EDI to Host US Market Entry Seminar
with Stratus Marketing
EDI will host a seminar on July 14th
for Israeli companies interested in exploring market entry opportunities in the
US. The event will take place at the
Israel-America Chamber of Commerce in Tel Aviv and will feature a presentation
by Greg Mower, Managing Partner of Stratus Marketing. The firm, based in Boise, Idaho, specializes
in program development and execution for foreign companies interested in
accessing the US market. EDI has joined
with Stratus in a strategic partnership to promote this activity in Israel.
New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson Visits
in June
As part of a nine country swing through
Europe and the Middle East, New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson was in Israel
for 36 hours, June 14-15. During his
visit he toured the Weizmann Institute in Rehovot, met for lunch with senior
Israeli business leaders (being held in cooperation with the AMCHAM) as well as
had a series of private meetings with the Prime Minister and the Ministers of
Foreign Affairs, Defense as well as Industry, Trade & Labor. During his visit with the Ministry of
Industry, Trade & Labor, New Mexico and Israel signed a Document of Intent
to increase trade and R&D cooperation between the two states. Present during the visit, as well, was
Cabinet Secretary for Economic Development Fred Mondragan. The visit was coordinated by EDI in its role
as the regional representative of the New Mexico Economic Development
Department.
Merage Foundation Founder/President
Paul Merage Visits in June
Paul Merage, the Founder and President of the
Merage Foundation for US-Israel Trade was in Israel at the end of June along
with the Foundation’s Executive Director, Marshall Kaplan. This visit was a follow up to the week long
Merage Forums held in June 2007 in Tel Aviv which identified a number of
weaknesses in the graduate educational system in Israel. The Foundation used the visit to explore and
develop new initiatives. To date, the
Foundation has hosted 175 Israeli executives for its two-week Executive
Leadership Program held three times a year in Irvine, California. The visit was coordinated by EDI in its role
as the local liaison of the Foundation.
