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EACC TEXAS - European American New Year's Celebration - Houston
2023-01-11 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | Jackson Walker, 1401 McKinney St #1900, HOUSTON, TX, 77010, United States
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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 Texas Ambassador's Gala & EU Texas Economic Leadership Forum - Two Events on December 1st
2022-12-01 08:30 - 21:30 (America/Chicago) | Greater Houston Partnership, 701 Avenida de las Americas, Houston, TX, 77010, United States
One Day, Two Events
Bringing Europe and the U.S. Together in Texas
Thursday, December 1, 2022
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Sponsorship Information HERE

Our Guests include:
His Excellency Miloslav Stašek, Ambassador of the Czech Republic to the United States
Michelangelo Margherita, Head of Trade at the Delegation of the European Union to the United States
Heads of Trade – European Union Member States

Thursday, December 1st 8:30am – 12:00pm
EU-TEXAS ECONOMIC LEADERSHIP FORUM
in cooperation with the
The Delegation of the European Union to the United States

and
Greater Houston Partnership

Europe & Texas: Economic Power Partners
The Green Energy Transition: Opportunities & Obstacles
EACC Texas Members, Consular Corps & Chamber Staff – No Charge (two per company)
Chamber Partner Members $50 – Non-Members $125
Sponsors – please see sponsor outline for number of guests included at each event
Special Thanks to
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AMBASSADOR’S GALA
6:30pm – 9:30pm
Magnolia Hotel Houston, Texas
Click here for hotel rate for registered attendees $159 per night at Magnolia Hotel Houston
6:30pm EU- Texas Economic Leadership Forum Reception – Free of Charge
(Courtesy of the Delegation of the European Union to the United States)

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7:30pm Gala Dinner
EACC Members, Consular Corps & Chamber Partner Members – $175
Non-Members – $250 *$25 pp discount applied for two or more non-member reservations
Sponsors – please see sponsor outline for number of guests included
Click here to Sponsor!

Keynote by
His Excellency, Miloslav Stašek
Ambassador of the Czech Republic to the USA

Miloslav Stašek was appointed Ambassador of the Czech Republic to the USA earlier this year. Between 2017 and 2022 he held the role of State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs pf the Czech Republic. The previous years, he served as the MFA’s Director of the Economic Diplomacy Department before being appointed Deputy Minister of the MFA of the Czech Republic. In the years 2010-2015, he served as the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Czech Republic to the Republic of India, the Democratic Republic of Sri Lanka, the Republic of Maldives, the People’s Republic of Bangladesh and to the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal.
He was the Ambassador of the Czech Republic to the Arab Republic of Egypt and the Republic of Sudan from 2006 to 2010. He has also held the positions of Director of the Middle East and Africa Department of the Czech MFA, Chargé d’Affaires a.i. at the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Kuwait and Deputy Head of Mission at the Embassy of the Czech Republic to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Miloslav Stašek is married and has three children. In his youth, he was the champion in middle-distance running. Despite his busy schedule, he still finds time every day for a regular workout. He speaks fluent Czech, English and Arabic.

Michelangelo Margherita
Head of Trade at the Delegation of the European Union to the United States

Michelangelo Margherita is Head of Trade, Agriculture and Digital Economy in the Delegation of the European Union to the U.S. Before moving to Washington, he spent most of his career in the Directorate General for Trade of the European Commission in Brussels. His assignments included legislative files, trade negotiations but also public diplomacy and press relations. He was part of the negotiating team for the EU’s FTA with Andean countries, he was posted in Mexico City and subsequently developed the EU legislation on conflict minerals. He holds law and political science degrees from universities in Paris and Montreal. Michelangelo has roots in several European countries and is married with two children.

Please reach out to Erin McKelvey, Executive Director emckelvey@eacctx.com for sponsorship opportunities or sign up on the registration page

BABC Texas: Webinar | ESTATE PLANNING: U.S. ESTATE CONSIDERATIONS FOR NON-CITIZENS
2022-11-30 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Chicago) | TX
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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EACC NY: Webinar | The EU-US Relationship Beyond the US Midterm Elections
2022-11-30 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Chicago) | TX
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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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) | TX
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 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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EuroTech Talks - Connected Resources for Industry 4.0
2022-11-02 17:30 - 19:30 (America/Chicago) | Richardson IQ, 1302 E Collins Blvd., Richardson, TX, 75081, United States
Connected Resources for Industry 4.0
IoT devices use the internet to communicate, collect, and exchange information about our online activities. Every day, they generate 1 billion GB of data. By 2025, there’s projected to be 42 billion IoT-connected devices globally moving from a 1 to1, 1 to many, to any transaction mode.
Learn more about how connected resources are delivering benefits across industries and will help unlock new revenues, develop new skills while building a safer world.
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SPEAKERS

Todd Nate, Head of Private Wireless, North America, Nokia

Todd is responsible for the vision, strategy, and execution of Nokia’s North America Enterprise Private Wireless Sales. He has 25 years of OT experience enabling industrials to step-change their operational productivity/efficiency and business model flexibility which as given him unique insights into the trends and dependencies of successful digital journeys. His experience spans the energy, mining, manufacturing & logistics and public sector value chains. Todd earned his Bachelor of Science in Business at Indiana University and his MBA from Ball State University.

Chris Hanebeck, Founder and CEO at Truckl

Chris Hanebeck is a seasoned professional, innovator and technologist focused on supply chain management. His experience in management consulting, technology startups and senior operating roles spans over three decades and includes successful private-equity led turnarounds. Chris currently serves as CEO of Truckl, a software company that makes the management and monitoring of freight incredibly easy.
Chris sits on several advisory boards for supply chain, robotics, communication, and financial service startups and is an advisor on supply chain, global trade and blockchain to the World Economic Forum. Prior to Truckl, he led major business architecture initiatives for MasterCard, managed a team of global innovation consultants at IBM and served as COO of the first cryptographic startup for IoT devices among other posts. He holds several patents, regularly speaks at major conferences, and teaches supply chain at the University of North Texas.

Omar Ghazzaoui, Co-founder and CEO at OTTOGEE, VOS Systems

In 2019, Omar co-founded OTTOGEE, an advanced technology, IoT and AI start-up. Our mission is to increase worker safety and security, reduce costs, and lead digital transformation for heavy industries. In 2019, the company was funded and backed by Techstars, the world’s largest accelerator programs.
Omar is widely experienced in international heavy industries digital transformation having spent more than 15 years of experience between the Middle East, Europe and the United States. Before founding OTTOGEE, Omar was leading Caterpillar’s digital and defense strategy as a senior manager Corporate Strategy based in Caterpillar’s headquarters in Illinois with a focus on the emerging markets. Before joining Caterpillar, he was a senior consultant at the Boston Consultant Group where he advised Middle Eastern governments on topics of Defense and Smart Cities. Omar’s international exposure started as a project manager for iconic construction projects in Europe, Middle East and Central Asia, including the Dubai Mall (world’s largest mall at the time) and the Kashagan oil-field (world’s second largest oil-field construction project) while working with Greece-based Consolidated Contractors Company (comprised of the largest 15 construction companies on ENR).
Omar holds an MBA from INSEAD France and bachelor’s in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the American University of Beirut.
MODERATOR

Claire Burgaud, Director, Partners & Ecosystems Marketing, Nokia

Claire 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.

Networking Austin - Transatlantic Immigration Update at Foster LLP
2022-10-26 17:30 - 19:30 (America/Chicago) | Foster LLP, 912 S. Capital of Texas Highway, Suite 450, Austin, TX, United States
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Speaker Bio
Dorothee B. Mitchell is a senior partner of the leading global immigration law firm Foster LLC. A native of Germany, she is licensed to practice law both in the United States and in Germany (Rechtsanwältin). Ms. Mitchell is considered an expert in immigration matters having worked exclusively in immigration law for nearly 20 years. Her experience includes serving the needs of corporate clients of many industries including prominent German corporate and individual clients with transfers to the United States. Ms. Mitchell also represents client with German citizenship matters. She is a frequent public speaker on immigration matters. In addition to her law practice, Ms. Mitchell is the first Honorary Consul of the Federal Republic of Germany in Austin.

Robert Hull was appointed as the Consul General of Ireland to the southern central United States in January 2022. Based in Austin, Texas, he leads Ireland’s team covering Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Misouri, Oklahoma and Texas.Robert joined the Department of Foreign Affairs in 2008 and has served in the Embassy of Ireland in Tanzania, the Permanent Mission of Ireland to the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), and in Ireland’s Representative Office in Timor-Leste. He was also seconded for three years from 2013-2016 to the European External Action Service, serving in the Delegation of the European Union to the Multilateral Organisations in Vienna. Prior to taking up his post in Austin, Robert served in the Department’s Political and Reconciliation Section, in the Ireland, UK and Americas Division. His role focused on engagement work in Northern Ireland. He has also previously held positions in the Department’s Political Division and Press Office. Robert is from Belfast, and holds a Master of Arts (Hons.) in International Studies and Diplomacy from the School of Oriental and Africa Studies, University of London and a Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) in History from the University of Durham.

WEBINAR: Transatlantic Trends in European and Texas Startup Ecosystems
2022-10-19 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Chicago) | Zoom Webinar
The EACC Texas and Startup Genome present:
Transatlantic Trends in European and Texas Startup Ecosystems
Join us for this webinar on October 19th @ 10am (CDT)
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About Startup Genome
Startup Genome is the world-leading policy advisory and research organization for public and private organizations committed to accelerating the success of their startup ecosystem.
Startup Genome has advised more than 125 clients across six continents in 45+ countries to date. Our impact is rooted in over a decade of independent research with data on three million companies across 280 cities. Working side-by-side with 300 partner organizations, our frameworks and methodologies have become instrumental in building foundations for startups and startup ecosystems to grow.
Global Startup Ecosystem Report 2022 by Startup Genome (link)
Speakers

David Overton – Partner, Opus Faveo Innovation Development Austin, TX
David Overton has extensive experience in strategic planning, competitor analysis and customer research for a wide range of organizations. After completing his studies, David joined McKinsey & Company as a management consultant, where he focused on strategy, growth and profit improvement projects. He then worked in executive roles for several leading retailers, including May Department Stores, Sears, and JCPenney, most recently as Vice President for Customer and Strategic Insights.
David has served on several boards, and he currently serves on the board of Mercy Ships, a leading international NGO focused on health and human development. David holds a degree in Accounting from Texas Tech University and a Masters of Management degree from the Sloan School of Management at MIT.

Simon Mak – Director, Caruth Institute for Entrepreneurship, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX
Dr. Simon Mak (@profsmak) is Executive Director of the Caruth Institute for Entrepreneurship and Professor of Practice in the Department of Strategy, Entrepreneurship, and Business Economics at the SMU Cox School of Business. He directs the Caruth Institute staff and its many community service programs, such as the Dallas 100 Entrepreneur Awards, the Southwest Venture Forum, the Starting A Business certificate course, and the Startup Camp for Teens. In addition, Dr. Mak leads the academic entrepreneurship programs at Cox by overseeing the BBA Specialization in Entrepreneurship and the MBA/graduate program in entrepreneurship, managing a team of over a dozen adjunct professors in teaching over 20 entrepreneurship courses. Dr. Mak also works with the Lyle School of Engineering on the MS in Engineering Entrepreneurship degree program.
Dr. Mak is one of the leaders at SMU in researching blockchain and created an MBA class called Blockchain Entrepreneurship where he taught about CryptoKitties as one of the first NFT (Non-Fungible Token) startup business models.  He has traveled to London, Berlin, Malta, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Israel, Beijing, and Shanghai researching blockchain startups. He has formed a company Genesis Blockchain Academy, LLC that is supported by the SMU Incubator.
Dr. Mak also researches esports entrepreneurship and just completed a project with a graduate assistant researching startup business models in esports. He is the faculty advisor for the SMU Esports Club and co-director of the newly created SMU Esports Business Management Certificate. He has traveled to London, Stockholm and Israel researching esports startups. His newest research interest is in space entrepreneurship.
Dr. Mak specializes in ideation (having created an BBA course called Identifying Entrepreneurial Opportunities), emerging business models and strategies, corporate entrepreneurship (having created an MBA course called Corporate Entrepreneurship:Intrapreneuring), and global entrepreneurship (having created an MBA course called Global Explorations in Entrepreneurship and brought his students to Berlin, Zurich, Israel, and Kuala Lumpur to study their local entrepreneurship ecosystems). Dr. Mak also teaches strategic thinking in the SMU Cox Executive Education program called Transformational Leadership.
Prior to joining SMU, Dr. Mak worked as an engineer for Fortune 50 companies Raytheon and Digital Equipment Corporation, and then was an early employee of venture-backed software startup Mercury Interactive in Silicon Valley as a field applications engineer and then was the Texas Regional Sales Manager after the company’s IPO. He was involved in his own healthcare dot.com startup and presented to top-tier venture capital firms in Silicon Valley, and then was the vice president of sales and marketing for a startup Asian business magazine, and most recently he was vice president of marketing and business development for a small, Dallas-based private-equity backed Linux software company and led the sales expansion into the Japanese market and the eventual company sale to a large Japanese systems integration company.
Dr. Mak earned his BS in Mechanical Engineering from MIT, an MBA in Finance from the SMU Cox School of Business, and a Ph.D. in Applied Science (Systems Engineering focus) from the SMU Lyle School of Engineering, where his PhD dissertation was entitled: Improving Investment Performance of Venture Financing Utilizing Bayesian Fundamentals. Dr. Mak is also the recipient of the SMU Cox Teaching Innovation award, SMU Distinguished Community Service Award, the SMU Rotunda Outstanding Professor Award, and the Global Educator of the Year by the Dallas Global Chamber of Commerce. Dr. Mak is also the faculty advisor to the SMU Undergraduate Entrepreneurship Club, the MBA Entrepreneurship Club, the SMU Intervarsity Fellowship, is on the SMU Incubator Advisory Committee, and also helps judge the annual Big Ideas undergraduate business plan competition.
In January 2021, Dr. Mak helped launch the USASBE (United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship) Special Interest Group (SIG) on Tech Entrepreneurship and serves as the inaugural chair.
In January 2021, Dr. Mak was appointed to the Dallas Mayor’s Task on Innovation and Entrepreneurship where he chairs the Big Fat Hairy Audacious Idea Committee.

Ebetuel (Beto) Pallares – Partner, Joseph Advisory, Betopallares.vc, El Paso, TX
Ebetuel (Beto) Pallares was born in Cd. Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico and raised in El Paso, TX. He began his career as a management consultant focused primarily on the telecom industry. He’s also been a start-up entrepreneur, a telecom executive, and restaurateur, a nonprofit director, a venture capitalist, and a professor. Beto’s investment expertise is in seed and early stage venture investments, as well as venture fund creation. He currently advises a family office on fund commitments and direct investments into private operating companies, and is the general partner/fund manager of two funds. Beto enjoys being involved in entrepreneurial transformation, particularly in the Borderplex region where he incorporates best-in-class mentorship, tech tools and resources for start-up founders and aspiring investors. He teaches entrepreneurship and strategic management at New Mexico State University where he holds the Bill and Sharron Sheriff Endowed Chair in Entrepreneurship. Beto is a Kauffman Fellow and a Presidio Fellow and over the years has served on the board of over two dozen private companies. He also serves on the board of Exagen, Inc. (NASDAQ: XGN). Beto holds a Ph.D. in International Business Strategy from the University of Texas at El Paso, in addition to an MBA. He received a B.A. in economics from Brandeis University. Beto frequently lectures internationally on topics ranging from tech ecosystem development and start-up mentorship.

Juliana Garaizar – Head of Houston Incubator, VP of Innovation for Greentown Labs, Houston, TX
Juliana is the Head of Houston Incubator and VP of Innovation for Greentown Labs. A Board Member of the Angel Capital Association, Juliana is a Lead Investor of the Portfolia Rising America Fund that invests in BIPOC and LGTBQ founders, as well as the Portfolia Consumer and Rising Tide Funds. She is also an Advisory Board Member of the Houston Diversity Fund, the Investors of Color network, the Latinx Startup Alliance and Impulse4women. A Kauffman Fellow experienced in Bridging the Gender Gap in investing, she is part of the City of Houston’s Women Commission. Juliana was the Texas Medical Center Venture Fund Director and the Managing Director of the Houston Angel Network. She was the Manager of the in the French Riviera’s Sophia Business Angels network and Antipolis Innovation Campus and Project Manager of several International Projects funded by the European Commission. Previously, Juliana worked for 5 years in Singapore: first as an International Trade Consultant for the Trade Commission of Spain in a broad range of industry sectors and then as a Project Manager for the Asia Technology Office of Citigroup, leading projects at the international level. Juliana obtained an MBA at the London Business School and Haas School of Business in Berkeley, specializing in Entrepreneurship.

Stephen Kuester – Head of Ecosystem Strategy, Startup Genome, London
Stephan works with clients in government and private industry consortia all around the world, advising on the creation and the acceleration of tech and innovation clusters. Prior to his role at Startup Genome, Stephan headed up the International Consulting practice at UK ecosystem agency Tech Nation (aka Tech City UK) in London and served as Managing Director of digital Switzerland.
Previous to his work in the digital ecosystems space, Stephan worked as an executive director for professional services firms Arthur Andersen and Ernst & Young. Stephan holds an MSc in Economics and studied at the University of Bonn, Germany and the London School of Economics (LSE).

Learn more about Texas Startup Ecosystems
Texas Startup Manifesto 2.0 by Josh Baer (link)
Dallas Innovates – Dallas makes list of top ranked ecosystems for second straight year (link)
Learn more about European Startup Ecosystems
Startup Genome – Europe’s Booming Startup Ecosystems (link)

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 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 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

Register Here

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
REGISTER

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).

EACC Cincinnati: EACC Coffee & Commerce - Blink 2022 an Update on the impact of this spectacular event on the region
2022-09-21 08:00 - 09:30 (America/New_York) | Hotel Covington, 638 Madison Avenue, Covington, KY, 41011, United States
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 September we are happy to welcome Justin Brookhart from the Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce who will give an overview of Blink 2022, its extension into Covington, the International and especially European Dimension of the event and give an outlook how businesses can get involved, either this year or in the future.
Join the discussion, meet your peers, make new connections and learn what is going on in the area. We will serve a light breakfast.

Pricing:
EACC Members*: Free
Non-Members: $ 20.00
*Membership will be verified by registrant’s email domain.

EACC Cincinnati: EACC Young Professionals Executive Insights Series: Joe Bourgraf, Chairman, Ferno Group of Companies
2022-09-20 17:30 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Corkopolis, 640 Main St., Cincinnati, Ohio, 45202, United States
Young professionals in the Greater Cincinnati region are invited to attend the EACC Young Professionals Executive Insights event on September 20 featuring Joe Bourgraf, Chairman, Ferno Group of Companies.
As Chairman of the privately held Ferno Group of Companies, Joe leads his family’s investment portfolio from an exclusive producer of emergency medical and mortuary products to a blended portfolio with digital based solutions to include www.Acetech.com and www.VRpatients.com . Working closely with Emergency Response agencies worldwide, the Ferno Group brings platform-based innovations to reality, in solving their challenges in their dynamic environments.
Prior to joining Ferno Group, Joe held various leadership positions at Intercomputer Communications Corp and Unisys Corp. in sales, marketing, and program development of large-scale data systems for global airline systems.
Joe is a graduate of Culver Military Academy and Xavier University. He is also a member of the Cincinnati Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO) and serves on the US Bank Board of Advisors. Joe has served on the Board of Directors of several companies including Lion Apparel and Cincinnati Sub Zero, Inc. He and his family are also very involved in the various philanthropic endeavors that are supported by The Bourgraf Family Foundation, including the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, the Culver Educational Foundation, and the University of Cincinnati Carl H. Lindner College of Business.
About the Ferno Group of Companies
At FERNO, we’ve been creating solutions since 1955, improving today’s go-to EMS equipment and uncovering new, better ideas for tomorrow. As the leading global provider of emergency care solutions, we’ve put our decades of experience, innovating products to transform the delivery of emergency care. Through it all, we’ve maintained a focus on safety and a commitment to helping medics and EMS agencies deliver the very best emergency care.
About Acetech:
ACETECH’s Fleet Performance Optimization Technology and Services help emergency fleets who want to improve overall performance, to put an end to manual vehicle data collection, minimize liability risk, and meet global standards of efficiency.
About VRpatients:
Like a flight simulator for pilots, VRpatients immerses students into lifelike, stress-inducing scenarios allowing them to interview, assess, diagnose, and treat patients in simulation. Available through a web-based application or in full immersive VR, it’s the closest you can come to real life training without real life consequences.
About the Executive Insights Series:
The Executive Insight Series offers exclusive events where young professionals have the opportunity to connect with top-level global business executives in the Greater Cincinnati region. Attendees have the opportunity to hear the featured executive share his or her career journey, while also discussing professional development, career success, and what it means to be a future global leader. Each event also includes a question and answer session.
Who are the EACC Young Professionals?
The Young Professionals of the EACC are dynamic, internationally-minded 21-35 year old individuals, who connect with European business and culture through a series of social and professional development events.

Pricing:
No registration fee; guests are responsible for their own beverages

EACC NY: Webinar The Pandemic Protection Gap – A Look Back & Ahead on the Future of Business Interruption Insurance
2022-09-14 10:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | Online
Join the EACC New York for a discussion about the current state of affairs of insurance coverage for loss of profits claims grounded on the confinement and other restrictions instituted during the Covid19 pandemic.
The panel of experts will debate the current law of the land both from the insurers as well as the insured side – in Europe and the U.S., and share how companies have addressed claims in this environment. We will also analyze how the insurance market is regulated in select jurisdictions and offer an outlook what changes (if any) can be expected on both sides of the Atlantic to better address future crises.

AGENDA:
Introduction/setting the stage:
● Loss of Profit in P&C insurance before the pandemic
● Specialized insurance and commercial property insurance policies
● Key issues from the “old” times
First reactions/first claims after the Great Lockdown
● How the governments/administrations have dealt with these claims at the beginning?
● How the public insurers (if any) reacted?
● First legal actions
● What were the market reactions?
● Market developments in the early stage
● Effects of political turmoil
How Loss of Profit is commonly regulated in insurance contracts
(Country-by-country cases – Spain, France, Ireland, UK, U.S.)
● The “I cover what I cover” versus the “you cover what you don’t exclude” dangerous debate
● What the loss of profit really covers in the vast majority of cases
● The difference between retail & great risks, multi-risks & loss of profit autonomous covers
● Unfair limitations on the coverage vs. legal delimitations of the coverage
Coverage Takeaways & “What’s Next?
● Pandemic Risk Insurance Act US // EU Level/Member state level
● Pandemic-specific exclusions what does the future hold
● Climate Change Insurance
SPEAKERS:
● Joaquín Ruiz-Echauri, Partner, PÉREZ-LLORCA
● Christopher Bechhold, Partner, THOMPSON HINE
● Catherine Derrig, Partner, MCCANN FITZGERALD
● John Lavelle, Director, BPL GLOBAL
● Yvonne Bendinger-Rothschild, Executive Director, EACCNY [Moderator]

REGISTRATION FEE:
EACCNY Members: Free
EACCNY non-Members: Free

EACC NY: The Economic Impact of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine on the Global Economy (EACCNY members only)
2022-09-07 08:30 - 10:30 (America/New_York) | Midtown New York
Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine continues to negatively affect the global and the EU economy, setting them on a path of lower growth than expected and an uptick on inflation.
Join the EACC New York for an in-depth update about the economic impact of the Russian invasion of its neighbor, Ukraine on the European economy, Russia itself and the world economy. The discussion will also include a detailed assessment of the situation in Ukraine, and how the European Union is working with the Ukrainian government to help them get back on their feet, once the war is over.
AGENDA:
I. The impact of the Russian invasion on the EU and the global economy
● The latest EU economic forecast projections – upside and downside risks
● The main impact areas of the war – energy and food prices
● Western sanctions and the Russian economy
● Recession risk depending on the evolution of the war and on solutions to address on the short term the supply of gas to Europe
● Factors that will support the European economic recovery
II. The European Union and Ukraine
● Strengthening partnership since 2014 – ambitious reform agenda to support Ukraine as a candidate for EU membership
● How the EU is helping Ukraine to address its immediate financial needs following the aggression by Russia
● Ukraine’s economic development and its reform agenda
● The physical damage and the overall economic impact of the war in the Ukraine
● Ukraine’s challenges to access to international capital markets
● The EU ‘s response in detail, its impact and what else needs to be done (can be done)
● How to address the BoP gap, w emergency and exceptional macro-financial assistance by the EU and bilateral financial support from member states
● Repurposing other EU loans provided by the EIB
● The financial support still needed from international community, preparations for reconstruction
SPEAKERS:
● Annika Eriksgaard, Director for International Economic Relations and Global Governance, DG ECFIN – EUROPEAN COMMISSION
● Moreno Bertoldi, Acting Head of Unit – Advisor for International Economic and Financial Affairs, DG ECFIN – EUROPEAN COMMISSION
● Yvonne Bendinger-Rothschild, Executive Director, EACCNY [Moderator]

Pricing: Free of charge

AeroTech Talk at CAE
2022-09-01 17:30 - 19:30 (America/Chicago) | CAE (DFW Airport), 2929 W. Airfield Drive, Dallas, 75261, United States
Talk, Tour, and Engage at CAE on Thursday, September 1st from 5:30-7:30pm

TAKE A RIDE WITH US!
CAE will make several of its 39 flight simulators available to guests to experience!
REGISTER HERE

At CAE, we equip people in critical roles with the expertise and solutions to create a safer world. As a technology company, we digitalize the physical world, deploying simulation training and critical operations support solutions. Above all else, we empower pilots, airlines, defense and security forces, and healthcare practitioners to perform at their best every day and when the stakes are the highest. Around the globe, we’re everywhere customers need us to be with more than 13,000 employees in more than 200 sites and training locations in over 35 countries. CAE represents 75 years of industry firsts—the highest-fidelity flight and mission simulators, surgical manikins, and personalized training programs powered by artificial intelligence. We’re investing our time and resources into building the next generation of cutting-edge, digitally immersive training and critical operations solutions. Today and tomorrow, we’ll make sure our customers are ready for the moments that matter.

Dallas Stammtisch with GACC - The Ginger Man
2022-08-23 17:30 - 19:30 (America/Chicago) | The Ginger Man, 5250 N O'Connor Blvd Suite 146, Irving, TX, 75039, United States
Come and join GACC South and EACC Texas at the next Stammtisch in Dallas to mingle with fellow members and friends of the German American and European American business community! Light appetizers and a free drink along with your registration will be provided. We hope to see you there!
The Ginger Man features over 100 beers on draught and in bottle – including German ones! This space has a spacious beer garden style patio and friendly atmosphere.

Register here

Exclusive Delegation Trip to Germany for the Petrochemical and "Green" Chemical Industry
2022-08-22 - 2022-08-26 | TX
The delegation trip is organized by the GACC South and the CGCIC, supported by the German Mechanical Engineering Association (VDMA) and the research institution “Society for Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology” (DECHEMA). The delegation is sponsored by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy.
Invited: US and Canadian engineers, buyers, production managers, representatives from regulatory bodies and multipliers from the Petrochemical and “green” chemical industry to join us on a delegation trip to Frankfurt, Germany August 22-26, 2022. During the informational trip, participants will visit the world’s leading trade fair for process technology, “ACHEMA” in Frankfurt am Main, giving you the opportunity to exchange ideas with innovative Germany technology suppliers. Additionally, participants will visit leading German research institutions and reference projects for “green” chemistry in the Rhine-Main area as well as other innovative companies to establish strategic business partnerships between German and US/Canadian industry representatives.
For more information visit here: Preliminary Agenda ACHEMA Delegation

Webinar: Top tips to eliminating the hidden costs of your forklift operations
2022-07-20 13:00 - 15:00 (America/Chicago) | TX
EACC Texas Board Member Quebec Delegation in Houston invites you to attend a webinar on July 20th discussing the top tips to eliminating the hidden costs of forklift operations.
Forklift operations can be a huge cost center for businesses. Many material-handling teams are facing pressure to find new solutions to curb costs, all while maintaining peak productivity.
Relying on legacy technology simply doesn’t work anymore.
REGISTER HERE to attend the webinar on Wednesday, July 20th at 2pm EDT (1pm CDT)

Celebrate La Fête Nationale de France 2022 Dinner at Lavendou in Dallas!
2022-07-14 18:30 - 21:30 (America/Chicago) | Lavendou Bistro Provençal, 19009 Preston Road, Suite 200, Dallas, TX, 75252, United States
CELEBRATE LA FETE NATIONALE DE FRANCE AT LAVENDOU BISTRO IN DALLAS!
Storm Lavendou Bistro Provençal with the Alliance Française and the EACC Texas
to celebrate the National Day of France!

Enjoy a delicious French dinner, great wine, and the celebratory atmosphere of friends as we gather to sing La Maseillaise for the 32th year…or more
Who’s counting?!

Thursday, July 14, 2022
Registration & Reception 6:30 PM | Dinner 7:30 PM
Limited Seating Available | Reservations Required
EACCTX members: $90 per person
Non-members: $110 per person
Includes dinner, wine & gratuity

Lavendou Bistro Provençal
19009 Preston Road, Suite 200 (at Lloyd Road) | Dallas, TX 75252
REGISTER HERE

Le Menu
La Soupe Froide aux Concombres
Chilled Cucumber Soup
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La Salade Frisée au Roquefort et Lardons
Frisée Salad with Roquefort Cheese, Bacon & Pecans
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Jarret d’Agneau Petits Lègumes et Couscous
Braised Lamb Shank with Vegetables and Couscous

Fish/Poisson option will be available

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Napoléon aux Fruits de Saison
Mixed Berries served in a Pastry Shell with Raspberry Coulis and Chantilly
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Thursday, July 14, 2022
Red, White and Sparkling wines, tax and tip included.

Webinar: Reining in on Sanctions Evasion - Managing the Complexity of an Ever-evolving Sanctions Regimen
2022-07-14 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Chicago) | TX
REGISTER HERE
Sanctions only work when they can be effectively enforced. Especially global Sanctions regimen are hard to track and with that even harder to enforce. On the other hand, with evolving sanctions like the ones against Russia many companies and financial institutions find it hard to ensure that their business activities are compliant. Fines for non-compliance are high and the reputational risk sometime even higher.
Join us at this discussion, where our panelists will update us on both EU and US sanction developments and outline the most common and effective techniques to prevent and detect sanctions evasion. You will also learn about the biggest challenges companies, advisors, financial institutions and policy makers face to develop systems and new ways to collaborate to stay on top of the latest sanction developments.

Webinar: Intellectual Property and SMEs in the Digital Economy
2022-07-07 09:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | TX
Join EACC Texas member Carter DeLuca Farrell LLP in the upcoming TTC webinar on Intellectual Property and SMEs in the Digital Economy.
Thursday July 7, from 9am – 11am EDT
The programme will feature speakers from the European Commission and the U.S. Government who will present and discuss subjects having significant importance for SMEs and being of major priority for policymakers on both sides of the Atlantic. Private sector representatives and SMEs will also share best practices about protecting intellectual property when pursuing international business opportunities. Additional topics will include the importance of intellectual property to attract investment as well as resources to help small businesses take the next step in protecting their intellectual property.
Register here

Webinar | Claims in the EU and the U.S. for Loss of Profit Grounded on the Pandemic
2022-06-23 09:00 - 10:00 (America/Chicago) | Online
Join our discussion, our panelists will examine the European and US jurisprudence as regards insurance coverage of the loss of profits claims grounded on the confinement and other restrictions across the pandemic. Jurisprudence pro and against the insurers, lecturer’s debate, key points on the discussion will be carefully analyzed and used to forecast what can be expected in Europe by comparison to the US.
AGENDA:
I. Introduction/setting the stage:
● Loss of Profit in P&C insurance before the pandemic
● Key issues from the “old” times
II. First reactions/first claims after the Great Lockdown
● How the governments/administrations have dealt with these claims at the beginning?
● How the public insurers (if any) reacted?
● First legal actions and the market reactions
● Market developments in the early stage
III. How Loss of Profit is commonly regulated in insurance contracts
(Country-by-country cases – Spain, Ireland, U.S.)
● The difference between retail and great risks, multi-risks and loss of profit autonomous covers
● What the loss of profit really covers in the vast majority of cases
● Unfair limitations on the coverage vs. legal delimitations of the coverage
● The “I cover what I cover” and the “you cover what you don’t exclude” dangerous debate
IV. The Insurance brokers’ perspective
SPEAKERS:
● Joaquín Ruiz-Echauri, Partner, PÉREZ-LLORCA
● Sean McCormick, Partner, THOMPSON HINE
● Catherine Derrig, Partner, MCCANN FITZGERALD
● John Lavelle, Director, BPL GLOBAL
TIME:
10:00 – 11:00 AM EDT | 16:00h – 17:00h CET
REGISTRATION FEE:
EACCNY and EACC Texas Members: Free
Non-Members: Free
REGISTER HERE

Cybersecurity in Poland...tales from the Front Line
2022-06-20 17:30 - 19:30 (America/Chicago) | Hall Park, Frisco TX, 3201 Dallas Parkway, Frisco, TX, 75034, United States
COMPLEMENTARY EVENT – MUST RSVP HERE
Join the EACC Texas and Frisco Economic Development Corporation on June 20th for a special event featuring the Polish cybersecurity industry and guest speakers:
Rafal Sordyl, Economic & Technology Officer Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Washington,
D.C. and Representatives of Polish Cybersecurity Companies:
Billon, CyCommSec, Cypher.dog, and SafeKiddo
These companies have been fighting the cybersecurity war in Europe. Come and meet them to hear their stories and build business relationships.
Date: Monday, June 20th
Location: Hall Park, 3201 Dallas Parkway, Frisco, TX (NOT PLANO) 75034 — in the Ascension Room
Time: 5:30pm – 7:30pm

EACC Italy Information Session in Milan
2022-06-13 10:30 - 12:00 (Europe/Paris) | GDP Studio Legale e Tributaro, Via della Moscova 10, Milano, 20121, Italy
What is the EACC, and how can it help my business?
The EACC in Italy
If your business would benefit from expanded connections to Italian, European and American peers, join us for a presentation on who the EACC is, what we do, and what it would take to launch an EACC chapter in Italy. Our delegation from the EACC Chapter in Cincinnati, Ohio USA will share their experiences and the benefits the EACC has brought to them. And we will have plenty of time to connect and network.
Contact EACC Cincinnati Executive Director Todd Schwartz at eacc@europe-cincinnati.com to reserve your seat.

EACC Chapter Milan Event

Webinar | How AI Analysis is Changing the Tax Landscape in Europe & the U.S.
2022-06-07 09:00 - 10:00 (America/Chicago) | Online
Complying with tax obligations and assessing tax liabilities can be a time-consuming task, whether for companies doing business in multiple jurisdictions with different tax processes and requirements, for SMEs which may have limited resources or for individuals with complex tax affairs. The increasing use of data and data analytics, as well as the digitalization of tax administration over the last decade, has helped in reducing some of these burdens as well as improving the effectiveness and efficiency of tax administration.
A defining feature of modern tax administration is now the massive amount of data that has become available to tax administrations, including data required by law. This carries costs associated with the reporting and storage of data, risks for data privacy and data protection, as well as benefits in the assessment of tax liabilities, identification of non-compliance and fraud and the generation of new insights and applications.
As the volume of data increases, so has the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning become more prevalent, assisting tax professionals and tax administrations in their respective roles, uncovering patterns in mounds of data that can be missed by humans and informing decision-making in multiple areas.
Join our panel of experts for a discussion that will address how the use of AI driven data analysis, both by companies & tax administrations, could change taxation worldwide.
REGISTER HERE
AGENDA:
Setting the stage – big data and AI
There is more tax data than ever and the tax databases of authorities and tax preparers are both enormous and generally well-validated.
● What are the benefits/challenges of this wealth of data?
● What are the use cases for AI now and in the near future in the field of taxation, including across borders.
Regulatory Aspects – what concerns does AI and Big Data raise?
Data Governance:
● How to protect privacy and confidentiality?
● How are tax authorities managing increased amounts of data?
● How to decide when data can be shared and with whom?
Governance of AI processes:
● How is the use of AI best governed?
● Decision-making by AI – what are the limits?
● Challenges presented by the use of AI in tax analysis from a regulatory aspect
Look into the Crystal Ball – what might we expect in 10 years’ time?
● Trend towards real time taxation – does this inevitably mean more data flows?
● Can more seamless taxation be achieved by moving taxation processes into taxpayers’ natural systems rather than bringing data into tax administration systems?
● What type of technology is already available and which need to be developed to move to more seamless taxation?
● How might the role of AI in taxation develop?
SPEAKERS:
● Ivan Roussev, Data Scientist, EY [moderator]
● Peter Green, Head of Forum on Tax Administration Secretariat, OECD
● Christian Hallum, Tax Justice Lead, OXFAM
● Frank Sangers, Chief Financial Officer, CITIZENM HOTELS
REGISTRATION FEE:
EACCTX and EACC NY Members: Free
Non-Members: Free
REGISTER HERE
It is a joint webinar organized by EACC New York and EACC Texas.

Location:
Online

SPEAKERS BIOS:
● Ivan Roussev, Data Scientist, EY [moderator]
Ivan Roussev is a senior manager in EY’s Tax Technology and Transformation (TTT) practice, based in Dallas, TX. He is a founding member of EY’s data science, artificial intelligence, and machine learning practice in tax and co-founder of EY Alwin—the firm’s suite of AI tools for tax.
For the past ten years, Ivan has advised his clients on the effective application of advanced technologies like data integration and visualization, artificial intelligence, and machine learning to solve problems stemming from the unprecedented boom in digital data over that period.
Previously, Ivan was part of EY’s Workforce Advisory Services practice, where he focused on the development and adoption of EY’s Affordable Care Act (ACA) compliance software, EY Compass. He advised clients on matters related to benefits and payroll strategy and compliance. In that role, Ivan served as the engagement management leader for EY’s ACA practice in the Southeastern US.
Ivan is a frequent speaker on the topics of advanced technology and the future of work at both industry and academic events. He enjoys working with aspiring technologists at the undergraduate and post-graduate levels to help them find meaningful career opportunities in the fields of data science and AI.
Ivan holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Southern Methodist University (SMU), and a
master’s degree in data science from Northwestern University.

● Peter Green, Head of Forum on Tax Administration Secretariat, OECD

Peter Green has been Head of the OECD Forum on Tax Administration (FTA) Secretariat since 2017. The FTA, Chaired by Commissioner Bob Hamilton, consists of 52 advanced and emerging tax administrations which work collaboratively on all aspects of modern tax administration. Prior to joining the OECD, Peter’s senior career has been split between the UK Treasury and the UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
In the Treasury, Peter has served as Head of International Tax, as Head of Financial Stability and Risk as well as undertaking a number of roles in public spending and operational management. Within the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Peter was the Financial Counsellor in the British Embassy in Tokyo, representing the Treasury, Bank of England and Financial Services Authority. He also led the Social, Environment, Employment and Regional Policy Section in the UK’s Permanent Representation to the European Union. Peter has also served as the UK representative on the EU Securities Committee, the Banking Committee, the Insurance Committee and the High Level Committee on Financial Crisis Management.

● Christian Hallum, Tax Justice Lead, OXFAM

Christian Hallum co-leads Oxfam’s work on tax justice. Christian has worked with civil society groups across Africa, in Belgium and in his home country, Denmark, to promote tax justice. He has also worked for the Danish tax administration as a compliance analyst.
Christian’s areas of expertise include global corporate taxation, the taxation of extractive industries, progressive domestic revenue mobilization and responsible taxation of the private sector.

● Frank Sangers, Chief Financial Officer, CITIZENM HOTELS

Frank is CFO US for citizenM Hotels. He holds this position for 3 years now and all US taxes fall under his responsibilities. Prior to moving to New York in 2019, Frank worked 4 years in citizenM’s European office where he was dealing with taxation in The Netherlands, France and the UK.
