Thomas A. Duckenfield, Partner in our Washington, DC office will be a featured seapker at the U.S. Department of Commerce 30th Annual Minority Enterprise  Development Week (MEDWeek).  The event will take place at the Marriott Wardman Hotel in Washington, DC on December 5-6, 2012.

Mr. Duckenfield will be speaking on a panel  titled “Access to Markets: Leveraging International Opportunities in Emerging Markets: Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa (BRICS).”  Holly Vineyard, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Africa, the Middle East and Asia Market Access and Compliance at the International Trade Commission will be the moderator for the panel.  In addition to Mr. Duckenfield, the other panelists include

Cynthia Griffin, Regional Director, Western Hemisphere
U.S. & Foreign Commercial Service, International Trade Commission

Nicole Melcher, Director, Office of China Economic Area
Market Access and Compliance, International Trade Administration

Allen Herbert, Consultant
Futron Corporation