March 6, 20078.30a.m. - 1.00p.m.

K&L Gates110 Cannon Street,

London EC4N 6AR

Co-Sponsors

Doing business in the US.A fresh look at the US market.

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The US economy goes into 2007 with changes in the US Congress and

possible changes in US interest rates. This seminar looks at the outlook for

UK companies interested in building their market share in the United States,

and interested in selling to the largest government procurement market in

the world. US Ambassador Robert Tuttle and senior legal and financial

experts will talk about the climate for investment in the US, about

the state programmes that can help you establish or grow a US

presence and about how to finance your business with UK

based assets, a cutting edge development in global trade

and investment. Finally, hear from two companies

who have successfully done the business and

are succeeding in providing goods and

services to American clients.

Private one on one meetings

can be arranged with

representatives of K&L

Gates, HSBC and

member states of

CASE after lunch.

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Agenda

8.30am - 9.30am Registration and continental breakfast

9.30am - 9.35am Welcome - Martin Lane, K&L Gates

9.35am -9.55am Opening Comments - H.E. Robert Tuttle,

US Ambassador to the United Kingdom

10.00am - 10.20am - Sharon Stead Galantino, Chairman, CASE

US State Incentives for Business

10.20am - 10.35am Nick Wargent, K&L Gates

Doing Business in the US - Avoiding Legal Pitfalls

10.35am - 11.05am Bob Sherry, K&L Gates

Doing Business with the Largest Customer in the US -

The challenges and rewards of U.S. Government Procurement

11.05am - 11.15am Q&A

11.15am - 11.30am Break

11.30am - 12 noon Gary Staines, SVP Cross Border Banking, HSBC New York

Finding the Money to Build your U.S. Operations- the HSBC Approach

12 noon - 12.30pm Companies Doing the Business - Case Histories of Companies Successfully

Investing into the American Market

CASE Study one: Mike Santaro, Martin-Baker America, Inc.

CASE study two: to be announced

12.30pm - 1.00pm Q&A

Summary and Closing

1.00pm Buffet Lunch

1.30pm Private meetings with conference participants.

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HSBC Bank plc is a principal member of the HSBC Group, one of the world’s largest banking and

financial services organisations with around 9,500 offices in 76 countries and territories. We have 2.6

million business customers worldwide including corporates, partnerships and sole traders. Our regional

businesses are able to provide locally-tailored products and services in Asia, the Americas, the Middle East

and Africa. HSBC Corporate Banking Centres are your gateway to the unparalleled local knowledge and

global reach of HSBC.

K&L Gates is an international law firm with offices in the UK, United States, Germany and Asia. A key

component of K&L Gates’ practice involves counselling, transactional assistance and litigation on behalf

of global companies. K&L Gates assists global companies in expanding their US market opportunities by

providing services in a wide variety of areas including natural resources, media, technology, real estate and

government contracts and homeland defence.With approximately 1400 attorneys in 22 offices across three

continents, K&L Gates is particularly well-suited to help its clients achieve their business objectives.

For more details, please visit us at www.klgates.com.

C.A.S.E. is your gateway to the United States of America. We are the official organisation in Europe for

answering questions and setting up partners for anyone with the goal of creating or expanding business

contacts in the U.S.A. C.A.S.E. stands for the Council of American States in Europe and is comprised

of 22 U.S. state offices who maintain full-time offices in Europe. We help European companies locate ideal

production sites or efficient sales and distribution operations for their products and services in the U.S.A.

And we assist European agents and importers find new and exciting products and services in the U.S. to

market in their regions. We provide the intelligence; you make the decisions.

AC 53929

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