Polaris MEP is proud to sponsor The 2022 International Trade Conference hosted by RISCPA/RI Business Forum and Rhode Island Manufacturers Association (RIMA).

The event, featuring Gabriel Esparza, Associate Administrator for the Office of International Trade, U.S. Small Business Administration, is being held in partnership with U.S. Small Business Administration with special guests U.S. Senator Jack Reed and U.S. Small Business Administration Regional Administrator Mike Vlacich. The event will be moderated by U.S. Small Business Administration Rhode Island District Director Mark Hayward and will feature an international trade panel discussion.

Panel Members:

• Gabriel Esparza, Associate Administrator for the Office of International Trade, U.S. Small Business Administration, Washington DC
• John Hazen White, Chairman, Taco Comfort Solutions, Cranston, RI
• Craig Pickell, RIMA Board Chair, Bullard Abrasives President/CEO, Lincoln, RI
• Karl Wadensten, VIBCO President/CEO, Wyoming, RI
• Erich Zarnfaller, Director, Global Markets/FX Citizens Bank