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Summary Sentence: A half-day seminar which will explain the business opportunities and early details of new U.S./Cuba legislation.
Full Summary: Join the Georgia Tech Supply Chain & Logistics Institute and Trade Facilitators Inc. for a half-day seminar which will explain the early details of new U.S./Cuba legislation and the business opportunities it presents. During the event, Dan Gardner will discuss in detail, a variety of topics related to U.S. exports & re-exports, new export license exceptions, trade finance, and travel.
Understanding New U.S. Trade Regulations with CubaOn 12/17/14, 2014 President Obama announced a series of diplomatic and economic changes regarding U.S. policy towards Cuba. That announcement was followed up on 1/16/15 with a Federal Register Final Rule that provides the specifics of how U.S. businesses can begin to engage commercially with the island nation.
Spearheaded by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control and the Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry & Security, these changes offer vast opportunities for U.S. businesses that are interested in the Cuban market.
Join the Georgia Tech Supply Chain & Logistics Institute and Trade Facilitators Inc. for a half-day seminar which will explain the early details of this new U.S./Cuba legislation and the business opportunities it presents. During the event, Dan Gardner will discuss in detail, a variety of topics related to U.S. exports & re-exports, new export license exceptions, trade finance, and travel.
Dan Gardner, President, Trade Facilitators, Inc.
Dan is co-founder and president of supply chain consulting firm Trade Facilitators, Inc. Prior to founding TFI in 2007, Dan spent twenty three years in the Third Party Logistics business where he held senior level positions with firms that include Exel Global Logistics and DHL Global Forwarding. He is a multi-award winning adjunct professor of global supply chain management and has been a licensed Customhouse Broker in the U.S. since 1989. During his career, Mr. Gardner dedicated thirteen years to working in the Latin America trade, having lived in Colombia and Mexico for five years.
