Global Atlanta

EVENT POSTPONED: In-Person Discussion with Ambassador Katherine Tai
2023-01-13 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | UPS World Headquarters, 55 Glenlake Parkway Northeast, Atlanta, GA, 30328, United States
***THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED AND WILL BE RESCHEDULED — WE WILL UPDATE THE CALENDAR LISTING WHEN THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL HAS RECEIVED A NEW DATE***
Join the World Affairs Council of Atlanta in a fireside chat between Ambassador Katherine Tai and President Rickey Bevington. Ambassador Tai will be responding to your questions in-person so sign up to be a part of this experience!
Lunch is included with registration.

CBAA Annual Dinner Meeting
2023-01-14 18:00 - 21:00 | Oriental Pearl Sea Food Restaurant, 5399 New Peachtree Rd, Chamblee, GA, 30341, United States
Join the Chinese Business Association of Atlanta for their annual dinner meeting with guest speaker Dr. Denis Simon, Executive Director of the Corporate Partner Program and Professor of Global Business & Technology at Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and many prizes!

Adult only and business attire

CBAA 2023 Lunar New Year Celebration
2023-01-15 15:30 - 17:00 | Byers Theatre, 1 Galambos Way, Sandy Springs, GA, 30328, United States
The CBAA 2023 Lunar New Year Gala is the Chinese Business Association of Atlanta’s 28th annual event since its inception. It is one of the largest multicultural events in Metro Atlanta.
The Johns Creek Symphony Orchestra will perform “The Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto,” an adaptation of an ancient legend, the Butterfly Lovers. Composed for a Western-style orchestra, it features a solo violin played using some Chinese techniques. Each section of the concerto tells a different part of the story, with melodies from traditional Chinese folk songs and Chinese opera. The solo violin and cello voices represent the lovers, Zhu Yingtai and Liang Shanbo.
After the concerto, guests will enjoy Chinese folk dances, Chinese solo and vocal quartet songs, and some Chinese instrumental performance, all celebrating the traditional Lunar New Year.

Womenomics Across Cultures
2023-01-17 11:30 - 13:30 | First Baptist Church Fellowship Hall, 3500 Walton Way Extension, Augusta, 30909, United States
The metro-Augusta Chamber of Commerce partners with the US-Japan Council for Regional Women in Leadership to bring you “Womenomics Across Cultures.” This special panel discussion will focus on experiences and stories of how women in leadership adapt, shift and execute management styles, techniques and objectives across international cultures.

Hermeus Facility Tour
2023-01-18 10:30 - 12:30 | Hermeus Corporation, 3960 Dekalb Technology Pkwy, Atlanta, GA, 30340, United States
Join Next Generation Manufacturing for a tour of the Hermeus production facility in Atlanta, GA!
Building the world’s fastest aircraft and “Bringing NewSpace to Aviation,” Hermeus’ mission is to radically accelerate air travel, developing Mach 5 aircraft, to connect people faster and bring innovation to commercial flight.
With innovations including creating the ability to fly from NYC to London in just 90 minutes, this highly innovative company is a leader in the industry!
Glenn Case, co-founder & CTO, and team will open their facility to the group for lunch, facility tour and Q&A. Registration is open to manufacturing executives, directors and senior managers of manufacturing companies.
Registration includes facility tour, discussion, lunch and networking!

Consular Conversations: Brazil
2023-01-18 12:00 - 13:30 | Miller and Martin, 1180 W Peachtree St NW UNIT 2100, Atlanta, GA, 30309, United States
Join Global Atlanta on Wednesday, January 18, for the next interview in the Consular Conversations series presented by Miller & Martin PLLC, featuring Ambassador Luís Cláudio Villafañe G. Santos, Consul General of Brazil in Atlanta.
The discussion will include a one-on-one interview with the Global Atlanta editorial team, followed by a moderated audience Q&A.
A follow-up of the event will be published in an article following the discussion. Consular Conversations Annual Pass holders will have exclusive access to a post-event recording of the discussion.

Meet Our Speaker

Amb. Luís Cláudio Villafañe Gomes Santos — Consul General of Brazil in Atlanta
Luís Cláudio Villafañe Gomes Santos, diplomat, historian and biographer was born in Rio de Janeiro on September 18, 1960. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Geography from the University of Brasilia and a bachelor’s degree in Diplomacy from Rio Branco Institute (Brazilian diplomatic academy). He also has graduate studies in Political Science at New York University, a master’s and a doctorate in History from the University of Brasilia.
As a diplomat, he served at the Brazilian Financial Office in New York (1990-1994), at several Brazilian Embassies including Mexico City (1994-1996), Washington (2000-2003), Montevideo (2003-2006) and Quito (2006-2010). He also served at the Brazilian Mission to the Community of Portuguese-Speaking Countries (2010-2014), in Lisbon. He was Ambassador of Brazil to Nicaragua from 2017 to 2022. In the present day he is the Consul General of Brazil in Atlanta (USA). He is the author of several books about Brazil’s foreign relations history. He has published several articles in journals in Brazil, United States, Europe and Latin America, including one in the collection “História General de América Latina”, published by UNESCO. He is married to Sabrina Duque and the father of four children.
About the Consular Conversations series:
Sponsored by Miller & Martin PLLC since its inception in 2016, Global Atlanta’s Consular Conversations series consists of monthly public interviews with consuls general in the Southeast United States.
Cost:
$20, or $50 for an annual pass to all monthly Consular Conversations

Fuel your Transatlantic Growth – Close the Culture Gap to Germany!
2023-01-18 13:30 - 14:15 | Virtual event
Learn how to avoid major cross-cultural mishaps when doing business in Germany.
Do you want to accelerate your business success in German-speaking Europe? Are you interested in protecting your transatlantic investment in talent and assets? This complimentary webinar will walk you through the triggers and tripwires of German business culture and will showcase strategies and tools for organizations who want to minimize and even close the Germany Culture Gap.
In this webinar you will:
• Learn to identify the main cultural values of the United States and Germany, Austria & Switzerland and understand how these values impact communication, relationships, teamwork and leadership
• Develop an understanding of the cultural dynamics of business practices and behavior patterns
• Discover tools and strategies which will boost your transatlantic business
Webinar Details
Date: Wednesday, January 18th 2023, at 13:30pm Eastern U.S. Time (10:30am Pacific – 19:30h Central European Time)
Log-in: access information for this complimentary Zoom webinar will be emailed to you upon registration

Chatham County – Planning for New South Korean Neighbors
2023-01-19 09:00 - 17:00 | Georgia Quick Start, 1500 Pine Meadow Drive, Pooler, GA, 31322, United States
Join World Trade Center Savannah in partnership with the four counties of the Savannah Harbor-Interstate 16 Corridor Joint Development Authority for a program and discussion in understanding how best to welcome our new South Korean neighbors to our local communities as the Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America is built at the Bryan County Megasite. As this enormous investment evolves, our communities will host many South Korean nationals and their families through the design, construction and production phases of making this state-of-the-art plant the premier EV production facility in North America, along with their suppliers locating throughout the region. While many tasks lie ahead, making these families feel welcome and helping them adjust to life in the United States, Georgia and in our communities is essential.
Guest speaker Jeanne Charbonneau, who served for 17 years as the primary point-of-contact for South Korean families in the Montgomery, Alabama River Region, will share her experiences, insights, successes and challenges with our community leaders. We will benefit enormously from their “lessons learned.” Topics will cover educational placement, housing, access to medical care, including vaccinations, and the need to develop programs to address second-language proficiency for both students and adults.
The Chatham County program will take place Thursday, Jan. 19 at the Georgia Quick Start facility, 1500 Pine Meadow Drive, Pooler, Georgia 31322. Interested parties can choose to attend the 9 – 11 a.m. program or the 3 – 5 p.m. program. This program is also taking place in Bryan, Effingham and Bulloch Counties on Tuesday, Jan. 17, Wednesday, Jan. 18, and Friday, Jan. 20, respectively. This program is free of charge, but registration is required.

Lunar New Year Festival
2023-01-20 00:00 - 2023-01-29 23:59 | Stone Mountain Park, 1000 Robert E. Lee Blvd, Stone Mountain, GA, 30083, United States
Stone Mountain Park is proud to host the Largest Lunar New Year Spectacular in North America. This brand-new festival features a Drone Show, a Light Show on the largest screen in the world, cultural craft activities, storytelling, puppetry, dance and drum exhibitions, parades, and other cultural elements.

The event will be held Jan. 20-22 and Jan. 27-29
Event Schedule
10:00 am – 5:00 pm Summit Skyride
4:00 pm – 9:00 pm Dinosaur Explore, Dinotorium, Mini-golf, 4-D theater
4:00 pm – 7:30 pm Cultural craft activities, storytelling & puppetry, dance & drum exhibitions, roaming streetmosphere ambassadors
7:30 pm – 8:00 pm Parade through Crossroads
8:00 pm – 8:30 pm Martial arts demonstrations, music, drama, and dance on Memorial Lawn
8:30 pm – 9:00 pm Lunar New Year Drone Show, Light Show, and fireworks finale

Turkish Coffee Night
2023-01-21 18:30 - 20:30 | The Atlantic Institute, 1349 West Peachtree St NW, Suite #1010, Atlanta, GA, 30309
Join the Atlantic Institute for a Turkish coffee hour! Enjoy tasting Turkish coffee while having warm conversations in a friendly environment.

Warzone Reporting in Ukraine Webinar
2023-01-24 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual event
The World Affairs Council of Atlanta hosts another virtual event, this time featuring Joanna Kakissis – International Correspondent from NPR – to discuss reporting from the recently opened bureau in Ukraine.

Devising Successful U.S. Foreign Policies: Lessons from the Ukraine Crisis and the Middle East
2023-01-25 11:30 - 13:30 | Capital City Club, 7 John Portman Boulevard Northwest, Atlanta, GA, 30303, United States
The elements of a nation state’s stated foreign policy goals, on its surface, may appear quite simple to the outside world; however, complex issues and challenges reviewed during the formulation period can generate intense internal debate. A greater challenge? Determining its success or failure.
Join ACIR to hear from a former American ambassador to the Middle East as he examines what foreign policy lessons may be learned from an analysis of the current Ukraine conflict and the historical Abraham Accords in the Middle East; a journey well worth taking.

About Ambassador (ret.) Lawrence R. Silverman
Lawrence R. Silverman is a retired member of the Senior Foreign Service; his last posting in a 35-year U.S. State Department career was as the U.S. Ambassador to Kuwait until October 2019. Since then, he has been advising U.S. institutions and companies regarding their interests in the Middle East.
Prior to his ambassadorship, Amb. Silverman was Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, responsible for Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Israel, and Palestinian affairs. Larry also served as then-Vice President Biden’s Special Advisor for Europe and Russia; the State Department’s Director of Israel and Palestinian Affairs; Deputy Coordinator of U.S. Assistance to Europe and Eurasia; Director of the Office of Ukraine, Moldova and Belarus Affairs; Deputy Chief of Mission of the U.S. Embassy in Slovakia; and Deputy Director of the Office of Southern European Affairs, covering U.S. policy toward Turkey, Greece and Cyprus.
During the first half of his State Department career, Amb. Silverman focused on issues related to the Middle East, serving overseas in Jordan and Syria, and domestically as Special Advisor to Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs William Burns. He was also Deputy Director of Public and Press Affairs on Arab-Israeli issues. Larry began his State Department career in South Africa and Namibia; he was a member of the U.S. team that negotiated the agreement on the independence of Namibia and the withdrawal of Cuban troops from Angola. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, the American Academy of Diplomacy, and the Savannah Council on World Affairs. Larry is pleased to be mentoring students and alumni from his graduate school, Duke University, and his high school, Boston Latin School, regarding careers in international affairs.

Annual Burns Night Celebration
2023-01-25 19:30 - 22:00
Arís Theatre and ASW Distillery invite you to Burns Night 2023! Join to honor the life and work of the great Scottish poet, Robert Burns. Held on his birthday, January 25th, Burns Night will feature a superb lineup of music, poetry, food, and whiskey.
Like past celebrations, Arís Theatre is set to entertain with live performances of Scottish music and poetry, while ASW provides whiskey that would have Robert Burns proclaiming, “O thou, my muse!” As a special treat this year, our friends at The Spotted Trotter will prepare traditional Scottish Haggis for all to enjoy.
Your ticket includes entrance into the finest celebration of Robert Burns this side of the Atlantic, a plate of delicious Haggis, Tatties, and Neeps, and a pour of ASW’s award-winning Burns Night Single Malt Whiskey. At checkout, you can add-on a bottle of the Burns Night Whiskey.

“Changing Dynamics of International Competition in Fashion Entrepreneurship: Sustainability as a Game-Changer”
2023-01-26 11:00 - 12:00 | Virtual event
Join Georgia State University CIBER for their International Business Webinar Series, “Changing Dynamics of International Competition in Fashion Entrepreneurship: Sustainability as a Game-Changer”.

Recently, the nature of entrepreneurial activity has gone through tremendous change with entrepreneurs designing business models challenging even the strongest global players, and responding to urgent calls such as sustainability. Fashion industry have showcased numerous striking examples of how new ventures change the rules of the game in a well-established industrial domain. This has been traced in the rise of several international brands founded by fashion entrepreneurs (i.e., ACBC Shoes, Reformation, Everlane, Patagonia), in the increasing number of collaborations between incumbent firms, new ventures and NGOs (i.e., ACBC shoes collaborating with luxury brands like Missoni and Chloe, Gucci collaborating with Wordrise and Artolution, Adidas collaborating with Parley for the Oceans), as well as in criticisms towards the current business models of established global brands (i.e., fast fashion companies like Zara).

With the purpose of providing insight both from the academic domain and practice, this webinar will present a discussion to highlight following questions:

-How does a strong orientation towards sustainability transform the playground of big multinationals in the fashion industry? What kind of opportunities have emerged for international new ventures?
How do digital technologies change the nature of fashion entrepreneurship and affect the achievement of sustainability-oriented goals? Is technology a part of the problem, or is it the solution?
In the face of these changes, what are the high priorities on the agenda of practitioners? What are the striking research questions for academics?

Key take-aways:

Hearing about the personal experience of a fashion entrepreneur with international coverage.
Gaining a viewpoint on various business model implications of sustainability orientation with a special focus on how entrepreneurs change the face of international competition in the fashion industry.
Learning about new research questions and strategies

Belgian American Chamber of the South's New Year's Reception
2023-01-26 18:30 - 22:00
Save the date for the Belgian American Chamber of the South’s New Year’s Reception, to be held on the evening of Thursday January 26, 2023, in Midtown Atlanta. More details to follow.
BACoS members: Free Entry (included in membership)
Non-members: $30 per person

Arab Health Show 2023
2023-01-30 00:00 - 2023-02-02 23:59
Join the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) in the USA Pavilion at the largest Middle Eastern healthcare exposition. The 2022 Arab Health show welcomed more than 40,000 unique visitors from 184 countries, highlighting its strength as the region’s premier exhibition in the healthcare industry. Products and services will be on display from the world’s leading manufacturers, wholesalers and distributors in medical and health technologies, laboratory equipment, diagnostics, devices, imaging, cardiology, surgical products and disposables for hospitals and physicians’ offices and more.
Target Industries:

Medical Devices and Technologies
Electromedical Equipment
Diagnostics
Laboratory Equipment
Healthcare Information Technologies

Location: Dubai, UAE
Application Deadline: October 3, 2022
To Apply: https://www.georgia.org/apply
Industry: Healthcare/Life Sciences
Event Website: www.arabhealthonline.com
Contact: Alex Hinton: ahinton@georgia.org
Participation Fee: $3,500

The 3P's of Supplier Success for the Automotive Industry
2023-01-31 11:00 - 14:00 | 906 Drayton Street, 906 Drayton Street, Savannah, GA, 31401, United States
Join World Trade Center Savannah in partnership with the Savannah Economic Development Authority and the Savannah Harbor-Interstate 16 Corridor Joint Development Authority to learn how manufacturers can successfully become part suppliers in the global automotive parts and components market. This program is part of the Georgia Automotive Manufacturers Association (GAMA) Supplier Essentials Course® and will equip component suppliers with key concepts and industry practices.

This in-person program will cover the following aspects of automotive supplier success:

Parts – identifying required parts, issues in the supply chain impacting incoming supplies and outgoing products, and industry terminology.
People – engaging state and local resources, internal and external hiring resources, best practices in workforce development; workforce retention; diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI); and certifications.
Process – understanding buyer’s terms and conditions, IP, the parts approval process (PPAP), quality requirements (ISO and IATF), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requirements, green/clean energy considerations and more.

Networking and lunch included. Guest speakers include

David Eye, True Commerce Vice President and General Manager of Automotive Solutions
Janet Rivera Jones, 5 Star Global Recruitment Partners President
Rick Walker, Georgia Automotive Manufacturers Association President & CEO

Israel's Top Smart Mobility Startups in Atlanta 2023
2023-02-01 16:00 - 18:30 | CODA in Midtown, 756 W Peachtree St NW, Atlanta, Georgia, 30308
Be a part of Drive TLV’s visit to The Center for Deliberate Innovation at Georgia Tech on February 1st, 2023 at 4:00 pm, where eight startups from Israel will present their innovative technologies to you and the wider Atlanta-based mobility ecosystem. The event will include live pitches by the selected mobility startups from Israel, as well as a fireside chat hosted by Dr. Tal Cohen, Co Founder of Drive TLV and Next Gear Ventures, alongside key industry leaders.
AGENDA: 4.00 – 6.30 PM EST

Opening Remarks by Georgia Tech & Drive TLV
Fireside Chat featuring:

Dr. Tal Cohen, Founding Partner at Drive TLV and Next Gear Ventures
Minas Apelian, VP External & Internal Venturing at Saint Gobain
Jayesh Patel, Senior VP Corporate Strategy at Hertz

Startups pitches
Mingling & Drinks

Diplomatic Dialogue Reception with Melanie Moltmann, Consul General of Germany in Atlanta
2023-02-01 17:00 - 19:30 | Offices of Arnall Golden Gregory LLP, Atlanta
Join ACIR for a Diplomatic Dialogue reception with Melanie Moltmann, Consul General of Germany in Atlanta. After an hour of networking, Consul General Moltmann will discuss the work of the German Consulate, her experiences during her career postings and her observations on global affairs with Mark Pierson, ACIR’s Director of Diplomatic Outreach and Strategic Development. The reception attendees (limited to 30) will then have the opportunity to ask the Consul General questions. Remarks are strictly off-the-record and not recorded.

About Consul General Melanie Moltmann
Melanie Moltmann, Germany’s new Consul General arrived in Atlanta in September 2022. Ms. Moltmann comes to the Southeast U.S. from Berlin, where she served as Deputy Head of Division, Division for Immigration Law, Visa and Immigration Policy.
Ms. Moltmann also has served Deputy Head of Mission and Counselor for Cultural and Press Affairs in the German embassy in Tashkent, Uzbekistan; Desk Officer, Division for South East Asia and the Pacific in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Berlin; and Deputy Head of Mission, German Embassy Yerevan, Armenia.
A Russian speaker, Ms. Moltmann earned an LLM degree in Moscow between her legal studies and a three-year study program at the Court of Cassation in Schleswig, Germany. She is married and has three sons.
The German Consulate General in Atlanta was opened in 1904 and is the official representation of the German government to the southeast of the United States. The consular district includes Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee.

Disaster Law & Policy: Global Perspectives Symposium
2023-02-02 09:00 - 14:00 | GSU College of Law, 85 Park Place NE, Atlanta, GA, 30303
Join the GSU College of Law to celebrate the recent publication of The Cambridge Handbook of Disaster Law & Policy, edited by Professors John Travis Marshall, Ryan Rowberry, and Susan S. Kuo.
Expert panelists will provide a comprehensive overview of how laws and policies at every level – public and private – leave us vulnerable to major disaster events. They will also offer legal solutions that governments, non-profit organizations, businesses, and citizens can pursue to help make communities more resilient. This event will have an in-person and virtual option.
Note: 3 hours of continuing legal education (CLE) credit have been approved by the State Bar of Georgia’s Commission on Continuing Lawyer Competency for this event.

International Business Webinar Series: "Multinationals’ Continued Strive for Local Relevance in an Era of Disruption"
2023-02-02 11:00 - 12:00 | Virtual event
A new world order is in place. Globalization is taking a different turn and evolving further. Businesses operate in a deeply interconnected yet polarized world, facing disruptions at multiple levels. Local relevance is one of the pillars for companies to maintain resilience and to thrive during times of turbulence.
How do multinationals win with local consumers, customers and stakeholders? What are some of the critical enablers for success in the face of a VUCA environment and scarcity of resources? Where do you centralize and how much do you localize to create scale and maintain focus? What is the impact of talent, organizational structure and culture to drive global scale and local relevance?
Today’s radical change in context requires us to review and refresh past learnings on some of the questions which have been discussed for decades. Recycling our knowledge might be helpful as we design the next phase of global business where the dichotomy of local and global is becoming both blurred and further contrasted.
Key take-aways:
• Gain insights into how multinationals operate in local settings
• Learn about different approaches in adapting global value propositions
• Obtain learnings on talent, structure and culture in leading and executing multinational operations

Hidden Opportunities: Cultivating Asian Business Partnerships
2023-02-02 17:30 - 20:30
A Lunar New Year Business Forum 2023: The Year of the Rabbit
Asian countries celebrating Lunar New Year are among the fastest growing and diverse in the world. Gain insight into the hidden opportunities—importing, exporting, direct investment—amid the region’s dynamics and key emerging trends. Join our hosts at the annual Lunar New Year Business Forum to hear from a seasoned panel sharing their experiences and expertise about these hidden opportunities. Attend in-person or virtually.
In-person tickets include parking, and hors d’oeuvres and a drink during the reception from 5:30-6:30pm.
Virtual tickets include only the program from 6:30-8:30pm. A link will be provided prior to the event.

Panelists:

Patrick Winkler, Senior Director, Global Customer Success, Honeywell
Gil Buitrago, Manager of Global Consolidator, Delta Air Lines
Dan Zhang, Senior Vice President, Morgan Stanley Atlanta
Joseph Incalcaterra, Head of LatAm FX Strategy

Moderator:

Jim Senn, Professor Emeritus, Georgia State University

2023 Dunwoody Great Decisions Virtual Lecture Series - Energy Geopolitics
2023-02-02 19:00 - 21:00 | Zoom
The annual 2023 Dunwoody Great Decisions Foreign Policy Lecture Series will take place via Zoom every Thursday evening from February 2 – March 23, 2023 at 7:30 PM. There is a fee to register for the virtual lecture series, and registration is required to receive the event link.
Feb. 2, 2023, Topic: Energy Geopolitics
Access to oil and gas has long held an influence over the politics of individual nations and their relations with others. But as more countries move toward sustainable energy and supply chain shortages affect the availability of oil and gas, how will this change the way in which the United States interacts with the outside world?
Speaker: Adam Stulberg, Georgia Institute of Technology
Please note, topics and speakers are subject to change dates.
Great Decisions, presented by the Foreign Policy Association (FPA), highlights the most thought-provoking foreign policy challenges facing Americans each year. GCIV is the statewide coordinator for the nonpartisan program. To view the other 2023 topics or learn more about Great Decisions, visit Gciv.org/programs/gd.

Panel Discussion: Data Privacy & Protection, Cyber Security, Identity Theft Protection
2023-02-07 11:00 - 13:00 | Offices of Arnall Golden Gregory LLP, Atlanta
Join BABC-GA and UK Department of International Trade in this panel discussion and get your questions answered on how to protect sensitive and private data.
Securing and protecting data and systems is one of the most important tasks at hand for organizations. From protecting valuable personal data, to identity theft, to securing internal systems from ransomware attacks, to preventing virus attacks, and much more, it is vital for organizations of all sizes to take proactive measures within applicable laws. Learn from a group of industry leaders on best practices on securing your data and systems.

PANELISTS

Mr. Barry Hensley, Senior VP Counter Threat Unit (CTU), SecureWorks. Formerly, a Colonel (US Army, RET) Barry Hensley was the Director of the Army’s Global Network Operations and Security Center (AGNOSC). The CTU is comprised of the nation’s top security experts who identify and analyze emerging cyber threats, while developing rapid countermeasures in support of thousands of customers worldwide.

Mr. Allen Look, senior business and technology executive with over 30 years of global experience in mid-market and multi-billion-dollar companies. Most recently served as CIO/VP of IT for Hayward Holdings, world’s largest manufacturer of residential pool equipment.

Mr. Chris Moore is a Chris is a Technology Sector Specialist at the UK’s Department for International Trade (DIT), working in the Technology and Smart Cities Team. Chris covers the Software sector, with interests in artificial intelligence, data analytics, cloud computing, blockchain, data centers, and cyber security.

Mr. Jay Indrakumar, Senior VP and Head of Technology at WellStreet Urgent Care. In a career spanning across two decades, he has built strong and diverse global talent pools in various geos covering a wide range of technologies. Jay’s vast experience includes deploying large and complex digital portfolios across financial services, healthcare, retail, and hospitality business domains.

Limited seating, please sign-up early and secure your spot.

2023 Atlanta Jewish Film Festival
2023-02-08 00:00 - 2023-02-21 23:59
Join for the 23rd annual Atlanta Jewish Film Festival featuring sixty world-class films, narrative and documentary features alongside two handpicked shorts programs, inspiring diverse communities with cross-cultural understanding.
Films will be shown from Feb. 8 – Feb. 21 and the festival will also include special events such as:

Opening Night
Includes Opening Night reception, film program with Q&A, and complimentary parking
Young Professionals Night, presented by AJC ACCESS
Includes party and film program; seating is general admission
Late Night at the Plaza
Seating is general admission
Closing Night

Tickets available for purchase on AJFF website

Beyond the Culture II Conference
2023-02-08 09:30 - 2023-02-10 16:30 | Auburn Avenue Research Library, 101 Auburn Ave. NE, Atlanta, GA, 30303, United States
In 2023, celebrate with the Department of Africana Studies at Georgia State University to discuss the role of Black popular culture in the fight for social justice at the 2nd biennial Beyond the Culture: Black Popular Culture and Social Justice conference at Georgia State University. The conference will be held in Atlanta on February 8-10, 2023 at the Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History.
The purpose of this three-day national conference is to critically examine the intersections between popular culture and social justice, while also commemorating Hip-Hop’s 50th Anniversary.
Speakers include:

Andrea L. Dennis, Associate Dean of Faculty Development and the John Byrd Martin Chair of Law at the University of Georgia School of Law
Edvige Jean-François, Executive Director of the Center for the Studies on Africa and Its Diaspora
Dalton Higgins, National Magazine Award-winning journalist and Toronto Metropolitan University’s Music-Prof-in-Residence
Erik Nielson, Professor of liberal arts at the University of Richmond

Webinar: Leveraging Customs Duty Benefits in the New Year
2023-02-08 10:00 - 12:00 | Virtual
Learn how to use duty benefits to reduce payments on merchandise imported through free trade agreements, foreign-trade zones, administrative protests, litigation at the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT), preference programs, and miscellaneous tariff bills.
Barlow & Company, LLC Customs Lawyers, Myron Paul Barlow and Erik Autor, will share tools companies can leverage to take advantage of duty benefits, including how to calculate the duty for imported goods, minimize or eliminate duty payments, classify products in the U.S. tariff schedule and assigned duty rates, value products subject to ad valorem duties, and applying duties under trade remedies, such as Section 301 of the U.S. Trade Act.
This interactive webinar will help companies interested in importing to prosper locally by maximizing U.S. Customs duty benefits.
Sponsorship opportunities are available. Contact Antwone Smoak at asmoak@wtcsavannah.org for more information.

Reporting from the Middle East: Notes from the Field
2023-02-08 11:30 - 12:30 | 25 Park Place, 25 Park Place, 18th Floor, Room 1802, Atlanta, GA, 30303, United States
In collaboration with GSU’s Middle East Studies Center and the University of Michigan Department of Middle East Studies, the Atlanta Global Studies Center welcomes Dr. Marwa Maziad to Georgia State University.
Speaker: Dr. Marwa Maziad
Wednesday, February 8th, 2023
11:30 am – 12:30 pm (EST)
Location: 25 Park Place NE (SunTrust Building)
26th Floor, RM 2608 (Dean’s Meeting Center)
Atlanta, GA 30303
Attend online or in person.
There are many intersections between journalism, academia, and the U.S. foreign and defense policy worlds. This talk explores some of these intersections from the perspective of Dr. Marwa Maziad, an Egyptian-American journalist, scholar, and political commentator. The talks will address how the media shapes perceptions of the Middle East and offers observations from coverage in Tunisia, Egypt, Turkey, Israel, and Qatar.

2023 German American Business Outlook
2023-02-08 17:30 - 20:00 | Hybrid: Mercedes Benz USA, 1 Mercedes-Benz Drive, Sandy Springs, GA, 30328, United States
The German American Chambers of Commerce have hosted the German American Business Outlook (GABO) annually since 2009. The GABO is one of the most important economic indicators of German American business relations.
Each year, they conduct a survey targeted to German subsidiaries in the US to assess current economic developments and trends in transatlantic business. The results of this survey will be presented and discussed at the in person event. This year, GACC South will host the GABO for the first time. They will have a panel of several executives across different industries discuss their outlook for 2023.
Following the panel discussion, there will be a networking reception to celebrate our New Year’s Reception.

Lunch and Learn: Economic Outlook 2023 and Beyond
2023-02-09 12:00 - 13:30 | JLL, 3344 Peachtree Road, NE, Suite 1200, Atlanta, GA, 30326, United States
Join the Netherlands-American Chamber of Commerce for a lunch and learn on Economic Outlook 2023 and Beyond featuring Christian Lawrence, Senior Cross-Asset Strategist at Rabobank.

Christian will offer economic insights to help translate economic trends into competitive intelligence so that your business is equipped to face the 2023 economy full on.

Topics of discussion will also include high inflation, supply chain delays, labor shortages, the recession outlook, and the political environment post-election.
