EACC Network Webinar - The world on lock-down: Global Covid19-related Travel Restrictions and the Impact on Transatlantic Business

Description

Entry to the United States, and possibly also to and within the EU, is being restricted in an effort to slow the spread of the COVID-19 Pandemic. These moves are having an immediate and broad impact on transatlantic and global business. The European American Chamber of Commerce is organizing a network-wide webinar to analyze how this affects daily business activities how it is impacting key sectors like aviation, manufacturing, finance as well as explore potential impacts of boarder closings now taking place in Europe, and around the world.

Our experts will examine issues such as:

• What the ‘travel ban’ means in reality to business travelers and who exactly is affected
• How a reduction in air passenger volumes affects business operations in the short and long-term?
• What is happening to your contracts: When does 'force majeure' apply, when are we dealing with 'frustration of purpose' or 'impossibility'?
• What considerations do businesses have to take regarding their networks and technology solutions to ensure adequate contingency of operations while people are stranded?

Speakers:



Bobby Spann
Vice President for External Relations, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG)




Bobby Spann is the Vice President for External Affairs at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Airport (CVG). Bobby has over 30 years of experience in the aviation industry, including 23 years with Delta Air Lines in roles of increasing responsibility before joining CVG as Director of Air Service Development in December 2011. Bobby also is a member of the Board of Directors of the Cincinnati Chapter of the EACC. CVG has seen significant growth in passenger traffic in recent years, and operates one of the only direct flights from the Kentucky-Indiana-Ohio tristate region to Paris (with Delta). It is also the 8th largest cargo airport in North America, including one of three DHL ‘superhubs’ and being the new home of Amazon Air.





Ceridwen Koski
Shareholder, Ogletree Deakens




Ceridwen J. Koski is a Shareholder with Ogletree Deakins focused on creating and implementing strategic and innovative workforce immigration solutions for her clients. She engages companies throughout the United States and globally, ranging from working with entrepreneurs seeking to establish businesses in the U.S., to securing temporary workforces, to managing immigration processes on behalf of legacy multinational enterprises. Her expertise includes temporary visa processes as well as naturalization and green card processes across a broad range of industries and professions. She received her J.D. in Law from the University of Arizona College of Law in 2006 and is admitted to the Bar in Arizona, Colorado and New York.





William M. Taylor
Partner, Pepper Hamilton LLP




William M. Taylor is a partner in the Trial and Dispute Resolution Practice Group of Pepper Hamilton LLP, resident in the Boston office. He concentrates his practice in commercial litigation, with a specific focus on handling commercial disputes involving international parties before international and domestic arbitration institutions, and in state and federal court. Representative engagements include significant commercial disputes before arbitral institutions in India, Singapore, England, New York, and Boston. The disputes Mr. Taylor handles often involve contractual breaches, as well as related business tort and statutory claims, including noncompetes, trade secrets, fraud, misrepresentation, and tortious interference. Mr. Taylor’s pro bono experience has focused on projects for the PAIR Project, Homeless Advocacy Project, the Landlord/Tenant Program, and the Pennsylvania Innocence Project.