KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: The Best of All Worlds: Globalizing the Knowledge Economy
Speaker:
Julia K. Carter, Senior Economic Analyst, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Transfer of knowledge is reshaping the world economy. A technology revolution that makes access to information cheaper and more democratic has sped up globalization and touched nearly every part of the world. As knowledge and information cross borders with unprecedented ease, it unleashes powerful economic forces that reduce costs, boost productivity and raise living standards in ways unimaginable just a few years ago. An important part of the Dallas Fed’s mission is to understand how globalization affects the economic landscape and monetary policy. A more integrated knowledge economy impacts productivity and costs - for example, raising foreign investment, creating new competition, extending economies of scale and broadening markets. The combination of knowledge and globalization provides the U.S. with the best of all worlds-the benefits of not only our nation’s intelligence but the entire planet’s.
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9:15 - 10:15am |
Paul Beretz, CICE, is the founder of Pacific Business Solutions, a Q2C partner, and brings over 30 years of global experience in credit, finance and management with industries such as telecommunications, semi-conductors, forest products, chemicals, plastics and consumer products. He is on the faculty of St. Mary's College, teaching in undergraduate and graduate degreed programs and has helped create and instruct in on-line certificate programs for both FCIB and CMA. Paul received his BBA from the University of Notre Dame, an MBA from Golden Gate University, the Executive Award from the Graduate School of Credit and Financial Management at Stanford University and the CICE designation from the FCIB association.
Timothy A. Bergan, IMBA, has been involved in International Business for more than a quarter of a century, and specifically in credit for the past twenty years. He is currently Manager of Credit and Collections for Commercial Metals Company - Dallas Trading Division. Prior to this position, he was Director of International Credit for ConAgra Foods of Omaha, Nebraska, a post he held for more than 10 years. He has traveled extensively in Latin America and North Africa and, to a lesser extent, Europe and the Far East. Mr. Bergan is a native of Cleveland, Ohio, and has lived in Chicago, Minneapolis and Omaha before relocating to Dallas. He holds a Bachelor of the Arts in History from Cleveland State University and a Master of International Business Administration from Baldwin-Wallace College.
Julia K. Carter is Senior Economic Analyst at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. In this capacity she provides research and analysis for the Bank president and the chief economist. She has contributed to their articles in leading publications, including the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, USA Today and Investor's Business Daily. In addition, Carter writes about national and global economic issues. A frequent public speaker, Carter presents on topics ranging from the Eastern European economic conditions to the U.S. productivity and living standards. Carter was born in Pripyat, a town only three miles away from the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant where her parents worked as engineers. After evacuation, her family settled in Kyiv, Ukraine. Julia first visited America as the Freedom Support Act exchange student. On her second visit, Carter received her undergraduate degree in economics and mathematics from the Birmingham-Southern College. A lifetime learner, she is working towards her MBA at the Southern Methodist University.
Romelio Hernandez is President and Director of Litigation at HMH Legal, a professional corporation specialized in credit and collection services in Mexico. Based in Tijuana, Baja California, he works extensively with foreign exporting companies and collection agencies assisting them with their out-of-court and legal collection efforts throughout Mexico. His litigation experience of twelve years and exposure to international commercial law while handling international accounts throughout this period has allowed him to provide guidance and general counsel to foreign companies in mitigating the various risks of selling international. He is a current member of the Commercial Law League of America, the International Bar Association, the Otay Mesa Chamber of Commerce, and Rotary. Romelio is a graduate of Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, having graduated and being admitted to practice law in Mexico since 1997.
Fernando Mesia is Vice President of Corporate Banking at Trade Finance for Commercebank in Miami, Florida. Prior to Commercebank, Fernando was head of international corporate and correspondent banking for Banque Sudameris, a french-italian trade finance bank. He has more than 15 years of experience in trade finance, international lending and credit risk management.
Jay Tenney has fourteen years of experience in the Trade Credit and Political Risk Insurance markets. As the Managing Director for the Southwest office of Trade Risk Group, the largest independent specialty broker of Trade Credit Insurance in the U.S., his responsibilities include the servicing and generation of accounts receivable insurance policies. Previously, Mr. Tenney was Sales Vice President for Euler Hermes ACI in Dallas, Texas, overseeing the world’s largest credit insurer’s Southwest Region. During his 14 year tenure in credit insurance, Mr. Tenney has assisted hundreds of companies with their domestic and international credit risk management needs for all areas of the world. Prior to joining EULER ACI, Mr. Tenney was Regional Sales Director for a U.S. based medical equipment provider with domestic and international responsibilities and an Account Executive with E.F. Hutton. Mr. Tenney has a BS in Agricultural Economics/Marketing from the University of Illinois and serves on the Trade Finance Committee of the Dallas Chamber of Commerce. He is also a frequent speaker at financial and credit related seminars and conferences.
Andy Ward, CICP is the Corporate Credit Manager for the A.E. Petsche Co., Inc. headquartered in Arlington, Texas, a global company with 24 sales offices worldwide and recognized as the Interconnect Specialist in Mil/Aero markets around the world. The company specializes in high performance wire and cable; custom configured electrical connectors and Harness Management Products for the Aerospace and Military Defense Industries. The company is also well known for its Just In Time and Point of Use inventory stocking services specifically designed for major aircraft manufacturers. A.E. Petsche services customers in Canada, the United Kingdom, Europe, the Mediterranean, Asia and Central and South America. Andy graduated from the University of Texas at Arlington in 1972 on the Dean’s List with a BBA in Management. He has over 30 years of experience in Commercial Credit Management in the Building Supply and Electrical Supply Industries. He has been a member of the Dallas NACM for over 30 years and holds the Certified International Credit Professional designation from FCIB. In 2002 he retired from the Reserve after 30 years of combined Active and Army Guard service with the rank of Colonel after assignments as a battalion commander, brigade level commander, and general staff officer at division and corps level.
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