Through the Business Forward initiative, various small businesses from San Antonio involved in international trade have been invited to The White House this week for international trade policy briefings and talks. The full day event will take place Wednesday April 29, 2015. The San Antonio delegation will have an opportunity to discuss with senior Administration officials how international trade policies affect businesses in the United States and the national economy.  Expected participants for this briefing include senior Administration officials from the U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Department of State, Export-Import Bank of the U.S., U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. In addition to the White House briefing, participants are invited to a reception with Members of Congress and Capitol Hill staff. The delegation is comprised in part, by Jorge Canavati, President of J. Canavati & Co. LLC., international agents and representatives in logistics and world commerce and a member of the Camino Real District Export Council (DEC),  Ricardo Martinez, SIMSA, Inc. an auto parts exporting firm, Jorge Sanchez, president of Sana International Inc. an export supply enterprise, and Juan Pablo Alcantar, owner of LMC Forwarders, a logistics firm. These companies are part of the Asociacion de Empresarios Mexicanos USA (AEM) an organization based in San Antonio, Texas. They are also active supporters of federal government programs for the development of businesses, such as the Minority Business Development Center (MBDA).