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2013 III Expo Foro de Zonas Francas Logistics: A Fundamental Pillar for Free Zones August 22 nd & August 23 rd, 2013 Panama Marriott Hotel, Panama City, Republic of Panama Slide 2 Value Proposition: The Panama Gateway International Association (PGIA) educates business about global trade opportunities through Panama Slide 3 Trade Opportunities through Panama PGIA Focus Areas: Panama as the Distribution Hub for Latin America Effects of the Panama Canal Expansion United States and Panama Trade Promotion Agreement United States National Export Initiative United States Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness Slide 4 Bill Gates Visits the Panama Canal June 2013 Slide 5 PGIA Positioning Panama as the Distribution Hub for Latin America Leads in the global education, training, networking and research for import/export initiative programs for business leaders interested in the Republic of Panama as the Latin American distribution hub for goods and services Slide 6 Panama Canal Expansion (PCE): Expands upon the existing Memorandum of Understanding (MOUs) between the Panama Canal Authority and ports in the United States to reach out to the business community and expand export/import opportunities through the knowledge of each others capabilities Slide 7 Trade Promotion Agreement (TPA): Builds and expands open, transparent and meaningful relationships between the US and Panama businesses, chambers of commerce and business associations for stronger direct business education about the advantages and uses of the Trade Promotion Agreement Slide 8 National Export Initiative (NEI): Brings the expertise (personnel, knowledge and marketing) to United States exporters to increase their knowledge and capabilities in order to expand trade opportunities through Panama Slide 9 United States Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness (ACSCC): Private/Public/Partnership Acts as a liaison between industry and government and is an important step toward ensuring facilitated contact with industries such as manufacturing, distribution and exporting and importing through Panama Slide 10 LOGO Panama Gateway International Association (PGIA) Initiatives: Educational Programs Marketing Awareness of Business Opportunities Business Contacts & Networking Results: PGIA is the premier association for Connecting the Hemispheres