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Global Chamber Phoenix Grow Globally Fair PHX 2022

Date: September 20, 2022

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Global Chamber HQ @ Thunderbird
401 N 1st Street
1st Floor Forum at Thunderbird
Phoenix, AZ
USA

Contact: Doug Bruhnke

Phone: 480-595-5000

Email: PHX@globalchamber.org

Global Chamber® Phoenix

Grow Globally Fair PHX 2022

International Day of Peace

The Annual Global Chamber® Phoenix "Grow Globally Fair' ... all the global resources of Metro Phoenix, all together, one time per year.

Join us Tuesday, September 20th at 3:30pm PT... in-person at Global Chamber in Thunderbird.

Virtual Portion on Tuesday, Sept 20th at 4:30pm PT / 7:30pm ET // next day 8:30am Seoul-Tokyo

Grow Globally Fair gives leaders an opportunity to see what and who is new, and how she can better grow in this always interesting international business world.

We celebrate the global tribe with updates and inspiration from leaders, and this year with the amazing Debra Allen on the International Day of Peace, to include global give-aways to one or more attendees.

Welcome! Connect! Learn! Grow! This event is IN-PERSON and via Zoom for the second half of keynote presentations. And after the program... the one and only Doc Jones and his Jazz Ensemble, upstairs at The Pub.

Agenda – September 20, 2022, starting 3:30pm PT

3:30 - 4:30pm PT The Fair... Walk the Floor! Connect! Learn! Grow!

- Visit with leaders... "All the global resources, all together, one time a year."

Arizona Diplomatic Corps
Arizona District Export Council
Arizona State University
AZ International Jazz Month 2023
Banks - Bank of America, PNC Bank, Sunflower Bank
Cities - Phoenix, Surprise, Peoria, Scottsdale
Citizen's Climate Lobby
Commercial Real Estate - Arizona Land Consulting, Cresa Phoenix, Lee & Associates
Credit, Finance & Insurance - Allianz Trade, Creditsafe, General SW Insurance
Global Chamber®, Global Chamber® Hermosillo, 525 chapters
Global Chamber® Phoenix ... Global Innovation Summit 2022 on Nov 15
Global Chamber® Tucson ... Int'l State of the Metro TUS, November 2
Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC)
HR / Int'l Payroll - Velocity Global, Globalization Partners, Safeguard
Law - Dickinson Wright, Fennemore Craig, Spencer Fane, Squire Patton Boggs
Logistics - Expeditors, Mainfreight, NGL Transportation
Orgs (Collaborating) - Global Ties Arizona, PCFR, Arizona Tech Council
PhoenixNAP Global IT Data Center
Non-Profits - CPLC, I Got This Foundation, Project C.U.R.E.
Thunderbird School of Global Management
U.S. Commercial Service, U.S. Department of Commerce
U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)

4:30 - 5:50pm PT Grow Globally PHX Keynotes (7:30pm ET / 8:30am next day in Tokyo)

Welcome + "Global Is Good"... Doug Bruhnke - founder/CEO at Global Chamber®
- "International Day of Peace"... Debra Allen - Realtor at Debra Allen International
"Ukraine and Regional Update"... Igor Novikov - Former Advisor for President Zelenskyy
- "CIS - Regional Update"... Daniel Zaretsky - GA at Global Chamber® Tashkent
"EU/Netherlands/PHX Update"... Odette Wilhemina Bakker - Hon. Consul for the Netherlands
"Recap International State of the Metro"... Hank Marshall - VP at Clearflow Group
- "Int'l Update"... Bethany Bennick - Director, Corporate Dev & International at GPEC
"LatAm Update"... Ricardo Vanella - Executive Director at Global Chamber® Buenos Aires
- "Mexico, PHX and the World"... Mike Patterson - Partner at Spencer Fane
"Government and Global Business"... Jevin Hodge - Candidate for U.S. House District 1
- "Introduce Jevin"... Jim Ratcliff - Past Chairman & CEO at Rowpar Pharmaceuticals
"Asia - Australia Update"... Matthew Kyle - Chief Commercial Officer at weconnect
"Africa Update"... Derek Bbanga - Executive Director at Global Chamber® Nairobi
- "Africa & Global Update"... Mel Sanderson - Board at American Rare Earths
- "Opportunities"... Lora Mwaniki-Lyman - CEO at Valukrest Consulting
"Export + Family Business Success"... Riad Nizam - President at Master Electronics
"Paying and Managing Your Workforce Globally"... special message from Velocity Global
"Global Education"... Ghazal Korshidi - Director of Special Projects at Thunderbird
International Day of Peace Give-Away with Debra, Doug and Christian Aguirre (GC HMO)
5:50pm... End of Virtual Program... Up to The Pub, 5th Floor
At 6pm... Doc Jones and his Jazz Ensemble at The Pub
- Note: We may have the capability to continue the zoom call with Doc's playing.

Biographies of Speakers (4:30 - 5:45pm PT)

Igor Novikov is a former adviser to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Igor brings a unique set of technological, entrepreneurial and policy perspectives to the dialogue of innovation in Eastern Europe. Over the course of two years, Igor’s lectures and workshops attracted an audience of over 150,000 people and he is considered Ukraine’s leading keynote speaker and futurist - a title he readily rejects.

In addition to his work at Singularity University, Igor’s mission is to develop the world's first attention marketplace with his main technology project, Payphone. Igor’s primary research areas explore the convergence of behavioral science, economics and storytelling and include his concepts of Gamified Transfer of Learning and Dynamic Motivation.

Before Payphone and Singularity University, Igor founded for-profit and social impact organizations in a range of domains including: artificial intelligence, peer to peer lending, blockchain, human rights, international development, carbon offsetting, and solar energy. Igor has a degree in law from the London School of Economics and Political Science.

The Honorable Odette Wilhelmina Bakker is the Honorary Consul of the Netherlands in Arizona. Consul Bakker has lived in Phoenix since 2003. Before emigrating to the USA, she finished Amsterdam Law School and started working for the Dutch Federal Government. As a Public Policy Adviser with the Department of Homeland Security & Interior Affairs (in Dutch BZK), she rotated several positions.

Once in the USA, she worked for the Valley of Sun YMCA. As an Operations Director she successfully managed the YMCA’s Corporate Wellness portfolio, getting intimately acquainted with the local business landscape. In 2016 she made the step back to public service and was hired by the City of Phoenix, as a Management Analyst I for the Neighborhood Services Department. In 2018 she transitioned to the Planning and Development Department and in 2022 she was promoted to Economic Development Manager within the Community and Economic Development Department.

Odette has two children (Ashton who is 17 and Savannah who is 16), is an avid Team Handball player, loves good food and serving the community in various capacities. She currently co-chairs Arizona Forward’s Healthy Communities and Sustainable Growth Committee. Since Summer 2020 she was appointed as the new Honorary Consul of the Netherlands in Arizona.

Jevin Hodge is a candidate for Congress, U.S. House District #1. He's a problem solver - helping businesses, non-profits, and governments solve their most pressing issues, like combating the COVID-19 pandemic or expanding access to high-quality public education. Born in Tempe to a single mother, Jevin Hodge saw first-hand how our government can help those who need it the most. Since then, he found meaning in public service and giving back.

At home, he leads organizations like the Booker T. Washington Child Development Center, the longest running Head Start in Arizona. Through his service in the community, Jevin has seen first hand the issues facing Arizona families. We can count on him to:

Protect voting rights and protect democracy.
Address income inequality and its root causes head-on.
Fully fund public schools so every Arizona kid can have the same opportunity he did.
Ensure every Arizonan has healthcare, period.

Debra Allen is the founder and President of Debra Allen International. Born in Bremen, Germany, Debra brings a unique international perspective to the Arizona real estate market. Since 2003, Debra has distinguished herself from the pack. Trained in cross-cultural communications and fluent in German and English, Debra specializes in residential and investment properties in the U.S., Panama, Mexico and selected cities in Europe. Debra’s access to professionals around the world has led her to establish long-lasting intercontinental connections. To better serve her global client base, Debra obtained the prestige Certified International Property Specialist (CIPS) designation. Debra is in step with the trend of Arizona as second home ownership with overseas buyers.

Debra is the Past Chairman of SEVRAR’s Global Business & Alliances Council (2014-2018) and an executive board member of the German American Chamber of Commerce in Arizona, Advisor and member of the Swedish-American Chamber, current Board of Director at SEVRAR her local Realtor Association (2018-2020), and responsible for our relationships with the Greater Phoenix Economic Council and other local city chambers. She is an organizer for international events, specifically international chambers of commerce, universities planning for German career fairs and the wanderbUS tour at ASU. Her most recent accomplishment was that she led a delegation on a Real Estate Trade Mission to Panama where she signed a cross country agreement to encourage Trade between Arizona and Panama.

Hank Marshall - VP of Operations at Clearflow Group. Hank is VP of Operations at Clearflow Group. Previously hand was Economic Development Executive Officer for City of Phoenix and provided leadership for the department's International, Business Development and Business Retention/Expansion programs and initiatives. Prior to that, Hank was Senior Vice President of International at the Arizona Commerce Authority where he was one of the key executives that assisted with the launching of the Arizona Commerce Authority in July 2011. From 2005 to 2011, Hank served as the CEO of AISLE21, an international consulting firm. Hank also serves as the British Honorary Consul to the state of Arizona. Marshall was raised overseas and spent many years in international corporate assignments. Marshall received his Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Rutgers University in 1982.

Ricardo Vanella - Executive Director at Global Chamber® Buenos Aires. Mr. Vanella delivers more than 30 years of expertise in advising global corporations, institutions, and NGOs on business development, marketing, communications, and international engagement. He is an experienced speaker, speechwriter, author, and T.V. and radio producer and presenter. He has been Executive Director at Global Chamber Buenos Aires since 2017, and additionally serves on the Global Chamber Latin America Regional Desk.

Ricardo has supported diverse projects funded by the United Nations, European Union, U.S. Department of Commerce, USAID, and Inter-American Development Bank. As a Board Member of GLOBAL TIES U.S., he facilitated partnerships between 94 global councils and the U.S. Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP). Previously, he founded and was president of the Argentine-American Network for Leadership (REAL), an association of Argentine IVLP participants of which he is now Advisory Board Chairman.

Mr. Vanella was previously the Director of Clase Ejecutiva, a twice-weekly Argentine radio and TV show focused on politics and economics in a geo-strategic context. Under his leadership, it became the first ISO 9001-certified TV and radio show worldwide. He has a leadership role with The SPECTRUM Group, and he serves on the boards and in the executive leadership of several professional member organizations, including as: Board Member, American Club of Buenos Aires; Member, Cultural Vistas Alumni Council; Board Member, Inter-American Defense College (IADC) Foundation; and President, Inter-American Network of Alumni Associations (IANAmericas). He is a graduate of both the Strategy and Defense Policy Program at the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies, National Defense University and the U.S. Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program.

Daniel Zaretsky - Global Advisor at Global Chamber® Tashkent (Uzkekistan). Daniel has many years experience living abroad and working in and around the private, government and NGO sectors. Currently he's is based both in Uzbekistan and his native USA and he's the Managing Director of Uzbekistan & Central Asia for the Israel-USA-Uzbekistan Business Association (IUUBA).

Previously, in Tajikistan, Mr. Zaretsky was a Member of the Board of Directors of AmCham Tajikistan, the American Chamber of Commerce, where he was involved with international trade and investment issues and where he also sat on the Secretariat of the Extractive Resources Transparency Initiative (EITI) Tajikistan. AmChams are in 100 countries and EITI works in 40.

Mr. Zaretsky is also Founder and Country Host of Global Entrepreneurship Week Tajikistan (GEW). GEW takes place in 180 countries and is a celebration of the innovators and job creators who launch startups that bring ideas to life, drive economic growth and expand human welfare. GEW’s 2014 Campaign was nominated for the Best Rookie Country award by the Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN). He's also a Country Pricing Analyst for Mercer, the world’s largest HR consulting company.

Mr. Zaretsky received his BA in Anthropology from the University of Michigan and his MBA and MIA (Master of International Affairs) degrees from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Business and SIPA (School of International and Public Affairs), respectively. Mr. Zaretsky speaks Russian and Persian/Dari/Tajik and has basic knowledge of the Turkic languages, particularly Uzbek and Turkish. He is passionate about bringing new products and services to new markets, regional trade, international entrepreneurship, the SDGs, New Silk Road and connecting people across cultures.

Ghazal Khorshidi is the Director of Special Projects at Thunderbird School of Global Management.

She is a T-bird alum of 2018 and focuses on partnerships and strategic initiatives as well as the Dean’s Office Operations.

Ghazal has a diverse background in consulting, education, and healthcare.

Matthew Kyle - Co-founder and Chief Commercial Officer at WeConnect. After graduating from Yale where Matthew studied Economics and Japanese, he played professional basketball in the EuroLeague, African League, in the NBA Pre-season with the New York Knicks and in the Japan League. After basketball he worked for Ernst & Young and then a spin-off of E&Y called Tricor in Tokyo. Then Matthew Co-Founded weConnect with a few of his closest colleagues. weConnect is changing the game when it comes to international expansion by enabling companies to set up offices throughout Asia, Europe, the US, Canada and South America, with one dedicated team managing all of the legal entity setups, and all ongoing back office compliance like accounting, payroll, and tax. This is all transparent to the client through one or two cloud financial and HR applications to give the client a consolidated and consistent experience despite the difference business cultures and languages they are expanding their business in. The best part is the client can choose the software and applications they use while leaving the management and expansion in the hands of weConnect. All the client has to do is recruit talent to represent them and get their products or services ready to be sold into the countries they establish.

Riad Nizam is the President of Master Electronics, a family-owned business celebrating over 50 years as a leading electronic components distributor. Riad received his B.S. from UC Santa Barbara, in Business/Economics and attended a 3-year Executive Education Program, OPM, at Harvard Business School. Riad has over 18 years of industry experience at increasing levels of responsibility and has performed duties in every position of distribution for Master Electronics. His sales-driven philosophy consistently inspires unique and visionary solutions for customers and suppliers and encourages an entrepreneurial mindset within his team members. Riad is an active member of YPO, pursuing a lifelong commitment to learning, developing impactful business relationships, and fostering global expansion for Master Electronics. Riad loves traveling with his wife and children to new places all around the world. He currently resides in the Phoenix area - and can be contacted here.

Mel Sanderson - Board Member at American Rare Earths; Critical Minerals Institute +

Mike Patterson - Partner: Business, Corporate, M&A, Securities, Int'l at Spencer Fane

Bethany Bennick - Director, Corporate Dev & Int'l Engagement at GPEC

Derek Bbanga - Executive Director at Global Chamber® Nairobi

Doc Jones is a Musician and Executive Director at Arizona International Jazz Day Foundation. William Doc Jones has over 35 years of experience as music educator, program and project Director in the realm of Music and TV production. He has more than 30 years of professional performance experience, including band director, traveled abroad with noted artists, writer/director of live stage musical performances, arranger and writer, producer, recording studio owner/operator. Noted for music instruction project development and execution of satellite programs (Chicago, Illinois and Phoenix, Arizona), including as a professional musician. For the past 6 years has been working in conjunction with UNESCO and Herbie Hancock to bring attention to worldwide International Jazz Day.

Doug Bruhnke - Founder/CEO of Global Chamber®. Doug is a German-Polish-American entrepreneur dedicated to helping members of Global Chamber® successfully reach new markets across 525 metros - everywhere! He is a two-time expat with Dupont in Tokyo, Japan and Singapore with over 35 years of global business experience in nearly all countries and segments, traveling to 65 countries and now working in 195 virtually. Doug is also a member of Arizona District Export Council and regional advisor for U.S. Global Leadership Coalition. He has a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from University of Utah and an EMBA from Michigan State University, and is co-inventor on 5 patents. Doug is co-author with Cesar Trabanco of the upcoming book Global Is Good. He was born in Mount Kisco, New York and now is based in Scottsdale, Arizona and Palo Alto, California, USA. Hear the Global Chamber® story here.

Global Chamber® is a growing and collaborating community of CEOs, executives and leaders in 525 metro regions around the world... connecting member businesses to new opportunities and advancing growth and success. It's the only chamber of commerce in the world operating in hundreds of locations that helps exporting, importing and investing members to connect through warm introductions to clients, partners, projects and resources. Global Chamber® is a registered trademark of Global Chamber, LLC.

Global Chamber® Phoenix is one of 525 chapters of Global Chamber® around the world. More

Global Chamber® Phoenix Advisory Board here.

Attend in-person at 401 N 1st Street, Phoenix. Parking is available at street meters all around the downtown ASU campus. There are many spots available at this time of day, and most is availabe at the rate of $2.50 for 2 hours. Also consider parking garages, which are $20. The AZ Republic Parking is adjacent, though remember that you'll need to come around to the 1st Street side via Polk Street for the main entrance to Thunderbird.

AZ Republic Parking - 455 N 2nd Street, Phoenix, AZ 85004
Sheraton - 340 N 3rd St, Phoenix, AZ 85004 – It’s right next to the AZ Republic Parking
Chase Parking - 160 E Monroe St, Phoenix, AZ 85004 and the ASU