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Global Chamber Phoenix Grow Globally Fair PHX

Date: September 20, 2023

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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

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 Wednesday, September 20th at 3:00pm PT... in-person at Global Chamber in Thunderbird.

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

We celebrate the global tribe with updates and inspiration from leaders, and this year we again work with the amazing Debra Allen aligned with the International Day of Peace, to recognize that trade brings prosperity AND other benefits.

Welcome! Connect! Learn! Grow! Make your life a little easier and better by taking steps to be global and UNSTOPPABLE.

This event is IN-PERSON only. Join us at WHQ in Phoenix.

Agenda – September 20, 2023, starting 3:00pm PT

3:00 - 4:00pm 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 Ambassador's Ball Nov 18, 2023
Asia Festival AZ January 12-13, 2024
AZ International Jazz Month April, 2024
Banking - Bank of America, PNC Bank, Western Alliance Bank
Cities - Phoenix, Surprise, Peoria, Scottsdale
Citizen's Climate Lobby
Commercial Real Estate - NAI Horizon, Lee & Associates, Cresa Phoenix
Global Residential Real Estate - eXp Realty, Berkshire Hathaway
Credit, Finance & Insurance - Allianz Trade, Creditsafe, General SW Insurance
Currency Exchange - OFX, Corpay
Custom Tailor - Vinod Bharunani at Euro Merican Fashions
Mainfreight - global logistics leader
Global Chamber® 525 chapters
- Global Chamber® Phoenix, Tucson, Hermosillo, Queretaro
- Global Chamber® Mexico City Meetup October 3
- Global Chamber® Los Angles with WKBC Oct 11-14 in Anaheim
- Rami Goldratt on Innovation Using TOC Oct 30-31, Dec 4-5
- International State of Metro Phoenix November 2
- Global Semiconductor Summit in Phoenix February 23, 2024
HR / Int'l Payroll - Safeguard Global, Listo Global, Globalization Partners
Law - Spencer Fane, Kozolchyk National Law Center
Logistics - Expeditors, Geoz Global
Global Organizations - Global Ties Arizona, PCFR, Arizona Tech Council
Non-Profits - CPLC, I Got This Foundation, Project C.U.R.E.
Sales Support - Exceptional Sales Performance
Technology - Pronet, BI Inform, Necodex
Translation / Localization - Commgap, Transcend Translation
Thunderbird School of Global Management
U.S. Commercial Service, AZ District Export Council (DEC)
U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), EXIM Bank

4:00 - 5:00pm PT Grow Globally PHX Keynotes

Welcome
- Connie Kadansky - founder at Exceptional Sales Performance
- Doug Bruhnke - founder/CEO at Global Chamber®
"International Day of Peace"
- Debra Allen - Realtor at Debra Allen International
Keynote Speaker
- Mayor Kate Gallego (by video)
"Global Business: Trade, Mining and More"
- Mel Sanderson - American Rare Earths, MelSand Consulting (by zoom)
Other Announcements
- Remembering Dennis 'Dutch' Schmid of Creditsafe
- Recap Women in Global Leadership PHX 2023 at BMC
Global Education: By Thunderbird School of Global Management
- 100 Million Learners
- Executive Week Dec 4-7
"Innovation Using TOC" Workshop with Rami Goldratt Oct 30-31 + Nov 30-Dec
Updates on Global Business from Phoenix
- Mike Patterson - Spencer Fane
- Vinnie Silveri - Expeditors
- Jeffrey Garza Walker - NAI Horizon
Others: Diplomatic Corp
- Ambassador's Ball, focus Germany by Carolin Gey
- Asian Festival in East Valley by Steve and Winnie (Kho) Kaplan
Int'l State of the Metro Preview, 11/2
- Jeanine Jerkovic, City of Surprise on the 2023 Report Card
5:00pm... End of Program

Keynote Speaker

Mayor Kate Gallego (remarks by video)

Mayor Kate Gallego has spent her career working to find solutions to complex problems. Prior to being elected as Mayor, she served for five years as the City Councilwoman for District 8, a large district covering much of South Phoenix. Her record of proven results includes leading the campaign to pass Phoenix's citywide transportation plan through 2050 and working to ensure equal pay for equal work.

While on the council, Mayor Gallego helped make Phoenix a leader in job creation and worked with police and firefighters to improve public safety and make neighborhoods more secure.

In March 2019, Mayor Gallego became the second elected female Mayor in Phoenix history and the youngest big-city Mayor in the United States. Mayor Gallego is passionate about building a Phoenix that works for everyone, including her two-year-old son, Michael, and she led the effort to partner with AARP to make Phoenix a city where seniors can thrive. She believes everyone should have access to cutting edge medical care and has led on expanding Phoenix's biomedical campus. Mayor Gallego is working to grow the city's economy, create jobs, and stand up for the city's core values.

Prior to being elected Mayor to the city that she loves, Mayor Gallego worked on Strategic Planning and Economic Development for the utility company, Salt River Project. She worked to attract new companies and jobs to Phoenix. Mayor Gallego graduated from Harvard University and earned an MBA from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.

Speakers

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.

Additional Speakers to be announced.

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 36 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 Phoenix, Arizona and Los Angeles, 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