Latvia: Heart of the New Nordics at John O'Groats

Latvia: Heart of the New Nordics at John O'Groats

Lunch on Tuesday, August 11th in West Los Angeles, 8am

Address: 10516 W Pico Blvd, Los Angeles

Global Chamber Los Angeles is pleased to host a gathering for lunch at the world's best biscuit restaurant, John O'Groat's in West Los Angeles on Pico, connecting members to leaders from the Investment and Development Agency of Latvia. Learn about the latest economic priorities and strategic opportunities happening right now in Latvia.

Come for the insights, stay for the connections! Pay for your own lunch. Enjoy biscuits from heaven.

Chapter members attending include Doug Wendt and Doug Bruhnke. 

Douglas Wendt - Chief Growth Officer & Senior Partner at Wendt Partners

With over 20 years of experience in the technology industry, Douglas Wendt has specialized in finding innovative ways to apply new software to address increasingly complex business challenges. Throughout his career, he has also launched, marketed, and sold new products and solutions, delivering multiple innovations to the marketplace.

As Thomas Edison once said, “The reason most people don't recognize success is because it wears overalls and looks suspiciously like work.

Doug Bruhnke is CEO of Global Chamber®. He's a founder, entrepreneur and global connector focused on advancing Global Chamber® member businesses with new clients, and into new markets. He worked in corporate for decades, first the Dupont Company in Asia and globally, and later Phelps Dodge / Freeport McMoRan. Doug had two expatriate assignments, one in Tokyo and another in Singapore. He has over 40 years of global trade experience working with clients in nearly every market segment including automotive, aerospace, industrial, manufacturing, healthcare, life sciences, mining, retail and technology. 

Doug has 5 U.S. patents related to his work at Central Research in DuPont. His education includes a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Utah and an EMBA from Michigan State University. Doug's affiliations include the Global Chamber®, Arizona District Export Council, U.S. Global Leadership Coalition, Thunderbird Global Alumni Network (TGAN) Advisory Council and hundreds of groups in Global Chamber®. He is a German-Polish American born in New York and living in Arizona + California. Doug has a wife of 44 years, a daughter and a superstar grandson.

Connect with Doug here. Hear the Global Chamber® story here.