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Ms. Ann Pardalos at ann.pardalos@csg.org

MEET OUR VENDORS

IBG Global LLC was established in 2002 to provide international business development services to private companies and public sector entities worldwide. Their business model is that of a global association of independently owned consultancies. Growing steadily over the past two decades, today IBG Global has 21 member consultancies, with offices in 53 countries, delivering international trade and foreign direct investment (FDI) services in 100+ countries.

Collectively, IBG Global members bring 375 years of international trade and FDI advisory experience. And, collectively, their member consultancies employ 153 full-time staff devoted to international business development.

Since 2006, CIDEP Consultants (CIDEP) has provided B2B/ B2G matchmaking, market research and prospecting services to numerous Economic Development Organizations, including US States, and European countries and regions.

Their direct presence in the top two Canadian markets (Toronto and Montreal) affords them a great industry reach and access to business networks and influencers. The CIDEP team delivers export services across Canada, from Vancouver to Halifax.

Grow Trade Consulting Inc. (Grow Trade) was established in November 2004. The Ontario, Canada corporation was founded by Nancy Ward, a former staff person of the Canadian Trade Office of the Council of Great Lakes Governors. Grow Trade’s team is comprised of eight consultants with extensive trade and private sector experience, who understand and can navigate the regional nuances of the Canadian market.

For over 19 years, Grow Trade has operated with the express purpose of providing export assistance to U.S. and international EDOs. Grow Trade support SME clients to find new business opportunities and qualified partners across all industry sectors and geographics regions of Canada.

Intralink has been in business for 34 years. Their core activities are providing North American and European companies, and Economic Development Organizations (EDOs) with market evaluation and research, strategy creation and in-market support to develop and implement Trade and Investment strategies primarily in Asia (China, Japan, South Korea, Southeast Asia and Taiwan), but increasingly in other territories as well, especially the United Kingdom and Europe. We also help Asian corporates to engage and forge partnerships with Western governments and innovators.

Intralink has 133 global bilingual staff situated in 6 Asian offices in China (Beijing, Shanghai), Japan (Tokyo), South Korea (Seoul), Singapore (Singapore) and Taiwan (Taipei). Intralink assists members with research, practical advice and in-market support services across the Asia Pacific region.

ieTeam Group is a consulting firm created in 2011 and focused on providing services in international trade, strategy, people, innovation, technology, and startups. The firm has a 360-degree approach to the market: it intervenes from the Strategic Plan and the needs of the business model, relying on the areas of international trade, people management, innovation, and technology.

ieTeam Group are experts in the generation of international leads and go-to-market strategies. Headquartered in Spain (offices in Madrid, San Sebastián and Bilbao) and with offices in France (Bayonne), Germany (Munich), Colombia (Cali/ Bogota), Mexico (Mexico City) and Brazil (Sao Paulo), they have extensive experience in the international development of companies in the industrial, tech, agri-food and services sectors. ieTeam Group also has an international network of partners in more than 20 countries including UK, Portugal, Italy, Poland, Morocco, Turkey, China, India, United States, Chile, Peru, etc., constituting a multicultural and multidisciplinary team. Through their offices and international partners, ieTeam Group create and develop business opportunities among countries around the world.

OCO Global is a recognized leader in Export Promotion and has successfully delivered internationalization strategies for companies and on behalf of Economic Development Organizations since 2001. Headquartered in the UK with offices in Belfast and London, OCO has more than 150 professional staff and an overseas office network in Europe (Dublin, Paris and Frankfurt), the Middle East (Dubai) and Asia (Tokyo, Shanghai) and the US (New York). We also have trusted partner network in key trade and investment markets including Canada, Mexico, Israel, India, and South Korea.

OCO has 165 full-time professional staff and works with associates across the world to extend their reach and coverage when needed. This global footprint, alongside their associates, provides OCO Global with the ability to provide in-market support services in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.

The NEIGHBORS consulting practice is US and Mexican nationals based in Mexico, with a network of affiliates in the United States, Chile and Brazil. Their international business consultants have multidisciplinary experience including trade relations, communication, analytics, marketing, law and B2B sales to offer informed support for your business.

Since 2013, Neighbors have helped over 600 small, medium and large companies, from diverse sectors and with little or no export experience, penetrate new markets in the Americas.

PM & Partner Marketing Consulting GmbH (PM&P) is an independent consulting and market research firm with offices in Frankfurt and Chicago. The company has operated internationally since 1974.

PM&P provides strategic and operational marketing and business development support to public economic development and investment promotion organizations as well as to private companies. Besides a strong presence in the German market, PM&P is heavily focused on international markets, working closely together with its international partners in Europe and North America. Their headquarters for North America are located in Chicago, Illinois.

OTELO EUROPE S.L., commercially recognized as Otelo International, is a global business development firm specializing in two key areas: sales outsourcing and international business support. Founded in 2015 in Mexico, Otelo International has since expanded its operations into Europe.

Otelo International, is a dynamic global business development firm with core activities in sales outsourcing and international business support. From our origins in Mexico, we have expanded our operations across Europe, maintaining key operational hubs in Mexico City and Madrid. This strategic presence allows us to effectively bridge American and European markets, offering comprehensive services that cater specifically to companies navigating these diverse regions.

Founded in 2001, River Global is an international marketing and consulting firm specialized in facilitating the development and expansion of SME in the Latin American markets. With teams in Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Perú and strategic alliances worldwide, River Global provides clients with the most complete understanding of market opportunities in America. River Global navigates in a variety of products in which they highlight Agricultural marketing – including Food and Beverage, Animal Feed and Pet Food, Hospitality, and FDI. River Global provides reliable, high-quality resources for business and market development on an international scale, allowing their clients to make smart investments and profitable decisions.

Source of Asia is a leading business accelerator specializing in Southeast Asia and South Korea markets. Since 2007, Source of Asia has been on a mission to seize opportunities offered by ASEAN and South Korea to make their client’s internationalization become a reality.

With their own experience of growing in the heart of ASEAN, Source of Asia’s 70+ experts have mastered the art of translating the complexity of these markets into creative and tangible solutions to ensure sustainable growth. Every day, Source of Asia enables their customers to explore new markets, operate, and grow busi- ness in Vietnam, across the ASEAN, South Korea, and further afield.

Trade Horizons was established in 2013 with the ambition of helping Small to Medium Sized Enterprises (SME) around the world fulfil their international business expansion goals and succeed in entering new markets. Their team combines local knowledge and insight with sector expertise and global experience, to offer their clients a complete range of market entry services.

Trade Horizons is an award-winning Market Entry company that assists ambitious companies to identify, develop and grow sus- tainable revenues in new geographic markets.

Trade Horizons offers support to clients in international strategy development and throughout the three key phases of market entry execution — Preparation, Launch and Growth.

Valians International is a consulting company delivering operational support services for market entry and business expansion in Central and Eastern European markets including Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania & Ukraine. The range of services offered by Valians International covers all the different steps of the internalization journey of its clients: market analysis & advisory, export, sourcing and investment projects.

Over 30 years of experience, 40+ projects managers in 18 countries covered, 3 offices in Poland, over 900 clients — mainly SME’s, EDO’s and Trade organizations. Accreditation and official representative for over 30 Trade organizations worldwide.