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The Art of the Deal: Trade of Non-Tangibles from Services to Software
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The Art of the Deal: Trade of Non-Tangibles from Services to Software
Date:
April 12, 2016
Time:
11:30 AM - 2:00 PM CDT
Event Description:
In the world of containers and shipping lines - what's a company to do who is exporting (or importing) a non-tangible such as software, ideas, technology, expertise or services? How do you build your market for a product that is a "service" and not a hard-good? How do you establish a global team to deliver your goods when your goods don't fit into a box? Learn how to develop, service and grow your company's trade of intangible goods at the April 12th MITA meeting. Our key speaker is Adam Semel, is a Director at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. (SOM) is one of the leading architecture, interior design, engineering, and urban planning firms in the world, with an 80-year reputation for design excellence and a portfolio that includes some of the most important architectural accomplishments of the 20th and 21st centuries. Since its inception, SOM has been a leader in the research and development of specialized technologies, new processes and innovative ideas, many of which have had a palpable and lasting impact on the design profession and the physical environment. The firm maintains offices in New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., London, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Mumbai, and Abu Dhabi. Our second speaker, Craig Dickman, is a CEO and CHief Innovation Office at Breakthrough Fuel, LLC, a transport technology and mobile fuel management services located in Green Bay, WI. Craig Dickman founded Breakthrough Fuel and currently serves as CEO and chief innovation officer of the Green Bay company. An experienced entrepreneur and business executive, he saw the opportunity to transform the way products are moved to market through the innovative management of energy. These innovations have produced multiple patents and established Breakthrough Fuel as the industry's leading mobile energy and energy information management company.