WTCI Program for OYSG[1]

Oyo State and Illinois Trade Mission and Business Matchmaking Program

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World Trade Center Illinois AON Center

200 E. Randolph, Suite 2200 Chicago, IL 60601

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World Trade Center IllinoisWorld Trade Center IllinoisWorld Trade Center IllinoisWorld Trade Center Illinois 200 East Randolph Street, Suite 2200*Chicago, IL 60601 U.S.A. Telephone: 312.467.0550

Fax: 312.467.0615*www.wtcillinois.org A Member of the World Trade Centers Association since 1987

PROGRAM OF EVENTS

Table of Contents

Introduction 3 About World Trade Center Illinois Economic Development Why Illinois? Why Chicago?

Program of Events 5Agenda

Resumes 8 Hon. Neil F. Hartigan Mr. K. Bilal Ozer

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Introduction

About WTCI

The WTCI established itself as a member of the World Trade Centers Association, the world’s largest, private business network with over 750,000 affiliated companies representing virtually all industries, in 1987. Our goal is to help area businesses expand their operations by developing overseas; this goal is accomplished through international business forums, trade missions and access to timely trade information.

The World Trade Center Illinois is a leader for facilitating international trade in the Midwest. Our unparalleled global alliances, including a network to over 300 World Trade Centers in nearly 100 countries and our access to business and technological resources, commit us to act as the impetus for creating overseas business opportunities for the Midwest.

Economic Development

World Trade Center Illinois has exclusive rights to access to the nation’s most comprehensive databases. This makes us the number one trade related information source in the region. Our research team is able to prepare informational reports on virtually any product moving in or out of the US. These reports, prepared according to our members’ needs, include but are not limited to target destinations, annual and monthly movements in total dollar value as well as unit/air/vessel values, and percent growth changes. We also identify potential partners and prepare country specific or regional “how to” business guides.

Why Illinois? Illinois’ Economy

Illinois boasts a first-class and highly diverse economy that possesses a varied and well-trained workforce ranking among the most productive in the country. Because of its central location, excellent transportation infrastructure, and world-class educational institutions, the Illinois economy is healthy and vibrant with a wide range of successful industries.

Illinois has long been aware of the significance of international trade, continually expanding its breadth and depth in promoting and expanding international trade. The state currently ranks sixth in the nation for exports, with more than 60 percent Illinois exports in the high-tech sector. It also reaped huge benefits from NAFTA with a 70.6 percent increase in trade with Canada and Mexico.

In Illinois, food manufacturing, with an annual value added by manufacturing of $14.0 billion, is the leading industry. Nationally, Illinois ranks among the leading states in the number of food and agricultural processing companies, including ethanol production, meat packing, soybean processing, dairy manufacturing, corn processing, feed milling, vegetable processing and many others. Chemicals is second with value added of $12.7 billion. Non-electrical machinery, particularly construction, farming, and metalworking machinery, is third with an annual value added of $11.6 billion.

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The next largest manufacturing industries in Illinois are fabricated metal products ($10.3 billion), computer and electronic products ($7.1billion), plastics and rubber products ($6.6 billion), and transportation equipment ($5.9 billion).

Why Chicago? Targeted Sectors in Chicagoland

Chicago is ranked number 1 in manufacturing translating to $72.4 billion manufacturing output. Among many, high technology, heavy and light machinery, information and communication technologies, food and food processing including machinery for food processing, nanotechnology and biotech are leading industries. The Chicago area has 639,500 manufacturing workers (400000 precision production workers) with the largest manufacturing GRP in the nation ($60 billion).

Chicago is North America’s telecommunications hub. It has the largest commercial Internet exchange point by volume and is the only cooperative interconnection point for international advanced networks (STAR TAP) in the world. There are 97,000 information technology workers in the region and the largest concentration of computer programmers and software engineers (45,350) in the U.S. (235% more than Silicon Valley). Seven of the top 34 digital consulting houses are headquartered in the Chicago area.

Chicago is an international leader in the trading of commodities, stock options, currency, and interest rate futures, with 150000 direct and indirect jobs or 64% of total U.S. industry employment. 29 of the Fortune 500 and 84 publicly-traded companies are headquartered here.

The Chicago area, where 3.3 percent of all U.S. retail sales are made, is ranked third among metropolitan statistical areas in this category. Approximately 12.8 percent of all U.S. retail sales are made in Illinois and its neighboring states.

The competitive strategy of global emergence through economic diversification and social diversity made Chicago’s economy one of the world's largest and most diversified with a Gross Regional Product of more than $423 billion growing by nearly $18 billion in the years 2003-2005.

Chicago (relative to the rest of the U.S.) is:

• #1 in high--technology employment -- $35 billion regional high-tech output and over 7,100 companies

• #1 distribution center -- #1 truck, #1 intermodal, #1 rail, #1 air

• #1 in business services professionals

• #1 in manufacturing - $72.4 billion regional manufacturing output

• #1 data transmission by volume -- 10 terabytes/day

• #1 urban medical district

In addition to its leadership in manufacturing Chicago also offers a lot with its location. 50% of North American industry is within one day truck delivery and 75% of North America's consumers are less than two days away. Chicago is also the leading intermodal container handler in the Western Hemisphere, with more than twice the volume of Los Angeles and more than five times that of New York.

Source: http://www.chicago-cook.org/economy.asp , NREI Rent Monitor; Value Monitor; and Metro Market Outlook,Section III. Historical data taken from prior quarter and year-ago NREI Metro Market Factsreports.

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PROGRAM OF EVENTS

Event: Nigerian Business Matchmaking Program

Date: November 24-26, 2008

Purpose: The purpose of this event is to promote trade and investment opportunities in Nigeria, and specifically the State of Oyo.

Agenda: Monday November 24, 2008 9:00a.m. to 10:30a.m Morning meeting with governmental officials and business leaders 11:00p.m. to 2:00p.m. Luncheon Presentation*

The Mid America Club (MAC) 200 East Randolph, 80 th Floor Chicago, Illinois

2:30p.m. to 5:00p.m. Break-out, Strategy Sessions The Burnham Room, WTCI

Chicago, Illinois

Tuesday November 25, 20089:00a.m. to 11:30a.m. Matchmaking Meetings

12:00p.m. to 2:00p.m. Lunch The Burnham Room, WTCI

2:30p.m. to 5:00p.m. Matchmaking Meetings

Wednesday November 26, 2008 8:30a.m. to 11:00a.m. Training Seminar Courses 12:00p.m. to 2:00p.m. Luncheon

The Burnham Room, WTCI 2:30p.m. to 5:00p.m. Site Visits and Meetings

*Luncheon Presentation to be made by visiting officials regarding the opportunities for trade between the two regions. The luncheon will include 60 guests including Chicago area governmentand business people and the Nigerian delegates.

*Lunch will be a three course formal meal.

Participants :

WTCI will be provided specific information on the types of industries so as to arrange the match-making

Participants for this program will include both public officials and private companies representing various sectors in Nigeria and who are interested in establishing business relationships with Illinois-based businesses.

meetings.

200 East Randolph, 22nd Floor

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Hephzibah Consulting.Organizer: World Trade Center Illinois and

Logistics: While WTCI will coordinate hotel rooms at a desirable rate, the organizing entity is responsible for holding/booking individual rooms. Transportation within the city is most efficient with use of public transportation and taxi cabs. All other transportation should be handled by the individual. WTCI will assist as needed (vendor suggestion, etc.)

Contact Information: Ms. Shufen Zhao

Director, Programs World Trade Center [email protected]: 312/467-2924 Fax: 312/467-0615

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Hon. Neil F. Hartigan Chairman, World Trade Center Illinois Principal, Law Offices of Neil F. Hartigan

Hon. Neil F. Hartigan is Chairman of the World Trade Center Illinois and recently reinstated his private practice. Justice Hartigan was elected as Justice of the Illinois Appellate Court. Before taking his position on the

Illinois Appellate Court, he was a partner at the internationally renowned firm of McDermott, Will & Emery. Earlier he was a partner at the law firm of Gardner Carton & Douglas. He served two terms as the Attorney General for the State of Illinois and was Lieutenant Governor of Illinois. Justice Hartigan was the Senior Vice President for International Banking in the Western Hemisphere of First National Bank of Chicago, President and CEO of Real Estate Research Corporation; General Counsel for the Chicago Park District; Legislative Counsel for the City of Chicago; Legal Counsel for the Chicago Board of Health, and Deputy Mayor to Mayor Richard J. Daley of City of Chicago.

He was sent to China in 1978 to help finalize the designation of FNBC in the first Western Bank with a physical office in China. He was also responsible for the first corporate board meeting held in China. He is a citizen of the United States of America and the Republic of Ireland.

In October 2002, he was awarded by the Queen the insignia of Honorary Commander of the Order of the British Empire in recognition of his commitment to the cause of peace and prosperity in Northern Ireland and as a friend of Great Britain in establishing the sister city link between Chicago and Birmingham. The President of Italy designated him a Calaliere Publicano.

In the international arena he was a strong public advocate of NAFTA and WTO. Justice Hartigan, as Chairman and CEO of the World Trade Center Chicago, has worked to promote international trade and education to the domestic and international business community and to help make Chicago a leader in international trade. Additionally, President Bush appointed him to serve on the Environmental Advisory Board chaired by Jacque Cousteau to the President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. He has been invited by Presidents Carter, Reagan, Bush and Clinton to serve various roles in international relations. In 1978, he attended the inaugurations of the presidents of Venezuela and Brazil as part of the President’s delegation. President Reagan appointed him a member of the Delegation on Trade and Economic Development in Beijing in 1988 where he spoke on Reverse Direct Investment in the Great Hall of the People. He joined President Clinton on both delegations to Ireland last Fall and has participated in numerous international trade related activities.

His board memberships include: Board of Directors Georgetown University; Board of Trustees Northwestern University; Board of Regents Loyola University; President Loyola University Alumni Association; Economic Club of Chicago; Library of International Relations; Kent/IIT;

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Institute of Psychiatry, Northwestern Memorial Hospital; Loyola University Law School; Mercy Hospital; National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Life Member; Young President’s Organization (YPO); Chairman, Irish Fellowship Club of Chicago; Board of Directors, National Council on Aging; John Carroll Award, Georgetown University; Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management, Business and Government Leadership Award; Loyola University President’s Medal; and Father of the Year for Illinois, 10 Outstanding Young Men.

He created parity for the developmentally disabled; created the first Department of Aging in America; led US Senate testimony for the passage of the American with Disabilities Act. Chairman, Lieutenant Governors Conference. Created Energy Policy for the State of Illinois. Chairman, National Association Attorney’s General Committees on Aging, Asbestos and Consumer Protection. Initiated over 100 major new laws in the State of Illinois.

Justice Hartigan is a graduate of Loyola Academy and Georgetown University. He received his law degree from Loyola University in Chicago. He also holds three honorary degrees from Martin Luther King College, Lincoln College, and John Marshall Law School. He has received numerous awards for civic and philanthropic activities.

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K. Bilal Ozer Director, Trade Services World Trade Center Illinois

Bilal Ozer has joined WTCC as a Research Specialist intern in September 2002. After finishing his 5 months internship he started to work as a Research Coordinator. His duties were

conducting micro and macro country and region specific research for the development of World Trade Center Chicago and analyzing and summarizing the data into concise business reports. After 3 years at the WTCC, Mr. Ozer was promoted as Director of Trade Services. In addition to his former duties, he is now in charge of trade services for member companies. His current duties are assisting IL companies in exporting and importing; preparing market research reports, identifying markets and potential partners.

Prior to joining the World Trade Center Chicago, Mr. Ozer has served various positions in academia some of which are Acting Head of Department of International Economic Relations and MBA Program Coordinator at the International Black Sea University in the Republic of Georgia. At the same time he delivered several management courses including International Business Management and Strategic Management. Mr. Ozer also serves as an advisory board member of the Central Asian Productivity Research Center.

Mr. Ozer is originally from Turkey and he is fluent in English, Turkish and Georgian. He holds an MBA degree in Management from Georgia State University and currently pursuing a second master in Public Policy and Administration at Northwestern University. He is married and has one daughter.

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WTCI Program for OYSG[1]