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March
21, 2002
Trends in International Business |
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"New International Economy" lives, and it is based on the
faster allocation of resources made possible by technology. The recent
tech shakeout has cleared the way for the next economic boom, driven
by the technologies of optical fiber, semiconductors, online transactions,
languages and interfaces, and broadband connections. The Internet
just may turn out to be what it was supposed to be the first time
around. Keynote Speaker: Dr. Roger Selbert Panel
Presentation: Panelists:
Moderator:
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| Keynote
Speaker Bio: Dr. Roger Selbert is one of the most respected trend analysts in the country. He has been accurately identifying social and consumer trends (and analyzing their business and marketing implications) for over 20 years. Roger is a Principal of the Growth Strategies Group, a trend consulting company; Vice President of Strategic Planning at LatinWorks, a Hispanic and general market advertising and marketing firm; and a Resident Scholar at the La Jolla Institute, a well-known west coast think tank. Roger's track record of prescient anticipation and foresight is documented in Growth Strategies, the newsletter he has been writing and publishing since 1981, and in the innumerable presentations and keynotes he has delivered (and continues to give) on the major trends of our time. Over the years he has helped clients in manufacturing, retailing, financial services, advertising, consumer products -- the entire range of industries -- to exploit growth market opportunities by staying ahead of the trend curve. If you're interested in a successful future, he believes, it's helpful to have a good idea of what the terrain is going to look like when you get there! Panelist Bio: Lyra Spratt-Manning is Chief Executive Officer of the RWS Group, LLC, headquartered in San Francisco. She is an experienced consultant to the medical and pharmaceutical industry relative to CE marking and international regulatory issues. Under her management the company received ISO 9000 certification in 1997 and provides ISO and GMP consulting services to the company's medical and industrial clients. Prior to her appointment as CEO in 1999, Ms. Manning served as Chief Operating Officer for the company. She was instrumental in the creation of the localization business from the development of a large linguistic software-testing center to the growth of the production center that provides localization services to high-tech, aerospace, automotive, medical, multimedia, advertising, telecommunications, and Internet companies. RWS Group (www.translate.com),
an international company with four decades of experience, provides
clients with total globalization services including localization
of software and Web sites, patent translation and technical translation
services. Multilingual services are supported by development of
innovative technologies and computer-assisted translation tools.
In 1996, Fred transferred to the firm's London office to work in the U.S. Corporate Tax Consulting team. Work in that group included advice on various merger and acquisition transactions, cross-border reorganizations, cross border payments, and assistance with U.S. international income tax compliance. Clients included both U.S.-based MNCs investing in Europe and European-based MNCs investing in the United States. Major clients served include: GM, Delphi, Merrill Lynch, Automatic Data Processing, Meritor Automotive Inc., Vodafone plc, Saatchi & Saatchi plc, Cordiant plc, and the British Department of Trade and Industry. Fred returned to the Los Angeles office in 1999 and joined the Pacific Southwest International Tax Group. Since rejoining the Los Angeles office, Fred has served many of the firm's largest clients, or Global Strategic Clients, in the Pacific Southwest. His clients are active in the high-tech, gaming, telecommunications, software, aerospace, and engineering & construction sectors. Fred is a regular speaker at CITE, ATLAS, and similar conferences as well as Deloitte & Touche international tax training. Fred is member of the firm's International Tax Client Service Matrix Committee, which is tasked with identifying new ideas and approaches for our clients. Fred received
his Bachelor of Science in Economics from the Wharton School of
Business at the University of Pennsylvania. He holds a California
CPA license. Mr. Fuertes has 14 years of global technology and startup management experience. Mr. Fuertes has held senior executive positions at two Fortune 500 companies and led organizations of various sizes and compositions in the development of solutions to meet their growth, organizational, and competitive challenges. From 1993 through 1999, Mr. Fuertes worked as an international executive at Ingram Micro, Inc. (NYSE: IM), a Fortune 100, and the world's largest distributor of IT software and hardware products. At Ingram, Mr. Fuertes served as GM of Ingram Micro's Japan subsidiary, where he oversaw a joint venture with Softbank Corporation. Prior to living in Tokyo, he was Ingram Micro's Director of Global Sales where he led teams in four continents in the development and implementation of supply-chain solutions for companies like Dell Computer, GE Capital and IBM Global Services. Before his Global Sales role, Mr. Fuertes was Director of a $90 million Export Division that sold products to 42 countries in Asia, Europe and the Middle East. In 1999, Mr. Fuertes founded Latin eVentures Ltd and its operating company, eAQUI. eAQUI was Latin America's first b2b Web-based IT products and services eProcurement solution. As CEO of Latin eVentures, Mr. Fuertes led the setup of operations in six countries, raised over $15 million in three rounds of private equity financing, and generated first-year revenues in excess of $3 million. Currently, Mr.
Fuertes is running CoachLink, his third startup. CoachLink is a
referral service of highly qualified executive, small business,
and career coaches that help organizations and individuals significantly
increase their effectiveness and performance. CoachLink's website
is www.CoachLink.biz
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