The British American Business Council Northern California, French American Chamber of Commerce San Francisco, and German American Business Association invite you to join our Young Professionals European Networking Mixer on July 20th, 2022 at Wilmer Hale in Palo Alto.

Thank you to our Sponsor WilmerHale for hosting the event.

Members of other European Chambers of Commerce can register at this Eventbrite page.

If your company would like to sponsor this event, please contact Jo Healey.

We will be meeting up at The Junction's beautiful outdoor beer garden in Mill Valley, and are limiting this event to the first 20 registrants. While it is free to attend, please do register and look for the table with the UK and US Flags on it.

Once a year, the British-American Business Network brings together members of all 22 chapters throughout the US and UK at its Annual Transatlantic Business Conferences, for a 3-day program of high-level business discussions and networking with business executives actively involved in transatlantic business.

This year, the Conference will be hosted by the Ohio Chapter of the BABN. The upcoming conference will mark three years since we last came together, and this two-day annual program featuring high-level business discussions and networking with senior business executives, government officials, SMEs, exporters and academics is an event not to be missed!

This year’s conference will be held in Cleveland, Ohio at the InterContinental Hotel. The dates of the conference run from September 7-9th. On the 7th we will be hosting our Annual Ryder Cup Event with our conference welcoming reception that evening, which leads into the main portion of the conference on September 8th and 9th. The agenda outline can be found here. 

Attendees can book rooms directly on the conference website (link here for your convenience) or alternatively by dialing +1 216 707 4000 and use the code BAC if they prefer to make reservations over the phone. Discounted room rates close on August 7th.

If you are interested in sponsoring, exhibiting, joining the organizing committee, or have any questions regarding the conference, please contact Jo Healey via email.

Discount Code: BABC Members receive a 20% discount on Conference Ticket pricing. To get the code or to join the BABC Northern California, please email [email protected]

On June 29th, 2022, the BABC Northern California held its 66^th Annual General Meeting of its Members and Member Appreciation Reception, to provide an update on the activities of the organization over the past 12 months, to thank all of our members for their support and patronage, and to formally elect its Board of Directors for 2022-2024. (Click here to view the photos).

Edward Grenville (Chairman & Secretary), Stephen Wares (President), Stephen Legg (Treasurer), Maya Mancuso (Senior Vice President) and Jo Healey (Executive Director) gave brief presentations on various aspects of the organization, which overall is in great shape and emerging strong from the Pandemic. The Financial Report for Fiscal Year 2021-2022 was also presented. (copies available upon request).

Following the presentations, Edward Grenville reminded members of the process undertaken in order to elect the BABC Board of Directors and that a quorum of 51% of members voting is required per the By-Laws for the election to carry. Mr. Grenville confirmed a quorum had been achieved through the provision of ballots / proxies via Docusign and proceeded to read the list of New Directors and those up for re-election to all present. See below. Upon a request for a motion provided by Kathleen Kimura MBE, with no objections or abstentions, the slate of directors approved by the members.

Subsequently, Mr. Grenville shared that at the May 31st, 2022 Board Meeting, a slate of new proposed officers was presented for approval by Board in anticipation of a successful election.

New officers were selected and ratified, with Stephen Wares, who leads business development in the US for UK Accounting firm Crowe, moving from President to Chairman. Maya Mancuso, who heads US business development for international law firm Bird & Bird, was named President. Catherine House, National Healthcare Chair at SVN | Capital West Partners was named Senior Vice President, Edward Grenville, founder of Inspire Business Law Group and a former Chairman, continues in the role of Secretary. Stephen Legg, Partner at Grant Thornton continues as Treasurer and Alan Mackay, Founder and CEO of Werqwise, remains as Vice President, Membership and Marketing.

Appointments were unanimously approved as follows:

Click here to read the full press release announcing our newly elected board members.

Please enjoy this video capturing all of the fun!

Join the British Benevolent Society (BBS) for a no-host happy hour at the Pig & Whistle on Thursday, July 21st, 2022, from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM. If you haven’t been to the Pig & Whistle, you will love this traditional English pub!

The $10 fee is optional and considered a charitable donation. All of the donations that we currently receive will help us to continue to support our Covid19 Grant Program.

Looking forward to connecting and reconnecting with members and friends of the BBS!

Join us for our 2nd BBS bike ride through the hills of Marin & Sonoma!

Registration will open closer to the date of the event. We will share an FAQ prior to the bike ride. Please email questions to [email protected] or call 1.415.421.7195.

The BABC Job Board exists to help our Members fill vacancies within their organizations and we are pleased to share below our current listings. If you are interested in any of the opportunities presented, please contact the person noted on the listing and let them know you were referred by the BABC Job Board.

BABC Company Members can advertise your open positions for free. It is included in your Membership. To post your open positions, please log in to your BABC Membership Portal and click on Jobs.

Not a Member? You can still advertise your open positions on the BABC Website for $150 per position. Our mailing list has over 4,500 subscribers and your listing will appear here.

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