Invitation to the USA Market Entry Seminars and Risk Management Meetings 2015/ 2016 Stuttgart 3/4/2015 USA Market Entry Seminar 3/5/2015 Risk Management Meeting Frankfurt am Main 6/24/2015 USA Market Entry Seminar 6/25/2015 Risk Management Meeting Berlin 9/23/2015 USA Market Entry Seminar 9/24/2015 Risk Management Meeting Munich 10/28/2015 USA Market Entry Seminar 10/29/2015 Risk Management Meeting Stuttgart 3/2/2016 USA Market Entry Seminar 3/3/2016 Risk Management Meeting
America is still the land of opportunity, especially in terms of business. However, it is important that unexpected risks are understood and mitigated. Our seminars, hosted by the non-profit organization German American Business Association, are designed to help your business succeed in the USA. The speakers hail from various nations, industries and sectors and are experts on transatlantic business issues. Agenda USA Market Entry Seminar Go West 8:45 am Registration 9:00 am 9:15 am Welcome, Opening, Introduction 9:15 am 10:00 am Corporate Formation & Governance Corporate Formation Choosing a Legal Form: Inc. or LLC? Liability Issues & Regulatory Bodies 10:00 am 10:45 am Business Location and Incentives Selecting the Best Business Location Maximizing Incentives: An Art, not a Science Understanding the Process for Best Results 10:45 am 11:00 am Coffee Break 11:00 am 11:45 am US Taxation Federal, State & City Level Check-The-Box Repatriation of Profits to Germany 11:45 am 12:15 pm The Best Commercial Real Estate Office and Warehousing Set-Up & Organization Specifics of the US Real Estate Market Construction Planning, Organization & Implementation 12:00 pm 1:00 pm Visa & Work Permits Overview of the Different Types of Visas Green Card Myth Non-Immigrant & Immigrant Visas 1:00 pm 2:00 pm Lunch 2:00 pm 2:30 pm Data Protection & Security Sensible Data : US vs. Europe Measures for Data Protection & Penalties for Breach of Data Protection Recommendations on Possible Actions
2:30 pm 3:15 pm Human Resources & HR-Field Reports At Will Employment Offer Letter or Contract? Federal Employment Law The Employee Handbook 3:15 pm 4:00 pm Cultural Challenges Obstacles in Day-to-Day Business with the USA Differences in Dialogue and Negotiations 4:00 pm 4:15 pm Networking Break 4:15 pm 4:45 pm Logistics Maritime Freight Types of Vessels and Containers Insurance & Liability 4:45 pm 5:15 pm Sales, Distribution & Marketing Preparing for the Market Market Entry Investing vs. Saving 5:15 pm 5:45 pm Introduction in the US Banking System Overview of the Banking Market in North America Challenges in the Management of Monetary Transactions Challenges in Financing 5:45 pm 6:15 pm Liability Protection for the German Parent Company Particularities of US Procedural Law Protection from Product Liability Protection from Contractual Liability 6:15 pm Closing, Farewell
Agenda Risk Management Meeting 8:45 am 9:00 am Registration 9:00 am 9:15 am Welcome, Opening, Introduction 9:15 am 9:45 am US Procedural Law American Rule of Cost and Contingency Fees Discovery, Depositions Class Action Lawsuit, Punitive Damages, Layperson Jury 9:45 am 10:30 am Product Liability DIN, ISO, ANSI Adjustment of Manuals and Related Documentation Correct Warning Labels & Their Durability 10:30 am 11:15 am US Taxation Thin Capitalization & Repatriation of Profits Withholding Taxes & Treaties Business Incentives 11:15 am 11.30 am Coffee Break 11:30 am 12:15 am Transfer Pricing Often Overlooked, Costly Consequences Documentation Requirements Assessment and Penalties Imposed by the IRS 12:15 pm 12:45 pm Relocation Assignment & Transition Management Coaching of German Employees Coaching of the US Team 12:45 pm pm 1:45 pm Lunch 1:45 pm 2:30 pm Incentives Expansions and Investments That Qualify for Incentives Maximizing Incentives: An Art, not a Science Understanding the Process for Best Results 2:30 pm 3:00 pm Hire & Fire in the USA Interview Questions & Hurdles Social Media Policies and other Policies Avoiding Discrimination Disputes Employment Handbooks
3:00 pm 3:30 pm Challenges of Transatlantic Personnel Management Loyalty & Employee Engagement Strategies Personnel Planning Employee Training and Education 3:30 pm 4:00 pm Logistics US Security and Safety Regulations Incoterms 2010 Customs Clearance in the United States 4:00pm 4:15 pm Networking Break 4:15pm 4:45 pm Transatlantic Trade & Investment Partnership Current Insights in the TTIP Negotiations Current Status of the TTIP Negotiations Opportunities for Financing of Investment in the US 4:45pm 5:15 pm Corporate Governance Corporate Bodies: Shareholder, BoD, Officer Company Policies & Bylaws Avoiding Piercing of the Corporate Veil 5:15 pm 5:45 pm Office & Warehousing Additional Cost for US Real Estate Conventional, Lightweight or Prefab Construction? Why US Real Estate is so Affordable 5:45 pm 6:15 pm Contractual Risk Management Exclusion of Consequential Damages UCC9 The Overall Liability Cap Time is of the Essence Clause 6:15 pm 6:30 pm Protection against Enforcement of US Judgments No Bilateral Enforcement Agreement Procedure for Recognition of US Judgments Public Policy Concerns 6:30 pm Closing & Farewell
Detailed Information about the Events The USA Market Entry Seminar and the Risk Management Meeting are all-day events and focus specifically and extensively on the subject matters on the agenda. While the Go West USA Market Entry Seminar addresses companies which do not yet have a subsidiary in the USA, the Risk Management Meeting is specifically designed for companies with US subsidiaries or those with other business connections to the USA through various distribution channels. Both events are supplemented by extensive course materials in English and German. Some of the speakers live in Europe, some in the USA, but they all have years of experience and knowledge about transatlantic business in common. The seminars are held predominantly in German, and the dress code is business attire. The events will be held at the following locations: Frankfurt Maritim Hotel Frankfurt Theodor-Heuss-Allee 3, 60486 Frankfurt am Main Munich Maritim Hotel München Goethestrasse 7, 80336 München Stuttgart Maritim Hotel Stuttgart Seidenstraße 34, 70174 Stuttgart Hamburg German GABA Office Bleichenbrücke 11, 20354 Hamburg Berlin Maritim proarte Hotel Berlin Friedrichstrasse 151, 10117 Berlin Please submit your registration to GABA via e-mail to welcome@gaba-forum.org or through the website www.gaba-forum.org. The seminar fees are 980.00 plus 19 % VAT per seminar, per participant. Please submit payment via wire transfer after your registration and receipt of our electronic invoice to the following account: Deutsche Bank Hamburg German American Business Association Account Number: 0666974 00 Routing Code: 20070024 SWIFT: DEUT DE DBHAM IBAN: DE91 2007 0024 0066 6974 00 All events are subject to the terms and conditions found at www.gaba-forum.org.
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