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TAMPA BAYINTERNATIONAL BUSINESS COUNCIL

Presents

Collaboration

Diversity

Prosperity

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The 6th Annual

International Business

Summit

A La Carte Pavilion4050 Dana Shores Drive

Tampa, FL 33634March 29, 2012 8:00 am to 2:30 pm

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WelcomeThe Sixth Annual International Business

Summit (IBS) is under the auspices of the Tampa Bay

International Business Council (TBIBC). The TBIBC, known

earlier in its time as the Tampa Bay International Trade

Council, is an organization with over 50 years of interna-

tional activity. It has evolved into an umbrella

organization for the eleven bi-national chambers of

commerce that make up our community of interests.

We believe that you will greatly enjoy this year’s program with our newly con-

fi gured entrepreneurial panel, one excellent plenary speaker, the ever popular

speed-networking as well as three quality break-out sessions.

Our goal is the further internationalization of the Tampa Bay region. Ours is a

grass roots organization and we strive to create collaboration, prosperity and

diversity as this is the way for international business to fl ourish in our region.

We thank you for your participation.

Bill Flynn – President

International Business Summit 2012


Collaboration • Diversity • Prosperity



TBIBC and Benefi ts of IBS...

TBIBC Mission: To foster international trade and business and put Tampa Bay on the map, through diversity, collaboration and innovation, based on our unique membership of bi-national chambers and international businesses and communities.

IBS is about networking: It connects people with new contacts, and builds relationships and trust. Our structured speed-networking is particularly popular.

IBS is about visibility: Sponsors and networkers come to IBS to defi ne their brands, promote products and services to potential clients. IBS off ers a specifi c opportunity for sales and marketing to the diverse, international and multi-lingual community. The theme “Collaboration, Diversity, Prosperity” Awards highlight achievements by innovative and inclusive companies in our region.

IBS is about resources for prosperity: The Summit showcases support services for business and skills development, international business incentives, supply-chain development, people and training. These resources benefi t large, small and international businesses.

IBS is about meeting the bi-national community: Support for IBS establishes a long-term portal to the bi-national community leadership and membership and to potential global intermediaries, partners and cultural mentors.

IBS is about collaboration: The event brings together people who want to share new thinking, ideas and opportunities. There is an emphasis on diversity as a source of innovation, and on placing innovative thinkers together to collaborate for business development.

IBS is about diversity: It showcases the diversity of the Tampa Bay area and recognizes those who value diff erentness as a source of growth, prosperity and innovation. It celebrates cultural fl uency as a key skill-set in a global economy, and acknowledges commitment to diff erentness as a best practice value in organizations.

IBS is about education and entertainment: While some conferences are “same old, same old’, IBSis a fast-paced, varied range of options, where business owners, executives, purchasing managers and their staff can learn a wide range of skills on the track of their choice, while mixing with interesting and multi-cultural thinkers.

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8:00-8:25 am Registration and Continental Breakfast with the Sponsors (refreshments available in the Sponsor’s Room throughout the day)

8:30 am Welcome by the President of Tampa Bay International Business Council, Bill Flynn

8:35 am Pleary Session Keynote: Melvin J. Gravely, II, Ph.D. Founder of the Institute for Entrepreneurial Thinking

9:15 am Structured Networking

10:15 am Break

10:30 am One choice of three concurrent workshops:

I. Meeting Chamber Presidents: Presidents of twelve bi-national chambers or business associations will introduce their chamber and answer any questions. II. Your Resources for International Business: Where you will get help from talents, programs and grants from regional, state and federal government for your international business. III. International and Multi-Cultural Business: From Etiquette to Business Bids around the World with CPS.

11:45 am Break

12:00 pm Lunch & Networking

12:08 pm Bright House International Business Summit Diversity Award Presentation

12:15 pm Keynote: John N. Doggett, J.D., MBA. Senior Lecturer in the Department of Management at McCombs School of Business, University of Texas.

1:15 pm Entrepreneurship Panel: Big and Small Business with a focus on BRIC. Moderator: Alex Sink. A panel of well-known and successful West Central Florida Business People, of large and small organizations, speak on their views, experiences and lessons-learned from business. There will be an emphasis on advice to the audience and their needs. Questions & Answers.

2:30 pm Close

Direct all inquires to Joanne Cornell, Treasurer [email protected] more information on Tampa Bay International Business Council,Membership and Sponsorship Opportunities, visit www.tbibc.org

Agenda

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Melvin Gravely II, Ph.D.Dr. Melvin Gravely is professionally dedicated to developing capacity and

opportunity for minority entrepreneurs. He is the author of the popular

books, The Lost Art of Entrepreneurship, When Black and White Make Green and

his latest book, Getting to the Next Level: Business, Race and Our Common Goal

to Be Competitive. Gravely is a sought after keynote speaker and respected

advisor to major corporations, chambers of commerce executives, urban

city leaders, and NMSDC affi liates.

Dr. Gravely is a frequent guest on radio stations from Los Angeles to New

York and has been featured in many national publications including Black

Enterprise Magazine, Ebony Magazine and American City Business Journals.

After ten successful years working for a large corporation, he co-founded a civil engineering fi rm

and grew it into a multimillion dollar company. He is also an author, speaker, and entrepreneur. Dr.

Gravely speaks and writes on various topics related to entrepreneurial thinking and minority business

development. He is the author of six other books, including The Lost Art of Entrepreneurship.

Plenary Speaker


Meet The President’sWorkshop / Breakout Session

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Workshop II / Breakout Session

Sandra CampbellDirector of Tampa Bay Export Assistant Center, Department of Commerce.

Lorrie BelovichRegional Manager of International Trade Development and Private Sector Liason Offi cer (PSLO) for World Bank at Enterprise Florida.

Eileen RodriguezRegional Director at Small Business Development Center at the University of South Florida.

Maria Crummett, Ph.D.Associate Vice President for Global Aff airs at USF.

Senior Vice President for Research,

Karen A. Holbrook, Ph.D.

Innovation & Global Aff airsPresident, USF Research Foundation, Inc.Professor of Molecular MedicineUniversity of South Florida System

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Glynis Ross-Munro, President of Competency and Performance

Solutions, is a business coach and trainer with many years of

experience in international commerce.

She has three degrees in industrial educational psychology from

the University of the Witwatersrand and the University of South

Africa and is qualifi ed in competency-based training through City

and Guilds of London. She has traveled on six continents, speaks

three languages, and has a diverse and international heritage.

Glynis trains culture for the USF SBDC Global International Trade

course and has broad experience in leadership, management, soft

skills, process improvements, culture and custom training and

coaching.

Glynis is Vice President of the Tampa Bay International Business Council. She is a member

of the International Society for Performance Improvement, is a past Director of the American

Society of Training and Development, and is a life member of the Sandler President’s Club.

She is married to Hilton Ross-Munro and they have two sons, Greg and Graeme.

Greg Ross-Munro is an entrepreneur who is CEO of two technology

companies, SourceToad and Teburu. He is also vice-president of

Competency and Performance Solutions, and has three degrees in

business and Entrepreneurship from USF.

In 2011, Greg won the Fintech & Fowler White Business Planning

prize, with his Sales Director Leon MacIntosh, and was one of six

fi nalists in the Gazelle program. He was a fi nalist in SXSW’s Startup

Bus competition and was featured in Inc Magazine. In 2012 he was

chosen as the Florida Startup Bus Conductor, and led his team to

second place, nation wide.

Greg grew up in Africa, and has lived and worked in Japan. He has traveled 6 continents,

speaks three languages and manages international teams and clients. He delights in good

Scotch whisky and suff ers from a British sense of humor, and an incomprehensible patience

with beautiful but temperamental British sports cars.

Glynis Ross-Munro

Greg Ross-Munro

Workshop III / Breakout Session


Diversity and Inclusion at Tech Data

As a leading technology and global computer distribution company, with over $25-billion dollars in revenue, ranked Fortune 109, Tech Data understands the critical value of understanding its global customer base and how valuable it is to meet and exceed customer expectations. Led by a mission statement “To be the IT distributor of choice for our customer and vendor partners, thus enabling our shareholders to prosper” Tech Data is constantly seeking ways to broaden understanding of the culture and values of its customer base.

Tech Data embarked on a mission to create a formalized Diversity and Inclusion strategy in the last quarter of 2009, initiated by the leadership of Pete Peterson, SVP Sales, who is the current executive sponsor and visionary of the strategy. The grass roots eff orts began with the selection of a Diversity Council of 30 cross-functional and multiple levels of Tech Data employees and managers who created the initial strategy. This was followed by the selection of divisional Change Champions, representing each division of the organization at corporate as well as in the Logistics division to execute the strategic goals. While still in the building phase, to date, Tech Data has primarily worked on phase one of the strategies, establishing external partnerships which both build brand recognition and allows Tech Data to invest in communities and initiatives to broaden awareness of various cultures and events linking to our diverse population.

Another area of focus and success has been increasing summer internship to students, off ering the opportunity for diverse students to be exposed to a Fortune 109 technology company and get paid to learn about the various careers arranging from sales, after sales management, marketing, fi nance, accounting, human resources, informa-tion technology, legal, and logistics with dedicated internships off ering the ability for cross-functional project assignments. Recently we have enhanced our long partnership with INROADS, to include expansion of our sourcing through UNCF and targeted eff orts to recruit and build relationships through HBCUs for internships and careers.

The most recent initiatives have been centered on building a strategy for Supplier Diversity, working with the FMSDC (Florida Minority Supplier Diversity Council) to engage with MBE/W for opportunities where we have the ability and opportunity to invite a more diversifi ed group of service providers to the table for some bids through our procurement division. Currently in the works is gaining a broader understanding of the opportunities directly with our customer and vendor partners. We are looking at ways to become better at doing what is best to increase our understanding of service to our diverse resellers and vendor partners.

Last year we proudly introduced a Woman in the Channel luncheon at our largest customer and vendor facing event (held twice annually on east and west coast) with great success. The event features women in leadership or ownership of organizations that do business with Tech Data and off ers unique opportunities to hear the story of career path and obstacles toward success. Based on the standing room only participation, we have embarked to continue this at each of our future Channel Link events. We launched our inaugural Women in Leadership event at our corporate location this year in March, featuring Women in Leadership, representing a diverse set of leaders across various industries.

We look forward to continued growth of Tech Data’s Diversity and Inclusion initiatives and have committed to its success going forward.

Loretta Monroe Calvin


John N. Doggett, J.D., MBAJohn Doggett is a Senior Lecturer at the McCombs School of Business

and a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Texas at Austin’s (UT)

IC2 Institute. John teaches course in global entrepreneurship, global

competition and global sustainability in UT’s MBA and Executive MBA

programs in Austin, Dallas and Houston. John created the From Idea

to IPO workshop series and is the co-founder of the Idea to ProductTM

(I2PTM) international commercialization of technology competition that

was fi rst held in November, 2003. John has been voted the Outstanding

Professor from students in UT’s Executive MBA program (2009), full-time

MBA program (2008, 2004 and 1998), Evening MBA program (2007),

Executive MBA in DFW program (2004) and Executive Engineering Management Master’s Program

(2002). John taught graduate courses on Entrepreneurship at the Aoyama Gaukin University in

Tokyo, Japan during the summers of 2000 and 2001. John taught undergraduate courses in entre-

preneurship and global competition at the Chinese University of Hong Kong during the summer of

2005. John has taught graduate seminars on entrepreneurship for the Helsinki School of Econom-

ics (now Aalto University) in Singapore and Taipei, Taiwan from 2001 until the present. John taught

an intensive seminar on entrepreneurship and global competition to the Executive MBA program

at the Catholic University of Chile in Santiago in January, 2001.

John is a co-author with Orlando Kelm and his wife, Haiping Tang, of a book entitled

“When We Are the Foreigners: What Chinese Think about Working with Americans” which was

published in August, 2011. John is also a co-author with Professor Konana of UT and Professor

Balasubramanian of the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill of “Advantage China,” an article

comparing the economic development strategies of China and India.

John received his law degree from Yale Law School in 1972, his MBA from Harvard Business

School in 1981, and his BA from Claremont Men’s College in 1969. John was admitted to the

practice of law in Connecticut in 1972, in California in 1973 and in the District of Columbia in

1983. John is married to Haiping “Patty” Tang, a Senior Product Planner at Dell, Inc.

Keynote Speaker

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Entrepreneurial PanelAlex Sink, Chair

Joel StewartJoel Stewart practices exclusively in the area of immigration law. He specialized in Romance and Slavic Linguistics before receiving a J.D. from the University of Con-necticut School of Law, and is fl uent in Portuguese, Spanish, French, and Russian. He is Past President of the South Florida Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and is a nationally recognized authority on employment-based immigration matters as well as a popular speaker at immigration seminars for national and local bar associations throughout the United States.

Mr. Stewart is the editor of The Perm Book, the defi nitive authority on the subject of PERM processing of labor certifi cations, and has been writing the BALCA Case Sum-maries since 1987. Mr. Stewart authors offi cial AILA articles and publications such as the Visa Processing Guide for Procedures at U.S.Consulates and Embassies in Brazil and Portugal. He maintains a Blog on PERM issues which ap-pears weekly on ILW.com and chairs PERM workshops and telephonic conferences for ILW throughout the year. Mr. Stewart has been listed in Florida Super Lawyers and is frequently cited internationally as a leading corporate and immigration lawyer. In addition, to founding the Immigration Committee for the Dade County Bar Association, Mr. Stewart is General Counsel of the Brazilian Consulate in Miami, and represents the Brazilian community throughout Florida, the United States and abroad.

Alex Sink presently serves as a Senior Advisor with Tampa, Florida-based Hyde Park Capital. The fi rm off ers services for investment banking, mergers and acquisitions, and capital raising.

Sink served as Florida’s elected Chief Financial Offi cer (CFO) from 2007 to 2011. As CFO, she managed over $15 billion in state treasury funds, was responsible for accounting of the state’s $70 billion budget, risk management and implemented reforms in contracting and transparency for citizens. Sink served on the board of the Division of Bond Finance and was one of three trustees of the Florida Retirement System, a $120 billion pension fund.

Prior to elected offi ce, Sink had a 26 year career with Bank of America. She retired as President of Florida opera-tions in 2000, managing the state’s largest bank with $40 billion in deposits, leading 9,000 employees in over 800 branches. She led teams responsible for large corporate, commercial and small business banking. Sink was a statewide business leader, serving as chair of Leadership Florida, chair of Take Stock in Children, chair of The Na-ture Conservancy-Florida chapter, vice chair of Florida Taxwatch, executive board member of the Florida Council of 100, chair of the Hillsborough Education Foundation, chair of the United Way of Hillsborough County and vice chair of the board at Wake Forest University.

Her honors include induction in the Tampa Bay Business Hall of Fame, Jewish National Fund Tree of Life Award, Associated Industries of Florida Champion of Business Award, Florida Chamber of Commerce Volunteer of the Year and Wake Forest Distinguished Alumnus Award. In 2010, she was the Democratic nominee for Florida governor.

Sink earned a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics, magna cum laude, from Wake Forest University. She resides in Thonotosassa, Florida, with her husband, Bill McBride. They have two children – Bert, a recent graduate of Stanford University, and Lexi, a senior at Wake Forest University.

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Entrepreneurial Panel

Fred LinFred Lin is the CEO of Avalon Global Group, Incorporated as a Florida-based, privately held company for strategic global brands within the automotive, lodging, travel and technology industries. He oversees seven subsidiaries: Payless Car Rental System, Inc., Payless Car Sales, Inc., REZlink International, Inc., Holiday Services, Inc., Payless Lodging, Inc., Payless Parking Inc., and Orlin, Inc.

Payless Car Rental, established in 1971, is one of the top ten car rental companies in the U.S. and has franchisees in 20 countries.

Mr. Lin was born and raised in Taiwan and came to the United States in 1979. He initially worked as the Sales and Marketing Director for Sampo Corporation from 1979-1989. He became Chairman and CEO of Payless Car Rental in 1989. Since 1992 he visited China very often and recently opened a company in Xian, China. He is very familiar with China business and market.

Fred Lin’s advanced planning and vision has prepared Avalon for the technological revolution and the Internet. He intends to capitalize on these worldwide opportunities and compete in a global marketplace.

Avalon Global is one of the fi rst to become involved with “diverse Internet branding”, meaning the company off ers a variety of brands in multiple industries, all in a multi-language environ-ment. Since Fred Lin has become CEO, he has brought Avalon to a global experience, action brand names, next-generation technologies, one-level decision-making processes and coordi-nated programs between companies.

Fred Lin looks ahead to maximize the benefi ts of the global brands with future vision, sound direction, and strong fi scal management and strength. He is committed to building long-term relationships with subsidiary companies and personnel through quality training and support. Avalon employs competent, experienced executive management in each subsidiary, capable of handling the majority of the business decisions.

President of Russian-American Association

Russian native, Nikolay received his degree in computer engineering at Moscow Institute of Electronics Radio Technology and Automation. He earned an MBA at Columbia University and London Business School. Nikolay works as a fi nancial advisor in Sarasota, Florida.

Nikolay Safonov


Entrepreneurial Panel

Uday LeeCreator of new wealth, business expert

• Multi-Industry • International

Innovative, driven and self-made describes Uday Lee. He has created suc-

cessful businesses in eight industries and on 4 continents – every one as a

start-up.

HIS PHILOSOPHY: To create products or services distinctly unique from

anything out there in the market place and which are perceived to be

distinctly unique by the customer. This unique product or service tran-

scends from being a want to a need or perceived need by humanity, leading to an improvement

in the quality of life resulting in very profi table enterprise and the creation of new wealth!

Background: “I have been an entrepreneur and creator of new wealth all my life.” Graduating with

distinction and honors from the University of Cambridge with a degree in Chemistry and Physics, Uday

came home to his father who was in the hospital, the family steel mill in bankruptcy and the Union on

strike. At age 18, Uday stepped in. In order to save the business, he needed to deal with the suppliers,

customers and the union. Faking bravado and age beyond his years, he negotiated extended terms

with vendors, cash discounts for early customers’ payments and a deal with the union. In 6 months the

mill was stable and Uday handed it back over to his father and went to continue his education at his

father’s insistence.

In 1976, he graduated from the University of Bombay. His parents wanted him to continue his formal

education, but Uday was ready to tackle the world. With $20 dollars, Uday began U-Sales and Aida

Chemicals, Inc. Realizing it was impossible to compete with the “Big Boys” in the chemical commod-

ity market, he focused on innovation and branding. At the age of 24, he off ered 24 hour delivery and

just-in-time supplies to his customers. The company slogan was “We deliver on time” closed deals. His

accomplishment was monumental. He grew the business to $54 million in seven years and achieved

the distinction of being the youngest CEO on the Bombay stock exchange at age 32 and the stock is-

sue oversold 40 times. Further leveraging his education in Chemistry, Uday moved into the Pharma-

ceutical Industry. Again, innovation was his target. Here he developed India’s fi rst over the counter

women’s contraceptive, Today. To this day it is the best selling OTC contraceptive for women in India.

Moving to the United States in 1990, he went into confectionery. Keeping to his vision, he was the fi rst

to add fruit juice to sugar confection inventing the Juicee Gummy. He developed creative packaging

and a pre-packaged, 360 degree display unit creating a new standard for packaging. His products were

sold in all 50 states to retailers including Dollar General, K-Mart, Target, Eckerd,

Rite-aid, Walmart, 7-11, Dollar Tree, Safeway, Albertsons, and more. His candy company was one of the

fastest growing and most successful in the United States for 2 decades.

While still in the candy businesses, Uday started in Real Estate Development. Applying his vision, he

created a hybrid between luxury, single family homes and condos by off ereing 10 ft. ceilings, direct

elevators to their home and with minimal shared walls. Uday directed sales of over $30 million in the

fi rst 2 years by providing direction and leadership on lunch breaks and weekends. He now has $150

million worht of projects in the pipeline in Real Estate and Hospitality.


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