BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//French-American Chamber Of Commerce (FACC) - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:French-American Chamber Of Commerce (FACC) X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://nationalfacc.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for French-American Chamber Of Commerce (FACC) REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20190310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20191103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20200308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20201101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20210314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20211107T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20190310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20191103T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20200308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20201101T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20210314T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20211107T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20220313T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20221106T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20190310T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20191103T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20200308T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20201101T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20210314T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20211107T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210223T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210223T123000 DTSTAMP:20260511T132128 CREATED:20210218T215142Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210218T231951Z UID:3067-1614081600-1614083400@nationalfacc.org SUMMARY:FACC-NE: Let's Talk Diversity & Inclusion Series #2 DESCRIPTION:We are very excited to continue with our newest series of virtual events dedicated to Diversity & Inclusion. Thank you to our Platinum Sponsors IPSEN and EY for supporting FACCNE’s newest event series. We know that diversity and inclusion are key priorities for Ipsen & EY. It is core to who they are and how they work. \nWe are also pleased to partner for this event with the American Chamber of Commerce in France\, as well as the French-American Chambers of Commerce Atlanta and  Chicago.  \nJoin us on Tuesday\, February 23\, 2021 @ 12pm EST/18H Paris Time for the second event of this series\, “Revamping Your D&I Initiatives to Embrace Racial Equity.”  \nCharlene Thomas (UPS)\, Keyra Johnson (Delta)\, and Deisha Barnett (The Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce) will share with us their experiences and reflections related to racial equity in the workplace and tips to actively counter forms of discrimination & inequality. This panel discussion is a great opportunity for professionals of all sectors from all company sizes to discuss and share their perspectives on how we each address diversity\, inclusion\, and equity in the business world. \nAttendees will have the opportunity for a 30-40 minute panel discussion\, followed by Q&A with guest speakers. \nThis event is FREE and open to ALL! \n REGISTER NOW \n \n  \n  \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nCharlene Thomas\, Chief Diversity\, Equity & Inclusion Officer\, UPS \nCharlene Thomas serves as Chief Diversity\, Equity and Inclusion Officer for UPS and is a member of the company’s Executive Leadership Team. In her previous role of Chief Human Resources Officer\, she guided UPS’s transformation and HR initiatives to optimize the talent\, leadership and culture for the company’s more than 528\,000 employees worldwide. \nPreviously\, she served as President of the West Region with responsibility for all package delivery operations in the U.S. central and western states. \nCharlene began her UPS career in 1989\, progressing through successive leadership roles in U.S. Operations\, including the West Chester\, PA and Metro Philadelphia District. She served as package division manager in Baltimore\, and operations manager for the Alabama District. She later joined the Desert Mountain District as West Operations package operations manager and was promoted to President\, Mid-South District and later President\, North Atlantic District.   Charlene also has held roles in global marketing\, corporate learning and talent development as the U.S. operations training director. \nRecently\, Charlene served on the board of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Middle Tennessee\, Orangewood Foundation in Orange County\, CA and as an executive board member for Habitat for Humanity. Charlene is also a member of The Executive Leadership Council. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Temple University and an MBA from Eastern University. \n  \n \n\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nKeyra Lynn Johnson\, Managing Director and Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer\, Delta Air Lines\n\nKeyra Lynn Johnson is Managing Director and Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer for Delta Air Lines. She is charged with leading the company in modeling a comprehensive diversity and inclusion strategy with supporting programs\, initiatives and action plans that have impact on Delta employees\, customers and the community. Under Keyra’s leadership\, Delta’s strategy seeks diversity\, promotes inclusion and drives accountability for actions that foster sustainable results.\nShe also oversees The Delta Care and Scholarship Funds Inc.\, the company’s 501(c)(3) nonprofit available to help Delta people when facing a sudden\, unexpected personal crisis or provide scholarships to assist employees and their families advance their education.\nPrior to joining Delta’s HR Global Talent team in 2016\, Keyra served as Delta’s Managing Director – Corporate Communications. In that role\, she set the course for the company’s global communications strategies\, overseeing teams responsible for employee communications\, public relations\, international communications\, the corporate intranet and leadership communications.\nKeyra began her career at Delta more than 20 years ago on the front line. Under her leadership\, Delta has been honored with numerous diversity and inclusion-related distinctions. Keyra also has been named to the top Executives in Global Diversity list\, Most Powerful Women in Corporate Diversity list by Black Enterprise\, and Corporate Advocate for Inclusion by Rainbow PUSH.\nRead more about Keyra here.\n  \n  \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nDeisha Barnett\, Chief Brand and Communications Officer\, Head of Diversity and Inclusion at the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce \nDeisha is an accomplished leader who shapes communications strategies\, counsels CEOs\, advocates for inclusion and grows teams. She is a passionate driver of transformative initiatives that generate results – whether targeting investors\, analysts\, consumers\, employees or community stakeholders. \nDeisha leads the Metro Atlanta Chamber’s strategic focus on promoting Atlanta and is the organization’s head of diversity and inclusion. Her team spans across internal communications\, media relations\, speech writing\, digital communications\, traditional marketing and the region’s millennial and gen Z-targeted movement\, ChooseATL. She also leads the organization’s inside-out approach to advancing diversity\, equity and inclusion\, including efforts that aim to drive collaboration and collective impact among the region’s diversity and inclusion leaders. \nIn September 2020\, Deisha was appointed to the board of directors for skincare brand Urban Skin Rx. Deisha is a proud alumna of Clark Atlanta University. URL:https://nationalfacc.org/event/facc-ne-lets-talk-diversity-inclusion-series-2/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://nationalfacc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/NE-updated.png ORGANIZER;CN="FACC NE":MAILTO:contact@faccne.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210218T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210218T130000 DTSTAMP:20260511T132128 CREATED:20210114T160152Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210204T171452Z UID:3014-1613649600-1613653200@nationalfacc.org SUMMARY:FACC-NY: Challenges to the Future of Remote Work #2: Employees DESCRIPTION:Join us for a three part series which will address the challenges to remote work from the point of view of employers\, employees and cybersecurity with a specific focus on the implications for the banking and financial sector.\n\n\nProfessionally\, 2020 highlighted the precarity of jobs\, the disparity between remote-enabled teams\, those whose jobs could not be done virtually\, and those whose companies were ill-equipped for the transition. During this three-part series we will break down three facets of the future of work\, from three unique perspectives: employers\, employees and a focus on cybersecurity. Each panel discussion will convene innovators who are actively challenging the status quo to build the workplace of tomorrow\, today. \n➤ Part 1\, Wednesday\, February 3rd: Employers  \nKey topics: Retention schemes\, maintaining company culture\, productivity gains\, legal and financial implications of a remote workforce. \n➤ Part 2\, Thursday\, February 18th: Employees  \nKey topics: Job portability\, collective bargaining and worker’s voice\, upskilling\, maintaining your career trajectory\, the future of international careers\, wellbeing and cultural adaptability. \n➤ Part 3\, Thursday\, March 4th: Employers  \nKey topics: “Digital by Default” (remote-only offices)\, specific implications for the financial sector\, protecting your data\, security of IoT devices\, VPNs. URL:https://nationalfacc.org/event/facc-ny-challenges-to-the-future-of-remote-work-2-employees/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://nationalfacc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/2021-templates-8.png ORGANIZER;CN="FACC-NY":MAILTO:info@faccnyc.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210203T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210203T130000 DTSTAMP:20260511T132128 CREATED:20210114T155654Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210126T164346Z UID:3011-1612353600-1612357200@nationalfacc.org SUMMARY:FACC-NY: Challenges to the Future of Remote Work #1: Employers DESCRIPTION:Join us for a three part series which will address the challenges to remote work from the point of view of employers\, employees and cybersecurity with a specific focus on the implications for the banking and financial sector.\n\n\nProfessionally\, 2020 highlighted the precarity of jobs\, the disparity between remote-enabled teams\, those whose jobs could not be done virtually\, and those whose companies were ill-equipped for the transition. During this three-part series we will break down three facets of the future of work\, from three unique perspectives: employers\, employees and a focus on cybersecurity. Each panel discussion will convene innovators who are actively challenging the status quo to build the workplace of tomorrow\, today. \n➤ Part 1\, Wednesday\, February 3rd: Employers  \nKey topics: Retention schemes\, maintaining company culture\, productivity gains\, legal and financial implications of a remote workforce. \n➤ Part 2\, Thursday\, February 18th: Employees  \nKey topics: Job portability\, collective bargaining and worker’s voice\, upskilling\, maintaining your career trajectory\, the future of international careers\, wellbeing and cultural adaptability. \n➤ Part 3\, Thursday\, March 4th: Employers  \nKey topics: “Digital by Default” (remote-only offices)\, specific implications for the financial sector\, protecting your data\, security of IoT devices\, VPNs. \n\n\n  \n \n\nBrought to you by the FACC-NY HR & Mobility Committee. \n\n  URL:https://nationalfacc.org/event/facc-ny-challenges-to-the-future-of-remote-work-1-employers/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://nationalfacc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/2021_templates_1_0.png ORGANIZER;CN="FACC-NY":MAILTO:info@faccnyc.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210202T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210202T130000 DTSTAMP:20260511T132128 CREATED:20210127T125242Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210127T131236Z UID:3033-1612267200-1612270800@nationalfacc.org SUMMARY:FACC Philadelphia Office Hours: US Work Visas and International Travel DESCRIPTION:Register Now to receive an update from our speakers who will address questions that you or your colleagues may have regarding work visas\, immigration\, and business travel to/from Europe.\n\n\n​​ \nTARGET AUDIENCE:\nHR Professionals\, Executives\, French Employees\, International Travelers\, and Companies with French Business Ties\n​​​ \nWELCOME BY: \nJeremy Heep\, Esq.\, FACC President \n​ \nMODERATOR: \n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPANELISTS:\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nREGISTER NOW URL:https://nationalfacc.org/event/facc-ne-office-hours-get-your-questions-answered-regarding-us-work-visas-and-international-travel/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://nationalfacc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/office-hours.png ORGANIZER;CN="FACC Philadelphia":MAILTO:info@FACCphila.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210201T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210201T190000 DTSTAMP:20260511T132128 CREATED:20210112T215007Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210115T154731Z UID:3004-1612202400-1612206000@nationalfacc.org SUMMARY:FACC-NY: Future Luxe: In Conversation with Erwan Rambourg DESCRIPTION:As part of our Luxury\, Fashion and Beauty series\, we are pleased to kick off 2021 with guest speaker Erwan Rambourg\, author of Future Luxe\, luxury analyst and lecturer. This series is brought to you by the FACC Luxury\, Fashion and Beauty Committee.\nAfter a cataclysmic year\, luxury brands are anxiously hedging predictions for a comeback. Online sales\, which topped 49 billion USD worldwide in 2020\, were at the same time a saving grace and an indicator of what’s to come for the sector\, one that is grappling with evolving customer demographics and patterns of consumption. In the midst of a global recession\, ripe with external shocks\, we will explore the opportunities for the future of luxury businesses in the global marketplace.\n  \n– Shifting Consumer Demographics \n– Brick and Mortar vs E-Commerce \n– Consolidation\, Strength of Luxury Groups \n– “Premiumization”- the Threat of Alternate Spending Patterns \n– Post-COVID-19 Market Insights \n  \nErwan Rambourg has been a top-ranked analyst covering the luxury and sporting goods sectors for fifteen years. After eight years as a Marketing Manager in the luxury industry\, notably for LVMH and Richemont\, he is now a Managing Director and Global Head of Consumer & Retail equity research. He regularly contributes to the Wall Street Journal\, the Financial Times\, CNBC and Bloomberg\, and has guest lectured at top universities in the US\, Europe and Asia. He is the author of The Bling Dynasty: Why The Reign of Chinese Luxury Shoppers Has Only Just Begun (Sept 2014) and is finishing his second book Future Luxe: What’s Ahead for the Business of Luxury (Sept 2020)\, in which he identifies the major forces and emerging trends that are set to reshape luxury over the next decade after a period of virus-related turbulence. After six years in Asia\, Rambourg now lives in New York City with his wife and three children. \n  \n\n  \n  \n\n  \nThe conversation will be moderated by FACC-NY President Elsa Berry\, Founder and Managing Partner of Vendôme Global Partners. Elsa serves as Managing Director as well as President of the French-American Chamber of Commerce NYC. Vendôme Global Partners LLC\, a strategic financial advisory services firm focused on the Luxury\, Beauty and Premium Branded Consumer industries on a global basis. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n \n\nClick here to purchase your copy of Future Luxe. URL:https://nationalfacc.org/event/future-luxe-in-conversation-with-erwan-rambourg/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://nationalfacc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/2021-templates-6.png ORGANIZER;CN="FACC-NY":MAILTO:info@faccnyc.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210127T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210127T203000 DTSTAMP:20260511T132128 CREATED:20210127T024716Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210127T131151Z UID:3030-1611768600-1611779400@nationalfacc.org SUMMARY:FACC Philadelphia Webinar: Meet the Filmmakers of "The Lafayette Escadrille" Documentary DESCRIPTION:Meet the Filmmakers of\n“The Lafayette Escadrille” Documentary\nPresentation & Networking\nHump Day Happy Hour with Signature Cocktail*\n\nStressed out?  History brings valuable perspective. \nEnjoy a fun event with the Filmmakers of THE LAFAYETTE ESCADRILLE\, Paul Glenshaw and Darroch Greer\, the FACC Members\, and Guests. Take a break to learn about the diverse fearless flyers who steered the United States into supporting the Allies when this country eventually entered World War I. \n​ \nFilmed in the skies above France and the United States\, THE LAFAYETTE ESCADRILLE tells the story of the American volunteers who flew and fought for France in World War I. It is an all-true\, character-driven story of a disparate group of idealistic young men risking their lives for the ideals of France and civilization. Through archival footage and stunning photography of the places where the pilots trained\, flew\, fought and died\, the documentary gives the viewer a thrilling and visceral experience of the early days of combat aviation. Never-before-seen photographs\, letters and memoirs tell the only American story that covers the entire scope of World War I along the Western Front\, from fighting in the trenches and driving ambulances to flying single-seat fighters. The sacrifices made by the men of the Lafayette Escadrille strengthened the historic bond between the sister republics of the United States and France as they laid the foundation of American combat aviation and the U.S. Air Force. \n​ \nMore info about THE LAFAYETTE ESCADRILLE documentary film: IMBD: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11540922/ \n\n*To prepare the Signature Cocktail at home\, you will need Cognac and Champagne\nOr skip the alcohol and enjoy a sparkling apple cider or ginger ale.\n\nWednesday\, January 27th\, 2021\n5:30 PM – 8:30 PM EST\n​\nFree Event via Zoom – Link Provided upon Registration\nEvent Agenda: \n5:30 PM  Optional 24-minute Preview Screening on YouTube to introduce the documentary film or watch it at your convenience. \n​ \n6:00 PM  Welcome by FACC President Jeremy Heep\, Introduction of the Filmmakers Paul Glenshaw and Darroch Greer\nPreparation of the Lafayette Escadrille Cocktail (half Cognac and half Champagne)\, created by Harry’s New York Bar in Paris\, or enjoy an alcohol-free sparkling apple cider or ginger ale. \n​ \n6:05 PM  Presentation \n6:45 PM  First Breakout Room Session:  Introduce yourself by Full Name\, Job Title\, Company (as applicable). \n                 Brief Reply:  Have you visited the Western Front (see map below) in Europe and/or\nDo you have a relative who served in World War I? \n​ \n7:00 PM  Presentation Continues with Q&A \n​ \n7:30 PM  Second Breakout Room Session:  Introduce yourself by Full Name\, Job Title\, Company (as applicable).\nBrief Reply:  How old were you when you took your first airplane and where did you fly to and from? \n​ \n7:45 PM  Thanks to the Filmmakers.  Random Number Prize Drawing\, Upcoming FACC Events \n​ \n8:00 PM  Optional 30-minute Additional Networking Session to meet registrants not met earlier in the Breakout Sessions.\nTo make a business connection\, please put your email address in the CHAT or contact info@FACCphila.org after the event.\nBrief Reply:  What is your next travel destination for business or pleasure once the pandemic restrictions are lifted? \n​ \n8:30 PM  Event Concludes \nREGISTER NOW \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFilmmakers Paul Glenshaw and Darroch Greer at\nThe Santa Barbara International Film Festival\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMeet the Filmmakers: \nPaul Glenshaw’s aviation storytelling covers a wide range of media. He is a regular contributor to the Smithsonian’s Air & Space magazine and was co-writer and producer of the PBS documentary Barnstorming. He is the author of To Swing Through the Sky\, a theatrical concert commissioned and produced by George Mason University about the twin histories of jazz and powered flight. He is an exhibit curator/producer for museums\, and is a longtime STEM educator. He was a member of the Wright Experience team during the Centennial of Flight in 2003. Paul is a graduate of Washington University in St. Louis\, with a first  career in art museums. He is practicing artist and a drawing instructor for the Smithsonian Associates. \n​ \nDarroch Greer is an award-winning documentary filmmaker\, writer and historical researcher. He’s researched\, written\, produced and directed films on American history\, world history\, natural history and popular culture for PBS\, TCM\, Discovery\, History\, TBS and VH1. Most recently Darroch wrote and co-directed The Millionaires’ Unit\, an award-winning\, two-hour documentary on World War One aviation filmed in five countries. In the museum and themed entertainment worlds\, Darroch worked as the researcher and a writer on the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum\, the Adler Planetarium in Chicago\, the Kennedy Space Center in Florida\, the Atturaif Living History Museum in Riyadh\, Saudi Arabia\, and on theme parks and guest experiences in Korea\, Qatar\, Saudi Arabia\, Thailand\, Jordan\, Pennsylvania and Chicago. URL:https://nationalfacc.org/event/facc-ne-webinar-meet-the-filmmakers-of-the-lafayette-escadrille-documentary/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://nationalfacc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/film-poster.png ORGANIZER;CN="FACC Philadelphia":MAILTO:info@FACCphila.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210126T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210126T140000 DTSTAMP:20260511T132128 CREATED:20210118T142731Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210118T142731Z UID:3022-1611666000-1611669600@nationalfacc.org SUMMARY:FACC NE: Let's Talk Diversity & Inclusion DESCRIPTION:REGISTER NOW \nWe are very excited to kick off 2021 with the launch of a new series of virtual events dedicated to Diversity & Inclusion. Thank you to our Platinum Sponsors IPSEN and EY for supporting FACCNE’s newest event series. We know that diversity and inclusion are key priorities for Ipsen & EY. It is core to who they are and how they work. \nWe are also pleased to partner for this event with the American Chamber of Commerce in France\, as well as the French-American Chambers of Commerce Atlanta\, Chicago\, Houston\, Washington D.C.\, and OurOffice\, Inc. \nJoin us on Tuesday\, January 26\, 2021 @ 1pm EST/19H Paris Time for the first event of this series\, “Believe in Building an Inclusive Workplace Culture.” \nOur incredible speakers: Guy Pacitti (Pegasystems)\, Jane Steinmetz (EY Boston)\, Wagner Denuzzo (Prudential Financial) and our moderator Caroline Vaquette (OurOffice\, Inc.) will share with us their experiences and reflections on creating an inclusive workplace culture and countering forms of discrimination & inequality. They will also discuss the important role of the recruitment process to maintain a diverse and equitable workplace culture. This panel discussion is a great opportunity for professionals of all sectors from all company sizes to discuss and share their perspectives on how we each address inclusivity in the business world. \nAttendees will have the opportunity for a 30-40 minute panel discussion\, followed by Q&A with guest speakers. \n  \nThis event is FREE and open to ALL! \n  \n \n  \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nGuy Pacitti\, Global Leader of Inclusion & Diversity\, Pegasystems \nGuy Pacitti has extensive experience providing counsel to senior level executives on such topics as diversity\, equity & inclusion\, organizational design\, workplace culture\, and leadership development.  He currently serves as the Global Leader of Inclusion and Diversity at Pegasystems\, a Cambridge\, Massachusetts-based customer relationship management (CRM) and digital process automation software development company with more than 5000 employees operating in 22 countries.  Prior to his current role\, he served as Director of Diversity and Inclusion at IBM where he drove the global strategy of Diversity and Inclusion educational offerings and career accelerator programs for diverse talent. He also served as Director of Executive Succession\, developing IBM’s executive business leaders.  Prior roles include Human Resources leadership posts in software and communications consulting firms. \n  \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nJane Steinmetz\, Office Managing Principal at EY Boston. \nJane Steinmetz is a business leader within EY who brings over 25 years of experience serving Fortune 100 clients\, leading high-performing teams and advocating for change. In her role as Office Managing Principal of the EY Boston office\, Jane is responsible for overall client service\, market growth and internal management of the Boston office\, in which there are over 2\,300 assurance\, tax\, transaction and consulting professionals. As a managing principal and business leader\, she is connected to top leadership and uses her experience to guide strategic\, client service and operational recommendations. \nThroughout her career\, Jane has been a tax professional who has consulted with a diverse array of taxpayers on state tax matters.  In her resident state of Massachusetts\, she works closely with the business community\, Department of Revenue\, Legislature and Governor’s Administration on tax policy. Her consultation has involved high profile controversy matters\, nexus considerations\, large scale compliance functions\, apportionment nuances\, and driving legislative state tax changes of critical importance for some of the firm’s largest clients both nationally and across the globe. \n  \n \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nWagner Denuzzo\, Head of Capabilities for Future Work\, Prudential Financial \nWagner Denuzzo is currently leading the Future of Work Talent CoE at Prudential. His team is responsible for Organizational Design and Capabilities\, as well as the transformation of careers and skills development for the future. Prior to this role\, Wagner was leading Leadership Talent Transformation at IBM where he also served as the head of Leadership and Management Development for the enterprise during IBMs largest transformation in its history. Wagner has been a Leadership/Organizational Development Consultant\, Executive Coach\, and HR strategist for over 20 years. Prior to joining IBM\, Wagner had an Executive Coaching practice in NYC serving Fortune 500 clients nationwide. Wagner was born and raised in Sao Paulo\, Brazil\, and holds a bachelor’s degree in communications\, a Masters in Clinical Social Work from New York University. \n  \n  \n \n  \n  \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \nCaroline Vaquette\, International HR Executive\, OurOffice\, Inc. \nCaroline Vaquette will be our moderator for the first Diversity & Inclusion Series event. Caroline is an international HR executive and a change maker for a more inclusive world. She is passionate about Gender and Minorities Equity and Inclusion and is a member of the Leadership Team of OurOffice\, Inc.\, a category-defining leader in the emerging Diversity\, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) space.\nOurOffice pioneered Diversity and Inclusion as a Service for building inclusive workplace cultures on an affordable monthly subscription\, and has been featured in the Mercer and Deloitte Reports on DEI. \nCaroline’s career spans 20 years in pivotal roles on three continents (North America\, Asia and Europe) to drive collaboration across diverse teams working for superior outcomes and success. She has a successful track record of building inclusive workplaces\, leveraging deep knowledge of multicultural environments and DEI best practices. \nPrior to OurOffice\, Caroline was the DEI Director at Henkel\, a global German corporation\, where she was responsible for DEI strategy\, CSR and Talent Management. She has implemented innovative HR programs by leveraging technology to engage and retain talent. Caroline earned her Masters in Business and Management in France. \n  \n  \n“Gender equality and more broadly diversity and inclusion are key priorities for us at Ipsen. People are at the center of everything we do and we aim to offer equal opportunities to everyone\, everywhere in our One Ipsen open and inclusive culture.”\nRegis Mulot\, Executive Vice President\, Chief Human Resources Officer\, IPSEN URL:https://nationalfacc.org/event/facc-ne-lets-talk-diversity-inclusion/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://nationalfacc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Diversity.png ORGANIZER;CN="FACC NE":MAILTO:contact@faccne.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210119T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210119T100000 DTSTAMP:20260511T132128 CREATED:20210106T181935Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210106T181935Z UID:3001-1611046800-1611050400@nationalfacc.org SUMMARY:FACC-SF: Online Networking Café - January DESCRIPTION:NEW to the Bay Area? Join our January Networking Cafe from 9:00am to 10:00am to connect with the FACCSF Team. \nEvery 3rd Tuesday of the month from 9:00 to 10:00 am\, connect with the French American Chamber of Commerce in San Francisco. \nDue to the current situation\, this event has been transformed into a webinar. Register below for the free event. You will receive your access link by email. \nIt’s a great casual occasion to: \n\nTell us more about yourself and your expectations\nLearn more about what we do & how we do it\nGive us feedback and share your ideas\nNetwork with other members who are as curious as you\n\n  URL:https://nationalfacc.org/event/facc-sf-online-networking-cafe-january/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://nationalfacc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/csm_NETWORKING_Cafe-2_27ce6c556f.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210113T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210113T100000 DTSTAMP:20260511T132128 CREATED:20210106T181435Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210106T181435Z UID:2998-1610528400-1610532000@nationalfacc.org SUMMARY:FACC-SF: France Vs. Silicon Valley: GOD & the Silicon Valley DESCRIPTION:Save the date for the Edition 9 of our series: France Vs. Silicon Valley: God & the Silicon Valley \nThe Silicon Valley from every angle: ethical\, cultural and spiritual \n\nAfter the global health crisis\, what is the current situation of the global epicenter of innovation?\nIs Silicon Valley still inventing and for what purpose?\nHow have Facebook and the new American tech giants transformed the ecosystem? For good or bad?\nDo the valley’s start-ups still want to make the world a better place\, or simply to enrich their shareholders?\nHow can we restore meaning to this allegedly virtuous model?\n\nJoin us on January 13th 2021 to hear from two inspiring speakers: \nFather Eric Salobir\, knows as the “geek priest” & author of “God and Silicon Valley”. He is also the Founder of OPTIC Technology\, a sort of a Catholic network which promotes research and innovation and various technology fields\, in charge of the media and technology for the Dominicans & a teacher of digital communication at Catholic University of Paris. \nDoctor Luc Julia is the CTO and Senior Vice President of Innovation for Samsung Electronics\, but also bestselling author of the book: “There is no such thing as Artificial Intelligence”\, holds dozens of patents and is recognized as one of the top 100 most influential French developers in the digital world. He is also recipient of Légion d’Honneur\, the highest order of France\, and member of its National Academy of Technologies\, he holds degrees in Mathematics and Computer Science from theUniversity Pierre et Marie Curie in Paris and earned a Ph.D. in ComputerScience at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Télécommunications de Paris. URL:https://nationalfacc.org/event/facc-sf-france-vs-silicon-valley-god-the-silicon-valley/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://nationalfacc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/csm_France_Vs._Silicon-Valley-_Edition-9_4b20b1fef3.png ORGANIZER;CN="FACC San Francisco":MAILTO:stanley.zelphin@faccsf.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201218T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201218T210000 DTSTAMP:20260511T132128 CREATED:20201207T145431Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201207T145431Z UID:2977-1608319800-1608325200@nationalfacc.org SUMMARY:FACC-DC Paris Chansons DESCRIPTION:The French American Chamber of Commerce of D.C. invites you to an unforgettable evening of French music!  A virtual concert with a holiday twist by Paris Chansons\, the French band with a global twist based in LA! \nExperience original renditions of favorites from Aznavour\, Dassin\, Piaf\, Adamo\, Dalida\, Macias to Indila\, Zaz & Stromae!  PLUS some of the most beloved Russian gypsy classics! \nSing along\, dance and raise your glass to toast to health\, life ad the holidays….we are in this all together. \nPerformance by Paris Chansons singers: Jacob & Julia Kantor\, Max Cohen\, and violinist extraordinaire\, Endre Balogh! \nVirtual doors open 10 minutes prior to the concert so you can settle in and pour yourself a drink. Black tie or Black PJs optional 😉 \nDiscover Paris Chansons:  https://youtu.be/t252MrD7vbo \nMusic video of Jacob & Julia performing their original rendition of Joe Dassin’s classic “Et si tu n’existais pas – If you didn’t exist.” https://youtu.be/faOSlxTjw1o \nVue sur Télèmatin (3 minute clip in French!):  https://youtu.be/4WMdwFLtLDQ \n REGISTER NOW \n4 Types of Tickets: \n\nLe Billet Tête d’Affiche (The Headliner): Attend the Online Concert\nLe Billet Entracte (The Intermission package):\n\nAttend the Online Event\n1 bottle of French Bordeaux Red Wine\n1 bottle of French Burgundy Red Wine\n1 bottle of French White Bordeaux or White Alsace Wine\nAn assortment of French products: includes candies (Fraises Tagada)\, Confiture Bonne Maman\, Cookies Lu\, etc*\n\n\nLe Billet Coulisses de la Scène (backstage pass package):\n\nEverything in Entracte package plus:\n1 bottle of real Champagne from Champagne (Champagne Pierre Mignon or Champagne Antoine Damon)\n\n\nLe Billet A Guichets Fermés (The Full House Package)\n\nEverything in Coulisses de la Scène package plus:\nA Bottle of Rose Champagne (Champagne Pierre Mignon or Champagne Larmigny) URL:https://nationalfacc.org/event/facc-dc-paris-chansons/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://nationalfacc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Chansons.png ORGANIZER;CN="FACC DC":MAILTO:info@faccwdc.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201218T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201218T183000 DTSTAMP:20260511T132128 CREATED:20201208T160733Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201208T160829Z UID:2994-1608310800-1608316200@nationalfacc.org SUMMARY:FACC NE: Virtual Tasting DESCRIPTION:Join FACCNE in starting off the holiday festivities on Friday\, December 18th at 5pm EST for a Virtual Bordeaux Tasting! This event will be live from Gironde\, France at Château du Seuil with our expert host\, Carole Sabit. We are so excited to have Coravin as the sponsor of this event! This event will be 100% virtual\, held on Zoom\, and in English\, so don’t miss out! We’ll have an introduction of Château du Seuil & a tasting of red & white wine\, and then an opportunity to join networking sessions to chat while you enjoy your wine. This event will be held virtually and attendees will be able to purchase their wines for the event in advance. $15 per member household participation + wine / $25 per nonmember household participation + wine purchase! More information about wine purchasing below.\n\nThe Agenda\n5:00pm – Join the session\, introduction of Château du Seuil by Carole Sabit.\n5:30pm – Tasting of two wines (one red\, one white)\n6:00pm – Break into networking groups\, trivia games\n6:30pm – Closing remarks by FACCNE\n\n\n REGISTER NOW \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n\nChâteau du Seuil is a family owned wine property that takes personal responsibility for all aspects of grape growing and wine quality control. They own all of their vineyards and do not buy grapes in. The issue of ‘provenance’ from the vineyards right through to the finished wines is critical to us. The Château du Seuil wines are first class\, well reviewed in the press\, and have all received international tasting awards.\n\nThe Château du Seuil philosophy over the last 8 years has been to use less and less chemical treatments in the vineyard. Chateau du Seuil is now registered as being under conversion to full organic status. This involves a far more intensive management of the vineyard as conditions in the Gironde are often humid and this means that a fully organic program is very challenging. Château du Seuil is well established\, with a successful track record of working with a wide range of top hotels and fine dining restaurants around the world. They believe the future rests in cleaner viticulture with small family owned estates leading the way to more careful and dedicated management of the vineyard.\n\nCarole Sabit will be our host for the evening at Château du Seuil. Carole has always worked in the wine industry and prior to her arrival at Château du Seuil in 1999 was in the wine trading\, with a wine broker and another winegrower. She has a genuine love of wine and has obtained WSET Level 3 in English\, as well as assessing the wines each year at Qualibordeaux and in some wine competition including Concours des vins de Bordeaux.\n\nWhere to buy Château du Seuil\nThis event will be held virtually and attendees will be able to purchase the wines for the event in advance. We have selected two locations in the Boston Area (Somerville & Newton) to purchase the wine and YES they deliver!\n\nThe wines we’ll try\n\nChâteau du Seuil\, Graves (red)\nDomaine du Seuil\, Cadillac Côtes de Bordeaux (white)\n\nSee below for more information about the wine resellers: \n\n\nThe Wine & Cheese Cask\n407 Washington St\, Somerville\, MA 02143\nTel:(617) 623-8656\nwww.thewineandcheesecask.com\n\nLower Falls Wine Co\n2366 Washington St\, Newton Lower Falls\, MA 02462\nTel: (617) 332-3000\nhttps://lowerfallswine.com/\n\n\n\n \nOur Sponsor: Coravin \nFACCNE is so excited to have Coravin as our sponsor for this event! Coravin is the first and only global wine technology company on a mission to change the way the world drinks wine. Their innovative products empower wine lovers to explore the world of wine at any level\, with any bottle\, at any time. \nWith availability in over 60 countries and driven by a team of passionate executives with deep consumer product experience\, Coravin is changing the way the world drinks wine. Their global retail\, restaurant and winery footprint is growing rapidly\, as they power some of the world’s best wine-by-the-glass programs at restaurants around the world.\n\nGreg Lambrecht is the inventor of the Coravin Wine Preservation Opener. His devoted passion for wine\, his degree in nuclear engineering from MIT and successful career in medical technologies intersected when he innovated the wine tech sector by creating a system that uses a non-coring needle to pass through the cork while it’s still in the bottle. This groundbreaking wine technology offered consumers the freedom to drink any wine\, in any amount\, without feeling the need to finish the entire bottle. Before founding Coravin\, Lambrecht’s career focused on patenting medical technologies\, including needles designed for chemotherapy.\n\n**Use the code FACCNE20 for 20% off on Coravin systems starting Monday\, December 7th. Make sure to place an order by Dec. 11th to make it in time for Dec. 18th event. The discount of 20% may not be combined with any other offer and will be valid through Dec. 31st.**\n\n\n\n  URL:https://nationalfacc.org/event/facc-ne-virtual-tasting/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nationalfacc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Virtual-Tasting.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="FACC NE":MAILTO:contact@faccne.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201216T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201216T133000 DTSTAMP:20260511T132128 CREATED:20201207T145034Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201207T145034Z UID:2974-1608121800-1608125400@nationalfacc.org SUMMARY:FACC-DC: Women to Women Giving Back DESCRIPTION:WOMEN TO WOMEN \nGiving Back in a Time of Need \nWednesday\, Dec 16\, 12:30pm \nLet’s celebrate this holiday season and show our gratitude and solidarity by giving back to our local DC community of women and children in need who are especially impacted by the Coronavirus pandemic. \nHear from leaders of two local DC community organizations\, DC WISE and N STREET VILLAGE – on the work they do and community of women and children they serve. \n  \n REGISTER NOW \nDC WISE\, Inc (DC Women In Solidarity for Empowerment) is a non-profit organization committed to investing in and enhancing organizations that positively impact the lives of women and children in the District of Columbia. Each year\, DC WISE makes a 3-year commitment to a new partner organization to provide unrestricted funds to support their operations and programming.  By supporting our partners through unrestricted funds we enable our partners to make nimble financial decisions – whether to add a staff member\, fund a new program\, or fill in the gaps where the city’s budget falls short. To learn more visit www.dcwise.org.  Donate Here. \nN Street Village is DC’s largest service provider for women experiencing homelessness\, serving nearly 2\,000 women each year and providing housing for over 700 women and 51 families over 7 sites. Offering a broad spectrum of services\, housing\, and advocacy in an atmosphere of dignity and respect\, the Village helps women achieve stability and make meaningful gains in their housing\, income\, employment\, mental health\, physical health\, and addiction recovery.  Donate Here. \nPanelists: \n  Claudia Vitale\nVice-President\nDC Wise \n  \n  \n  Stuart Allen\nChief Development Officer\nN Street Village \n  \n  \n  Makenzie Delmotte\nSenior Manager of Development and Events\nN Street Village \n  \n  \n  Lydia La Ferla\nPrincipal\nLa Ferla Associates \n  URL:https://nationalfacc.org/event/facc-dc-women-to-women-giving-back/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://nationalfacc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Women-to-Women.png ORGANIZER;CN="FACC DC":MAILTO:info@faccwdc.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201216T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201216T100000 DTSTAMP:20260511T132128 CREATED:20201207T150114Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201207T151806Z UID:2983-1608109200-1608112800@nationalfacc.org SUMMARY:FACC-SF The Next Four Years in International Business DESCRIPTION:An event co-organized by the FACCSF & SheppardMullin \nThe road ahead after the U.S. election \n REGISTER NOW \nU.S. regulations often reach beyond the boundaries of the United States and affect transactions around the world. The presidential election will either bring a new administration to the White House\, or reinstall the same President\, unfettered by reelection considerations. In either case\, the election outcome will drive major changes to your business and that of your customers and partners. \nTo help you anticipate forthcoming shifts in the international system\, we offer a brief and engaging presentation on how the election may change the shape of the world in the coming four years. The discussion will focus on U.S. regulations that affect international business and how those regulations may shift in the coming four years. However\, there will be open time for your questions and discussion. \nReid Whitten\, Partner at SheppardMullin \nReid Whitten works with clients around the world to plan\, prepare and succeed in global transactions. He focuses on his clients’ cross-border investments\, particularly in the technology and aerospace sectors\, helping clients navigate the international trade regulations that could disrupt their deals. \nReid is the Managing Partner of Sheppard Mullin’s London office\, practicing in international trade regulations and investigations. He shares his time serving clients out of the Washington\, D.C. office. He is also Leader of the Sheppard Mullin CFIUS Team. \nAreas of Practice \nIn the areas of economic sanctions\, export and defense exports\, CFIUS\, anti-corruption and tariffs\, Reid supports clients in detecting and addressing potential compliance issues as well as conducting investigations and defending against enforcement actions. He also advises on U.S. anti-dumping\, anti-money laundering and anti-boycott regulations. \nReid is a thought leader on cross-border business regulations. He lectures as an Adjunct Professor of Law at the New College of the Humanities in London\, at the Université Catholique de Lille\, in France and at Wake Forest University in the U.S.\, where he teaches courses on the law of international business. Reid is also a member of Chatham House\, the UK’s Royal Institute of International Affairs. \nReid writes and comments regularly and is called on by television news channels\, international newspapers and trade publications to provide analysis on the latest changes to cross-border transactional regulations. He is the lead author and editor of The CFIUS Book and is the head of the firm’s CFIUS Team. In addition\, Reid conducts seminars on regulatory updates to industry groups in the U.S.\, France\, Belgium\, Spain and the UK. \nReid is fluent in French. URL:https://nationalfacc.org/event/2983/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://nationalfacc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/four-years.png ORGANIZER;CN="FACC San Francisco":MAILTO:stanley.zelphin@faccsf.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201215T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201215T100000 DTSTAMP:20260511T132128 CREATED:20201207T151638Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201207T151638Z UID:2986-1608026400-1608026400@nationalfacc.org SUMMARY:FACC SF- Online Networking Cafe DESCRIPTION:Every 3rd Tuesday of the month from 9:00 to 10:00 am\, connect with the French American Chamber of Commerce in San Francisco. \nDue to the current situation\, this event has been transformed into a webinar. Register below for the free event. You will receive your access link by email. \nIt’s a great casual occasion to: \n\nTell us more about yourself and your expectations\nLearn more about what we do & how we do it\nGive us feedback and share your ideas\nNetwork with other members who are as curious as you\n\n REGISTER NOW URL:https://nationalfacc.org/event/facc-sf-online-networking-cafe/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://nationalfacc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/networking-cafe-FACCSF.png ORGANIZER;CN="FACC San Francisco":MAILTO:stanley.zelphin@faccsf.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201214T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201214T130000 DTSTAMP:20260511T132128 CREATED:20201207T144443Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201207T144559Z UID:2969-1607947200-1607950800@nationalfacc.org SUMMARY:FACC-NE Leaders Series #2 DESCRIPTION:In November\, FACCNE launched its new Leaders Series to meet with C-level Executives whose companies\, startups\, and initiatives are boosting the American market. This program is free and open to all. \nFor the first edition\, we had the pleasure to interview Julie Chapon & Lucie Basch\, Co-Founders of Yuka and Too Good To Go\, 2 world-famous French applications (40 million downloads between them) launched on the American market. It is our honor to announce Leaders Series #2\,  a conversation with Adrien Nussenbaum\, CEO of Mirakl Inc.\, the global leader in online marketplace solutions. Join us on Monday\, December 14\, 2020 at 12:00-1:00pm EST/18H-19H Paris Time. \nMirakl is the only marketplace SaaS platform that empowers both B2B and B2C organizations to launch and grow an enterprise marketplace at scale. It has a wide range of B2B marketplace functions\, from payment services to supply-chain solutions. Mirakl has caught the attention of top venture capital and technology reviews\, such as TechCrunch and Forbes. \nThe company has received a variety of awards and public praise. The French unicorn\, which is among the NEXT40 companies nominated by President Emmanuel Macron\, won a FACCNE 2019 FAB award\, and Adrien Nussenbaum was named a finalist for the Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2019 New England Awards program. \nIn September 2020\, Mirakl raised $300 million in a funding round led by private equity firm Permira valuing the e-commerce startup at $1.5 billion. \n  \n REGISTER NOW \n  \n \nMirakl is a French cloud-based e-commerce software company headquartered in Paris\, France. It provides online marketplace software to retailers\, manufacturers and wholesalers. Mirakl Inc. has been named a French Unicorn. Since 2012\, Mirakl has helped more than 300 companies transform their business to lead in the changing B2B and B2C commerce landscape. Their vision of the future is not monopolized by digital giants\, but one where organizations that have pioneered their industries have been empowered to compete and continue to lead in an increasingly digital world.  Mirakl provides the unrivaled expertise\, the proven technology backbone\, and the partner network needed to shift from a traditional pipeline business model to a platform business model – this is the future of commerce. \n  \n \nAdrien Nussenbaum is co-founder and U.S. CEO of Mirakl\, the global leader in online marketplace solutions. Since graduating from HEC Paris in 2001\, Adrien’s career has been focused on innovation\, entrepreneurship and disruption. His background in corporate finance and management consulting has allowed him to support top Fortune 1000 companies in their strategic growth and transformation initiatives\, including creating and leading FNAC’s marketplace from 2008 to 2011. A serial digital entrepreneur\, Adrien has always been driven by the desire to invent tomorrow’s economy: All Instant\, a NY based Instant Messaging platform sold in 2003 and SplitGames an online video games marketplace sold to FNAC in 2008. Along with co-founder Philippe Corrot\, Adrien has built and led winning teams across the globe\, created hundreds of jobs\, and generated billions in sales for customers. Outside of the office\, Adrien enjoys spending time with his wife and two daughters exploring their new home town of Cambridge\, MA. But don’t think you’ll catch him trading bouillabaisse for New England clam chowder any time soon. \n  \n  \n  \nOur moderator for this Leaders Series will be Nicholas Taborisky\, CEO of Theodo. Before joining Theodo in Paris in 2014 Nicholas had been involved in several entrepreneurial experiences. He then moved to London to run the Theodo UK team\, and to NYC in 2018 to launch and expand Theodo in the US. Theodo is an A-team of software engineers building custom software for companies with complex IT contexts. They leverage cloud-native technologies and Agile methodologies to deliver tech products in weeks\, not months. \n  \n  \n  \nJoin us on Monday\, December 14\, 2020 at 12:00-1:00pm EST/18H-19H Paris Time. \nDon’t forget to register in advance! URL:https://nationalfacc.org/event/facc-ne-leaders-series-2/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://nationalfacc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Visual-LS-2-with-Adrien-and-Nicholas-12.2.2020.png ORGANIZER;CN="FACC NE":MAILTO:contact@faccne.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201210T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201210T180000 DTSTAMP:20260511T132128 CREATED:20201207T145710Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201207T145710Z UID:2980-1607619600-1607623200@nationalfacc.org SUMMARY:FACC-GC Love Your Hattitude DESCRIPTION: URL:https://nationalfacc.org/event/facc-gc-love-your-hattitude/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nationalfacc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/hattitude.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="FACC GC":MAILTO:info@facc-gc.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201210T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201210T120000 DTSTAMP:20260511T132128 CREATED:20201207T155353Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201207T155353Z UID:2990-1607598000-1607601600@nationalfacc.org SUMMARY:FACC-San Diego: Ignite Change DESCRIPTION:  \n REGISTER NOW \nShellye Archambeau is one of high tech’s first female African American CEOs. Formerly an executive at IBM and CEO of Blockbuster.com\, Archambeau was recruited to be the CEO of a then-struggling Silicon Valley startup\, which is now MetricStream\, a recognized global leader in governance\, risk\, and compliance software solutions based in Palo Alto\, California. She is credited with being responsible for its turnaround which has been referred to as “the most stunning Silicon Valley turnaround you’ve never heard of\,” by Reid Hoffman. \nShe currently serves on the Boards of Verizon\, Nordstrom [NYSE: JWN]\, Roper Technologies\, Okta Inc and the Silicon Valley Leadership Group\, a public policy organization. She is also an Advisor to RBC Capital Markets. She has held executive positions for numerous companies including IBM\, Blockbuster and Loudcloud. She has been featured frequently in Forbes\, the New York Times\, Business Insider\, Wall Street Journal\, Fortune and more. URL:https://nationalfacc.org/event/facc-san-diego-ignite-change/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://nationalfacc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/12.10-FACC-SF.png ORGANIZER;CN="FACC SD":MAILTO:info@francesandiego.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20201209T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20201209T093000 DTSTAMP:20260511T132128 CREATED:20201114T003719Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201114T003719Z UID:2962-1607502600-1607506200@nationalfacc.org SUMMARY:FACC Chicago: Café & Conversation DESCRIPTION:Join us for a conversation with new FACC-Chicago member Christine Kopecky\, Financial Advisor at Northwestern Mutual\, on financial planning for globally mobile and expat families. \nWe will leave time for new members to introduce themselves and for small group networking.  \nFREE for FACC Members / $10 for non-Members \n This event is in English. \nWhy do we charge a small fee for our online programs? \nThe FACC-Chicago is an independent\, 501c6 nonprofit organization that relies on revenue from events\, membership and business support services. For 40 years\, we have been the main professional forum for the local French-American business community. We support local economic development by promoting our region as a destination for French businesses and facilitate cross-cultural communication\, collaboration and partnerships. \nIn these difficult times and beyond\, we want to be a valuable resource to our community and continue to offer high-quality\, timely and relevant content. \nYour support helps us accomplish our mission. Thank you! \nNot yet a FACC-Chicago Member? Discover the benefits today!  If you need to renew your Membership\, please email information(@)facc-chicago.com  \nREGISTER NOW! URL:https://nationalfacc.org/event/facc-chicago-cafe-conversation/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://nationalfacc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/csm_CafeandConversation_Dec9_8cab08e05d.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201208T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201208T130000 DTSTAMP:20260511T132128 CREATED:20201120T143535Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201120T143618Z UID:2965-1607385600-1607432400@nationalfacc.org SUMMARY:FACC-NY: Assessing City Resiliency and Planning for a Better Future DESCRIPTION:Brace yourself for the second installment of a cross-sector networking event like no other\, created in partnership with Capgemini Applied Innovation Exchange.  \nDuring this event\, participants from all verticals will come together to meet\, chat\, and discuss ways we can collectively facilitate a stronger and more resilient future. \nWe will hear from thought leaders on the future of shared space within our communities\, what it will take to build dynamic & sustainable transportation systems\, and much more! \n  \n \nCrissy Fanganello is a Director in the Panasonic Smart Mobility business working across divisions to collaborate and continuously develop and improve mobility solutions for the future. Crissy is keenly focused on solutions\, such as connected mobility\, that support government customers efforts to address the most challenging transportation and mobility issues such as congestion\, pollution\, and safety. \n  \nIn addition to hearing from thought leaders on what planning for a better future looks like and what each & every one of us can do to make that future a reality\, the event will also consist of multiple networking sessions where attendees will have the ability to virtually move from table to table connecting with other attendees as they wish.  \n  \n \nThis event is open to all those who are interested in building a better world\, but will be particularly relevant to those whose activities fall within the following sectors: \n\nFinance\, Insurance\nReal Estate\, Transportation\nSupply Chain/Logistics\nTelecoms/Connectivity\nTech\, Sustainability\nEnergy\, Innovation (VCs\, Accelerators\, Start-ups)\nConstruction\nPublic Sector\n\n\nYou will receive a link to create your profile & confirm your attendance once we get closer to the event date. URL:https://nationalfacc.org/event/facc-ny-assessing-city-resiliency-and-planning-for-a-better-future/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://nationalfacc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Screen-Shot-2020-11-20-at-8.58.50-AM.png ORGANIZER;CN="FACC-NY":MAILTO:info@faccnyc.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201118T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201118T143000 DTSTAMP:20260511T132128 CREATED:20201105T222514Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201105T222735Z UID:2948-1605700800-1605709800@nationalfacc.org SUMMARY:FACC-NE: 8th Annual New England Life Sciences Panorama DESCRIPTION:We are very pleased to announce the rescheduling of our flagship event\, the Life Sciences Panorama on November 18th from 12 to 2:30pm EST | 6pm to 8:30pm CET | 9am to 11:30am PST. This event is free and open to all! \nSince its inception eight years ago\, the Life Sciences Panorama has grown strong and is now recognized by the life science community as an annual catalyst for knowledge exchange. This must-attend event will focus this year on: \nDeconstructing the Cost of Healthcare in Uncertain Times: the evolving US roadmap to pricing\, market access and reimbursement for drugs\, medical devices\, apps and other healthcare innovations.\nYou will hear from highly regarded experts on the challenges in reimbursement and market access strategy\, how to value the therapeutic benefits of your product even at early stage and what value really means to an investor or to a payer. \n\nTopics:\n\nWhether you are developing a new medical device\, an app or a new therapy\, when do you need a reimbursement and market access strategy? \nWhat is the general commonality\, the “formula”\, that has to be proven to payers?\nWhat does value mean to payers?\nWhat type of data and studies are actually needed to prove that a drug\, app or device need to be reimbursed?\n\nNew! Dedicated Breakout Sessions\nSince this event is now fully virtual\, each participant will have the opportunity to participate in dedicated breakout sessions\, moderated by our panelists. These breakout sessions will allow for an interactive 30 minute Q&A discussion where meeting participants can exchange with speakers in a session of their choice. Experts will share their knowledge on the following topics: \n\nBreakout Session 1: Value to payers and evidence needs for the US market.\nBreakout Session 2: Value of advancing market access and health economic efforts when considering investors\, partners and corporate strategy.\n\nConnect with participants!\nAt the end of the event\, feel free to take advantage of our networking sessions moderated by the French American Biotechnology Springboard (FABS). \nGet to know our sponsors and partners!\nAfter the panel discussion and the breakout sessions\, you will be able to visit the exhibitor hall of digital sponsors booths and connect one-on-one with a representative\, access to video links and presentations. \nWe will be using the event platform\, Hopin. To get started have a look at this short demo video to get familiar with Hopin. \n  \n \nMaster of Ceremony\nJim Shanahan\, Co-founder and Chief Business Officer @ SynDevRx\, Inc and FABS Co-Founder \n \nJim is a serial entrepreneur with expertise in establishing and managing start-ups\, including obtaining financing\, developing core messaging and establishing key clients. Ability to seize on great ideas and develop business strategies to turn them into products\, to attract and retain top industry talent\, to understand and to effectively communicate complex technical ideas\, to create and execute business plans\, and to effectively execute on sales and marketing plans. Experience in multiple industries\, including biotech drug development\, consumer electronics\, and audio electronics.  Jim is currently Chief Business Officer at SynDevRx\, Inc.\, a Cambridge company focusing on the link between cancer and metabolic hormone dysfunction. \n\nOpening remarks\nSubject: How the current pandemic has changed the landscape on value proposition and the importance of pricing \nDr Susan Garfield\, US Advisory Principal and Life Sciences Sector Commercial Lead at EY \n \nAn accomplished strategist\, consultant\, and thought leader\, Susan leads the commercial team within EY Life Sciences Advisory and strategy teams. Her career in life sciences spans 20 years. Prior to joining EY in 2015\, she held various executive positions at consulting firms and life sciences and healthcare companies. Currently\, she works with EY life sciences clients on pioneering strategies and commercial transformation programs. She received a DrPH in Health Policy and Management from Boston University’s School of Public Health and an SM in Health Policy and Management from Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health. She also has an MSc in Population and Development from The London School of Economics and Political Science and a BA in English and Women’s Studies from the University of Pennsylvania. \n\nPanel Moderator\nRoman Casciano\, General Manager and SVP in Analytica Laser\, Certara’s Evidence and Access Group \n \nRoman Casciano is the General Manager and SVP with Certara where he leads the Evidence and Access division focused on market access and value demonstration for Certara’s life sciences customers. Based in New York City\, Roman’s role is to provide leadership of strategic and scientific teams across the division’s eight offices and three service lines. \nAs an applied health economist and market access strategist\, Roman has personally led hundreds of engagements in the international market access and health economics context related to product value demonstration and has deep experience in the management of multidisciplinary teams of scientific and strategic consultants across continents in support of drug development and access strategy. Roman’s experience ranges from analytical activities such as economic modelling and database studies\, to strategic activities such as developing product pricing and market access plans and communicating evidence internally and externally for our customers. Roman has experience across the product lifecycle\, including assessment of early phase assets\, licensing due diligence\, and development strategy\, as well as later in the life cycle including launch planning and commercialization activities. \nRoman was a founding member of the Analytica Group in 1997 and has been with the company since\, including roles as General Manager of the company’s German subsidiary\, and a lead role in the drug development team at Analytica’s previous parent company\, Accentia Biopharmaceuticals.  Roman received both a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and a Master of Engineering Degree in Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Decision Making from Cornell University. \nPanelists\nMichael Epstein\, Head of Commercial Strategy at Ascenian Consulting\n \nMichael Epstein is Head of Commercial Strategy at Ascenian Consulting\, which specializes in evidence generation\, positioning\, pricing and value demonstration for health technologies. Mr Epstein helps Ascenian’s clients develop commercialization strategies that optimize access and uptake in the US\, EU5 and Canada. Prior to Ascenian\, Mr. Epstein was Principal in Global Market Access Consulting at Evidera\, Director of Commercial Strategy and Reimbursement at United BioSource Corporation\, and held specialized health technology commercialization consulting roles at Harris Interactive (now Nielsen)\, Roger Green and Associates\, MedSpan and TVG. His research has been published in peer-reviewed journals such as J Ambulatory Paediatrics and has been presented at international conferences such as ECTRIMS. He has spoken at industry meetings such as CBI Forecasting for Personalized Medicines\, and he has moderated payer panels at conferences such as ISPOR Europe. Mr Epstein holds an MS in public policy analysis\, MA in political science\, and BA magna cum laude in political science from the University of Rochester. \nErin Mistry\, Senior Vice President\, Head of Payer Strategy\, Gov’t Affairs & Trade Relations\, CorMedix Inc \n \nErin Mistry has more than 15 years experience working in the rapidly evolving pharmaceutical and biotech industry with a focus on commercial strategy\, portfolio prioritization\, government affairs and policy considerations as well as deep expertise in pricing\, access and reimbursement strategies. Currently Senior Vice President of Payer Strategy\, Government Affairs and Trade Relations at CorMedix\, Erin is responsible for all aspects of pricing\, policy and contracting for a product launching in end-stage renal disease. \nOn the service side of the business\, Erin was responsible for leading a team of 55 pricing\, access\, and HEOR consultants across global markets launching 10 assets across 8 therapeutic categories including oncology\, rare/orphan diseases\, diabetes\, infectious disease\, metabolic disorders\, ophthalmology\, CNS\, microbiome\, cardiovascular\, and opioid addiction. \nErin has worked directly with VC firms and PE to help identify strategic assets in clinical trial development for commercial viability\, indication prioritization\, in close cooperation with their biotech leadership. Erin received her M.S. in Biomechanical Engineering and B.S. in Industrial Engineering Healthcare track from North Carolina State University. \nPeter J. Neumann\, Sc.D.\, Director\, Center for the Evaluation of Value and Risk in Health at Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies at Tufts Medical Center. Professor of Medicine\, Tufts University School of Medicine \n \nPeter J. Neumann\, Sc.D.\, is Director of the Center for the Evaluation of Value and Risk in Health (CEVR) at the Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies at Tufts Medical Center\, and Professor of Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine. He is the founder and director of the Cost-Effectiveness Registry\, a comprehensive database of cost-effectiveness analyses in health care. Dr. Neumann has written widely on the role of clinical and economic evidence in pharmaceutical decision making and on regulatory and reimbursement issues in health care. He served as co-chair of the 2nd Panel on Cost-Effectiveness in Health and Medicine. He is the author or co-author of over 300 papers in the medical literature\, the author of Using Cost-Effectiveness Analysis to Improve Health Care (Oxford University Press\, 2005) and co-editor of Cost-Effectiveness in Health and Medicine\, 2nd Edition (Oxford University Press\, 2016). Dr. Neumann has served as President of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR). He is a member of the editorial advisory board of Health Affairs and the health policy advisory board for the Congressional Budget Office.  He has also held several policy positions in Washington\, including Special Assistant to the Administrator at the Health Care Financing Administration. He received his doctorate in health policy and management from Harvard University. \nJohn Tagliamonte\, Entrepreneur-in-residence at MassBio \nJohn Tagliamonte has more than 20 years of experience in executive leadership with responsibility for corporate development\, finance\, commercial and business operations\, strategic planning\, finance and legal functions with established and emerging public and private life sciences companies.  As the first Entrepreneur-in-Residence with the MassBio\, he was responsible for forward-looking program content across the organization\, while helping to develop the next generation of biotech entrepreneurs. \nHe also serves on the business advisory boards of oncology drug startups WntRx and PercpTx.  Previously he was Chief Business Officer of rare disease company Oxyrane and held various executive business leadership roles at Anchor Therapeutics\, ImmunoGen and Johnson & Johnson\, as well as venture investing with Safeguard Scientifics. He began his career as a scientist at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute followed by global business unit management at Bio-Rad.  John received his M.B.A. from Boston College and his B.S. in molecular biology from Tufts University. \n\n12 pm: Introduction and presentations by Jim Shanahan \n12:10pm: Opening Remarks by Dr Susan Garfield \n12:30pm: Panel discussion: \nDeconstructing the Cost of Healthcare in Uncertain Times: the evolving US roadmap to pricing\, market access and reimbursement for drugs\, medical devices\, apps and other healthcare innovations.\n1:10pm: Breakout Discussion Sessions \n\nBreakout Session 1: Value to payers and evidence needs for the US market.\nModerated by Roman Casciano\, Erin Mistry and Peter Neumann\nBreakout Session 2: Value of advancing market access and health economic efforts when considering investors\, partners and corporate strategy\nModerated by Jim Shanahan\, Mike Epstein and John Tagliamonte\n\n1:45pm: Closing Remarks by Jim Shanahan and Roman Casciano \n2pm: Networking session in Breakout rooms moderated by the French American Biotech Springboard (FABS) \n2:30pm: End of the event \n\nThis event is made possible thanks to the support of our sponsors:\n\n  \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\nOur partners:\n  \n \n \n\n\nAbout Life Sciences Panorama:\nLife Science Panorama is an annual event organized by the French American Biotechnology Springboard and powered by FACCNE (the French American Chamber of Commerce of New England)\, a leading Chamber of Commerce in the US. Since starting the first edition of the Life Science Panorama eight years ago\, this event has grown strong and is now recognized by the life science community as an annual catalyst for knowledge exchange. This must-attend event addresses core topics of interest for companies at different stages of growth and offers fantastic networking opportunities for biopharma professionals. \n  \nLearn about 2019 edition of LSP  \nAbout the French American Biotechnology Springboard (FABS):\nThe French-American Biotechnology Springboard (FABS) is a forum comprised of experienced French and American experts and leaders coming from Massachusetts-based biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies. The aim of the French-American Biotechnology Springboard (FABS) is to guide French Bio-Entrepreneurs in the highly-specific scientific\, business\, and cultural environment of New England. \n  \nREGISTER NOW URL:https://nationalfacc.org/event/facc-ne-8th-annual-new-england-life-sciences-panorama/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://nationalfacc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/LSP_Virtual-visual-4-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="FACC NE":MAILTO:contact@faccne.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201117T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201119T170000 DTSTAMP:20260511T132128 CREATED:20201009T153134Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201105T155321Z UID:2912-1605600000-1605805200@nationalfacc.org SUMMARY:FACC-NY: #OneForum2020 - A Virtual Forum for All Transatlantic Professionals DESCRIPTION:The One Forum is different: This is the only forum of its kind with a seamless\, integrated experience\, specifically tailored to the needs and expectations of the French-American business community.   \nWhat’s more\, it’s powered by the network you know and trust with members that are known for their openness\, professionalism and innovative solutions.   \n \nWe’ve dug deep from within our network and beyond\, to bring you the thought leaders and companies that continue to make New York the beating heart of the East Coast and the gateway to launching or growing a successful business in the United States. \n  \nMeet the Opening Keynote Speaker: \nJean Tirole \nWinner of the 2014 Novel Prize in Economics  \n \n \nFind the FACC-NY Events Policy Here URL:https://nationalfacc.org/event/facc-ny-oneforum2020-a-forum-for-all-professionals/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://nationalfacc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Official_One_Forum_Banner-6.png ORGANIZER;CN="FACC-NY":MAILTO:info@faccnyc.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201112T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201112T120000 DTSTAMP:20260511T132128 CREATED:20200814T151347Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201021T161147Z UID:2804-1605178800-1605182400@nationalfacc.org SUMMARY:FACC NE: Virtual Networking DESCRIPTION:November 12 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm\n\n\n\nFREE for FACC Members / $10 for non-Members \nGrab your favorite hot beverage\, find a comfy spot in your house or office\, and join our FACCNE’s Virtual Networking Cafe every 2nd Thursday of the month. This is a pure networking event\, open to all\, where participants will have a few minutes to introduce themselves and their companies. One of our FACCNE Board or Team Member will host. \nThis is an informal networking event\, but we do ask that you be prepared to have your webcam on to better ”meet” everyone. \nYou will receive your ZOOM access link by email. \nIt’s a great casual occasion to:\n– E-meet the FACCNE team and Board Members\n– Tell us more about yourself and your expectations\n– Learn more about what we do & how we do it\n– Give us feedback and share your ideas\n– Network with other members who are as curious as you \nFor you to get the best of this online networking session\, we’d like to share with you some good tips :\n– prepare a 2-minute pitch to introduce yourself\n– tell us what FACCNE could do for you\, and what are your goals and benefits of attending this session \n REGISTER NOW \nThis event to members is limited to 10 attendees. Fee for non members is $10. Early registration is recommended. \nThis online Networking Café is brought to you by Michel & Augustin\, delicious French Cookies made in France now available in New England at Hannaford Supermarkets\, Roche Bros and Wholefood markets. If you’d rather shop from home\, visit their E-Bakery at micheletaugustin.us for the full range of Cookie Squares and NEW Croissant Chips – the world’s first snackable puff pastry! \n \n \n\n+  URL:https://nationalfacc.org/event/facc-ne-virtual-networking-2/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://nationalfacc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Event-Visual-Template-_-website-7-1024x791-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="FACC NE":MAILTO:contact@faccne.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201110T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201110T130000 DTSTAMP:20260511T132128 CREATED:20201021T211125Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201021T211326Z UID:2943-1605009600-1605013200@nationalfacc.org SUMMARY:FACC-NE Leaders Series #1: Meet the Founders of Yuka and Too Good To Go DESCRIPTION:FACCNE is launching its new Leaders Series to meet with C-level Executives whose companies\, startups\, and initiatives are boosting the American market. This first online event is organized with the CCI France Canada – Montreal and will exceptionally be held in French. \nLa FACCNE lance sa nouvelle Leaders Series pour aller à la rencontre de dirigeants dont les entreprises\, les startups\, les initiatives dynamisent le marché américain. Notre objectif est d’en apprendre un peu plus sur eux\, sur leur stratégie et leur implantation aux Etats-Unis. \nPour cette première édition\, nous avons le plaisir d’accueillir Julie Chapon & Lucie Basch\, respectivement Co-fondatrices de Yuka et de Too Good To Go\, 2 applications françaises mondialement connues (40 millions de téléchargements à elles deux) qui se lancent sur le marché américain. \n  \nL’occasion d’en savoir plus sur ces 2 entrepreneuses\, classées par le magazine Challenges dans le Top 100 des femmes qui changent le monde\, qui ont bousculé le marché de l’alimentaire\, les habitudes de consommation de la société et qui\, aujourd’hui\, se lancent aux Etats-Unis. \n\nQuels sont les enjeux pour ces 2 start-ups devenues incontournables de s’attaquer au marché nord-américain?\nQuels impacts auront-elles sur le marché américain ? Sauront-elles faire évoluer les mentalités des consommateurs et des industriels ?\n\nElles nous raconteront leurs premiers pas de ce côté de l’Atlantique et nous expliqueront leurs défis pour améliorer les habitudes alimentaires et changer les mentalités. \nREGISTER NOW \nYuka : L’appli Yuka est une application mobile 100% indépendante qui permet de scanner les produits alimentaires et cosmétiques et analyse leur impact sur la santé. L’application compte aujourd’hui 20 millions d’utilisateurs et est présente dans 11 pays. En 2020\, Yuka s’est lancé aux Etats-Unis et récemment au Canada. \nÀ PROPOS DE JULIE CHAPON \nJulie Chapon a 32 ans\, elle est diplômée d’une école de commerce : l’EDHEC. Ne sachant pas réellement dans quoi elle a envie de travailler en sortie d’école\, elle décide d’intégrer un cabinet de conseil\, Wavestone\, dans l’objectif de découvrir différents secteurs et de développer des compétences variées. Elle passe alors 5 ans à accompagner des entreprises dans leur transformation digitale. Avec les années\, elle ressent de plus en plus le besoin de travailler sur un projet porteur de sens\, quand elle participe à un hackathon avec François et Benoit Martin (co-fondateuus de Yuka). C’est alors le déclic : 6 mois plus tard\, elle démissionne et se lance peu après à plein temps sur le projet Yuka. \n \n  \n \n  \nToo Good To Go : L’appli mobile lutte contre le gaspillage alimentaire en aidant les restaurateurs et les commerçants à vendre leurs invendus au lieu de les jeter. L’application qui compte aujourd’hui… millions d’utilisateurs dans 14 pays d’Europe vient de se lancer à New York en septembre et le 6 octobre à Boston. \n  \nÀ PROPOS DE LUCIE BASCH \nIngénieure centralienne\, Lucie Basch a démarré sa carrière dans l’agro-alimentaire au Royaume-Uni. Depuis longtemps sensible au gaspillage alimentaire et choquée par ce qu’elle voit dans l’industrie\, elle décide de quitter son travail pour mettre son énergie au service d’une cause qui a du sens. Arrivée en Norvège avec l’idée de Too Good To Go en tête\, Lucie décide de commencer à monter son projet seule. Néanmoins\, elle se rend rapidement compte que « Collaboration is the new competition » et\, suite à un événement organisé par OuiShare\, Lucie rejoint un groupe d’entrepreneurs également en train de réfléchir à un projet similaire. C’est ainsi que le concept de Too Good To Go naît\, au début de l’année 2016. \nAvec l’adoption de la loi Garot contre le gaspillage alimentaire en février 2016\, qui oblige par exemple les grandes surfaces à faire don de leurs invendus à une association ou interdit la destruction volontaire de denrées alimentaires encore consommables\, Lucie a estimé que le moment était venu de développer le concept dans son pays natal. C’est ainsi que Lucie lance officiellement l’application en France en juin 2016. Elle est désormais entourée de 85 waste warriors engagés et passionnés qui participent à la sensibilisation de millions d’utilisateurs\, qu’ils soient citoyens ou commerçants. \n \n  \nLa discussion sera modérée par France Crespin\, Fondatrice & CEO de Môme Care\, marque de soins de bien-être 100% français pour enfants\, pré-ados et ados. France est une entrepreneuse franco-américaine\, basée à Boston depuis une dizaine d’années. URL:https://nationalfacc.org/event/facc-ne-leaders-series-1-meet-the-founders-of-yuka-and-too-good-to-go/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://nationalfacc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Leader-serie-1-Visual-final-1024x791-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="FACC NE":MAILTO:contact@faccne.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201105T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201105T140000 DTSTAMP:20260511T132128 CREATED:20201021T165311Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201021T165522Z UID:2938-1604577600-1604584800@nationalfacc.org SUMMARY:FACC-NE: The Ripple – The Largest Online Networking Event DESCRIPTION:FACCNE is pleased to invite all its members to join the third edition of The Ripple\,\nthe largest online networking event based on professional matchmaking for and by the transatlantic business community\, on Nov 5th.\n  \nThe Ripple is a one-of-a-kind initiative to tackle the growing demand for meaningful online connectivity.\nThe 2 first events were a BIG success. Hope you can join!  \nThe power of this initiative lies in the fact that it is organized by a collective of chambers of commerce\,\nbusiness associations\, & accelerators across the USA and Europe.\nTogether we invite our communities and members (numbering an audience of over 150\,000 professionals)\nto connect online with the ultimate goal of forging personal\, professional\, and economic opportunities. \nJoin us on November 5th and start scheduling your one-on-one video meetings today!  \nPS: We want to connect you with each other to create new opportunities – together!\nWe therefore ask everybody to participate in a constructive win-win spirit – not just to sell! \nHow it works:\nIf LinkedIn\, Zoom and Calendly had a baby they would call it – Conversation Starter (learn more here). Its cutting-edge recommendation engine screens the requests and offers of all attendees\, finds the most relevant ones for each user\, and seamlessly schedules video calls on their integrated web tool.\nIt works like magic! \n \nREGISTER NOW URL:https://nationalfacc.org/event/facc-ne-the-ripple-the-largest-online-networking-event/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://nationalfacc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Banner_TheRipple_Website-1024x311-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="FACC NE":MAILTO:contact@faccne.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201101 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201120 DTSTAMP:20260511T132128 CREATED:20201009T152055Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201009T152055Z UID:2906-1604188800-1605830399@nationalfacc.org SUMMARY:FACC Chicago: Passport to France 2020 DESCRIPTION:Passport to France 2020 will be the French-American Chamber of Commerce Chicago’s 36th annual fundraiser and celebration of French food\, wine and spirits\, taking place from Sunday\, November 1st – Thursday\, November 19th. \nPassport will highlight many of Chicagoland’s best French culinary experiences\, wines\, and spirits at restaurants and via virtual events such as wine tastings.  Dine when you want\, how you want – in-person and take-away options available where applicable at Chicago’s best French restaurants\, boulangeries and patisseries. \nThink of your “passport” ticket as the tastiest coupon book you’ve ever purchased! \nWhen you purchase a Passport\, you’ll be entered into a raffle for a chance to win a case of assorted Georges Duboeuf wines from Quintessential Wines\, including Beaujolais rosé! \nEach digital “passport” ticket will include: \n\ndiscounts on in-person dining or pick-up from some of our favorite French restaurants\ndiscounts on dine-in and take-away from local French boulangeries and patisseries\nexclusive virtual French wine tastings\nexclusive virtual mixology classes\n… and more\n\nParticipating French restaurants\, patisseries\, boulangeries and more include: \n\nAlliance Bakery\nBistro Campagne featuring French wine provided by H2Vino\nBistronomic\nBonneté (2 virtual mixology events)\nChez Simo\nLa Petite Folie\nLe Bouchon\nMarchesa\nOceanique\nQuintessential Wines (virtual wine tasting feat. Georges Duboeuf)\nVanille Patisserie\n… and more to be announced soon!\n\nThis annual event is a key source of funding for the FACC-Chicago\, a nonprofit organization\, and allows us to continue  promoting local economic development\, showcasing our region as a destination for French businesses\, facilitating cross-cultural partnerships\, and supporting small businesses and entrepreneurs. \nPlease note all in-person and carry-out discounts\, restaurant promotional offers and virtual events are subject to change pending restaurant and IL State health guidelines.  Passport tickets are non-refundable. \nPlease contact us with any questions. \nREGISTER NOW URL:https://nationalfacc.org/event/facc-chicago-passport-to-france-2020/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://nationalfacc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/csm_v2_p2f_0cdbd6da3a.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20201029T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20201029T093000 DTSTAMP:20260511T132128 CREATED:20201009T144551Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201009T144551Z UID:2903-1603960200-1603963800@nationalfacc.org SUMMARY:FACC Chicago Networking Café DESCRIPTION:Grab your favorite hot beverage\, find a comfy spot in your house\, and join our Networking Café\, FACC-Chicago’s virtual networking coffee. Partner at DLA Piper and FACC-Chicago Board Member Brooke Kerendian will host.  This is a pure networking event\, open to all\, where participants will have a few minutes to introduce themselves and their companies. One of our FACC-Chicago Board Members will host! \nThis is an informal networking event\, but we do ask that you be prepared to have your web cam on to better ”meet” everyone.  \nWhy do we charge a small fee for our online programs? \nThe FACC-Chicago is an independent\, 501c6 nonprofit organization that relies on revenue from events\, membership and business support services. For 40 years\, we have been the main professional forum for the local French-American business community. We support local economic development by promoting our region as a destination for French businesses and facilitate cross-cultural communication\, collaboration and partnerships. \nIn these difficult times and beyond\, we want to be a valuable resource to our community and continue to offer high-quality\, timely and relevant content. \nYour support helps us accomplish our mission. Thank you! \nNot yet a FACC-Chicago Member? Discover the benefits today!  If you need to renew your Membership\, please email information(@)facc-chicago.com  \nREGISTER NOW URL:https://nationalfacc.org/event/facc-chicago-networking-cafe-5/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://nationalfacc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/csm_NetworkingCafe_Oct29_b709523559.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201028T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201028T180000 DTSTAMP:20260511T132128 CREATED:20201021T163732Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201021T163732Z UID:2935-1603904400-1603908000@nationalfacc.org SUMMARY:FACC-NE - Café des Sciences : L’évolution de la Télémédecine: de la téléphonie à la technologie DESCRIPTION:Dans cette édition du Café des Sciences\, Dylan Attia\, Directeur Général d’H4D USA présentera l’avancement technologique de la télémédecine et sa contribution aux taux de croissance de son utilisation.\nL’avancement de la connectivité a permis aux professionnels de santé de se connecter à leurs patients à distance avec confiance depuis plusieurs années. L’acte de soin à distance – la télémédecine – n’a jusqu’à récemment existé qu’en téléphonie. Mis-à-part la standardisation de la visioconférence\, le manque d’évolution technologique en télémédecine a contribué à un taux d’utilisation assez faible d’une manière globale.  En 2020\, c’est bien sûr\, la crise Covid-19 qui a fait de la télémédecine une pratique en plein essor. Cependant\, malgré sa démocratisation\, son étendue clinique reste limitée par ses capacités de prise en charge du patient.\n\nDylan Attia présentera l’évolution de la télémédecine sur le marché\, son essor en période de Covid-19 et le futur de cette pratique. Il présentera également la solution de télémédecine clinique d’H4D\, la Consult Station (r)\, premier cabinet medical connecté qui permet aux médecins à distance d’effectuer un examen clinique complet.\n\nInvité:\nDylan Attia\, Directeur Général d’H4D USA société française de télémédecine. Dans son role\, Dylan est responsable du lancement de l’offre d’H4D sur le territoire nord-américain\, y compris le development stratégique\, la vente et la mise en place de structure opérationnelle sur le terrain. Dylan est originaire de la région niçoise\, et réside aux US depuis 2003. Il est diplomé de Brandeis University (BA) et de Columbia Business School (MBA). Auparavant\, Dylan était le co-fondateur de Safe Passage Health\, une société de télésurveillance neurologique basée à New York.\n\n\nÀ propos H4D: Fondée par le docteur Franck Baudino en France en 2008\, H4D est le pionnier mondial de la télémédecine clinique\, ayant developpé la première cabine de soin à distance\, la Consult Station(r). Cette cabine a pour but de permettre à un patient de se faire soigner par un médecin à distance d’une manière équivalente à une visite présentielle\, en donnant accés au patient à une douzaine de dispositifs médicaux connectés.\n\n\nÉvénement gratuit\, en français.\nREGISTER NOW URL:https://nationalfacc.org/event/facc-ne-cafe-des-sciences-levolution-de-la-telemedecine-de-la-telephonie-a-la-technologie/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://nationalfacc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Café-Des-Sciences-_-Oct-2020_-H4D-1-768x644-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="FACC NE":MAILTO:contact@faccne.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20201028T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20201028T130000 DTSTAMP:20260511T132128 CREATED:20201009T143150Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201009T143150Z UID:2900-1603886400-1603890000@nationalfacc.org SUMMARY:FACC Chicago Webinar: Implications of the U.S. Election on the Economic Outlook DESCRIPTION:Scott Anderson\, Executive VP and Chief Economist at Bank of the West is an experienced economic advisor in the financial services sector. Anderson has consistently been recognized as one of the Top economic forecasters in the country by Bloomberg and USA Today. Don’t miss his forecast on the economic impacts of the U.S. Presidential election on Wednesday\, October 28th\, 12:00pm – 1:00pm CDT. \nBrooke Kerendian\, Partner at DLA Piper\, will moderate the conversation. \nREGISTER NOW URL:https://nationalfacc.org/event/facc-chicago-webinar-implications-of-the-u-s-election-on-the-economic-outlook/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://nationalfacc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/csm_scott2_1f0c4d92db.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20201027T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20201027T130000 DTSTAMP:20260511T132128 CREATED:20201009T140744Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201009T161624Z UID:2896-1603800000-1603803600@nationalfacc.org SUMMARY:FACC Chicago Webinar: CEO Series - JCDecaux's Alan Sullivan DESCRIPTION:JCDecaux is the world’s largest out-of-home company with operations in over 80 countries.  Alan Sullivan\, the Co-Chief Executive Officer of JCDecaux North America\, Inc.\, will discuss the history of JCDecaux and its operations and strategy in the United States. \nAlan Sullivan joined JCDecaux North America as Co-CEO in September 2019\, having previously been the Managing Director of JCDecaux Airport UK for five years following seven years as Sales Director. \n  \nREGISTER NOW \n  \nWhy do we charge a small fee for our online programs? \nThe FACC-Chicago is an independent\, 501c6 nonprofit organization that relies on revenue from events\, membership and business support services. For 40 years\, we have been the main professional forum for the local French-American business community. We support local economic development by promoting our region as a destination for French businesses and facilitate cross-cultural communication\, collaboration and partnerships. \nIn these difficult times and beyond\, we want to be a valuable resource to our community and continue to offer high-quality\, timely and relevant content. \nYour support helps us accomplish our mission. Thank you! \nNot yet a FACC-Chicago Member? Discover the benefits today!  If you need to renew your Membership\, please email information(@)facc-chicago.com \n  \nRemember to register before October 31st for your “passport ticket” to all things French food\, wine and spirits from November 1st – 19th! Passport to France: #FeelsLikeFrance without leaving Chicago. URL:https://nationalfacc.org/event/facc-chicago-ceo-series-jcdecauxs-alan-sullivan/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://nationalfacc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/csm_CEOseries_73f1163dde.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201027T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201027T120000 DTSTAMP:20260511T132128 CREATED:20201009T135130Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201009T161751Z UID:2892-1603798200-1603800000@nationalfacc.org SUMMARY:FACC-ATL Webinar: Impacting the future healthcare landscape DESCRIPTION:Access to quality healthcare remains a challenge complicated by mounting pressures to control costs and\, as we are now witnessing\, by the unprecedented strain placed on our healthcare delivery systems due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Challenges in healthcare access have driven a need for innovative approaches to ensure connectivity between patients and health providers. \nDuring this event\, Dr. Bruce S. Lavin\, Chief Medical Officer at BioSerenity\, will discuss how BioSerenity – which began as a French-based digital diagnostics textile startup – based its Americas headquarters and operations in Atlanta and created a holistic digital healthcare solution for patients with chronic diseases. \nThe discussion will be moderated by Ben Harris\, Director Supply Chain\, Advanced Manufacturing & Bioscience at the Metro Atlanta Chamber. \n  \nThis event is part of the 2020 France-Atlanta program. Created in 2010 by the Consulate General of France in Atlanta and Georgia Tech\, France-Atlanta is a series of events centered on innovation and designed to foster cooperation between France and the U.S. Southeast. More info about this year’s events on https://france-atlanta.org. \n \nREGISTER NOW \n  \nMEET OUR SPEAKERS\nDr. Bruce Lavin\, MD\, MPH \nChief Medical Officer \nBioSerenity \n \nDr. Bruce Lavin is Chief Medical Officer of BioSerenity. His role is head of BioSerenity Scientific and Medical Affairs\, and The BioSerenity Research Unit\, which includes clinical research and development\, clinical applications of technology\, data generation and dissemination\, scientific engagement\, and clinical innovations. He is also Adjunct Professor of Biomedical Science at Georgia State University and a practicing physician in Internal Medicine\, Infectious Diseases\, and Critical Care. \nBruce has over 35 years of clinical medicine practice and academic medicine experience\, including over 20 years of research and development experience in the Biopharma Industry. Previously Dr. Lavin served as Vice President and Head of External Engagement and Policy\, and Head of Medical\, in the Neurology Division of UCB Pharma. Prior to joining UCB\, Bruce held various executive level scientific positions in the pharmaceutical industry and several clinical positions at academic medical centers\, working in Clinical Development and Medical Affairs leadership roles at Sanofi-Aventis\, Novartis\, and Bristol-Myers Squibb. He had faculty positions at the University of California\, San Francisco and Davis. He serves on the Executive Boards of Georgia Tech\, Morehouse College\, Cobb County Chamber of Commerce\, and AMSUS (Association of Military Surgeons of the US). \nBruce earned his Doctor of Medicine degree from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and served as a Medical Officer and Medical Division Head in the US Navy\, retiring as a Navy Captain after 37 years of service. He also earned a Master of Public Health degree in Health Policy and Administration from UCLA School of Public Health and the School of Business Administration. Bruce attended American University\, Western College of Law for his first-year law studies. \n  \nBen Harris \nDirector\, Supply Chain\, Advanced Manufacturing & Bioscience \nMetro Atlanta Chamber \n \nBen Harris serves as Director\, Supply Chain\, Advanced Manufacturing & Bioscience at the Metro Atlanta Chamber where he is responsible for enhancing metro Atlanta’s efforts to recruit\, retain and expand companies and investment within these ecosystems. Prior to joining the Chamber\, Ben was Senior Manager\, Market Development for Manhattan Associates. There\, Ben was responsible for developing Manhattan’s sales pipeline and overall Americas supply chain marketing strategy. Ben oversaw market positioning\, messaging and campaign execution to build awareness and drive new pipeline growth. Before joining Manhattan Associates\, Ben spent four years with the Georgia Department of Economic Development’s Center of Innovation for Logistics where he played a key role in establishing the Center as a go-to industry resource for information\, support\, partnership building\, and investment development. Additionally\, he became a key SME for many logistics and supply chain-focused projects. Ben began his career at Page International\, Inc. where he drove continuous improvement in complex global supply chain operations for a wide variety of businesses and Fortune 500 companies. An APICS Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP)\, Ben holds an Executive Master’s degree in Business Administration (EMBA) and bachelor’s degree in International Business (BBA) from the Terry College at the University of Georgia. Ben also serves on the Board of Directors for Georgia HIMSS\, Georgia QuickStart\, TAG Logistics Society and Aerotropolis Atlanta Alliance. URL:https://nationalfacc.org/event/facc-atl-impacting-the-future-healthcare-landscape/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://nationalfacc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/csm_BioSerenity_-_Flyer_FACC_Comm_fd70de694d.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR