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Global Synergies & Innovation Celebrating a month of world trade in May 90TH ANNUAL WORLD TRADE WEEK KICKOFF BREAKFAST GLOBAL SYNERGIES & INNOVATION MAY 3, 2016 worldtradeweek.com CHAIR’S MESSAGE WORLD TRADE WEEK: Global Synergies & Innovation It is my honor to serve as the Chairman of the 90th Anniversary of the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce World Trade Week (WTW), and continue the rich history and tradition of recognizing global trade. This year’s theme, Global Synergies & Innovation, embodies this history and tradition through synergy with an eye on the future that is innovation. The annual WTW celebration is a constant and powerful reminder that global trade is a critical element in the economic development of any country, region or city. WTW encourages executives to re-evaluate and in most cases adjust their business strategies in the current domestic and international economic situation to enable them to be more competitive in the global arena. WTW also places great importance on the next generation of global entrepreneurs through college and high school scholarships and annual educational workshops. In my current roles as a Boeing executive at the Satellite Development Center in El Segundo and as a Los Angeles Harbor Commissioner for the Port of Los Angeles, I have been provided with a unique opportunity to view global trade from both an export and import perspective. Through exporting Boeing products or importing cargo via the Port of Los Angeles, I have gained direct perspective and insight into the strategies, opportunities and impacts to each sector through global market sensitivities and government engagement. Never before in our history has the importance of global synergy and innovation been more pertinent to the global economy. Global synergies bring our business plans and strategies together while working to stabilize global economies. Working together to innovate today will have a profound impact on our ability to make our global economy more technically driven and more efficient in the future! The demands of the future are today’s opportunities and World Trade Week is one element in a string of events that bring us together annually to address these challenges, as well as celebrate this 90 year tradition as one global community! COMR. ANTHONY PIROZZI 2016 World Trade Week Chair Director, Systems Launch Integration, Test & Launch The Boeing Co.; Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners AGENDA WELCOME MASTER OF CEREMONIES David Ono News Anchor ABC7 SCHOLARSHIP RECOGNITION GLOBAL TRADE SCHOLAR AWARD Regina Xu SPECIAL REMARKS CHAIR’S MESSAGE Comr. Anthony Pirozzi Director, Systems Integration, Test & Launch The Boeing Co. Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners HISTORY OF WORLD TRADE WEEK Gary Toebben President & CEO Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce SPECIAL GUEST U.S. Representative Ed Royce Chairman House of Foreign Affairs Committee AWARDS PRESENTATION EXPORT ACHIEVEMENT AWARD California State University Northridge - Tseng College Combustion Associates Inc. Micronova Manufacturing, Inc. 1 AGENDA FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT AWARD Kinkisharyo International LLC Kuehne + Nagel, Inc. BOB KLEIST LEADERSHIP AWARD International Trade Education Programs Inc. (ITEP) STANLEY T. OLAFSON BRONZE PLAQUE AWARD PRESENTATION Fred Latuperissa Director, Inland Empire Office U.S. Department of Commerce Ilse Metchek President California Fashion Association A CONVERSATION ON GLOBAL TRENDS IN THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY Alan Horn Chairman The Walt Disney Studios MAYOR’S ADDRESS Mayor Eric Garcetti City of Los Angeles OPPORTUNITY DRAWING* United Airlines *Must be present to win ADJOURN 2 CHAIR 2016 CHAIR, WORLD TRADE WEEK SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COMR. ANTHONY PIROZZI THE BOEING CO. As Director of Systems Integration, Test & Launch (SIT&L), Anthony Pirozzi Jr., is responsible for day-to-day operations of all satellite production during the final integration and test phases at the Satellite Development Center in El Segundo. This responsibility includes satellite to launch vehicle interface requirements definition and concludes with launch site operations through lift-off. With 25 years of experience Anthony has extensive knowledge that extends throughout the satellite product life-cycle. In October 2013, he was appointed to the Los Angeles Harbor Commission by L.A. Mayor, Eric Garcetti. Prior to this appointment he served two terms as the San Pedro Chamber of Commerce Chairman of the Board of Directors and three years as President of Eastview Little League. He is the co-founder of Scalawag Productions Theatre Company, a columnist for San Pedro Today magazine for six years, and enjoys coaching baseball and soccer. His primary focus is to transform San Pedro into a technology center for marine research, redevelop the waterfront at Port’s O’ Call Village into an international destination and ensure the Port of Los Angeles remains the No. 1 Port in the nation. He also enjoys meeting with middle and high school students to share his experience and the importance of achieving a college education while motivating and inspiring our youth to establish and achieve their goals! Anthony was born and raised in San Pedro and graduated from San Pedro High School in 1983. He earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering Electronics Technology from Cal Poly Pomona in 1989 and a Master’s Degree in Engineering from Loyola Marymount University in 2000. 3 VICE CHAIR 2016 VICE CHAIR, WORLD TRADE WEEK SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ALAN McCORKLE NYK PORTS Alan McCorkle has been vice president of West Coast Operations at Ceres Terminals Incorporated (of YTI/CTI) since Nov. 3, 2014. McCorkle is responsible for overseeing all business operations for Yusen and Ceres businesses on the west coast, which includes operations of California businesses in L.A., Long Beach, Oakland and Hueneme. McCorkle assumes responsibilities for Ceres’ Vancouver, BC operations. McCorkle has more than 25 years of industry knowledge. McCorkle serves as managing director of Los Angeles - Pier 400 at APM Terminals North America, Inc. He served as senior vice president for APM Terminals Pacific in L.A., where he was responsible for all terminal operations for APM’s 1.8 million TEU container terminal. He also held progressively larger operational roles in many ports to include New Jersey, Long Beach and Kingston, Jamaica. He is a graduate of Clemson University with a B.S. in Business Management. He attended Cornell University’s Executive Development Program in 2003. 4 MASTER OF CEREMONIES DAVID ONO ABC7 David Ono is the co-anchor for ABC7 Eyewitness News at 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. Since joining ABC7 in 1996, Ono has witnessed history worldwide, covering Hurricane Katrina, Haiti’s earthquake and Japan’s tsunami. He traveled across Europe and Asia chronicling brave acts of the Nisei soldiers from World War II. He attended the Royal Wedding in London, tracked drug runners through Central America and reported from Paris on a terrorist plot to bring down the Eiffel Tower. Ono has trained with the FBI and the elite L.A. Sheriff’s SWAT team. President Obama invited him to the White House for an exclusive interview. And he witnessed white smoke at the Vatican twice - in 2005 for the selection of Pope Benedict the 16th and 2013 for the selection of Pope Francis. Recently, Ono surfaced in Boston, chronicling the marathon bombing. He has won three Edward R. Murrow awards and 16 Emmys. Ono grew up in Texas and is a graduate of the University of North Texas. His career has included stops at KOVR in Sacramento, KDBC in El Paso, KOSA in Midland/ Odessa and KXAS in Dallas. He has also hosted ABC7’s half-hour show “Eye on L.A.” 5 SPECIAL GUESTS U.S. REPRESENTATIVE ED ROYCE HOUSE OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE U.S. Representative Ed Royce (R-Fullerton) is serving his twelfth term in Congress and represents California’s 39th District, which encompasses parts of Orange, Los Angeles and San Bernardino Counties. Royce is Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and has served in that role since January 2013. He and his wife Marie are longtime residents of Fullerton, CA. Royce’s priorities in Congress are: addressing our national debt, protecting our homeland, eliminating pork-barrel spending, fighting crime and supporting victims of crime, strengthening education for all students, spurring job creation and strengthening Social Security and Medicare. For the 114th Congress, Royce was selected to be Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Royce has served on the Committee since entering Congress in 1993. Immediately prior to becoming Chairman of the Committee, Royce served as Chairman of the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade and a member of the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific. As Chairman of the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Trade, Royce was at the forefront of some of the most important issues facing our country. One of the Subcommittee’s main focuses was the catastrophic, global threat posed by terrorism, especially the al-Qaeda network. Additionally, the Subcommittee explored issues such as the ideology that inspires terrorism; terrorist financing; terrorist sanctuaries and failed states; and capacity building of foreign forces to fight terrorism. From 1997 to 2004, Royce chaired the Africa Subcommittee. During his tenure, Royce held some 70 hearings examining a wide range of issues of importance to Africa and the United States. He shepherded through Congress several legislative initiatives and numerous resolutions affecting U.S.-Africa relations. Hearings in 2004 included confronting war crimes in Africa, reflecting on the Rwanda genocide, the current genocide in Darfur and peace prospects in Sudan, Ivory Coast and Congo. 6 SPECIAL GUESTS MAYOR ERIC GARCETTI CITY OF LOS ANGELES Eric Garcetti is the 42nd Mayor of Los Angeles. His “back to basics” agenda is focused on job creation and solving everyday problems for L.A. residents. Garcetti was elected four times by his peers to serve as President of the Los Angeles City Council from 2006 to 2012. From 2001 until taking office as Mayor, he served as the Councilmember representing the 13th District which includes Hollywood, Echo Park, Silver Lake, and Atwater Village -- all of which were dramatically revitalized under Garcetti’s leadership.
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