WisBusiness.com: Sept 13 event – Wisconsin exports in a turbulent economy


To attend: Pre-register for the September Business Report luncheon at the Madison Club by calling 608-255-4861.


MADISON — Some one in five Wisconsin jobs depends upon international trade.

Find out more about how international trade with Canada, United Kingdom and India is faring during turbulent economic times and what that means for future business and jobs.

Top diplomats from the three countries will be in Madison to discuss Wisconsin’s role in international trade as markets deal with the continuing Eurozone crisis and slower growth in Asia.

Canada is the state’s leading trading partner, the United Kingdom is the #1 source of foreign jobs for the state, and India is one of Wisconsin’s fastest growing trading partners.

Who: The Chicago-based consul generals of Wisconsin trading partners Canada, Great Britain and India — Joanne Lemay (acting), Robert Chatterton Dickson, and Mukta Dutta Tomar, respectively.

What: A WisBusiness.com-moderated discussion of Wisconsin’s role in international markets co-sponsored by the Madison Club, the Wisconsin Technology Council and WisBusiness.com

Where: The Madison Club, 5 East Wilson St., Madison, Wis.

When: Thursday Sept. 13 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Registration begins at 11:15 a.m. Lunch starts at 11:30 a.m. Program starts at 11:45 a.m.

Cost: $19, including buffet lunch.

Format: Each diplomat will speak. This would be followed by questions from the audience.

To attend: Pre-register for the September Business Report luncheon at the Madison Club by calling 608-255-4861.