EUROPE AND THE BAY AREA: INVESTING IN EACH OTHER
Monday, April 14, 2014

Wharton alumni are invited to join the World Affairs Council, Association of American European Chambers of Commerce and Business Associations, Transatlantic West, DLA Piper, Europort, and Wharton Club of Northern California for the release of the Bay Area Council Economic Institute’s new report. 

The Bay Area Council Economic Institute will present key findings of the break-through analysis on the Bay Area’s deepening and evolving economic ties with Europe. This will be followed by an engaging panel discussion with business leaders who can personally speak to the region’s changing economic ties with Europe.

In addition, representatives from the many European chambers and business associations in the region will make an exciting public announcement.

This breakfast program is hosted by Wells Fargo.

AGENDA
WELCOMING REMARKS:

• Hon. Mauro Battocchi, Consul General of Italy

PRESENTATION:

• Sean Randolph, President & CEO, Bay Area Council Economic Institute
• Tracey Grose, Vice President, Bay Area Council Economic Institute

PANEL:

• Joerg Heidrich, Global Head - Product Supply Biotech & Berkeley Site Head, Bayer Health Care
• Katharina Rock, SVP Solution Validation, SAP Labs
• Eilif Trondsen, Chair, Entrepreneurship & Learning SIG, Silicon Vikings
• Duncan Logan, Founder & CEO, Rocketspace

A series of public events on specific topics related to the Bay Area’s ties with Europe will follow through fall 2014:

• The Current State And Potential Of Trans-Atlantic Trade
• Driving Cross-Border Innovation: Entrepreneurship And Investment Between Europe And The Bay Area
• Global Green Cities: Sustaining Shared Values Between Europe And The Bay Area
• Transatlantic West 2014 Conference

Register Online
Date: Monday, April 14, 2014
Time: 8:30 a.m.- 10:30 a.m Breakfast
Location: Wells Fargo Penthouse, 420 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, CA 94104
Registration: WCNC and affiliate members: $15 per person (Use Code: WPennMember). Non-member alumni and other guests: $25 per person (during checkout use code: WPennAlum). New membership is available at http://www.whartonclub.com/memsub.html. Registrations after 12:00pm Thursday, April 10th are at the regular price of $45, if available. Registration closes on Friday April 11th at 12:00 noon. There will be no registration at the door.  The deadline to receive a refund for your registration is 15 days before the event, subject to $10 USD administrative cancellation fee. Cancellations received 15 days or less prior to the event will not be eligible for a refund. Refunds will not be available for registrants who choose not to attend an event. Cancellations will be accepted in written format only, via e-mail, and must be received by the stated cancellation deadline. Registrations can be transferred, subject to approval.


Organized by: Michael Fernandez, founder, Quant 6

Michael is the Founder of Quant6. The firm attracts and deploys independent data scientists and software engineers to companies executing critical Big Data initiatives. Michael co-founded and is chairman emeritus of Little Kids Rock, a national nonprofit providing free music lessons to over 115,000 children in over 1600 schools across the US. He serves on the board of NCIRE, the leading nonprofit medical research institute in the United States devoted to pioneering new medical treatments for Veterans. He also serves on the board of the Tides Foundation. Michael holds a BSE from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and an MPA from Harvard University. Contact Michael