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April 23rd, 2008, Madrid: Fundraiser Gala dinner in favor of M.D. Anderson International Spain Foundation, presided by HRH. Doña Pilar de Borbón, Duchess of Badajoz, and with the presence of Dr. John Mendelsohn President of the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center and the Hon. Eduardo Aguirre, US Ambassador to Spain. Sponsored by PromoMadrid, Pfizer and Schering Plough.
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January 16th, Madrid,: Amcham
Spain
organized a working breakfast to discuss the growing opportunities for Spanish companies to invest in renewable energies in the
United States
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US
Ambassador to
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Spain
, Jaime Malet addressed approximately 120 executives from Spanish energy companies and encouraged them to enter the
US
market.
>>Speech by Jaime Malet, President of AmCham
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January 11th, Madrid: AmCham Spain organized a business luncheon for a high-level delegation from the United States that included Senator Mel Martinez (R-Florida), Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Senator John Thune (R-South Dakota) and Senator Larry Craig (R-Idaho). These influential senators, the US Ambassador to Spain, Eduardo Aguirre, the President of AmCham Spain, Jaime Malet, and an array of executives from leading Spanish energy companies exchanged ideas on how to promote renewable energies and foster cooperation in the field of energy between the US and Spain.
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December 13th, Madrid: The Royal Highnesses Prince Felipe de Asturias and Princesa Leticia presided over the gala dinner held on the 13 th of December to mark the 90 th anniversary of the founding of the American Chamber of Commerce in Spain. In addition to a speech by HRH Prince Felipe, the event featured addresses by the US Ambassador to Spain, the Hon. Eduardo Aguirre, and the President of AmCham Spain, Jaime Malet as well as a musical performance by the renown singer Antonio Carmona.
Sponsored by Amber Capital, Grupo Lábaro, Abertis, American Airlines, AIG, Boing, Cisco Systems, FCC, Grifols, Fluor, Pfizer y Philip Morris Spain.
Speech by HRH Prince Felipe de Asturias
Speech by the Ambassador of the United States to Spain
Speech by the President of AmCham Spain
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November 28-29th, 2007 Barcelona (Casa Llotja de Mar):
International Technology Forum
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October 18th, Madrid: AmCham Spain business-luncheon with Ms. Trinidad Jiménez García-Herrera, Secretary of State for Iberoamerica at the Spanish Ministry of Foreign
Affairs and Cooperation, as its speaker of honor. Ms. Trinidad Jiménez will deliver a speech titled “The presence of Spanish companies in the Americas”. The business-luncheon will take place at the Wellington Hotel at 1.45pm (Velázquez, 8)
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June 25th-26th, Madrid: 1st US-EU Business Roundtable on Energy & Technology. Organized by AmCham Spain, this high-level international conference on energy will focus on assessing how existing technologies and those which are being developed can lead to a lesser reliance on fossil fuels and make them more efficient and less polluting, help fulfill increasing energy needs and identify and promote a cleaner, safer and more efficient energy environment in the years to come. The conference will also aim to put together traditional producers and distributors of all kinds of energy with new alternative energy players. The Business Roundtable will become a yearly business forum organized by AmCham Spain in order to promote discussion between businessmen, government officials, regulators and analysts from both the European Union and the US on energy and technology.
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5th of June, Barcelona (MACBA): Gala dinner commemorating the 90th Annual General Meeting of AmCham Spain. Attendance reserved for AmCham Spain members only. |
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May 29th, Madrid: AmCham business-luncheon about “The challenge of climate change”. This event, sponsored by Grupo Ramón Vizcaíno, will feature Spain’s Minister of the Environment, Ms. Cristina Narbona, as its speaker of honor. The business-luncheon will be held at the Hesperia Hotel in Madrid (Paseo de la Castellana, 57) at 1:45pm.
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April 12th : AmCham business-luncheon about “The challenges in foreign trade: ties between Spain and the United States”. This event, sponsored by Schering-Plough, Interes and Restaura, will feature Spain’s Minister of Industry, Tourism and Trade, Mr. Joan Clos, as its speaker of honor. The business-luncheon will be held at the Palace Hotel in Madrid (Plaza de las Cortes, 7) at 1:45pm.>> More Information |
March 14th, Madrid: AmCham Spain and the American Chamber of Commerce to the European Union jointly organized the high-level international conference “Launching a new agenda for a transatlantic economic alliance” about the legislative and regulatory framework of the transatlantic economic relationship. The conference examined from a predominantly business standpoint the prospects for the creation of a more integrated transatlantic market between the US and the European Union in accordance with the proposal put forward by the German EU Presidency.
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More about the proposed transatlantic market plan
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January 15th, 2007: AmCham business-luncheon about “Defense in Spain and our ties to the United States”. This event, sponsored by Indra, featured Spain’s Minister of Defense, Mr. José Antonio Alonso, as its speaker of honor, as well as the US Ambassador to Spain, the Honorable Eduardo Aguirre. The business-luncheon was held at the Palace Hotel in Madrid (Plaza de las Cortes, 7). Speech by Mr. Jaime Malet |
November 30th, December 1st: Future of Europe Summit in Andorra. Inaugural meeting with the theme “Making Europe a global leader in Innovation.” The meeting, hosted by the government of Andorra and organized by Smadja & Associates Inc., will bring together about 300 leaders from business, politics and academia, with a special emphasis on those actors who are at the forefront of thinking on change, innovation and entrepreneurship. The Forum will also provide an opportunity to discuss economic and business strategies with business leaders and experts from around the world, in particular India and China.
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Nov. 20th 2006: Business luncheon organized by the American Chamber of Commerce in Spain with the Hon. Richard M. Daley, Mayor of Chicago. The luncheon was held at the Círculo Ecuestre on November 20th. More information about Mayor Richard M. Daley. |
November 6-7th, 2006:This year the European Council of American Chamber of Commerce (ECACC) fall Conference was celebrate in Barcelona. More than 35 participants came from the 37 member AmChams. www.amchameurope.com
October 27th, 2006: 22@ Update Breakfast, organized by the municipal company 22@Barcelona in cooperation with NODE, and held at the headquarters of Barcelona Activa. Speech by Mr. Jaime Malet, Chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce in Spain.
October 10-11th, 2006: The American Chamber of Commerce had a mission in New York City on the 10th and 11th of October with the involvement of 25 leading Spanish companies from the construction, real-estate and financial sectors. Through the support of the New York Economic Development Corporation (NYEDC), the Real Estate Board of New York, private developers, real-estate agents and financial entities, the Spanish companies could familiarized themselves with the details relating to the ambitious infrastructure and real-estate projects which New York City is already carrying out an will continue to execute in the coming years in order to revamp all five boroughs in the city. Sponsored by 
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October 4th, 2006: Lunch-conference “The Spanish Economy and Foreign Investments in Spain” with the Deputy Minister of Economics of the Spanish Ministry of Economics and Finance, Mr. David Vegara, at the Wellington Hotel in Madrid. |
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June 30, 2006 Breakfast with the US Secretary of Education, Hon. Margaret Spellings, and with the US Ambassador to Spain, Hon. Eduardo Aguirre, at the Palace Hotel of Madrid. Sponsor ed by  view photos
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June 22, 2006: Lunch-conference “Trade, Investment and Protectionism US-EU in the 21 st Century” with the President and CEO of the US Chamber of Commerce en Washington DC, Thomas J. Donohue, at the Intercontinental Hotel of Madrid. Sponsored by and  view photos
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June 6, 2006: Spain-US Food Conference. The Spain-US Food Conference's objective is to introduce Spanish companies to opportunities in the Food sector in the USA. The Food Conference intends to offer a practical and “how to” approach to entering the US market, both through direct investment and an export activity. view photos
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May 24, 2006: Meeting of the Board of Governors and Annual General Meeting at the Círculo Ecuestre, Barcelona. Lunch-conference “Las relaciones España-EE.UU.” with Spanish Ambassador to the United States Carlos Westendorp. view photos
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April 25, 2006: Conference “Galicia, oportunidades de negocio para empresas americanas” at the Casa de Galicia of Madrid. Speakers José Ramón Fernández, Conselleiro de Economía e Facenda, Xunta de Galicia and President of IGAPE (Instituto Galego de Promoción Económica); Jesús Mota, Director of Supply Chain of Genetech; Leopoldo Soria, Financial Director of Office Depot España; and Juan Paredes, Director of CPN USA (new Center of Business Promotion of IGAPE in the US). Organized together with the Xunta de Galicia.
April 26, 2006: AmCham Spain in collaboration with “La Caixa” invited our Members to an exclusive visit and guided tour of the exhibition «El imperio olvidado, el mundo de la antigua Persia» at CaixaForum, Barcelona. The few members attending expressed their great satisfaction with this initiative which resulted extremely enjoyable and interesting. We encourage a greater participation of members in the future.
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April 20, 2006: Lunch-conference “El futuro de las inversiones extranjeras en Andalucía” with the President of the Andalucía Regional Government, Mr. Manuel Chaves, in Sevilla. Sponsored by  view photos
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March 31, 2006: Cocktail at the Círculo Ecuestre of Barcelona on occasion of the visit of a business mission from Southern Florida. The objective of the mission is the promotion of Southern Florida as a platform for Spanish companies, with an emphasis on the sectors of BioScience, cinema and entertainment as well as on the public work projects open to Spanish companies.
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March 27, 2006: Lunch-conference "Perspectivas de la economía española en un contexto internacional" with Pedro Solbes, Second Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economic and Financial Affairs, at the Eurobuilding Hotel of Madrid. Sponsored by  view photos
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March 15, 2006: breakfast-roundtable “SEC Cross Border Securities Enforcement and Corporate Governance”. Speakers: Elizabeth Jacobs, Deputy Director International of the US Securities Exchange Commission and Rodrigo Buenaventura, International Relations Director of the Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores (CNMV), at the Palace Hotel of Madrid. Sponsored by  view photos
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February 28, Madrid and March 2, 2006 Barcelona: Breakfast «Gestión de planes de compensación y de stock options». Sponsored by 
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February 21, 2006: Dinner in honor the US Senator Mel Martínez, with the presence of the Hon. Eduardo Aguirre, US Ambassador to Spain, at the Casino of Madrid. Around 160 people attended the event. Sponsored by  view photos |
February 12-14, 2006. Trade Mission to Miami. SPAIN REAL ESTATE & DEVELOPERS FORUM to promote real estate investment in Southern Florida.
Participants: Corp. Iberoamericana de Negocios, Diursa, Espais, Gadetur, Medgroup, PGI Group, Testa Inmuebles, Urbis and Wilcox.
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January 18, 2006: Breakfast «Spain-US Relations» at the Meliá Hotel in Barcelona, with our Guest of Honor, US Ambassador to Spain, Hon. Eduardo Aguirre. Sponsored by  view photos |
December 22, 2005: the American Chamber of Commerce in Spain organized a Christmas Concert at the Auditorio Nacional of Madrid with the prestigious Santa Cecilia Classic Orchestra, directed by Ignacio Yepes.
December 19, 2005: lunch-conference “Gobierno Corporativo en España hoy” with the President of the
Comisión Nacioanal del Mercado de Valores (CNMV), Manuel Conthe at the Hesperia Hotel of Madrid.
November 21-22, 2005: The American Chamber of Commerce in partnership with Economist Conferences announced the 17th Business Roundtable with the Government of Spain – How can Spain re-position itself in the new Europe? The speakers included leading figures from central and regional government, as well as major corporations. Members of the American Chamber of Commerce saved EUR 200 off the registration fee.
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November 3, 2005: Lunch-conference “El reto de la internacionalización de la industria española”, at the Palace Hotel of Madrid, with the Minister of Industry, Commerce and Tourism, José Montilla. view photos
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October 3, 2005: Lunch-conference “España-Estados Unidos, una relación imprescindible”, with our guest of honor the President of the Popular Party, Mariano Rajoy. Around 200 people attended the event. Sponsored by  view photos
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September 12, 2005: Welcome luncheon in honor of the Ambassador of the United States to Spain, the Hon. Eduardo Aguirre. Around 200 people attended the event, at the Palace Hotel of Madrid. All members were invited. Sponsored by  view photos
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September 6, 2005: Audience with His Royal Highness the Prince of Asturias to present the new Board of Governors of the Chamber ratified at the Annual General Meeting held on May 7. Don Felipe expressed his solidarity with the United States and all those affected by the Katrina hurricane. view photos
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June 28, 2005: Lunch-conference «Madrid en la España del 2005», with our guest of honor the President of the Madrid Regional Government,
Esperanza Aguirre. Around 200 people attended the event. Sponsored by view photos
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May 11, 2005: Annual General Meeting at the University of Chicago in Barcelona. Jaime Malet was re-elected as Chairman of the Board for a new period of three years. The meeting took place at the Círculo Ecuestre of Barcelona. After that, a private lunch for the members of the Board, Patron members and a reduce number of guests was served with the Hon. Jordi Pujol. view photos
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April 19, 2005: Luncheon "New Challenges for the Internationalization of the Spanish Economy", with our guest of honor Spanish Prime Minister, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero. Organized by Amcham Spain in collaboration with the American Business Council. Around 300 people attended the event. Sponsored by AIG Europe, Banco Santander Central Hispano and FCC. We would like to thank Kelly Services for offering the hostess services. view photos
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March 28, 2005: Dinner in honor of Senator Richard Shelby, Chairman of the Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, in the Ritz Hotel of Madrid. Patron Members of the Chamber were invited. Senator Shelby is one of the most influential politicians in the US, especially in the banking sector. view photos
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March 21, 2005: the Chamber collaborated in the organization of the dinner offered by the Official Chamber of Commerce of Barcelona to honor a group of Congress Members of the United States chaired by the Hon. Harold Rogers, which took place in the Casa Llotja de Mar in Barcelona. The President of AmCham Spain, Jaime Malet, accompanied the delegation. All Patron Members were invited. view photos
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March 17, 2005: Presidents Permanent Seminar in the Euroforum (pdf), “Las perspectivas de inversión en la nueva etapa Europa-EE.UU”. AmCham President, Jaime Malet , spoke about the relations between both countries.
March 10, 2005: Seminar “What Globalization Means for Spain: Is your Workforce Ready For New Opportunities?” Organized by GlobalEnglish Corporation with the collaboration of AmCham Spain.
February 28, 2005: Conference "Trends in US Policy for the next four years." Organized by AmCham Spain, Fundación Cidob, Fundación Consejo España-Estados Unidos and Real Instituto Elcano. With the collaboration of Casa de América, PriceWaterHouseCoopers and the US Embassy in Spain. view photos
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January 25, 2005: Delivery awards in Navarre. AmCham Spain President offered a conference during the delivery of awards to the 2004 Industrialist in Navarre , with the presence of the President of the Government of the Foral Community of Navarre and 300 industrialists.
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January 27, 2005: Lunch conference "Retos del sector financiero en un contexto internacional," with our special guest Hon. Jaime Caruana, Governor of the Bank of Spain. Sponsored by . view photos
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December 15, 2004: Symposium “Las relaciones España – Estados Unidos”. AmCham President, Jaime Malet, participated in this event organized by the Fundación Diálogos.
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November 29, 2004: Lunch conference "El mercado laboral español como elemento de competitividad para la atracción y retención de la inversión extranjera", with our special guest D. José María Fidalgo, General Secretary of Comisiones Obreras. Sponsored by  . view photos
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November 22, 2004: In occasion of the visit of the Mayor of Miami, Manny Díaz, this Chamber organized a dinner. Patron members and other distinguishes businessmen attended the event. The Mayor was accompanied by a delegation of businessmen of Miami. Sponsored by  .
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November 2, 2004: The American Chamber of Commerce in Spain with the American Business Council farewell luncheon to honor the Ambassador of the United States, Hon George L. Argyros. view photos
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September 30, 2004: Seminar "El Protocolo de Kioto: lo que se necesita saber." How to register, verify, analyze, follow, commercialize and elaborate information on the gas discharges of conservatory effect as well as to concentrate in the main commercial activities of the companies at the same time that they manage responsibilities under the Kioto Protocol. Sponsored by Veregister Corporation.
Sept. 27- Oct. 1, 2004: Trade Mission to California "Sourcing, Partnering and Investing in California for leading Spanish Energy Companies." The American Chamber of Commerce in Spain with the CEOE and the US Embassy, has organized from September 27 to October 1, a trade mission to California to promote the activities of the Spanish energy companies in this zone. Companies of the Abengoa Group, ACS, BBVA Bancomer, Corporación Eólica, Elecnor, Gas Natural, Iberdrola, Indra, and Soluziona participated in the project. view photos
September 23, 2004. Lunch-seminar "Registro, evaluación y autorización de productos químicos (REACH) - La necesidad de conciliar criterios," with Hon. Arturo Gonzalo Azpiri (General Secretary for the Contamination Prevention and the Climate Change), Mr. Pierre Yves Le Borgn (Rohm & Haas), Mrs. Yolande Peeters (Du Pont), Mr. Juan José Nava (FEIQUE), Mr. Alessandro Profili (Alcoa Europe) and our special guest Hon. George L. Argyros, US Ambassador. v iew photos
July 24-30, 2004: Silicon Valley Trade Mission. This Chamber collaborated with this technological and business bridge organized by the Official Chamber of Commerce of Barcelona, the Park of Technological and Business Innovation of La Salle and the Chamber of Commerce of Madrid. This mission wanted to respond the international incrassation of the demands of technology companies in the new technologies of information and communication sector.
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July 15, 2004. Lunch-conference "El mercado laboral español como elemento de competitividad para la atracción y retención de la inversión extranjera." Guest speaker Cándido Méndez, UGT's General Secretary, Sponsored by  . view photos
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June 3, 2004: Working Session "E-commerce and Small and Medium Sized Business: How to Do Business with the U.S." Celebrated in CEA, with the collaboration of CEOE and the US Embassy in Spain. The US Ambassador to Spain participated and after the session had luch with some businesspeople of Andalucía.
April 1, 2004: Mr. Fernando Fernández-Tapias, President of the Madrid Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Miguel Valls, President of the Barcelona Chamber of Commerce, and Mr. Jaime Malet, AmCham President, signed an agreement of cooperation which is aimed at uniting and strengthening the efforts to promote bilateral trade relations with the United States.
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February 9-13, 2004: Trade Mission to Texas, “Trans Texas Corridor – Opportunities of Spain companies.” The Trans Texas Corridor, with a value of more than 150 billion dollars, is the greater infrastructure project in EE.UU. for the next years. It includes more than 4,000 miles of highways up to 1,200 feet of wide, with specific tracks for automobiles and trucks, high speed trains and optical fiber. Participants: Abengoa, Acciona, Azvi, BSCH, BBVA, CAF USA, Caja Madrid, Dragados, Elecnor, FCC, Ferrovial Agroman, Fluor, Grupo ACS, Indra, OHL, Ploder, Sacyr, Telvent (Abengoa), Unión Fenosa Soluziona.
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January 13, 2004: On occasion of the visit of President Aznar to Washington, D.C. the Chamber together with the CEOE organized a business delegation to participate in meetings in Washington and to attend the luncheon in honor of President Aznar which was hosted by the US Chamber of Commerce. The US Chamber's President, Thomas Donohue invited both President Aznar and the CEOE to visit Washington during his visit to Madrid last November 5. The President of our Chamber, Jaime Malet, accompanied the delegation. view photos
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November 5, 2003: Visit with the President and CEO of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Thomas J. Donohue. The Chamber organized a busy schedule for Mr. Donohue, which began with a meeting with Spanish Prime Minister, Excmo. Sr. D. José Ma. Aznar. view photos |
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October 23 2003: The Chamber co-hosted a reception at the US Ambassador's residence which was attended by US Secretary of the Treasury, Hon. John W. Snow and a selection of leading American and Spanish business people. view photos |
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October 20, 2003: Information Society Models Forum, 2003 which took place at the Auditori of Catalonia. All member were invited. With more than 1,200 attendees the forum was a great success. After the Forum the Chamber organized an excluisve private reception with President Clinton for Patron Members of the Chamber which was followed by a luncheon. view photos |
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October 9 to 16, 2003: Seminar “Protección de Datos de Carácter Personal”. AmCham Spain co-organized this seminar with ESA Security. Speakers: Mr. José Luis Piñar Mañas, Director of the Agencia de Protección de Datos (Madrid), Mr. Xavier Hernández i Moreno, Director of the Agencia Catalana de Protección de Datos (Barcelona), Mr. Tomás Arroyo Salido, Responsible for the Norm and Intern Control of the BBVA, and Mr. Carlos Martínez García, Responsible of the Protection Data Department of Esa Security. |
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June 24, 2003: Lunch-conference “Oportunidades Empresariales en las Relaciones Actuales España - EE.UU.” with Excmo. Sr. D. José María Cuevas, President of the CEOE. view photos |
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February 20, 2003: “Florida – Plataforma al Mercado Americano.” With an attendance of over 230, the luncheon was held at the Hotel Arts in Barcelona, with the Hon. Jeb Bush, Governor of the State of Florida as our special guest/speaker. view photos |
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January 14, 2003: With over 130 attendees, a very successful luncheon held at the Casino in Madrid, with the presence of Excmo. Sr. D. Rodrigo Rato, Spanish Government Second Vice President for Economic Affairs and Minister of Economy and Hon George L. Argyros, US Ambassador to Spain. Both offered speeches on Spain-US Trade Relations. view photos |
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November 21, 2002: Luncheon in Madrid, held jointly with the AED (the Spanish Association of Directors), during which Dª. Rosa Mª García, Managing Director of Microsoft offered a speech entitled "Information Technology and Competitivity". |
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November 13, 2002: A highly successful dinner for members at the Circulo Ecuestre of Barcelona, with the presence of the Hon. George L. Argyros, US Ambassador to Spain who offered us his view on "Expanding US-Spanish business relationships". view photos |
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September 18, 2002: Luncheon for Patron Members at the Casino of Madrid with the presence of US Ambassador Hon. George L. Argyros. view photos
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