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Business delegation from Serbia hosted by the World Trade Center Miami and ITC and graced by Marko Djuric, Ambassador of the Republic of Serbia to the US. EACC Florida, here represented by Executive Director Christina Sleszynska, was one of the organizations invited to address the delegation.
A key announcement was the possible establishment of an Air Serbia direct Belgrade-Miami flight.
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A Conversation with Michael Curtis
EU Deputy Ambassador to the US
March 12, 2024 I 11.30 am - 1.30 p.m. I Miami Dade College
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EACC FLORIDA, THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL MIAMI, GLOBAL TIES MIAMI AND MIAMI DADE COLLEGE INVITE YOU TO A CONVERSATION WITH EU DEPUTY AMBASSADOR TO THE US MICHAEL CURTIS ON TRANSATLANTIC RELATIONS AND EUROPE’S ROLE IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE.
Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, rising tensions between the US and China and across the Middle East, and the perspective of an increasingly multi-polar world are confronting Europe and the United States with an increasingly challenging environment, politically, economically and militarily. Also, at least 64 countries around the world – including the United States, a number of European states as well as EU parliamentary elections – representing a combined population of about 49% of the people in the world, are holding national elections this year, the results of which will prove consequential for years to come.
Against this backdrop, please join us on March 12 from 11.30am to 1.30pm for A Conversation with EU Deputy Ambassador to the United States, Michael Curtis at the occasion of his first official trip to Miami.
Michael Curtis will offer insights into the evolution of transatlantic relations in 2024, upcoming developments in transatlantic trade, global challenges as well as perspectives into relations between the EU and Latin America.
Our Guest of Honor will be in Conversation with Dra. Nora Gomez Torres, Journalist at The Miami Herald and El Nuevo Herald.
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SAVE THE DATE!
Geopolitics in Motion. Re-thinking your Strategy and Resources
April 18, 2024 I 4.00 pm - 6.30 pm I Coral Gables
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After decades of relative stability, of globalization and market expansion, the war in Ukraine, the escalating tensions in the Middle East, decoupling from China, “friend-shoring”, “near-shoring” and a return to subsidized industrial policies in the United States and Europe, are raising new questions for companies on both sides of the Atlantic looking to grow internationally. What does it mean to be a company with a global outlook in today’s geopolitics? What should an expansion strategy for a mid-sized company look like? Where can companies find the talents they need to succeed in a new territory? Does size still matter? In order to expand internationally, how do you re-think your company’s resources and assets as a consequence of COVID, AI and in the light of our new geopolitical environment?
Join us on April 18th for a discussion on what “re-thinking your strategy and resources” means for mid-sized companies looking to grow internationally and to hear about the challenges and success stories of some companies that chose Florida as part of their internationalization strategy.
SPEAKERS
- Jodi Ader, Manager, Trade Advisory Services – RSM US LLP [Moderator]
- Mark Ludwig, National Leader, Trade Advisory Services – RSM US LLP
- Andreas Dal Santo, CFA, ABV, Managing Director – Solidus Capital Group
- Additional speakers to be announced
Additional details coming soon!
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AI - Navigating Risk & Learning How to Use It
Whether in search of reduced costs, improved service or simply a sense of FOMO (Fear of Missing Out), companies – large and small – are rapidly moving to adopt the increasingly powerful artificial intelligence business tools (“AI”) now available to them.
These companies are using AI both as a standalone technology for specialized use cases and/or embedding it within common enterprise software systems that handle core business processes.
These are precisely the issues which were discussed substantively and practically at the occasion of two programs held by EACC Florida in February.
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On February 13, Evi Fuelle (Credo AI), Laura Juanes (Restaurant Brands International), Oleksii Yaremenko (LeverX) and David Zetoony (Greenberg Traurig) offered thought-provoking insights into the state of play (or lack thereof) of AI regulations in Europe, the United States and beyond, how companies are handling the transition to AI tools and most importantly how to manage and mitigate some of the risks associated with the adoption of AI in the still muddled regulatory waters.
The program titled “AI in Business – Navigating Risk in Adopting a Powerful but not Well-Understood Technology” was hosted by Greenberg Traurig and expertly moderated by Alan Sutin (Greenberg Traurig) and EACC Florida President.
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On February 14, several EACC Florida Members & Friends gathered at LeverX Miami headquarters on Brickell Avenue for a Design Thinking Workshop titled “Empowering your Business with AI Capabilities”. The session featured a combination of interactive group activities and expert insights, employing tools like opportunity cards to stimulate brainstorming and real-world problem solving.
It was perfectly complementary to the substantive program on the previous day and an opportunity to develop an understanding of what AI can do beyond ChatGPT, what it cannot do and most importantly how it could help solve existing business problems. Our coaches – Natalya Rubakhava, Dmitry Novik and Siarhei Valenda – were outstanding. Many thanks to LeverX for hosting this event.
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EU Adopts 13th Package of Sanctions Against Russia after Two Years of War Against Ukraine. This package focuses on further limiting Russia's access to military technologies, such as for drones, and on listing additional companies and individuals involved in Russia's war effort. With this new package the number of individual listings has reached over 2000, dealing a huge blow to those who enable Russia's illegal war against Ukraine. Read more.
EU Wins WTO Compliance Action against US in Ripe Olives Dispute. The ruling confirms that the US failed to implement the recommendations of the original panel, namely the finding that the US law, based on which anti-subsidy duties on Spanish ripe olives were imposed, is incompatible with WTO rules. The dispute has been on-going since 2017. Read more.
OECD I International Trade Statistics: trends in fourth quarter 2023. After several quarters of decline, G20 merchandise trade growth flattened in value terms in Q4 2023, as measured in current US dollars (Figure 1 and 2). There was little change in exports and imports compared to Q3 2023, as a robust recovery in East Asia was counterbalanced by a slowdown in Europe and North America. Export growth stagnated in the United States, with lower sales of automobiles being offset by higher sales of industrial supplies. In the European Union, exports were down by 0.6% driven by a decline in chemical products, while imports were down by 1.8%. Read more.
WTO - New Global Rules to Simplify Trade in Services Enter into Force in the WTO. The new rules apply to a large and diverse group of WTO Members, including developed, developing and least developed countries - representing 92% of world trade in services. Read more.
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EU-US Dialogue on China and Indo-Pacific. In February, Secretary General Sannino and Under Secretary Nuland held the sixth high-level meeting of the EU-US Dialogue on China and the fifth meeting of the EU-US High-Level Consultations on the Indo-Pacific. Read more.
Office of the US Trade Representative I Readout of Crafting the Green Transatlantic Marketplace Stakeholder Event under the Transatlantic Initiative for Sustainable Trade. The purpose of the event was to solicit views on how to promote a more integrated and resilient Transatlantic Green Marketplace. Read more.
EU-LatAm I Global Gateway: EU and Argentina Strengthen Partnership on Sustainable Raw Materials Value Chains with High-Level Visit. In February, the European Commission welcomed an Argentine high-level delegation to continue strengthening our partnership on sustainable raw material value chains. Read more.
EU-LatAm I Deeper Political and Economic Ties with Chile. The European Parliament approved the EU-Chile Advanced Framework Agreement and its complementing deal on trade and investment liberalisation.The agreements lay down the framework for deeper and broader political and economic cooperation on global issues, such as foreign and security matters, sustainable development, environmental protection, climate change, sustainable energy, rule of law and human rights. Read more.
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Thought Leadership
MEMBER and PARTNER INSIGHTS
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5 Trends to Watch in 2024 with Florida's Property Insurance Market. Although Florida's insurance market continues to face ongoing challenges, the steps that Florida lawmakers have taken over the past 18 months have put the insurance industry in a better position compared to the previous decade. However, consumers are only starting to see the positive impacts of the state's generational tort and insurance market reforms that were adopted in 2022 and 2023. Read more.
5 Trends to Watch: 2024 UK Real Estate. 1. Renewed Government focus on improving transparency of land ownership; 2. New biodiversity net gain requirements introduced for developments; 3. Further progress and challenges with the Renters (Reform) Bill; 4. Continued commitment to reform the existing residential leasehold system; 5. Is climate risk, investment risk? Key industry focus on sustainability and green leases. Read more.
FDA Final Rule Harmonizes Medical Device Quality System Regulation with International Standard. In February, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a final rule amending, for the first time since 1996, medical device current good manufacturing (cGMP) requirements contained in the Quality System Regulation (QSR). Read more.
Compliments Greenberg Traurig
Fair Use, Copyright and Trademark Implications of Generative AI. While many use generative AI as a fun experiment to see what it produces, others use it as a tool to complete a given task efficiently – the epitome of working smarter not harder. But just how smart is it to (arguably) rely on real life artists’ and authors’ underlying work and claim it as your own? Read more.
Maritime Challenges: a Time to Act Boldly. The article discusses the crucial maritime decisions the 116th Congress faces this year that will have a long lasting impact on our nation’s security and economy. Read more.
FY2025 H-1B Lottery Registration Begins. New in FY2025, USCIS will launch the previously announced organizational accounts in the USCIS online account that will allow multiple people within an organization and their legal representatives to collaborate on and prepare H-1B registrations, H-1B petitions, and any associated Form I-907 Request for Premium Processing. Read more
Compliments Cozen O'Connor
RIAs: Keep the SEC's 2024 Examination Priorities Top of Mind. For registered investment advisers (RIAs) who like to get a head start on compliance, this is your year. The SEC’s Division of Examinations (DOE) released its 2024 Examination Priorities back in October 2023, quite a bit earlier than its usual release in February/March for the upcoming year. Read more.
Compliments Kaufman Rossin
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EACC Florida is delighted to welcome the European Railway Clusters Initiative (ERCI) as a Corporate Member!
As the rail sector’s largest dedicated B2B networking organisation, ERCI (European Railway Clusters Initiative) connects entities and ideas and brings together customers, suppliers and supply chain opportunities.
Today ERCI is a metacluster grouping together 17 clusters of 16 European countries.
ERCI helps develop partnerships as a means to promote the needs of the rail transportation sector as well as mobility, logistics and intermodality while supporting competitiveness in the transport sector through innovation and other means. ERCI is based in Brussels (Belgium).
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The objectives of ERCI are:
- Facilitate Internationalisation of all the members;
- Share best management practices between partners: governance, organization, processes, funding schemes, planning and execution of roadmaps;
- Develop joint Research Development and Innovation projects in coherence with the individual strategy of the members;
- Optimize access to funding possibilities at Regional, National, European and International levels for both operation and project costs;
- Implement joint communication programmes as support for the above-mentioned objectives;
- Implement Task Forces and other working groups on topics with high innovation potential as support for the Small&Medium Enterprise members of the ERCI network to meet and work collaboratively;
- Support each other in developing business opportunities between member companies;
- Promote innovation through an annual ERCI Innovation award competition;
- Organise and/or support bilateral Workshops;
- Enhance Railway Related activities on a global scale.
For details: https://www.eurailclusters.com/
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EACC Florida is delighted to welcome new Corporate Member NOVUS INK Advisors as a New Corporate Member!
Info: www.NovusInk.com
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NOVUS INK Advisors is a communications, public and government affairs advisory firm built for a world of complexity where today’s C-suite and Business Strategy meets trusted Advisors. Our purpose is simple, to advance our clients’ business strategy through senior counsel and clear communications. Our objective, to enhance and protect a brand’s reputation.
As a privately held firm, NOVUS is guided by a relentless pursuit of excellence, adhering to the highest ethical standards that enable our Managing Partners, comprised of Fortune 50 global communications, public and government affairs experts highly experienced in the C-suite, to deliver senior counsel and strategies that provide clients the confidence to lead with certainty, earning the trust of their stakeholders.
Whether its Corporate Reputation, Business Strategy, Crisis and Reputation Risk, Financial Services, Mergers and Acquisitions, Brand Product and Marketing Communications, Public and Government Affairs, NOVUS is positioned to deliver measurable client-centric communications programs.
We take a long-term, dynamic approach to client satisfaction, working tirelessly to earn our clients’ trust and demonstrate a meaningful impact on their business.
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EACC Florida is delighted to welcome TecEx as a new Corporate Member !
Info: www.tecex.com
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TecEx specializes in the import and exports of IT hardware and networking equipment into over 200 global locations. We offer a streamlined, full door-to-door, hassle free service, whereby we act as the importer of record (IOR-registered entity in the destination country), take care of all compliance, shipping documents, permits and licenses. We clear the goods through customs, pay over all taxes and duties and take care of full logistics including the local delivery. We do this all with one point of contact, upfront costing and lead times, making global rollouts, deployments and expansions a risk free and seamless process.
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NOW is the Perfect Time to Join!
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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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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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