BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20151022T114500Z DTEND:20151022T133000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Going Global? What Every Company Should Know DESCRIPTION:Going Global?\n\nWhat Every Company Should Know\n\n\n\nThursday\, October 22\, 2015\n\nRSVP Deadline: October 20\, 2015\n\n\n\nRoanoke Higher Education Center\n\n108 N. Jefferson St.\n\nRoom 206B\n\nRoanoke\, VA 24016\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease Join Cherry Bekaert LLP and the Virginia Economic Development Partnership for a program on going global.\n\n\n\nCherry Bekaert LLP's International Tax ("ITAX") group will discuss some of the key planning opportunities and compliance risks facing small and middle market companies with global operations. Whether you are a U.S. company doing business abroad or thinking about it\, the U.S. international tax rules are complex and can present small and middle market companies with a number of challenges. We will discuss best practices for innovative companies going global\, as well as tax issues and ideas to effectively manage a global tax strategy to reduce risk and increase bottom line profits of your company's global business.\n\n\n\nVirginia Economic Development Partnership's International Trade programs put global trade to work for Virginia businesses. Come learn about the free and subsidized primary and secondary research\, customized in-country meeting programs and the invitation-only export accelerator program that have increased international sales for hundreds of Virginia companies.\n\n\n\nWe hope you will join us for networking\, breakfast and an informative discussion.\n\n\n\nSpeakers\n\nWilliam Y. Hooker\, CPA\, JD | International Tax Senior Manager | Cherry Bekaert LLP\n\nAn International Tax Senior Manager at Cherry Bekaert\, Will is a licensed CPA and attorney with more than 12 years of combined experience in audit\, business administration and tax\, including six years of experience specializing solely in international tax consulting and compliance. Will has accumulated a broad array of global business experience with positions at Arthur Andersen\, a publicly traded global media company and two Big Four firms. He has advised a wide variety of companies on numerous inbound and outbound international tax consulting\, compliance and global structuring issues. Will received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Richmond and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Mississippi School of Law.\n\n\n\nRoger Porter | International Trade Manager | Virginia Economic Development Partnership\n\nRoger is an International Trade Manager for VEDP International Trade and is responsible for the South Central Region of Virginia. With over 30 years in the international sales field\, specifically in Canada\, Vietnam\, and Malaysia\, he provides export counseling to his client base including Innovative Wireless Technologies\, Magnets USA\, Interactive Achievement\, John C. Nordt\, and Medeco.\n\n\n\nRoger became an International Trade Manager in 2011 after a successful career with Vaughan Furniture. As the Senior Vice President of Sales\, he supervised 65 sales representatives in the U.S. and abroad. He also participated as a client in the VALET program and traveled on multiple trade missions with the VEDP. An expert in sales and resale in the U.S. and Canadian markets\, Roger brings a wealth of knowledge and a client perspective to his job as International Trade Manager.\n\n\n\nFor More Information Please Contact\n\nDrew Arney\n\ndarney@cbh.com\n\n540.342.6911\n\n\n\nProgram Schedule\n\n7:45 a.m. 8:15 a.m.\n\nNetworking & Breakfast\n\n\n\n8:15 a.m. 9:30 a.m.\n\nPresentation\n\n\n\n\n\nRSVP here: https://www.onlineregistrationcenter.com/register.asp?m=199&c=491\n\n \nRoanoke Higher Education Center\n\n108 N. Jefferson Street\n\nRoom 206B\n\nRoanoke\, VA 24016\n\nUnited States\n\n\n10/22/2015 through 10/22/2015\n\n7:45AM-9:30AM\n\nhttps://www.onlineregistrationcenter.com/register.asp?m=199&c=491 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Going Global?
\nWhat Every Company Should Know
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\nThursday\, October 22\, 2015
\nRSVP Deadline: October 20\, 2015
\n
\nRoanoke Higher Education Center
\n108 N. Jefferson St.
\nRoom 206B
\nRoanoke\, VA 24016
\n
\n
\nPlease Join Cherry Bekaert LLP and the Virginia Economic Development Partnership for a program on going global.
\n
\nCherry Bekaert LLP'\;s International Tax (&ldquo\;ITAX&rdquo\;) group will discuss some of the key planning opportunities and compliance risks facing small and middle market companies with global operations. Whether you are a U.S. company doing business abroad or thinking about it\, the U.S. international tax rules are complex and can present small and middle market companies with a number of challenges. We will discuss best practices for innovative companies going global\, as well as tax issues and ideas to effectively manage a global tax strategy to reduce risk and increase bottom line profits of your company&rsquo\;s global business.
\n
\nVirginia Economic Development Partnership&rsquo\;s International Trade programs put global trade to work for Virginia businesses. Come learn about the free and subsidized primary and secondary research\, customized in-country meeting programs and the invitation-only export accelerator program that have increased international sales for hundreds of Virginia companies.
\n
\nWe hope you will join us for networking\, breakfast and an informative discussion.
\n
\nSpeakers
\nWilliam Y. Hooker\, CPA\, JD | International Tax Senior Manager | Cherry Bekaert LLP
\nAn International Tax Senior Manager at Cherry Bekaert\, Will is a licensed CPA and attorney with more than 12 years of combined experience in audit\, business administration and tax\, including six years of experience specializing solely in international tax consulting and compliance. Will has accumulated a broad array of global business experience with positions at Arthur Andersen\, a publicly traded global media company and two Big Four firms. He has advised a wide variety of companies on numerous inbound and outbound international tax consulting\, compliance and global structuring issues. Will received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Richmond and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Mississippi School of Law.
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\nRoger Porter | International Trade Manager | Virginia Economic Development Partnership
\nRoger is an International Trade Manager for VEDP &ndash\; International Trade and is responsible for the South Central Region of Virginia. With over 30 years in the international sales field\, specifically in Canada\, Vietnam\, and Malaysia\, he provides export counseling to his client base including Innovative Wireless Technologies\, Magnets USA\, Interactive Achievement\, John C. Nordt\, and Medeco.
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\nRoger became an International Trade Manager in 2011 after a successful career with Vaughan Furniture. As the Senior Vice President of Sales\, he supervised 65 sales representatives in the U.S. and abroad. He also participated as a client in the VALET program and traveled on multiple trade missions with the VEDP. An expert in sales and resale in the U.S. and Canadian markets\, Roger brings a wealth of knowledge and a client perspective to his job as International Trade Manager.
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\nFor More Information Please Contact
\nDrew Arney
\ndarney@cbh.com
\n540.342.6911
\n
\nProgram Schedule
\n7:45 a.m. &ndash\; 8:15 a.m.
\nNetworking &\; Breakfast
\n
\n8:15 a.m. &ndash\; 9:30 a.m.
\nPresentation
\n
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\nRSVP here: https://www.onlineregistrationcenter.com/register.asp?m=199&\;c=491
\n \;\n
Roanoke Higher Education Center\n\n
108 N. Jefferson Street
\nRoom 206B
\nRoanoke\, VA 24016
\nUnited States
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10/22/2015 \;through 10/22/2015
\n7:45AM-9:30AM
\n\n
https://www.onlineregistrationcenter.com/register.asp?m=199&\;c=491
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