Photo Gallery

APBO 2008 was held on April 7 & 8 on the campus of the University of Southern California.

Student volunteers setting up sponsor signs to acknowledge the generous support of this year

Participants mingle and socialize at the private cast dinner reception held on the eve of the APBO 2008 conference

Darr Hashempour (right), President & CEO, and Michael Dadjou, represent Expedient Energy, a Gold Sponsor of APBO 2008.

Gregory Wong (left), Senior Commercial Officer of the American Institute in Taiwan, and Dr. Mu Dan Ping, Executive Director of the World Heritage Foundation

Lynn Turk (left), Senior Advisor of National Center for APEC, and Michael Robinson, President & CEO of D. Canale & Co.

William Overholt (left), Asia Policy Chair of RAND Corp., and James Ellis, Dean of USC Marshall School of Business

Michael Dadjou of Expedient Energy, and Kim Johnson, Vice Chairwoman of The American Chamber of Commerce in Macau, sitting down together at a table during the private cast dinner.

Dick Drobnick (left), Director of USC Center for International Business Education and Research, and Morley Winograd, Exec Director of Marshall School Center for Telecom Mgmt

Lew Cramer (center), Managing Director of Sunrider International, asking a question during the private cast dinner.

Reverse Osmosis, a USC student acapella group, entertains guests at the private cast dinner at Town and Gown

Colleen Litkenhaus (right), Deputy Assistant Secretary for Office of Domestic Operations at U.S. Commercial Service, presenting Exporter of the Year awards during the Networking Lunch

Sean Haran, USC Marshall student, presents the student report to the APEC Business Advisory Council on

John Watson (left), Director of Trade Development at the Kanasas Department of Commerce, and Alan Richel, International Trade Specialist of the U.S. Dept of Commerce

Jason Sproule (left) and Jeffrey Hamilton, International Trade Specialists of the U.S. Dept of Commerce

Terri Batch (left), International Trade Specialist of the U.S. Dept of Commerce, and Tony Michalski of the Las Vegas Export Assistance Center

APBO 2008 attracted international business professionals from 31 states and 19 countries

One-on-one meetings with the U.S. Commercial Service can be scheduled throughout the APBO conference.

Attendees can reserve private one-on-one consultations with senior officials from the U.S. Commercial Service.

Senior commercial officers meet with their one-on-one appointments to provide individual consultation that may include scheduling meetings and introductions with potential buyers.

Attendees may sit at country-specific tables during the Networking Lunch to chat with Senior Commericial Officers, International Trade Specialists, and other attendees interested in that country.

Keynote speaker Sidney Rittenberg, President of Rittenberg and Associates, Inc., giving a presentation on

One-on-one appointments with Senior Commercial Officers may be scheduled in advance or throughtout the day of the conference

Participants are engaged in an intensive one-on-one session with Daniel Thompson (right), Senior Commercial Officer of the American Embassy in Singapore

Rachid Sayouty (left) of the L.A. Export Assistance Center, and Manzur Falah, Director of Sales at CH Powell

Left to Right: Cynthia Torres, Kully Nelson, and Kathy Kelly, International Trade Specialists of the U.S. Dept of Commerce