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A Message from the President |
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Lunch & Learn
Talent Acquisition & Retention
Florida: Boom or Bust?
Tuesday July 11, 2023 I 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm I Cozen O'Connor - Miami
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DATE
Tuesday July 11, 2023
TIME
12.00pm - 2.00pm
SCHEDULE
12.00-12.30: Registration & Lunch
12.30-1.30: Program
1.30-2.00: Networking
REGISTRATION:
EACC Members: Free
Guests with Promo Code: Free
EACC non-Members: $30
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As an Employer in Florida or as a European Company expanding to the US or with plans to do so, are you facing challenges in finding and retaining skilled professionals? Are you up-to-date on how to recruit international talent? Are you wondering what the new Florida bills on immigration mean for Florida-based employers?
Join us for lunch and an update on immigration trends and challenges, current employment trends – including global mobility programs – across the US and in Florida and a discussion on strategies that employers can use as part of their international recruitment strategy. The program will also look at the recent Florida bills aiming to target the influx of illegal immigration into the state with tougher employment requirements, including some of the strongest penalties in the nation for employers, and their potential impact on companies operating in the Sunshine State or with plans to do so.
🎙️ SPEAKERS
🔸Scott Bettridge, Chair Immigration Practice – Cozen O’Connor [Moderator]
🔸Steven Bostock, Partner – Mishcon de Reya LLP
🔸Amanda Crouch, SPHR, Talent Enablement Leader – Tax – RSM US
🔸Annabel Edo, Managing Director US – Ackermann International
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BY INVITATION ONLY
‘Positioning Europe in a World of Geopolitical Tensions and Rivalry’
An exclusive discussion with Paolo Gentiloni, European Commissioner for Economy
July 20, 2023 I 8.30AM - 10.30AM I New York
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Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, rising tensions between the US and China, and the perspective of an increasingly multi-polar world confront Europe with an increasingly challenging environment, both politically and economically. Concerns about economic resilience, security of supply chains, and avoiding excessive economic dependencies are weighing on everybody’s minds.
Our EACC Chapter in New York is organizing an exclusive conversation with Paolo Gentiloni, European Commissioner for Economy, to discuss how Europe is addressing these challenges: staying the course on its green transition, preserving its industrial competitiveness and defending an open, rules-based multilateral economic order.
Click on the image for a full bio.
DATE / TIME:
July 20, 2023 I 8:30 – 10:30 AM
REGISTRATION:
This program will be held in New York and is by invitation only.
If you wish to be invited, contact Christina Sleszynska, Executive Director – EACC Florida at [email protected] for details.
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EACC Network
Transatlantic Connections in Action!
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Left to right: Peter Stratos, Alan Sutin, Guillaume Martinez, James Rosener. |
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EACC Chapter Presidents for Florida, New York and Paris Meet in the French Capital. |
While on a business mission to Paris and London led by the Miami-Dade Beacon Council, EACC Florida President Alan Sutin (Greenberg Traurig, LLP) and Board Member Peter Stratos (Kaufman Rossin) used the opportunity to meet with Guillaume Martinez (Alvarez & Marsal), President EACC France and James Rosener (Troutman Pepper), President of EACCNY and EACC France Board Member, as well as with Katherine Prewitt, Executive Director at EACC France, for an exchange about the EACC Network.
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Farewell to Consul Generals of
Germany, Italy and The Netherlands
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Consul Generals come and go and the summer of 2023 will be marked by the departure of at least three of our seven European Consul Generals.
In a bitter-sweet moment, Consul General of Germany Andreas Siegel announced his departure at a lovely reception at his Residence in mid-June. He arrived in Miami just before the Global Pandemic struck and will remain a part of EACC Florida's early story: he attended EACC Florida's launch in February 2020, contributed to EACC's COVID19 Impact Stories during lock-down, and participated in EACC's webinar on "Building The 21st Century Workforce With Innovative Apprenticeships" held during Germany's Presidency of the EU.
Also departing this summer is Consul General of The Netherlands Ruth Emmerink who attended our launch in February 2020 as well. She will be remembered by a number of sports and soccer-related projects and for contributing Dutch expertise to local discussions on sea-level rise, climate change, urbanism, public transportation, cycling infrastructure, etc. Most notably, the first ever official raising on Europe Day 2023 of the EU flag in Miami Dade County was her initiative .
Italian Consul General of Italy, Cristiano Musillo also leaves Miami this summer after deepening the ties between Florida and Italy and initiating a number of cultural and scientific projects in our Sunshine State. Christina Sleszynska, was honored to attend a beautiful reception at the Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables in June to mark the 77 th Anniversary of the Italian Republic during which he bid farewell to Miami’s large Italian community.
We thank all three Consul Generals for being Friends of EACC Florida, for their involvement in our community, for being committed Europeans and for leaving their marks in our Sunshine State. We look forward to meeting their successors and to continue working with those that remain notably the Consul Generals of France, Ireland, Romania and Spain.
Tot Ziens ! Ciao ! Auf Wiedersehen ! Good Bye !
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CG of The Netherlands Ruth Emmerink and CG of Germany Andreas Siegel at EACC Florida Launch Event in February 2020 |
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CG of Germany Andreas Siegel and Christina Sleszynska at Summer Cocktail at German Consular Residence |
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CG of Italy Cristiano Musillo |
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EU I AI Act Adopted by the European Parliament. Key points include a full ban on Artificial Intelligence (AI) for biometric surveillance, emotion recognition, predictive policing; generative AI systems like ChatGPT must disclose that content was AI-generated ; AI systems used to influence voters in elections considered to be high-risk. The EU-wide reules have yet to be adopted by the EU Member States. Read more.
EU I Anti-Coertion Instrument. This new tool will enable the EU to respond to economic coercion, and therefore to better defend its interests and those of its Member States on the global stage. Counter mesures against a coercing country could include countermeasures against a coercing country could include the imposition of tariffs, restrictions on trade in services, and restrictions on access to foreign direct investment or public procurement.. Read more.
EU I New Economic Security Strategy. The proposed strategy sets out a common framework for achieving economic security by promoting the EU's economic base and competitiveness; protecting against risks; and partnering with the broadest possible range of countries to address shared concerns and interests. Read more.
EU I Spain Takes Over Rotating Council Presidency. 1 July 2023 marks the start of Spain's rotating presidency of the Council of the EU. The Spanish presidency will focus its work on four priorities: reindustrialise the EU and ensure its open strategic autonomy, advance in the green transition and the environmental adaptation, promote greater social and economic justice, and strengthen European unity. Read more.
EU-US I Critical Minerals Negotiations to Start. Concluding an EU-US Critical Minerals Agreement will ensure that as an ally, the EU is granted a status equivalent to US free trade agreement partners pursuant to the US Inflation Reduction Act. EU firms will then be able to compete on a level playing field with US and third country competitors on the US market, such as Chile, the Republic of Korea, and Japan. Read more.
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EU-US I 12th EU-US Space Dialogue held in Brussels. This year, the discussion addressed opportunities to deepen EU-US and broader trans-Atlantic space security cooperation including space cybersecurity and multilateral engagements to promote norms, rules and principles for responsible behaviour in outer space. Read more.
EU-LAC I EIB and Mexico Reinforce Partnership to Finance Country’s Sustainable Development. The agreement will give fresh momentum to the existing strategic partnership between the European Union, the EIB and Mexico. It highlights the key target priority areas of common interest that will be supported under a long-term cooperation initiative, through which appropriate and affordable sustainable finance instruments will be made available to support relevant initiatives. The agreement also paves the way for the creation of a technical working group for collaboration on Mexican programs and projects that would benefit from long-term investment, with favourable conditions, and technical support as needed. Read more.
EU-LAC I Chile: EU, EIB and KfW to Finance Renewable Hydrogen Projects. With an investment of up to EUR 216.5 million, the platform will support the decarbonisation of Chile’s economy, creating green jobs and generating business opportunities for Chilean and European companies while also helping Europe meet its import demand for renewable hydrogen. Read more
EU - LAC I Brazil: EIB grants €200 Million for SMEs and Solar Energy Investment by Households. The entire project will contribute to climate change mitigation in terms of the EU taxonomy. It will help Brazil pursue its targets for more renewable energy sources in annual electricity generation, furthering its ten-year national energy expansion plan. Read more.
Florida I A Detailed Overview of Florida SB 262; New Data Privacy Protections for Florida Residents. On June 6, 2023, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law SB 262, which grants Florida consumers certain rights relating to the processing of their personal data by businesses. Parts of SB 262 will come into effect in 2023. Read more.
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EACC Florida
MEMBER and PARTNER INSIGHTS
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No-Buy Zone: Florida’s Ban on some Foreign Buyers has Industry Scrambling for Response. The bill bans nearly all purchases by Chinese nationals and China-based companies. It also bars buyers from what the state deems “countries of concern,” including Venezuela and Russia, from purchasing agricultural land in the state, as well as any real estate within 10 miles of military and critical infrastructure facilities. Read more.
Using AI to Recruit? You're Legally Responsible for the Bot's Bias, EEOC Says. The EEOC recently warned employers that using algorithmic decision-making tools for hiring strategies could potentially violate existing civil rights laws. Read more.
Compliments Cozen O'Connor
Under the GDPR, does a company that uses personal information to train an AI need to allow individuals to request that their information be removed from the training data? In the context of AI, some supervisory authorities have suggested that if a company uses publicly sourced data to train an AI (e.g., data scraped from the internet), the only plausible lawful purpose would be either (1) the consent of the individuals whose personal information is being provided or (2) the legitimate interest of the controller. Read more.
European Commission Guidance for EU Competition-Compliant Possibilities for Cooperation between Competitors in Realizing Sustainability Objectives. Companies often point out that there is a tension between sustainability and antitrust/competition. They argue that European Union (EU) – and EU Member States’ national – competition rules hamper competitor cooperation and innovation regarding sustainability because such rules prohibit arrangements that companies believe are necessary. Read more.
Compliment Greenberg Traurig
IRS Warns of ERC Consultants Targeting Taxpayers with Aggressive Claims and High Fees. The Internal Revenue Service, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and other government agencies have recently published alerts to warn employers and tax practitioners of predatory consultants advising businesses to claim the Employee Retention Credit (ERC) when they may not qualify. Read more.
Does your Manufacturing Project Qualify for the R&D Tax Credit? Designed to reward companies for increasing investments in research and development, the R&D tax credit can apply to a wide range of manufacturing projects, such as developing new manufacturing processes or new products, experimenting with new materials, creating prototypes, and improving performance or quality of existing products. Read more.
Compliments Kaufman Rossin
Florida Electronic Health Records Exchange Act Amended – Health Records Maintained by Qualifying Health Care Providers Must Be Stored in the U.S., U.S. Territories, and Canada Only. On May 8, 2023, Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida signed CS/CS/SB 264, amending a suite of Florida statutes to impose heightened requirements on business activities involving foreign interests. As related to the health care industry, CS/CS/SB 264 amended the Florida Electronic Health Records Exchange Act (“Act”) to, among other things, require “health care providers” that utilize “certified health record technology” to manage health records in an electronic interoperable and digital format. Read more.
Compliments Squire Patton Boggs
You are invited ! 12th EU-U.S. Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Workshop. Birmingham, Alabama - Wednesday, September 13, 2023. The event is jointly organized by the European Commission's Directorate General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship, and SMEs and the Directorate General for Trade, in collaboration with the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, the Department of Commerce, and the Small Business Administration. Topics include EU-U.S. trade and technology collaboration, SME access to finance, strategies for equitable growth, ...
For details on how to attend: For U.S. participants: Please RSVP with your name, organization, city, state to [email protected] and the Alabama Department of Commerce at https://bit.ly/US-EU-SME For EU participants: Please RSVP with your name, organization, city, and Member State to [email protected].
Compliments EU Delegation in Washington DC
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Welcome to Clarke + Modet ! |
EACC Florida is delighted to welcome Clarke + Modet as a new Corporate Member!
ClarkeModet, established in 1879, is the biggest international Intellectual Property group in Latin America and an entry point to Europe. With an operational presence in 13 countries, a network of agents in 195 countries, a team of over 500 highly qualified and specialized professionals from 15 different nationalities, we manage one in every ten patent applications in Spanish – and Portuguese – speaking countries and serve over 24.000 clients from around the world.
Thanks to our legal, technical, and consulting experience, we have consolidated our position, offered innovative solutions and providing full service to all sectors.
We manage the most important Intellectual Property portfolios among the main innovation-generating industries worldwide, being an efficient ally to maximize their innovation.
We help organizations and entrepreneurs from any sector, size, and origin that, just like us, believe in the power of innovation to transform the world.
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EACC Florida is delighted to welcome Waziki as a new Corporate Member!
Waziki is a hardware-software and services company tailored towards secure data-management and cloud technology. Cloud virtualization, containerization, code analysis and data bandwidth reduction through patented technologies. Our goal is to provide quality offerings through our unique innovative approach to existing IT constraints within the corporate environment. Secure and modernize your computing assets today.
We work with:
- Leading Enterprises, to maximize their investment in application and or cloud computing assets;
- Commercial-Private sector clients, providing key security technology to reduce risk of infrastructure breach;
- Data reduction through compression for data at rest, data in motion and other storage needs.
- Cloud Service Providers, to eliminate the barriers that inhibit the enterprise landscape in adopting a data migration program;
- Systems Integrators, to decrease their project risk and cost, further driving incremental business.
Future Ready. Innovative Technology.
If you would like to know more, please visit our website: www.waziki.com or contact us at [email protected].
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EACC is a Connector
We open doors for our members across our chapter network on both sides of the Atlantic and we keep you informed on the relevant issues affecting your business.
Members of the EACC network enjoy:
♦ Access to our network of high-level business executives & our unique referral service
♦ Invitations to exclusive seminars & a direct exchange with transatlantic experts
♦ Visibility for your organization & opportunities to showcase your thought-leadership
♦ The ability to make a difference & actively engage in the Trans-Atlantic business dialogue
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TRAVELLING?
Meet the EACC Network
Our Members are Part of Something Bigger
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Together with its sister chapters, EACC Florida is part of a growing and highly dynamic transatlantic network reaching over 10,000 executives in the US and across Europe. With over 750 members, the EACC is a valuable resource for any size business. If you would like to get involved, let us know.
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