Contents
Opening Remarks
Italy and NJ Economic Incentives
Fundamentals of Business Importing and Exporting
Accounting, Financial, and Legal Structures
Keynote Speakers
Life Sciences & Applied Technology
Food & Beverage
Renewable & Alternative Energy
Real Estate Investing in the USA and Italy
Miscellaneous Papers

 

 

Opening Remarks

Caren Franzini, CEO, NJEDA

Cory Booker, Mayor, City of Newark

Andrea Barbaria, Consul, Consulate of Italy, Newark , NJ

Italy and NJ Economic Incentives (National/Regional level)

Camille Sailer, Director - International Trade, NJEDA

Valentina Petricciuolo, Deputy Commissioner, Italian Trade Commission

 

Fundamentals of Business Importing and Exporting

Brian Wills, Director of Customs Brokerage, Associated Global Systems

 

Gerald Peluso, Int’l Gateway Supervisor, Associated Global Systems

 

Kevin Evans, Esq., Gibbons P.C.

 

Jonathan Lysenko, Int’l Tax Director, Amper Politziner & Mattia, LLP

 

Richard Sackin, Int’l Tax Partner, Amper Politziner & Mattia, LLP

 

Accounting, Financial, and Legal Structures

Dr. Massimo Cremona, PhD., Partner, Pirola Pennuto Zei & Associati, Milan, Italy

 

Jason Gross, Esq., Sills Cummis & Gross, P.C.

 

Giampaolo Girardi, Esq., Legal & Fiscal IT, Rome, Italy

 

Keynote Speakers

Franco Pavoncello, PhD, President, John Cabot University, Rome, Italy

 

Roberto Magnifico, Associate Partner, Business Value srl

Life Sciences & Applied Technology

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

 

Food & Beverage

Scott Ades, EVP, Winebow, Inc.

 

Dom Celentano, CEO, Celentano & Company

 

Celso Paganini, Founder & CEO, Paganini Foods, Inc. & Owner, Bellavita Brand

 

Thomas Gellert, Principal, Gellert Global Group

 

Renewable & Alternative Energy

Ralph La Rossa, President & COO, 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

 

Real Estate Investing in the USA and Italy

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., Chair Corporate Department, Gibbons P.C.

 

Miscellaneous Papers

Tiziano Alessandrini, President, Chamber of Commerce of Forli-Cesena