7:30 - 8:00 - Registration & Networking

8:00 - Breakfast and Opening Remarks

Welcome Remarks:
Caren Franzini, CEO, NJEDA
Cory Booker, Mayor, City of Newark
Andrea Barbaria, Consul, Consulate of Italy, Newark , NJ

8:30 - 12:00 - Panel Discussions

l Italy and NJ Economic Incentives (National/Regional level)

Speakers: Camille Sailer, Director - International Trade, NJEDA
Valentina Petricciuolo, Deputy Commissioner, Italian Trade Commission

l Fundamentals of Business Importing and Exporting

Speakers: Brian Wills, Director of Customs Brokerage, Associated Global Systems
Gerald Peluso, Int’l Gateway Supervisor, Associated Global Systems
Kevin Evans, Esq., Counsel, Gibbons P.C.
Jonathan Lysenko, Int’l Tax Director, Amper Politziner & Mattia, LLP
Richard Sackin, Int’l Tax Partner, Amper Politziner & Mattia, LLP
Teo Carrion,Worldwide Corp. Account Manager FedEx

l Accounting, Financial, and Legal Structures

Speakers: Dr. Massimo Cremona, Esq., Partner, Pirola Pennuto Zei & Associati, Milan, Italy
Jason Gross, Esq., Sills Cummis & Gross, P.C.
Giampaolo Girardi, Legal & Fiscal IT, Rome, Italy
Daniele Ballestrazzi, COO, Giorgio Armani Corp.

12:00 - 1:30 - Luncheon with Guest Speaker

Franco Pavancello, PhD, President, John Cabot University, Rome, Italy
Roberto Magnifico, Associate Partner, Business Value srl

1:30 - 4:00 - Concurrent Breakout Sessions

Session One:

l Life Sciences & Applied Technology

Speakers: Kathleen Coviello, Director, Technology & Life Science, NJEDA
Debbie Hart, President, BioNJ
Maxine Ballen, Founder & CEO, NJTC
Joseph L. Mintzer, EVP & COO, Coriell Institute for Medical Research
Michael G. Eckstein, President, Topaz Technology
Don Miller, VP of Global Delivery Services, Telcordia

l Food & Beverage

Speakers: Scott Ades, EVP, Winebow, Inc.
Dom Celentano, Celentano & Company
Celso Paganini, Founder & CEO, Paganini Foods, Inc. & Owner, Bellavita Brand
Thomas Gellert, VP & Owner, Atalanta Corporation

Session Two:

l Renewable & Alternative Energy

Speakers: Ralph La Rossa, President, PSE&G
Carlo Arturo Garuzzo, President, Solesa Green Power
Greg Olsen, Ph.D., President, GHO Ventures
Kenny Esser, Chief Energy Advisor, Office of Governor John S. Corzine
Shihab Kuran, Ph.D., President & CEO, Petra Solar

l Real Estate Investing in the USA and Italy

Speakers:Guido Pompilj, Managing Director, Vivaldi Real Estate
Gil Medina, Managing Executive Director, Cushman & Wakefield of NJ
Donald Carroll, Esq, Pirola Pennuto Zei & Associati, Rome, Italy
Frank Cannone, Esq., Gibbons P.C.

4:30 - Cocktail Reception