Navigating the Current Trade Environment – Export Lunch & Learn Webinar

Please join us Thursday, March 20, Noon – 1pm, as we discuss America’s current trade environment and what it means for exporters, importers and businesses engaged in trade with our nation’s largest trading partners Canada, Mexico, China, and beyond. Learn the best ways to manage the increase in US tariffs on imports and mitigate the impact of responding tariffs on US exports by those same foreign countries.

We’ll hear from seasoned trade experts including the V.P. of Global Trade Compliance at Berry Global, an Evansville-based company operating over 300 manufacturing sites in 35 countries, and the General Manager for INzone, Indiana’s largest Foreign Trade Zone. Substantial time will be devoted to Q&A at the end of the webinar – so bring your questions!

About the Speakers

Ryan Middendorf, V.P. – Global Trade Compliance, Berry Global

Ryan is an APICS Certified Supply Chain Professional with over 25 years of global trade compliance experience with leading retailers and manufacturers. He is responsible for import and export compliance policies and practices and guides the business on matters related to customs compliance, logistics, free trade agreements, duty drawback,supply chain security and trade sanctions. Ryan is a member of the Indiana DEC.

Kent Ebbing, General Manager – INzone

Kent is responsible for marketing and administrating the Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) program on behalf of the Indianapolis Airport Authority, which is the FTZ grantee for central Indiana covering 41 counties. Kent became General Manager in 1998, playing a prominent role in INzone’s notable success over the years, considered today among the top-ranked Foreign Trade Zones in the United States.