New York, USA – On February 16, 2006, the National Association of Export Companies (NEXCO) hosted a seminar entitled “Working Through the Maze of Global Sourcing” at the Williams Club in New York City. The seminar focused on best practices for international purchasing in China and offered a great opportunity for sales personnel, purchasing managers/directors, import managers, legal departments, international marketing managers, credit managers, controllers, directors of procurement or logistics and all key staff involved with overseas business.


Three speakers made presentations on how to work through the maze of discovering new supplier sources, where to look for new products and the key steps to take for choosing a new factory. Michael Levine, an attorney with the firm Epstein, Becker & Green, P.C., advised businesses on how to protect their brand and name via social compliances relating to health and safety rules, labor laws and other **** and legal issues. Savio Chan, President/CEO of US China Partners, Inc., shared the differences between sourcing and strategic sourcing within China. Annie Jie Xu, Director of International Business Development at Alibaba.com, provided insight on how to best source merchandise through international supply chains.


Ms. Xu’s presentation covered how Alibaba.com’s online marketplace, products and services help shorten the sourcing cycle and how to overcome current online trust concerns.


Annie Xu of Alibaba.com


About NEXCO

NEXCO is an international trade association that sponsors monthly seminars offering pertinent and timely information to importers, exporters, freight forwarders, bankers, attorneys, accountants and any other professional engaged in global trade. NEXCO members have an interest in insurance, international banking, freight forwarding, trade law, customs brokerage, trade software and e-commerce. They are both large and small American, foreign or multinational businesses. NEXCO has been serving the international business community in New York City since 1963 and specializes in low cost technical seminars that aim to take the mystery out of global trade.