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SUMMARY:Trade Mission to Thailand and Vietnam
DESCRIPTION:Automation Alley and MEDC invite small- and medium-sized companies in Michigan to join our trade mission to Thailand and Vietnam. Participants will meet face-to-face with prospective customers and partners in Southeast Asia.\n\n\n\nAutomation Alley and MEDC invite small- and medium-sized companies in Michigan to join our trade mission to Thailand and Vietnam. Participants will meet face-to-face with prospective customers and partners in Southeast Asia\, the world's fastest growing region. Thailand and Vietnam have an extremely high demand for the following Michigan-made products\, services\, and technologies:\n\n	Automotive\n	Industry 4.0 and advanced manufacturing technologies\n	Design and engineering services\n	IT/ICT\n	Cleantech\n	Healthcare and medical equipment\n	Agriculture\n\nWhy Thailand?\n\n\n	With a 2021 GDP of $506 billion\, Thailand is the second-largest economy in Southeast Asia.\n	Thailand is the center of the region's automotive industry and the world's largest automotive producer.\n	Thailand's free market is well integrated into the global economy having 14 preferential trade agreements with 18 countries worldwide.\n\n\n\nWhy Vietnam?\n\n\n	Since 2000\, Vietnam's GDP has grown faster than any country except China\, averaging 6.2% annual growth.\n	Population of 100 million includes a growing middle class of consumers with strong demand for U.S. goods and services\n	Young\, highly- skilled labor force provides an alternative to manufacturing in China\n	Signatory to 12 free-trade agreements (including the EU) provides the nation with access to numerous markets around the world\n\nParticipation Details:\n\n\n	Participation is limited to ten companies.\n	Registration deadline to register is March 24\, 2023.\n	Participation fee is $4\,500 for Automation Alley members and $5\,500 for non-members. Price includes embassy business briefings and receptions\, B2B matchmaking meetings\, interpreters\, in-country ground transportation\, five-star hotels\, and inter-country flights. International airfare to Thailand and Vietnam is not included.\n	Eligible companies may receive up to 75% reimbursement for travel expenses and mission fees through the State Trade Expansion Program.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<br />\n<strong>Automation Alley</strong> and <strong>MEDC</strong> invite small- and medium-sized companies in Michigan to join our trade mission to Thailand and Vietnam. Participants will meet face-to-face with prospective customers and partners in Southeast Asia.<br />\n<br />\nAutomation Alley and MEDC invite small- and medium-sized companies in Michigan to join our trade mission to Thailand and Vietnam. Participants will meet face-to-face with prospective customers and partners in Southeast Asia\, the world&rsquo\;s fastest growing region. Thailand and Vietnam have an extremely high demand for the following Michigan-made products\, services\, and technologies:\n<ul>\n	<li>Automotive</li>\n	<li>Industry 4.0 and advanced manufacturing technologies</li>\n	<li>Design and engineering services</li>\n	<li>IT/ICT</li>\n	<li>Cleantech</li>\n	<li>Healthcare and medical equipment</li>\n	<li>Agriculture</li>\n</ul>\n<strong>Why Thailand?</strong>\n\n<ul>\n	<li>With a 2021 GDP of $506 billion\, Thailand is the second-largest economy in Southeast Asia.</li>\n	<li>Thailand is the center of the region&rsquo\;s automotive industry and the world&rsquo\;s largest automotive producer.</li>\n	<li>Thailand&rsquo\;s free market is well integrated into the global economy having 14 preferential trade agreements with 18 countries worldwide.</li>\n</ul>\n<br />\n<strong>Why Vietnam?</strong>\n\n<ul>\n	<li>Since 2000\, Vietnam&rsquo\;s GDP has grown faster than any country except China\, averaging 6.2% annual growth.</li>\n	<li>Population of 100 million includes a growing middle class of consumers with strong demand for U.S. goods and services</li>\n	<li>Young\, highly- skilled labor force provides an alternative to manufacturing in China</li>\n	<li>Signatory to 12 free-trade agreements (including the EU) provides the nation with access to numerous markets around the world</li>\n</ul>\n<strong>Participation Details</strong>:\n\n<ul>\n	<li>Participation is limited to ten companies.</li>\n	<li><strong>Registration deadline to register is<u> March 24\, 2023</u></strong><u>.</u></li>\n	<li>Participation fee is $4\,500 for Automation Alley members and $5\,500 for non-members. Price includes embassy business briefings and receptions\, B2B matchmaking meetings\, interpreters\, in-country ground transportation\, five-star hotels\, and inter-country flights. International airfare to Thailand and Vietnam is not included.</li>\n	<li>Eligible companies may receive up to 75% reimbursement for travel expenses and mission fees through the State Trade Expansion Program.</li>\n</ul>\n
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