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SUMMARY:EU Ambassador Stavros Lambrinidis Gala Event
DESCRIPTION:One day\, two events \nThe European American Chamber of Commerce Texas \nis honored to present \nEU Texas Economic Leadership Forum \nClick here for the program \nThe Debate Chamber at Old Parkland        8am to 12pm \n& \nEACC Texas Ambassador’s Gala \nBelo Mansion & Pavillion     6:30pm VIP Reception      7:30pm Gala Dinner (Black tie optional) \n  \nGuest of Honor & Keynote Speaker \nHis Excellency\, Stavros Lambrinidis \nAmbassador of the European Union to the United States \n  \nHonorary Chair \nAmbassador Jeanne L. Phillips \nFormer Ambassador to the OECD & Senior Vice President\, Hunt Consolidated\, Inc. \n  \nMark Markham\, Pianist \n  \nRegister here                                      With Gratitude to our Sponsors \n \n \nHE Stavros Lambrinidis is Ambassador of the EU to the United States as of March 1\, 2019. From 2012 to February 2019\, he served as the European Union Special Representative for Human Rights.In 2011\, he was Foreign Affairs Minister of Greece. Between 2004 and 2011\, he was twice elected Member of the European Parliament (MEP) with the Greek Social Democratic Party (PASOK). He served as Vice-President of the European Parliament (2009-11)\, Vice-President of the Civil Liberties\, Justice and Home Affairs Committee (2004-09)\, and Head of the PASOK Delegation (2005-11). Between 2000 and 2004\, he was Director-General of the International Olympic Truce Centre\, an International Olympic Committee organization. He served as Ambassador ad personam of the Hellenic Republic (1999-2004); Secretary-General of the Greek Foreign Ministry\, responsible for Expatriate Greeks (1996-99); and Chief of Staff to the Greek Foreign Minister (1996). Between 1988 and 1993 he worked as an Attorney at Wilmer\, Cutler & Pickering in Washington\, D.C.\, specializing in international trade\, transactions\, and arbitration. Mr. Lambrinidis was born in Athens\, Greece in 1962. He studied Economics and Political Science at Amherst College (Bachelor of Arts degree\, 1984) and Law at Yale Law School (Juris Doctor degree\, 1988)\, where he was also Managing Editor of The Yale Journal of International Law. He is a 1980 graduate of the Athens College High School in Greece. He is married and has a daughter. \n  \nMark Markham\, Pianist \n \nPianist Mark Markham is equally at home as a soloist\, a collaborator with great singers\, a chamber musician\, a jazz pianist\, or a vocal coach\, and his interpretations have been praised by the public and press alike. His international career encompasses performances in North and South America\, Europe\, Asia and the Middle East\, while the artistry of his playing has been described as “brilliant”\, “exquisitely detailed” and “in full service to the music”. \nStarting in 1995 for twenty seasons\, Mr. Markham was the recital partner of American Opera Singer Jessye Norman\, giving nearly 300 performances in thirty countries\, including recitals in Carnegie Hall\, the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam\, the Philharmonie in Berlin\, La Palau de la Musica in Barcelona\, London’s Royal Festival Hall\, the Musikverein in Vienna\, the Salzburg Festival\, Bunka Kaikan in Tokyo\, Mann Auditorium in Tel Aviv\, the Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus in Greece\, the Baalbek Festival at the Temple of Bacchus in Lebanon\, and at the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize presentation to President Jimmy Carter in Oslo. His recording with Jessye Norman of “Roots: My Life\, My Song” was nominated for a Grammy Award. \nIn the 2021-22 season Markham begins with a solo recital\, “Dances and Improvisations” and a recital with soprano Leah Crocetto for the Lexington Bach Festival. In October he opens Lincoln’s Symphony Orchestra’s season with the Prokofiev Piano Concerto no 3 and then heads to Honolulu for a solo recital and a vocal recital for the Alliance Française of Hawaii. November he gives a special solo performance in Dallas for a gala evening honoring the European American Chamber of Commerce\, a benefit concert for his foundation Singing in Sicily and then recitals with Limmie Pulliam in Kingsport TN and Baltimore. Born in Pensacola\, Florida\, Mr. Markham made his debut in 1980 as soloist with the New Orleans Symphony Orchestra and in the same year was invited by the renowned Boris Goldovsky to coach opera at the Oglebay Institute. \nA former faculty member of Morgan State University\, the Britten-Pears School in England\, and the Norfolk Chamber Festival of Yale University\, he has presented master classes for pianists and singers throughout the US\, Europe\, and Asia and has been a guest lecturer for the Metropolitan Opera Guild and the Johns Hopkins University. Mr. Markham currently resides in New York City. \nLearn More: markmarkhampianist.com \n  \nPlease reach out to Erin McKelvey\, Executive Director emckelvey@eacctx.com for sponsorship opportunities
URL:https://www.eacctx.com/2event/eu-texas-economic-leadership-forum-with-he-stavros-lambrinidis/
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SUMMARY:Dallas Stammtisch at The Ginger Man
DESCRIPTION:JOIN US FOR STAMMTISCH!\nThe European American Chamber of Commerce – Texas in friendship with The German American Chambers of Commerce of the Southern US \ninvites you to join us for an evening of networking with the international business community. Light appetizers will be served. \n\nThursday\, September 30th | 5:30PM – 7:30PM \nEACCTX Members click here to register! \n\nThe Ginger Man – Outdoor Patio \n5250 N O’Connor Blvd Suite 146\, Irving\, TX 75039 \n \nThis event is in partnership with:
URL:https://www.eacctx.com/2event/dallas-stammtisch-at-the-ginger-man/
LOCATION:The Ginger Man\, 5250 N O'Connor Blvd Suite 146\, Irving\, TX\, 75039\, United States
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SUMMARY:EuroTech Talks: Unleashing the Future of IoT with AI\, edge\, & 5G
DESCRIPTION:EuroTech Talks is a forum to hear and learn about the latest updates in innovation across industries.  Our expert panel from Frisco\, Microsoft\, Nokia\, and T-Mobile will discuss “Unleashing the Future of IoT with AI\, edge\, & 5G.”  Join us virtually on September 23rd! \nAs we move toward a new era with IoT and the connectivity of all things to the internet\, the future promises an explosion of IoT endpoints and data where 5G\, AI and edge computing bring enormous opportunities to the market. Ecosystem initiatives and 5G labs are fostering innovation and monetization. \n\nWhat role do the IoT platforms of today have in serving the Digital platform economy?\nWhat growth opportunities from IoT will be forthcoming for business and society?\n\nRegister Here\nSPEAKERS \n  \n \n\nDr. Jason Cooley\, Chief Innovation Officer\,     \n\nDr. Jason Cooley is currently the Chief Innovation Officer for the City of Frisco\, Texas. In this role\, Jason leads the advancement of Smart City technology and municipal innovation for the City. He joined the City of Frisco as the Strategic Services Manager in the City Manager’s Office in June 2015. During his time in Frisco\, he has been assigned to work in various departments and roles. Dr. Cooley has been Interim Director of Parks and Recreations\, Interim Intergovernmental Affairs Manager\, and Assistant to the City Manager. \n\nAndrea Austin\, VP Sales North America\, Cloud & Network Services\,    \n\nWith experience spanning over 20 years\, Andrea Austin is a seasoned leader in building high-performance teams to resolve complex business challenges in the field of emerging technologies. At Nokia\, Andrea leads as the VP of Cloud & Network Services\, managing over 1B Euros in sales. She has been recognized for her leadership by in 2016 by Women in Sales North America\, and has been named to lists of the Top 50 Women in Revenue you should know and in the the Top 35 Influential Women in Sales. She also the co-authored a book in 2016 about sales and marketing alignment\, Aligned to Achieve\, and serves as a founding member and active board member of Women and in Revenue. \n\nOlivier Bloch\, Principal Program Manager\,    \n\nOlivier Bloch is a Principal Program Manager at Microsoft in the Azure IoT team\, working on developer experience and communities engagement.\nHe has worked in the IoT space for as long as he can remember\, first as an embedded developer and consultant\, then as a Technical Evangelist for Microsoft France then Microsoft Corp.\nHe also spent 3 years in Microsoft Open Technologies\, engaging with open source communities on topics going from Web and JavaScript to gaming and IoT.  \n\nBob DeArmond\, Government Solutions Expert\,    \n\nAs an Enterprise Solution Engineer with T-Mobile\, Bob DeArmond brings over 30 years of senior management experience in sales and marketing. His current role as a Technology and Business Consultant for Government and Enterprise Accounts involves many different aspects of mobility technology and client support. He has received a long list of recognitions for his successful results\, most recently including the MVP National Award and MVP Major Accounts Award in 2018. \n  \nMODERATOR \n\nClaire Burgaud\, Director\, Partners & Ecosystems Marketing\,     \n\nClaire Burgaud is Manager of Partners & Ecosystems Marketing at Nokia with more than 25 years of experience in management & IT consulting\, business development\, and sales & marketing for leading companies across diverse B2B industries. With ample engineering and marketing expertise\, she thrives in fast-paced environments that leverage new technologies\, co-creation\, innovation\, and diversity. She is currently based in Dallas\, Texas\, and spends her free time volunteering for the Dallas International School as PTO board member\, the European American Chamber of Commerce Texas and the Ecole Centrale Paris in France.
URL:https://www.eacctx.com/2event/eurotech-talks-unleashing-the-future-of-iot-with-ai-edge-5g/
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SUMMARY:Bastille Day Dinner at Lavendou in Dallas! ONLY A FEW SPOTS LEFT!
DESCRIPTION:CELEBRATE BASTILLE DAY IN DALLAS! \n\nThe European American Chamber of Commerce – Texas in friendship with The Alliance Française of Dallas  \ninvites you to join us in celebrating Bastille Day 2021 \nEnjoy a delicious French dinner\, great wine\, and the celebratory atmosphere of Bastille Day with friends. \nNot comfortable dining in?  \nPas de problème – pick up your dinner to-go! \n\nWednesday\, July 14\, 2021 \nRegistration & Reception 6:30 PM | Dinner 7:30 PM \nLimited Seating Available | Reservations Required \nEACCTX & AF Members (Dining in & Pick Up): $90 per person \nNon-members (Dining in & Pick Up): $100 per person  \nIncludes dinner\, wine & gratuity. Pick up does not include wine.  \n\nLavendou Bistro Provençal \n19009 Preston Road\, Suite 200 (at Lloyd Road) | Dallas\, TX 75252 \n\n \n  \nThis event is in partnership with:
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LOCATION:Lavendou Bistro Provençal\, 19009 Preston Road\, Suite 200\, Dallas\, TX\, 75252\, United States
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SUMMARY:EuroTech Talks: 5G for Good!... The Benefits for Business and Society
DESCRIPTION:EuroTech Talks is a forum to hear and learn about the latest updates in innovation across industries.  Our expert panel from Dell Technologies\, Nokia and T-Mobile update us the role of “5G for Good!…and its benefits for business & society.  Join us on June 24th  – virtually until we meet in person in September! \n5G played a key role in securing Business continuity and helping to bridge the digital divide over the past 18 months… \n\nWhat are the new developments in 5G deployments and building solutions?\nHow will 5G be a catalyst to digitalization and Industry 4.0?\nWhat is the value for tomorrow’s Business?\nWhat can we expect from 5G to build a better world\, help to bridge the digital divide\, contribute to climate change solutions?\n\nRegister Here\n \nSPEAKERS \n\nSandro Tavares\, Director\, Telecom Solutions Marketing\,\n\nSandro joined Dell Technologies in January 2021\, leading the team responsible for the marketing activities for the telecommunications market. He brings more than 20 years of international experience in the telecom industry\, with most of these years spent at Nokia\, where he has served in sales and marketing positions\, working in Brazil\, Argentina\, Finland\, and the U.S. His last role at Nokia was Head of Mobile Networks Marketing\, a position in which he led a global team focused on developing the 5G market and promoting Nokia’s solutions in this domain. \nSandro is a sought-after industry speaker presenting such industry developments as NFV\, Cloud\, 5G\, and Open RAN. He has also published opinion articles in several specialized media outlets. His technical interest topics include 5G\, Open RAN\, Cloud RAN\, NFV\, Data Center Infrastructure\, and VoLTE/VoWiFi. In October 2020\, Sandro was nominated a “Rising Star” by Fierce Wireless\, a recognition for executives making a strong contribution to the wireless industry’s development. \nSandro holds a BSc degree in Electrical Engineering from Universidade de Brasilia and an Executive MBA from Fundacao Dom Cabral in Brazil. \n\nAlessandro Di Salvo\, VP\, Mobile Networks Sales Strategy & Development\, \n\nAlessandro Di Salvo grew up in Trapani\, Sicily\, and holds a Master’s Degree in Electronics Engineering from ‘Politecnico di Milano’ University. \nHis career in telecom spans 26 years beginning as an R&D telecom engineer at Siemens before joining Nokia where he has spent 18 years in Milan (Italy) and 7 years in Dallas.  Throughout his career\, Alessandro has covered positions from Customer Service to Product Marketing and Sales Management\, following various customers and representing the ‘Network’ part of Nokia business.  Although geographic responsibility for much of his career has focused on Europe and Latin America\, Alessandro also supported the first global 3G launch in Japan in 2001\, 3G activities in Australia/New Zealand in 2003 and business development in Central Asia in 2014. \nAlessandro is currently VP Sales at Nokia\, heading the Mobile Network Sales Strategy and Development function for Americas region. \n\nMatthew Wingo\, Sr Manager\, National Development Strategy\, \n\nAs a leader in T-Mobile’s National Development activities\, Matthew Wingo brings over 22 years of industry experience in developing wireless networks and In-Building solutions .  Matthew’s primary focus is on Enterprise partnerships in development and application of technology for many industry verticals\, including Automotive\, Retail\, Healthcare\, Oil & Gas\, and Technology.  Specializing in DAS deployments since 2005\, Matthew has worked with many of the top brands in both the US and Canada and is passionate about identifying the unique opportunities with current and emerging technologies. \nMODERATOR \n\nClaire Burgaud\, Director\, Partners & Ecosystems Marketing\, \n\nClaire Burgaud is Manager of Partners & Ecosystems Marketing at Nokia with more than 25 years of experience in management & IT consulting\, business development\, and sales & marketing for leading companies across diverse B2B industries. With ample engineering and marketing expertise\, she thrives in fast-paced environments that leverage new technologies\, co-creation\, innovation\, and diversity. She is currently based in Dallas\, Texas\, and spends her free time volunteering for the Dallas International School as PTO board member\, the European American Chamber of Commerce Texas and the Ecole Centrale Paris in France.
URL:https://www.eacctx.com/2event/eurotech-talks-5g-for-good-the-benefits-for-business-and-society/
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SUMMARY:"Prospects for Transatlantic Cooperation in the Post-Covid Era" with Erik Brattberg
DESCRIPTION:Join us on May 12th for our first EACC Texas event \n \nAbout Our Speaker:\n\n  \nErik Brattberg currently serves as the Director of the Europe Program and Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington\, D.C. In the past he has held positions with multiple international affairs think tanks such as the McCain Institute for International Leadership at Arizona State University\, Atlantic Council\, and the German Marshall Fund. He is also a frequent contributor to international media outlets including the Washington Post\, Financial Times\, Politico and has provided media commentary on a variety of networks including CNN\, BBC News\, Fox News\, NPR\, ABC News\, Deutsche Welle\, and France 24.\n\nBrattberg is an expert on European politics and security and transatlantic relations with over a decade’s experience in policy analysis\, through leadership and strategy\, on both sides of the Atlantic. Working in the geopolitics-technology-trade nexus with a particular focus on U.S. cooperation with Europe and transatlantic relations\, he regularly advises governments\, corporations and investors. His research has been published in peer-reviewed journals and by institutions such as Johns Hopkins University\, the Center for Strategic and International Studies\, the German Council on Foreign Relations\, and the European Policy Centre. And\, in 2015\, he published Global Flow Security: A New Strategy Agenda for the Transatlantic Community in 2030.\n  \n  \n  \nAbout our Moderator: \n  \n\n\nJoanna Ridgway is Managing Director & Head of Southwest Mid-Corporate Banking at Santander Bank\, N.A.\n\nMs. Ridgway leads a team of senior relationship managers covering the region. The team provides strategic domestic and international lending\, capital markets and banking solutions to global corporations. Professional experience includes international banking and consulting at Fifth Third Bank\, JP Morgan\, Bank of America and Hudson Advisors. Joanna (along with Killdares fiddler Roberta Rast Smith)\, is also the co-founder of June Blount\, a Dallas fiddle duo\, which performs Celtic & Bluegrass at events and has delivered two SMU TEDx talks (2016 & 2020) on the evolution of American fiddle styles.\nA German Marshall Fund Marshall Memorial Fellow (2012)\, Ms. Ridgway served on the Texas selection committee for the Marshall Memorial Fellowship (2018 – 2020) and is a recipient of the Fund’s Alumni Action Grant (2017 – present)\, leading a Corporate Board Diversity Initiative for the Fund’s global network of alumnae.\nA committed community volunteer and advocate for education\, Joanna serves as a Board Member at Jubilee Center\, Dallas Committee on Foreign Relations\, World Affairs Council of DFW\, the Texas Lyceum and is a member of the Texas Women’s Foundation Economic Leadership Council. Joanna earned a B.A. in Business Administration from Rhodes College.\n\n\n\n  \n  \n  \nAbout this Event:\n\n  \nAs both the United States and the European Union seek to recover from the Covid-19 crisis\, the question is whether they can build back the transatlantic agenda for a new era marked by growing competition with China\, technological change\, and a global climate crisis. What are the political and economic prospects for Europe given a slower vaccination rollout and a smaller stimulus package compared to the U.S.? Where can the Biden administration and European capitals make quick progress on trade\, digital and climate issues over the next six to twelve months? How can the transatlantic relationship be retrofitted to better deal with a new set of challenges stemming from China’s global rise\, the need to diversify global supply chains\, lead on sustainability\, and lead on digital and technology issues?\n\n\n  \nPlease Register Here! \nYou will receive a reminder and link to the webinar 24 hours in advance. \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://www.eacctx.com/2event/prospects-for-transatlantic-cooperation-in-the-post-covid-era/
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