Madison International Trade Association

press release: The Madison International Trade Association launches its program year with an event on Sept. 11 with “Supply Chain Risk Management and the latest on Tariffs and Trade”. The program will take place at the Fluno Center for Business Education, located at 601 University Ave. Madison WI. Registration starts at 11:30 a.m.; the program begins at 12:30 p.m. and includes lunch; the afternoon panel discussion will continue until 4:30 pm. 

Upcoming global policy changes continue to be a hot-button issue.  Tariffs issued by the current administration and retaliatory tariffs by US trade partners is a leading supply chain risk today.  Addressing this timely topic MITA has added an extra panel of experts to discuss the current tariffs and how companies are managing the disruption in costs, freight availability, supply and legal ramifications..

Our featured lunch speakers, Zef Cisneros, Global Manufacturing Lead, GE Healthcare and

John M. McKeller, Senior Lecturer, Grainger Center for Supply Chain Management, University of Wisconsin School of Business, will share insight on supply chain management and risks.

The afternoon Panel Discussion will address the current and future threatened tariffs, how companies are adjusting and managing the uncertainty.  Panelists include Kevin Leonard, Attorney at GDLSK  in New York, Wendy Arends, Attorney and Partner at Godfrey & Kahn,

Sandi Siegel, Executive VP and Customs Broker at M.E. Dey, and Andrew Schutz, Attorney and Partner at GDLSK, SA in Milwaukee.

Early Bird Registration deadline is Tuesday, Sept. 4^th and can be made at www.mitatrade.org. 

The “early bird” Lunch registration fee is $35 MITA Members; $50 for Non-MITA Members; Regular rate (thereafter)- $45 for MITA Members; $60 for Non-MITA.

Lunch and Afternoon Workshop: $99 for MITA Members; $119 for Non-MITA Members.

The event is Co-sponsored by REED Exhibitions International Sales Group, ME Dey and ABS Global.