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CEOtoCEO Breakfast
Reinventing Yourself to Stay Relevant You’re vulnerable if you rest on your laurels, but also if you are constantly reinventing yourself. Relevance means sustaining relationships with longtime customers even as you innovate your way into new markets. Profitability from customer relationships over time is higher for companies that are focused on changing ways of providing…
JAPAN: Overview|Opportunity|Etiquette
Join us for an opportunity to gain insight on: The recent economic relations between Washington State and Japan Specific business sectors in Japan that would be great opportunities for engagement Business development strategies for making contact with potential partners in Japan Japanese business etiquette Speaker: Kenji Ushimaru, President of Infra Innovation Kenji Ushimaru has been engaged…
Financing for Growth through Global Business Expansion
As with any growth plan, expanding internationally requires financing. Growing globally requires special capabilities when it comes to finances. Understand financial opportunities and success strategies by learning how to tap into government and private sources of financing and figuring out ways to make sure you are getting paid. While financing is always an issue, government…
Export 101 for Tech – Choosing your Export Market
Are you considering international markets for your tech product or service? In today’s globalized economy, companies of all sizes must consider growth opportunities in markets outside the United States. This presentation will focus on how to localize your product and service for high growth markets, adapt your sales and marketing strategy for specific countries, and…
GeekWire Cloud Summit
The GeekWire Cloud Tech Summit showcases the cutting-edge trends and ideas that are transforming business. Hear from industry leaders, and make connections with engineers, developers, CIOs, CTOs and others in this fast-moving corner of the tech world. Past speakers have included Microsoft Azure chief Scott Guthrie, Amazon AI Vice President Swami Sivasubramanian, Docker CEO Steve…
2018 BABC Economic Forum
Join us for breakfast on March 15th at the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce for our annual Economic Forum and discover what’s in store this year and into 2019 amidst financial, policy, and regulatory shifts! This year’s dynamic panel of experts includes Ross Allen, Director, North America, Department for International Trade; Aya Hamilton, Managing Director,…
Effective and Efficient Succession Planning in an Era of Tax Uncertainty
Tax implications are often a major concern for family business succession planning. How can you effectively plan for the future of the business and family when the tax environment is moving into uncertain territory? With the passage of the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” in December 2017 many questions remain about how this will impact…
Bringing and Retaining Foreign Talent in 2018 Seminar
Desh International and Business Law of Bellevue, Wash., invites businesses that use foreign workers to a complimentary lunch seminar – “Bringing and Retaining Foreign Talent in 2018” – on Oct. 26, 2017. The seminar will run from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Desh International and Business Law office, 11400 SE 8th St, Bellevue,…
CEOtoCEO Breakfast
Beyond Diversity: Creating an Inclusive Workplace Diversity by itself is not enough: The October CEOtoCEO Breakfast will provide insights on how leaders and their organizations can move beyond diversity alone to capture the potential that comes from inclusion. If diversity is “the mix,” then inclusion is making the mix work by leveraging the wealth of…
CEOtoCEO Breakfast
The June CEOtoCEO Breakfast speaker is Scott Svenson, Co-Founder & CEO, of MOD Pizza. MOD practices “enlightened capitalism,” and has chosen to not only try to build a company that is unabashedly for-profit, but also has a purpose of making a positive social impact. Since its beginning, the company has consciously opened its doors to…
February CEOtoCEO Breakfast
What Does Leadership Excellence Mean Today? The February CEOtoCEO Breakfast will feature 2017 Seattle Business Executive Excellence Award Winning CEOs Karen Lee, CEO of Pioneer Human Services and Benson Porter, CEO of BECU. The award recognizes their excellent vision, integrity and outstanding execution in guiding their companies or not-for-profit organizations to success. The two proven CEOs will…
January 24th Seattle Business Architecture Community Meet Up
The Seattle Business Architecture Community (SBAC) is pleased to start off our 2017 meet up series with business architecture industry leaders William Ulrich and Whynde Kuehn! William and Whynde will be sharing their views on the strategic direction of business architecture addressing key topics such as: the global expansion of business architecture, expanded vertical industry &…