226175&Signature=3Cx22%2By4wpmhROvCjSO3e4qKGPM%3D
Venue Map:
https://www.gvsu.edu/homepage/files/pdf/maps/pew.pdf
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