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Vino 2009

Speakers & Panelists

WILLIAM (BILL) T. EARLE President, National Association of Beverage Importers (NABI) Presenting:
	Vintners' access to the American wine market: Do the world's most sophisticated wine consumers get what they want, or want what they get? Wednesday, Jan. 28th - 10:00am - New York The New York Palace Hotel, Henry Room William T. Earle retired from a career with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. He left ATF after serving seven years as Assistant Director and Chief Financial Officer. As CFO he managed the funding, design and construction of ATF's new cutting edge headquarters building. In July 2008 ATF Director and Attorney General Michael Mukasey presented Mr. Earle with ATF's Lifetime Achievement Award. Prior to joining NABI Mr. Earle served as the Chairman of the Code Compliance Review Board, a third party review process established by the Beer Institute. Mr. Earle was responsible for national beverage alcohol regulatory and tax policy for a significant portion of his time as an executive at ATF. He is a graduate of Rutgers University and attended Brooklyn Law school until the prospect of a legal career seemed really boring. He earned his MBA at Southern Illinois University since Harvard wasn't offering an off-campus program. NABI selected him as president in January 2007.

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