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EACC Netherlands: How the New Age of EU Competition Law impacts Transatlantic Business
2022-09-27 17:00 - 19:30 (Europe/Amsterdam) | Loyens & Loeff, Parnassusweg 300, Amsterdam
The European American Chamber of Commerce (EACC) Netherlands and Loyens & Loeff
co-host a roundtable discussion with Transatlantic business leaders on the future of EU competition law.
Keynote speakers
Olivier Guersent, Director General, Directorate General for Competition, European Union
Marc Wiggers, Attorney at law, Partner, Member Competition & Regulatory Practice Group, Loyens & Loeff
Roel Fluit, Board Member EACC, Attorney at law, Partner, Member Corporate Practice Group, Loyens & Loeff
These experts will be speaking on the developments in competition law in the decade to come and
the challenges and opportunities for enforcers of European and U.S. companies.
Topics to be discussed (among others):

An update on the enforcement priorities regarding: cartels & dawn raids, distribution, the digital sector, sustainability & the energy transition; While we will also ask Mr Guersent to share any insight on recent cases.
How the EU’s DG Competition is dealing with hot topics on State Aid e.g. in the context of the current energy crises and of the COVID pandemic.
An overview of current issues in EU and US competition policy incl. progress being made via the Joint EU/US Technology & Competition Dialogue.
A transatlantic perspective on the EU’s recent The Digital Services Act package (i.e. Digital Markets Act and Digital Services Act).

WEBINAR – The EU’s New Tech Rules and their Impact on Transatlantic Business: what do you need to know and how should you prepare?
2022-09-28 10:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Online
Do you remember the EU’s GDPR and its extra-territorial impact on companies based outside of Europe?

The EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA) and Digital Markets Act (DMA), together, will form a single set of new rules that will be applicable to online intermediaries and digital platforms in the EU. These rules will also apply to online intermediaries and companies established outside of the European Union offering their services in Europe. They are scheduled to come into force in 2024 – or sooner for some type of companies – and might impact you.

Are you a US company already offering online services or products to clients in the EU? Are you considering expanding your online business to Europe? Are you a start-up or scale-up still developing your business model with an eye on Europe?

Don’t be caught unprepared!

Join us to find out what type of businesses/services/products will be covered by the DSA-DMA Package, what you need to know to anticipate on these new rules and how to build them into your business model.

Topics to be addressed

What are the DMA and DSA?
Which online services will be impacted and what type of companies should be concerned?
How will the DSM and DMA fit into the EU’s array of tech legislation alongside the 2016 General Data Protection Regulation?
What role will the EU/US Trade & Technology Council have with regard to the implementation of these rules and their impact on US companies?
What routes might the U.S. take as it considers similar regulations on tech companies?
What concretely can you do to prepare and what is the timeline?

SPEAKERS

Lucinda Creighton, CEO of Vulcan Consulting Ltd
Peter Fatelnig, Minister-Cousellor for Digital Economy Policy – EU Delegation in Washington DC
Francesco Liberatore, Partner – Squire Patton Boggs
Alan Sutin, Chair of the Technology, Media & Telecommunications Practice and Senior Chair of the Global Intellectual Property & Technology Practice – Greenberg Traurig [Moderator]

SPEAKER BIOS

Lucinda Creighton
Lucinda Creighton CEO of Vulcan Consulting Ltd, is a barrister, qualified New York attorney, former Irish Minister for European Affairs and Member of the Irish Parliament. As Minister for European Affairs she represented Ireland in key negotiations on Ireland’s EU/IMF bailout, leading to a reduction in interest rates and the extension of Ireland’s repayment schedules. She has extensive knowledge of the EU bureaucratic infrastructure and regulatory system.
As CEO of Vulcan Consulting, she works closely with CEOs and senior management teams to assist them in understanding and navigating the political, policy and decision-making environment in Europe and Ireland. A regular keynote speaker at industry sponsored events and roundtables, Creighton also advises firms on political engagement. Since June 2016 she has worked with several corporate clients on Brexit contingency planning, particularly in the fields of banking and asset management. She is in high demand in the United States and across Europe to speak at conferences and to provide in-depth briefings on EU and Irish political and regulatory changes.
During Ireland’s Presidency of the Council of European Union, Creighton led negotiations with 28 Member States on the €960 billion EU Budget, as well as representing the continent in bilateral trade discussions in the United States, leading to the start of formal TTIP negotiations. She was also involved in the negotiations between the Commission, Council and Parliament on the MiFID II Regulatory Framework. She also served for three years as Vice President of the European People’s Party (EPP) alongside a number of EU Commissioners and other Ministers.
Lucinda maintains a deep interest and expertise in Foreign Policy issues. She is an Advisory Board member of the Washington DC based International Republican Institute (IRI) as well as being an active Council member of the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR). The ECFR comprises many former and serving Prime Ministers, Ministers, EU Commissioners and leading academics.

Peter Fatelnig
Peter Fatelnig is Minister-Counsellor for Digital Economy Policy at the Delegation of the European Union to the United States and resides in Washington DC since 2018. Since then, digital economy policy became a top-priority in the EU-US relations. He is instrumental in defining the US relations in the Trade & Technology Council, drives the US narrative on European key policies such as the Digital Services Act or on AI. A senior manager at the European Commission since 1998 he is committed to a positive European vision of a society and economy increasingly driven by technology. Prior to the EU he worked on international assignments for the strategy consulting firm American Management Systems, and for the European Space Agency, in the Netherlands. Peter holds a Master degree in Communication Engineering from the University of Technology in Graz, Austria, is a senior member of the IEEE and alumni of the ’93 class of the International Space University. He is married and has raised two daughters.
The EU Delegation was first established in Washington, DC in 1954 and now represents the European Union across the United States. It has expanded to host staff of the European Parliament Liaison Office, EUROPOL, the European Central Bank, the European Investment Bank and the European Air Safety Agency.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterfatelnig
@PeterFatelnig

Francesco Liberatore
Francesco Liberatore is Partner at Squire Patton Boggs. He advises clients on all aspects of the application of competition law, in particular in technology driven and digital economy sectors. His experience also focusses on communications law and he coordinates the firm’s EMEA Communications Practice.
He regularly represents clients in investigations before regulatory and competition authorities, as well as managing internal investigations, dawn raids and counseling on compliance issues and various commercial agreements. Francesco handles merger control due diligence and filings, as well as coordinating multijurisdictional merger control strategies. He also advises private equity investors, banks and other financial investors on arbitrage opportunities. Francesco’s litigation experience includes representing clients in matters before the Competition Appeal Tribunal, the High Court of Justice and the European Courts. Francesco is based in London.

Alan Sutin
Alan Sutin is a Principal Shareholder of Greenberg Traurig and Senior Chair of the firm’s Global Intellectual Property & Technology Practice. In addition to being an experienced business lawyer with a principal focus on commercial transactions with intellectual property and technology issues and privacy and cybersecurity matters, Alan also represents a wide variety of companies in connection with IT and business process outsourcing arrangements, strategic alliance agreements, commercial joint ventures and licensing matters. He has particular experience in Internet and electronic commerce issues and has been involved in many of the major policy issues surrounding the commercial development of the Internet. Alan has advised foreign governments and multinational corporations in connection with these issues and is a frequent speaker at major industry conferences and events around the world. Alan is involved in several professional and legal national and international organizations. He was an active Member of EACCNY and is EACC Florida’s first President. Alan is based in Miami.

TIME:
10.00AM – 11.00AM EDT – 3.00PM – 4.00 PM BST – 4.00PM-5.00PM CET
REGISTRATION FEE:
EACCFL Members: Free
EACCFL non-Members: Free
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EACC NY: The Future of Transatlantic Finance with EU Commissioner McGuinness: The EU-U.S. Cooperation on Digital & Sustainable Finance
2022-10-11 08:30 - 10:30 (America/New_York) | New York Stock Exchange, 2 Broad Street, New York, NY, 10005, United States
Join us for a conversation with Mairead McGuinness, EU Commissioner in charge of Financial Stability, Financial Services, and Capital Markets Union.
Commissioner McGuinness will explain her priorities regarding sustainable finance including the EU’s plans to finance the transition to a more sustainable economy. We will talk about how the EU addresses climate related risks and the impact of the current energy price hike on climate goals.
We will discuss the latest European financial markets developments and Commissioner McGuinness will share an update on the ongoing EU-US financial regulatory cooperation to address the key challenges in the global financial markets.
She will highlight the role of financial innovation in creating a competitive financial sector and the need of a global approach to regulating crypto-assets. The EU Commissioner will also offer a state of play on the EU Capital Markets Union and discuss the EU and US coordination on the financial sanctions regime deployed against Russia.
Other topics will include:
• European Commission’s priorities on Sustainable Finance
>> How the EU plans to finance the transition to a more sustainable economy?
• Climate related risks in the financial sector
>> Including the impact of the current energy price hike on climate goals
• European financial markets developments
• Update on the ongoing EU-US financial regulatory cooperation
>> Including key challenges in the global financial markets
• The role of financial innovation in creating a competitive financial sector
• The need for a global approach to regulating crypto assets
• State of play on the EU Capital Markets Union
• EU and US coordination on the financial sanctions regime deployed against Russia
GUEST OF HONOUR:
• Mairead McGuinness, EU Commissioner – Financial Services, Financial Stability and Capital Markets Union, EUROPEAN COMMISSION
In conversation with Lauren Silva Laughlin, US Editor, REUTERS BREAKINGVIEWS
TIME:
8:30 – 9:00 AM ET Check in | 9:00 – 10:00 AM ET Program | 10:00 – 10:30 AM ET Networking
REGISTRATION FEE:
EACCNY Members: Free
EACCNY non-Members: Free
COVID PROTOCOL:
Proof of Covid-19 Vaccination & Booster required to Attend
This event is organized in collaboration with the New York Stock Exchange and the Consulate of Ireland in New York.

Location:
New York Stock Exchange
2 Broad Street
New York, NY 10005

Pricing:
EACC-Members: Free
Non-Members: $ 20.00
*Membership will be verified by registrant’s email domain.
Parking at the Museum Center will be $ 6.00

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EACC Carolinas: European Supply Chain Directive and Statutes: How to prepare your business to meet the new regulatory requirements
2022-10-13 17:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | 575 Millennium Blvd, Greenville, SC, 575 Millennium Blvd, Greenville, South Carolina
Updates on The EU, German and other European Countries’ Supply Chain Directive and Statutes
The proposed European Supply Chain Directive and various statutes in EU countries are designed to monitor and enforce a system to prevent violations of environmental, global warming and human rights statutes. These require EU companies to audit their products and services providers along the entire global supply chain, including all direct and indirect business relationships. Many US companies will become directly or indirectly subject to scrutiny, compliance and burdens from this Directive and its implementation as well as current statutes.
Accordingly, if a U.S. subsidiary or established business partner of goods or services is part of or deals with a covered company it must assure that all its products and ingredients/components are in compliance. The issues are significant for everyone connected with or trading with the EU. There will be substantial civil penalties, administrative sanctions and clearly imposed direct cost burdens.
Outlining the latest developments of the EU Supply Chain Directive and key elements of the EU, German, French, Netherlands and UK laws, this presentation will address how to prepare for the new regulatory requirements:

Obligations, Directors’ Duties, Civil Liability And Sanctions.
Who Does The EU Supply Chain Law Apply To?
How Will The Directive Impact Small And Mid-Sized Companies?
How Can You Assess Your Supply Chain For A Preliminary Analysis Of Operations?
Are There High-Priority Sector Lists And How To Address Them?

At an applied level, the legislative focus on ESG in supply chains means that companies must have a detailed illustration of their existing supplier arrangements. Businesses that are well primed now will have the best prospect of successfully implementing global agreements to comply with these complex, expansive, and potentially conflicting supply chain due-diligence laws.

Pricing: Free ticket
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EACC Cincinnati: EACC Coffee & Commerce - "Made in Cincinnati" at the Museum Center
2022-10-19 08:00 - 09:30 (America/New_York) | Cincinatti Museum Center, 1301 Western Avenue, Cincinatti, OH, 45203
Join the EACC Cincinnati for the breakfast series “Coffee & Commerce,” a monthly opportunity for members and non-members to gather and network and listen to speakers on interesting topics around our Tri-State area.
In October we will take you to the stories of “Made in Cincinnati.” Enjoy coffee at the “Landing” and discover how Cincinnati has been a leading city for inventions and manufacturing for a long time. Meet the city’s inventors and laborers, the products they developed and the markets they transformed. From Porkopolis to the Queen of the West to tomorrow’s modern tech hub, discover how innovation is, and always has been, in Cincinnati’s DNA.
Whitney Owen will give an overview of its new permanent exhibit “Made in Cincinnati” the Museum Center has created to show the history and impact of invention and manufacturing on our region. Together we will discuss how exhibits like this can expose visitors to the promise of careers in manufacturing and support workforce development efforts.

Pricing:
EACC-Members: Free
Non-Members: $ 20.00
*Membership will be verified by registrant’s email domain.
Parking at the Museum Center will be $ 6.00

EACC PARIS: Discussion on the basic information that French companies need when considering a US presence.
2022-11-15 09:00 - 10:30 (Europe/Paris) | Cercle de l’Union Interalliée, 33 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, Paris, 75008, France
Join the EACC Paris for a discussion on the basic information that French companies need when considering a US presence.
« Les étapes pour une implantation pérenne aux USA »

Taille du marché, dynamisme économique, production à des couts faibles, main d’œuvre qualifiées… les Etats-Unis représentent un marché plus qu’attractif pour de nombreuses entreprises.
Quelles sont les étapes clés, quelles sont les choses à éviter, sur quoi vous baser pour choisir votre lieu d’implantation et ensuite réussir votre implémentation ?
Du démarrage en France jusqu’à l’implantation aux Etats-Unis, des experts et des entreprises témoignent sur les enjeux et partagent leurs conseils pratiques sur des spécificités à connaître avant de s’y implanter pour s’assurer une expansion pérenne.

PROGRAMME

8:30 – Petit-déjeuner
9:00-10:00 – Panel (en Français & Anglais)
10:00-10:15 Questions / réponses

PANELISTES

Robert J Donovan Jr., First Secretary for Commercial Affairs, US Embassy in France , Senior Manager, Jobs Ohio

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Alina Hatastasanu, Senior Manager, Jobs Ohio
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Sophie Tricaud, Vice President, Corporate affairs & Sustainability, Member of the Board, Forsee Power.
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Laurent Sansoucy, Director at OCO Global
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Invitation personnelle, Inscription obligatoire. Pour plus d’information, contactez Catherine Zdziechowski
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LOCATION

Cercle de l’Union Interalliée*
33 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, 75008 Paris
*Les messieurs sont invités à porter la veste et la cravate, merci par avance de leur aimable compréhension.

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EACC NY: Webinar | Quarterly EU Economic Update - How Much Closer Will Europe Come Together to Stay Warm This Winter?
2022-11-15 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago) | Texas
The Russian invasion of Ukraine, as the world was just beginning to emerge from COVID, has been a huge shock to the global economy and no region of the world has borne the brunt of this shock as much as Europe. The war has led millions of refugees to seek safety in the EU, caused household food and energy bills to soar, and threatened the competitiveness of entire industrial sectors as the costs of basic inputs have mounted.
Yet the shock of the attack on Ukraine has reinforced the lessons learned from the pandemic namely that coordinated, collective action is the only effective response, and Europe is stronger & more effective when it acts in unison. The war has thus been a galvanizing force that is bringing the EU closer together.
It is now clear that the green energy transition is not simply a matter of combating climate change, but that making Europe independent from Russian fossil fuel imports is a strategic necessity. The EU and its Member States are already executing a host of policy measures, some initiated during the Covid 19 Pandemic, that will mobilize hundreds of billions of euros in new energy investments, contain energy prices and bring inflation back under control, and support freedom and democracy in Ukraine.

With winter fast approaching, these efforts have already begun to bear fruit.
• Natural gas reserves are over 90% full, and Russian imports have fallen from 40% last year to under 10%.
• Construction of new energy infrastructure is beginning, households and businesses are receiving support to ease the pain of high energy bills.
• The Ukrainian people are getting aid that will allow them to continue their stand against Russian aggression.
But these early successes have not resolved all of the challenges that lie ahead. The economic outlook is complex: the EU faces the prospect of a recession in 2023, many member states may face fiscal constraints as they seek to provide for needed investments and social spending, and risks are, to say the least, tilted to the downside.

In this fluid and challenging geo-political environment, be sure to join us for a discussion of the EU Commission’s latest economic forecast and learn more about:
• How the EU is simultaneously attempting to cushion Europe from the economic shocks it is facing, including how Member States are implementing significant structural reforms to counteract these economic challenges.
• How Europe is investing in new and innovative renewable energy technologies that could put European firms at the leading edge of green innovations.
• The west’s resolve and resilience as it combats authoritarian threats to liberal democracy and the rule of law.

SPEAKERS:
• Ben Carliner, Senior Economist, EU DELEGATION TO THE UNITED STATES
• Balazs Parkanyi, Counsellor for Economic and Financial Affairs, EU DELEGATION TO THE UNITED STATES
• Debora Revoltella, Director – Economics Department, EUROPEAN INVESTMENT BANK
• Yvonne Bendinger-Rothschild, Executive Director, EACCNY [Moderator]

TIME:
12:00 – 1:00 PM CT
REGISTRATION FEE:
EACCTX Members: Free
EACCTX non-Members: Free

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Location: Online

EACC NY: Webinar | The EU-US Relationship Beyond the US Midterm Elections
2022-11-30 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Chicago) | Texas
EACC NY: Webinar | The EU-US Relationship Beyond the US Midterm Elections

Issues on the table include:

NATO: US leadership current Involvement in Ukraine
Collaboration with the EU on technology and innovation,the future of the EU/US Trade & Technology Council
Environment: Support for a Green Transition on both sides of the Atlantic, incl. joint efforts too upgrade ailing Infrastructure
United Nations: Collaboration on the global stage incl. in the UN Security Council
Trade/Tarrifs and WTO Reforms
Collaboration on Sanctions
Coordinated Monetary policy to address Inflation
Taxation/Business: Global Minimum Tax and other reforms planned in the U.S. and across Europe

Location:
Online

TIME:
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM CT
REGISTRATION FEE:
EACCTX Members: Free
EACCTX non-Members: Free

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BABC Texas: Webinar | ESTATE PLANNING: U.S. ESTATE CONSIDERATIONS FOR NON-CITIZENS
2022-11-30 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Chicago) | Texas
LET’S TALK ESTATE PLANNING: U.S. ESTATE CONSIDERATIONS FOR NON-CITIZENS

Are you a non-U.S. citizen working and living in the United States? Have you wondered whether you need a will, trust or other documents while here? Join Jackson Walker for a discussion about estate issues that citizens of the U.K. and other countries face when they decide to reside in the U.S., either temporarily or long-term. Learn how to create an estate plan that will not only reduce future taxes and costs but also minimize the risk of disputes between beneficiaries.

We’ll address such questions as:

What is estate planning and is it necessary for non-U.S. citizens?
Should I consider executing a U.S. will or trust, even if I only plan to be here for a limited period of time? Does Texas require me to leave my assets in a certain way?
What happens if I pass away unexpectedly and I don’t have a will?
If I were to die in the U.S. as a non-citizen, where will my estate be administered?
In the event of my death, what arrangements can/should be made for my children if they are minors?
What if I become incapacitated while living in the U.S.?
Does the U.S. have an estate tax or inheritance tax at death?
What are the differences between estate taxation of U.S. citizens and non-citizens?
What are the differences between estate taxation of U.S. residents and non-residents?
If I plan to live in the U.S. indefinitely but remain a non-citizen, what considerations do I need to make in my estate plan?
Is there a way to avoid having my estate subject to U.S. estate taxes?

Register here and a Zoom link will be sent ahead of the event.

Find out more Scott A. Schepps and Sarah Patel Pacheco

Venue
Virtual

Starts
Tue Nov 15 2022, 12:00pm CST

Ends
Tue Nov 15 2022, 01:00pm CST

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GACC South: Dallas Stammtisch | Join us at Arlington Christkindl Market
2022-12-07 17:30 - 19:30 (America/Chicago) | Arlington Christkindl Market, 1905 E Randol Mill Rd, Arlington, 76011, United States
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The GACC South, is delighted to invite EACC Texas’ Members for some Holiday Cheer and Glühwein!
We are looking forward to our Business Stammtisch in Dallas! Join us at Arlington Christkindl Market for a Glühwein and networking with the local German American business community. Light appetizers and Glühwein along with your registration will be provided.

About Texas Christkindl Market:
The almost 70-year relationship between Arlington and its sister city, Bad Königshofen, inspired the Texas Christkindl Market to commemorate its first magical season in 2011. With several markets all over Europe for the holidays, the Texas Christkindl Market also works with its partner Christmas city, Rothenburg ob der Tauber, to bring the same wonderful magic and feeling to Texas. Visitors will discover handcrafted gifts and collectibles, including exclusive Käthe Wohlfahrt merchandise and designs from the iconic Rothenburg ob der Tauber Christmas Village.
Please note that registration is required.

EACC NY: Webinar | New Scrutiny of Transatlantic M&A Deals: How Recent Regulations Effect pre-M&A Procedures & Requirements
2023-01-25 10:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | Texas
EACC NY: Webinar | New Scrutiny of Transatlantic M&A Deals: How Recent Regulations Effect pre-M&A Procedures & Requirements

The COVID-19 pandemic has severely impacted the global economy and the financial markets, exacerbating systemic risk management issues companies are facing. Companies are presented with a new regulatory environment and grapple with the fact that the pandemic has amplified the scrutiny of social and governance-related risks, which may have enormous consequences when it comes to the acquisition of foreign-based companies and oversight of foreign subsidiaries.
In addition to that 2022 marks the 10th anniversary of the unanimous endorsement of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights by the United Nations Human Rights Council which made significant progress connecting business with the enforcement of human rights.
In this context, case law has been developed in the field of human rights corporate accountability; and a broad stakeholder community, including consumers and investors, have driven expectations by putting pressure on companies to comply with regulations and to publicly report on their commitment and achievements.
These developments lead to a new level of due diligence before merging with or acquiring a company. Our panel will discuss the new compliance landscape and its effect on M&A deals with a special focus on new transatlantic developments.

Our experts will discuss:
• Updates in U.S. Anti-Corruption Law (FCPA) and its EU equivalent
• Possible sanctions for FCPA violations
• What you need to know about OFAC – who must comply and possible penalties, incl. typical transactions, exceptions and common pitfalls
• Overview of the U.S. Forced Labor Statute & its EU equivalent; including enforcement actions and collaboration between transatlantic task forces
You will also learn:
• How to build effective compliance frameworks and commitments to keep track of suppliers/intermediaries and agents
• Responsibility of the board of directors to develop systems for actionable global governance, identify and manage risks
• Successor liability and corruption risks associated with M&A transactions
• Recent rulings, enforcement actions and Practice Tip Takeaways
SPEAKERS:
• Stephanie Anderson, Partner and Managing Director, ALIXPARTNERS
• Bernard Cazeneuve, Partner, AUGUST DEBOUZY (Former Prime Minister of France)
• Jordi de Llano, Partner, TROUTMAN PEPPER
• James Rosener, Managing Partner, TROUTMAN PEPPER, President of EACCNY [Moderator]
REGISTRATION FEE:
EACCNY Members: Free
EACCNY non-Members: Free

Location:
Online

TIME:
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM CT
REGISTRATION FEE:
EACCTX Members: Free
EACCTX non-Members: Free

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BABC Texas: In-Person / Networking | THE QUEST FOR PERFECT DATA IS A FOOL’S ERRAND
2023-02-16 16:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | Munsch Hardt Offices, 700 Milan St, Suite 800, 8th Floor, HOUSTON, TX, 77002
Refreshments and light bites provided

Event Brief:
Organizations are not getting more efficient despite gathering more and more data.
BABC Texas members Garner and BJSS believe there are two core reasons why efficiency is not improving.
1. The misguided myth that only perfect data will reveal the truth. Businesses are searching under couch cushions for every byte of data, polishing red herrings and expecting to catch white whales.
2. The mischaracterization of organizations as machines. In reality, every business unit operates as a human community.
Join Mark Childerson, Product Manager, Garner and Mitch Hollander, Data Engineer, BJSS as they provide a better understanding of how to operate a data-driven community — or at least how not to.
Register via the link below.

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EACC FLORIDA: Webinar | Business in Flux – Perspectives from a Transatlantic Panel of C-Suite Women
2023-02-21 08:45 - 09:45 (America/New_York) | Texas
At the end of 2022, the IMF’s annual economic outlook for 2023 projected weak growth across the world in the face of elevated inflation, higher interest rates, reduced investment, disruptions caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the lingering impact of COVID especially in China. The sharp downturn in growth was expected to be widespread, with World Bank forecasts in 2023 revised down for 95% of advanced economies and nearly 70% of emerging market and developing economies. Although the economic indicators at the start of 2023 seem to be more favorable than expected, any new adverse development—such as higher-than-expected inflation, abrupt rises in interest rates to contain it, a resurgence of the COVID-19 pandemic, or escalating geopolitical tensions—could push the global economy into recession.

In this program, a transatlantic panel of C-Suite women joined by Arancha González Laya, former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Spain and Dean of the School of International Affairs at Sciences Po in Paris, will explore these and other challenges faced by global companies in this uncertain global geopolitical and economic environment.
SPEAKERS

Carol Cabezas, President – Azamara Cruise Lines
Arancha Gonzalez-Laya, Dean of the Paris School of International Affairs at Sciences Po (Paris)
Daniella Silberstein, Shareholder – Greenberg Traurig and Co-chair of Greenberg Traurig’s Miami Women’s Initiative [Moderator]
Additional speakers to be announced

TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION

What are the economic perspectives for 2023 and is recession still a risk?
How will business investment respond to recent changes in asset prices and the commitment of monetary policymakers around the world to slower growth?
What are the perspectives for the transatlantic relationship in relation to business and trade ?
What will the return of industrial policy in the U.S. (with the Inflation Reduction Act) mean for transatlantic investment and trade?
What will be the longer-term ramifications for global fragmentation of the sanctions imposed on Russia and on Chinese semiconductors?
Are there new roles for China, India and in particular Latin America in this new economic environment?
How are these trends playing out in places like Florida and Miami in their efforts to establish themselves as global business hubs?

Event schedule

8.45 am – 9:45 am: Program

Registration Fee

EACC Member: Free
EACC Non-Member: Free

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Speaker Bios
Carol Cabezas
Carol Cabezas is the President of Azamara.
She is responsible for the full range of operations of the cruise line including Sales, Marketing, Revenue, Finance, Deployment and Shipboard Operations. Carol’s dedication to the cruise industry with a career spanning over two decades stems from her passion for travel, and cruise in particular.
Prior to that, Carol was Vice President of Investor Relations for Royal Caribbean Group, managing relationships with the global investor and analyst community. During her tenure she attracted new investors to the shareholder base and broadened reach across new markets including Asia Pacific and the Middle East.
Carol joined Royal Caribbean Group in 2000 and held a variety of leadership roles across Sales, Finance and Revenue Management. As the Associate Vice President of National and Strategic Accounts, North America for Celebrity Cruises, Carol was accountable for the development of business opportunities with national consortia, key strategic trade partners, and the continued success of the Home-based channel. As Director of Sales Planning and Strategy for Celebrity Sales, she was charged with the development and implementation of national promotional campaigns, trade compensation, business analysis and strategy, financial planning, and automation tools for trade and field sales.
Prior to her career at Royal Caribbean Group, Carol was an Associate Consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers in the Dispute Analysis and Corporate Recovery team.
Supporting local community has also been a focus, a trait instilled while a student of the Sacred Heart. At a board level Carol has served organizations with inspiring missions including Dress for Success and, currently, Amigos for Kids.
Carol holds a Masters in Finance from University of Miami and Bachelor degrees in Finance and Accounting from Stern School of Business at New York University.
Carol lives in Coral Gables, Florida, with her husband Francisco and their two children.

Arancha Gonzalez-Laya
Arancha González Laya is the Dean of the School of International Affairs at Sciences Po in Paris. She has extensive knowledge of international relations, trade and economics, coupled with broad experience in European institutions as well as in multilateral organisations.
Ms. González was Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation of Spain (2020- July 2021). She served as United Nations Assistant Secretary-General and Executive Director of the International Trade Centre, the joint trade development agency of the United Nations and the World Trade Organisation (2013 to 2019). Between 2005 and 2013 Ms. González was Chief of Staff to World Trade Organization Director General Pascal Lamy and his representative (Sherpa) at the G-20.
Prior to that Ms. González held several positions at the European Commission in the area of external relations. She was advisor to the European Commissioner for Trade and European Commission spokeswoman. Ms. González began her career in the private sector as an associate in a German law firm advising companies on trade, competition and state-aid matters. She serves in the Mission Committee of Danone and is a member of the International Advisory Council of the European House-Ambrosetti.
A Spanish national, Ms. González holds a degree in law from the University of Navarra and a postgraduate degree in European Law from the University of Carlos III, Madrid.

Nadine Heubel
Nadine Heubel is a veteran retail executive with over 25 years of experience in the industry. Beginning her career at Hugo Boss, Heubel quickly rose through the ranks to become the company’s Global Head of Travel Retail. She later served as CEO of Heinemann Americas, Inc., the US-based subsidiary of international duty-free leader Gebr. Heinemann. During her six-year tenure as the highest-ranking female executive in the company’s history, Heubel secured contracts with some of the world’s largest cruise lines. In her current role as the Senior Managing Director of Travel Retail for Newmark, she is responsible for establishing the world’s most sought-after luxury brands in the North American travel retail market, and for converting more travelers into customers.
Heubel has a talent for identifying and nurturing critical relationships within her industry. She has extensive experience working across cultures, continents, and time zones in multiple languages: German, English, and French. Her long-standing role as a “positive disruptor” with a keen eye for identifying emerging business trends means that she understands how to bring new and lucrative opportunities to her partners. Because she brings these ideas with enthusiasm and excitement, her partners frequently find themselves pursuing unchartered paths with confidence. Heubel employs a compassionate and collaborative leadership style, establishing environments that foster creativity, emphasize professional growth, and empower staff to do the work required to build successful companies.
Heubel is passionate about mentorship, female empowerment, giving back to her community, and Miami’s budding tech ecosystem. She sits on the Advisory Board for Babson College’s Center for Women’s Entrepreneurial Leadership (CWEL) and the South Florida Board for UNICEF. She has mentored young entrepreneurs through Babson College’s WIN Lab, Mentoro, and Endeavor Miami, and speaks at conferences and events around the globe.
Heubel holds an Executive Bachelor of Business Administration from the Graduate School of Business Administration in Zurich, Switzerland.

Daniella Genet Silberstein

Daniella Silberstein is Shareholder at the Greenberg Traurig Law Firm in Miami. She counsels a broad range of public and private clients on mergers and acquisitions, as well as on general corporate and securities matters. Daniella focuses her practice on U.S. and cross-border mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, carve-out transactions, business combinations involving special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs), joint ventures, spin-offs, and securities offerings. She also regularly represents clients in corporate governance matters and has defended clients against hostile takeovers and proxy contests, and advised clients with respect to corporate matters that arise in the context of bankruptcies, restructurings, and workouts.
Clients include private equity firms and financial institutions, across industries such as health care, biotechnology, oil and gas, gaming, aviation, aerospace, and retail, on both the buy-side and sell-side of transactions. She counsels start-up and emerging companies in connection with formation matters and capital raise transactions.
In addition to practicing law, Daniella has taught a class on negotiating M&A transactions as an adjunct professor at Tulane Law School. She also co-chairs the GT Miami Women’s Initiative.

Monica Vazquez
Monica Vazquez is the Executive Vice President and General Manager of ABANCA in the USA, one of the most important financial institutions in Spain.
Currently as head of ABANCA USA, since 2018, she leads the internationalization of ABANCA in the United States with a great team of professionals involved in the development of a sustainable, efficient, solid and reliable project aimed at supporting the internationalization of all companies by providing personal and corporate banking services that allow our clients to develop their business and personal projects.
During her latest years of her career in ABANCA, she has worked in different commercial transformation projects as Director of Personal Banking with a team of more than 400 financial advisors, and as responsible for all business lines such as the product and offer line, having an active role in one of the most successful business areas of ABANCA.
She has a degree in Law with a specialization in Business and has different certifications in Spanish and American universities that accredit her high knowledge of the regulations and the European and American banking market.

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EACC NY: Webinar | Supply Chain Resilience in Light of New Geopolitical Realities
2023-02-28 08:00 - 09:00 (America/Chicago) | Texas
The discussion of supply chain resilience has moved from conjecture to hard reality. At the same time, geopolitical competition, pandemic repercussions and shape-shifting impacts from the War in Ukraine are driving a realignment of geopolitical relationships and new trade and supply chain footprints.
Transatlantic relations and trade are a key feature of these resilience objectives. Yet they are also host to a number of geopolitical factors as countries, economic blocs and companies seek the resilience needed in a more volatile world.
Join us for real-time insights on these trends and an outlook how the next 12 months may unfold. Our panel will unpack the challenges of staying resilient against the backdrop of geopolitics, Climate change and ESG requirements.
We will analyze why resilience is still such a burning issue, how governments are addressing the subject and how corporates are responding.
AGENDA:
• Driving forces for supply chain resilience
• The transatlantic response to China-Western decoupling and the War in Ukraine
• Perspectives on the US Inflation Reduction Act and the EU response
• Balancing self-sufficiency objectives with interdependence
• Opportunities and challenges for the climate transition
• Geopolitical realities facing manufacturers, private equity firms, multinationals, traders, financial institutions and how are those impacting the supply chain
• What is the potential impact on the balance sheet and the P & L
• How can corporations de-risk their global exposures
• What is the suite of products available to de-risk these exposure from an individual sector perspective
• Examples of how these products have been utilized in the recent past

SPEAKERS:
• Douglas M. Bell, Global Trade Policy Leader, EY
• Ajit Menon, Managing Director and Head of Structured Trade Solutions, HSBC
• Corina Monaghan, SVP – Head of Political Risk & Trade Credit, AIG [TBC]
REGISTRATION FEE:
EACCNY Members: Free
EACCNY non-Members: Free

LOCATION: Online

TIME:
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM CT
REGISTRATION FEE:
EACCTX Members: Free
EACCTX non-Members: Free

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SACC Texas: Luncheon | with the Swedish Ambassador to the U.S. Karin Olofsdotter
2023-03-08 11:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago) | Richardson IQ, 1302 E Collins Blvd., Richardson, TX, 75081, United States
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Jaymar Furniture : Open House for the New Jaymar Furniture Showroom
2023-03-30 15:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | 1625 W Crosby Rd #100 1625 West, 1625 W Crosby Rd #100 1625 West, CARROLLTON, TX, 75006
You are cordially invited by EACC Texas Member, Jaymar Furniture
to the Open House for the NEW Jaymar Furniture Showroom in Carrollton

ASID Industry Partner Jaymar, a manufacturer of high-end and custom-made upholstered furniture handcrafted in Dallas, invites designers, integrators and people of the industry, to explore their brand new showroom.
During their Open House enjoy Happy Hour while listening to a panel of design experts discuss topics related to Residential, Commercial, and Hospitality design.
Guests will also experience a demonstration of Home Theatre D-BOX Technology.
• Visit of the Factory
• Visit of the Showroom
• Discuss with Jaymar team and networking with designers, integrators, home builders etc.
• Presentation of differents experts in the furniture industry
• Cocktails and Light Bites
• Welcome present
Registration Required

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EACC Paris: Exchange with the GlobalWIN Delegation
2023-04-05 11:00 - 14:00 (Europe/Paris) | Texas
Join us for an exchange and networking lunch at the Cercle Interalliée with a delegation of 40 members of the Global Women’s Innovation Network (GlobalWIN), a bipartisan, non-profit organization based in Washington, D.C., which brings together innovation-driven American women who occupy leadership positions in Congress and multinational corporations.
Discussions will be moderated by Christopher Weissberg – President of the France-USA Friendship Group of the Assemblée Nationale, alongside Brooke Bennet, Chief of Staff at the Office of Congressman French Hill.
Open to premium members, 1-2 representatives per company and invited guests.
For more information about GlobalWIN, click here

For more information, please contact Catherine Zdziechowski
Dress Code: Tenue de ville.
The Cercle de l’Union Interalliée requires men to wear jacket and tie.
Jeans and sports shoes are not permitted.

EACC Paris: Women on boards
2023-04-06 09:00 - 10:00 (Europe/Paris) | Texas
Could you join a board? And more importantly, do you want to? How do you find the roles? What are the keys to build a successful non-executive director role?
Our panel will discuss what nominating and governance committees are looking for, what issues are on their horizon, and what it takes to strategically build a non-executive board portfolio. Panelists will also exchange on practical insights to design and implement a board campaign, and successfully land a position.

AGENDA topics will include:
· The evolution of women on non-executive boards, in the United States and Europe
· The value of non-executive or trustee role for your career
· What a headhunter is looking for in a non-executive candidate
· Nominating/governance committee priorities i.e. ESG, CEO succession, board composition, board diversity, board performance and effectiveness
· How best to approach the board campaign and how it differs from looking for a job
· Getting your story right i.e. board ‘value add’, communication

LOCATION
Reed Smith
112 Av. Kléber 75116 Paris
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EACC Paris: Déjeuner et échange avec Dr. Alexandra de Hoop Scheffer
2023-04-13 12:45 - 14:15 (Europe/Paris) | Texas
Déjeuner et échange avec Dr. Alexandra de Hoop Scheffer

“Un an après l’invasion russe en Ukraine: Comment les Etats-Unis et l’Europe ajustent leurs positions dans un ordre mondial en mutation ?”

Dr. Alexandra de HOOP SCHEFFER
Politologue, spécialiste des relations transatlantiques et internationales
Senior Vice-Présidente et membre du Comité exécutif
German Marshall Fund of the United States

Cercle de l’Union Interalliée
33 rue du Faubourg Saint Honore, 75008 Paris

For more information, please contact Catherine Zdziechowski

SACC Houston: Cross-Chamber Networking
2023-05-18 18:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Copenhagen European kitchen & Bakery, 981 S Mason Rd., Katy, TX, 77450, United States
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COPENHAGEN
981 S Mason Rd, Katy, TX 77450
For more information, please contact victoria.andersen@sacctx.com

EACC NY: Webinar | Quarterly EU Economic Update - Sailing Through Calmer Seas?
2023-05-22 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago) | Texas
The European Union has weathered the impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine much better than expected. The commodity price shock of 2022 is now a thing of the past, as Europe has pivoted away from Russian imports of oil and natural gas with amazing speed. Not only has the EU avoided energy shortages, but gas prices have now fallen below pre-war levels. This resilience has allowed the EU to shrug off fears of a recession and continue its economic expansion.
Growth in 2023 is likely to be stronger than expected just a few months ago. Historically strong labor markets, improving consumer confidence, and solid corporate profits are all working to keep the expansion on track, even in the face of continuing headwinds from the war. Though inflation remains too high, it is now coming down and should continue to ease in the months ahead. The EU is making massive investments in the green and digital transitions, which will secure Europe’s energy independence, support growth and innovation, and promote a cleaner, healthier environment.
Join us for an in-depth analysis of the European economy and the newly released Spring 2023 Economic Forecast. Our panel will discuss the recent economic data and public policy developments through mid-May and weigh the prospects for European and global growth against a range of potential risk factors.
SPEAKERS:
• Ben Carliner, Senior Economist, EU DELEGATION to the UNITED STATES
• Balazs Parkanyi, Counsellor for Economic and Financial Affairs, EU DELEGATION to the UNITED STATES
• Maddalena Perretti, Advisor, ECB’s PERMANENT REPRESENTATION to the UNITED STATES
• Yvonne Bendinger-Rothschild, Executive Director, EACCNY [Moderator]

LOCATION: Online

TIME:
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CT
REGISTRATION FEE:
EACCTX Members: Free
EACCTX non-Members: Free

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This event has been organized in partnership with the EU DELEGATION TO THE UNITED STATES

HC of Sweden Dallas & SACC Dallas: DreamHack FIRESIDE CHAT + WINE & CHEESE RECEPTION
2023-05-31 18:30 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Times Ten Too, 6324 Prospect Ave, Dallas, TX, 75214, United States
in Cooperation with

The event is free, but there is limited space so please register to attend.
There will be cheese boards and a cash wine bar.
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(Registration is required)
Download the event flyer here.

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Times Ten Too,
6324 Prospect Ave., Dallas, TX 75214

EATALY - All You Can Eataly: Festa Della Repubblica
2023-06-02 18:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Eataly DALLAS, NorthPark Center 8687 N. Central Expy, Suite 2172, Dallas
We all thoroughly enjoyed the incredible offerings by Eataly Dallas at Experience EUROPE.
The flavors and culinary delights took us on a delightful journey through Italian cuisine!
Let’s keep the experience going and make sure not to miss their upcoming
“All You Can Eat” event in honor of the Festa della Repubblica!
It’s a perfect opportunity to indulge in even more delicious Italian dishes!

Buon Appetito!
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All You Can Eataly
is back on June 2, 2023, and we’re going all out to celebrate Festa della Repubblica.
For one night, our marketplace will be closed to the public and open to ticketholders who can experience an all-inclusive party with 50+ Italian Vini, 25+ beers, 25+ authentic Italian food tasting stations, chef demonstrations, live concerts, DJ set, a photo booth, and so much more.

General Admission tickets are $125 per person and include:

25+ tasting stations
More than 50 regional Italian wines to taste throughout the marketplace
25+ local and Italian beers
Multiple cocktail bars featuring your favorite Italian libations
In-person chef demonstrations of classic Italian fare
Live music in our outdoor tent featuring local band Emerald City Band All Stars and Iron Vine. Inside, DJ Steffi will keep the energy high and the music going all night

VIP tickets are $195 per person and include everything from General Admission plus

Early access to our entire event (doors will open at 6 p.m.)
Premium chef tastings
A dedicated VIP lounge in Terra with a curated selection of premium Italian vini (available only 6 pm-7 pm)

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Doors will open to VIP ticket holders from 6-10 p.m. on June 2, and 7-10 p.m. for General Admission ticket holders.

EACC FLORIDA - Expanding into the United States IRA & CHIPS: Challenges & Opportunities
2023-06-15 08:00 - 09:00 (America/New_York) | Texas
The IRA and CHIPS Act is designed to increase investments into infrastructure, energy projects, and semiconductor manufacturing and supply chains in the United States through various federal grants, tax credits, and other incentives. Companies even remotely connected to the semiconductor or green energy sectors have been looking for ways to access the billions of dollars of incentives and subsidies being made available by the Federal Government. Is your company connected to these industries? Are you already in the US or are you considering expanding your operations to the US? Have you considered taking advantage of these US subsidies by entering the US market directly or via a partnership? Is this a good time to do so? Have you considered Florida? Following similar programs by EACCNY, EACC Cincinnati and EACC Netherlands, join EACC Florida and our panel of experts who will share insights about opportunities and challenges in US market expansion of European companies in the era of the Inflation Reduction Act and closer US/EU collaboration with a focus on real estate, construction, renewable energy and green projects.
SPEAKERS
➢ Ludmilla L. Kasulke, Partner – Squire Patton Boggs
➢ Z. Joe Kulenovic, Vice-President International Operations & FDI Program Lead – Enterprise Florida
➢ Michelle Sadeghy, Energy Tax Credit & Incentives Manager – Kaufman Rossin
➢ Peter Stratos, Principal, Tax Advisory Services – International – Kaufman Rossin [Moderator]
TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION
• IRA & CHIPS incentives and subsidies for (foreign) companies on U.S. federal and/or state level
• Which sectors are most concerned and where are the opportunities for transatlantic collaboration
• What you need to know about these funds and how to catalyze private investment in these sectors with a focus
on clean energy, real estate, and construction
• Structural and strategic considerations when entering the US market (Partnership or Subsidiary)
In Person / Online Attendance
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• Reporting risks and income tax liabilities for US subsidies: Understanding the basic framework of check-the-box
regulations
• Impact of IRA on the built environment
• 179D Energy Efficient Commercial Building Deduction: Current status and where it is headed
• How building designers can benefit from the IRA
Event Schedule
8.30 AM – 9.00 AM: Registration & light breakfast
9.00 AM – 10.00 AM: Program
10.00 AM – 10.30 AM: Networking

SPEAKER BIOS

Ela Eskinazi is the Head of Sustainable Finance & Clean Energy at Bank of the West/BMO Harris Commercial Bank. She is responsible for the strategy and execution of sustainable finance activities and solutions across the bank. Before this role, Ela worked at Bank of America for 15 years, most recently as Head of Business Development ESG & Sustainable Finance in North America. Prior to banking, she worked at GE Healthcare in commercial leadership roles, and attained her black-belt certification. Ela has a MSc. degree from Purdue University and BSc. from Middle East Technical University in Turkey. Ela serves as Chairwoman of the Board at Bridge to Turkiye Fund, an education-focused non-profit organization serving underprivileged children and youth.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elasahineskinazi/

Ludmilla (Milla) Kasulke draws on her experience in both domestic and international policy to assist clients on a wide range of trade and investment matters. Milla provides multinational corporations, sovereign governments and entities, and quasi-government entities with advice on a wide range of trade policy, legal, and regulatory issues and investment programs, including implementation of the CHIPS Act and semiconductor incentives, as well as clean energy provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act. She also regularly advises clients on the impacts of current and potential new trade actions, including Section 301 and 232 tariffs and trade preference programs. Milla also regularly counsels clients on the impacts of current and potential new trade negotiations, including the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) and US-Japan and -EU talks.
Prior to law school, Milla was the special assistant to the chairman of the White House Council on Environmental Quality, where she gained first-hand experience in the daily operations of the executive branch. While at the council, she worked closely with the chairman and his team of policy advisors in the development and management of significant administration policies and programs, such as the Major Economies Meetings on Energy Security and Climate Change.
While in law school, Milla served as the assistant to former White House Counsel and former US Ambassador to the European Union C. Boyden Gray. She was elected as a vice president on the executive board of the Student Bar Association, where she represented part-time student interests. Additionally, she was an active member of the Georgetown Journal of Law & Public Policy staff, where she served as a symposium director.

Joe Kulenovic manages Florida’s network of overseas offices and is responsible for promoting international trade and foreign direct investment. Z. Joe Kulenovic is a senior economist with over two decades of diverse professional experience in international trade and economic development, combining World Bank and USAID project know-how with hands-on experience in one of the most international US states.
Areas of specialty include international trade and investment, public-private partnerships and stakeholder engagement, strategic planning, innovation and entrepreneurship, industry value chains and cluster development, infrastructure, urban and regional development, competitiveness benchmarking, economic impact analysis, and general project management.
He has strong organizational, analytical, communication and interpersonal skills, plus a knowledge of several languages. His recent project experience outside the United States includes Canada, China, Colombia, El Salvador, Haiti, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Jordan, Morocco, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and Vietnam.

Michelle Sadeghy is a Manager on the Tax Credits & Incentives Practice within the Tax Services Advisory Group of Kaufman Rossin. As a mechanical engineer with a background in energy efficiency in commercial buildings, she helps clients qualify for various energy credits and incentives, including the 179D deduction for energy-efficient commercial buildings and the 45L energy-efficient home credit for developers. She brings over a decade of experience as a project manager and energy modeler for design an construction teams. She has worked on over 40 Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) projects and provided energy design consulting on over 300 projects. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Environmental Engineering from the University of Colorado Boulder. She is a Licensed Professional Mechanical Engineer (PE) in Florida and California and a National Green Building Standard (NGBS) Verifier. She is also a graduate of the Urban Land Institute (ULI) Leadership Institute and an active member of ULI.

Peter Stratos is a principal in Kaufman Rossin’s International Tax department where he provides extensive knowledge to his clients on international tax planning for both individual and corporate taxes. Peter’s primary expertise in international tax is in the areas of foreign tax credit planning, residency issues, state and local issues for international and multinational businesses, expats and inpats, pre-immigration planning, transfer pricing, compensation planning, treaty positions, entity selection, organizational structuring and withholding issues. Peter is a Certified Public Accountant in Florida and Virginia. He is also a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Florida Institute of Public Accountants and the Virginia Society of Public Accountants.

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Quebec Government Delegation in Houston - Let's celebrate Québec's National Day in Houston
2023-06-21 18:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Bellerive Ice Rink, 7300 Bellerive Drive, Houston, TX, 77036
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Please RSVP by June 16th on EventBrite

EACC NY - Webinar | Self-writing Software: Who Coded the String First? - Copyright Concerns with Software Created by AI
2023-07-12 09:00 - 10:00 (America/New_York) | Texas
With all the hype around the opportunities and challenges presented by Artificial Intelligence, more and more focus is being paid on where the content that AI regurgitates actually comes from. There have been a growing number of complaints about companies that are ‘’training” their AI systems using data that does not belong to them. The concerns were expressed by a broad range of professionals, including writers, artists, composers, etc. After researchers built a system to write computer programs, picking up strings of code from an untold number of programs posted to the internet, another group of professionals joined the protesters, software writers.
Courts are trying to establish how intellectual property laws should be applied in cases of self-writing software, and several cases have already been filed. To protect themselves from these risks, software companies that use generative AI need to ensure that they are in compliance with the law and take steps to mitigate potential risks, such as ensuring they use training data free from unlicensed content or they pay for the licenses – a goal that is not easy to accomplish if your AI goes fishing in the vast data pools of the internet.
Our panel will discuss the many open questions about self-writing software and copyrights. Join us and hear about what the challenges and possible solutions are to avoid breaching the intellectual property laws in Europe and the U.S.
Issues to be discussed:
• Awareness of Limitations
> Need for human oversight – will it decrease or increase with ‘smarter’ AI?
>Bad (or malicious) code – how to detect it and who will check?
• Regulation/Ethics
>Who can /should regulate? Governments and/or trade organizations?
> Bias: Who ultimately controls the selection algorithm of what to pick and where to pick from?
• Technology and Its Limitations
> Certifying code, who and how?
> Quality tests
> Dataset related questions
• Intellectual Property-Related Issues
> Do we need to rethink IP?
> How to track offenders (whom to prosecute if code is ‘stolen’?
SPEAKERS:
• Jeffrey W. Gluck, Partner, PANITCH SCHWARZE
• Louis-Pierre Gravelle, Vice President – Practice Management Committee, FICPI (International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys)
• Victor Gonzalez Pacheco, Adjunct Professor, IE UNIVERSITY
• Derek Slater, Founder, PROTEUS STRATEGIES
Moderator is to be announced soon.

TIME:
10:00 – 11:00 AM ET | 16:00h – 17:00h CET
REGISTRATION FEE:
EACC Members: Free
EACC non-Members: Free

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Fort Worth Sister Cities International (FWSCI) | LA FÊTE DE LA BASTILLE AT THE KIMBELL
2023-07-14 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Kimbell Art Museum, 3333 Camp Bowie Boulevard, Fort Worth, TX, 76107
Join the Nîmes Committee on July 14 to celebrate Bastille Day, the celebration of the unity of the French people, at the Kimbell Art Museum.
Experience the Kimbell after hours, learn about French art from expert docents, and participate in a scavenger hunt throughout the permanent collection.
A selection of beverages and snacks available for purchase.

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EACC Greater Cincinnati | TRANSFORM 2023
2023-09-06 13:00 - 19:00 (America/Halifax) | Texas
The EACC Greater Cincinnati presents an Invitation Only Global Manufacturing Symposium for Industry Leaders, discussing SUSTAINABILITY AS A COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE.
Sustainability is no longer limited to the environmental impacts of a business. Today, sustainability includes PEOPLE and PROFITABILITY, in addition to care for the PLANET. Organizations that embrace sustainability as a competitive strategy will create value, build brand reputation, reduce costs, and attract and retain talent.
Please find more information here
Contact us to find out how you may become involved in TRANSFORM 2023 at eacc@europe-cincinnati.com
or by calling Claudia Schroeder at 513-813-0770
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Presenting Sponsors – EACC Bridge Builder Members

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EACC NY - Webinar | Quarterly EU Economic Update: Prospects for Global Growth & Re-freshed Transatlantic Collaboration
2023-09-07 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Texas
Join us for an in-depth analysis of the European economy and the newly released Summer 2023 Interim Economic Forecast. Our panel will discuss the recent economic data and public policy developments through mid-August, and weigh the prospects for European and global growth against a range of potential risks with a special focus on the transatlantic economic developments and the green energy, cleantech industries.
Please, stay tuned for a more detailed program description.

SPEAKERS:
• Ben Carliner, Senior Economist, EU DELEGATION to the UNITED STATES
• Yvonne Bendinger-Rothschild, Executive Director, EACCNY [Moderator]
• Sander Tordoir, Senior Economist, CENTRE FOR EUROPEAN REFORM
TIME:
1:00 – 2:00 PM ET | 19:00h – 20:00h CET
REGISTRATION FEE:
EACCNY Members: Free
EACCNY non-Members: Free

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Dallas International District | Night Market
2023-09-09 16:00 - 23:00 (America/New_York) | Prism Center, 5580 Peterson Lane, Dallas, 75240, United States
Dallas International Night Market
Held on the 2nd Saturday of every quarter, Night Markets are an international food & cultural experience in Dallas, Texas featuring restaurants, artisans, music, and entertainment representing the many cultures within our city.
Place: Prism Center @ 5580 Peterson Ln., Dallas, TX 75240
Market Dates:

Saturday, September 9, from 4-11 pm

Saturday, December 9, from 4-11 pm
