Luncheon with the EU's Ambassador
to the US Stavros Lambrinidis
|
Friday, October 4, 2019
12:30 - 2:00 p.m. Bank of America - Boston, MA
|
|
|
|
Breakfast with New Hampshire
Governor
Chris Sununu
|
Tuesday, October 8, 2019
8:00 - 9:30 a.m. Bedford Village Inn - Bedford, NH
|
|
|
|
|
|
Politics & Eggs with Montana
Governor Steve Bullock
|
Friday, October 11, 2019
|
|
|
|
New England Innovates: On the Front
Lines of Cybersecurity
|
Thursday, October 17
, 2019
8:00 - 10:00 a.m.
K&L Gates - Boston, MA
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Politics & Eggs with
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard
|
On September 5, 2019, Rep.Tulsi Gabbard, a candidate for the 2020 Democratic Presidential nomination, spoke to NEC members at a Politics & Eggs breakfast at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College. The Congresswoman is pictured here (R) with Shelley Walcott of BAE Systems, a Politics & Eggs sponsor.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Congressional Roundtable with
Rep. David Cicilline
|
Rep. David Cicilline updated NEC members on some of the issues currently before the U.S. House of Representatives at a Congressional Roundtable breakfast in Providence on September 9. The Congressman is pictured here (L) with Arthur Paul Petrosinelli of Organogenesis, the event sponsor.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Congressional Roundtable with
Sen. Angus King
|
On September 13, Senator Angus King briefed NEC members on some of his recent work in the U.S. Senate at a Congressional Roundtable Breakfast hosted by PretiFlaherty in Portland. The Senator is pictured here (C) with NEC President & CEO Jim Brett (L), and Board Member Dan Walker (R), of PretiFlaherty.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Congressional Roundtable with
Rep. Jim McGovern
|
Rep. Jim McGovern, Chairman of the House Rules Committee, discussed some of the most pressing issues before Congress at a Congressional Roundtable breakfast hosted by the Hampshire House in Boston on September 16. The Congressman is pictured here with Board Member Lisa Wieland of Massport.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Breakfast with the Rt. Hon. John Bercow,
Speaker of the UK House of Commons
|
The Council was honored to host the Rt. Hon. John Bercow, Speaker of the U.K. House of Commons, at a breakfast at the Hampshire House on September 17. Mr. Bercow discussed some of the latest developments related to Brexit. He is pictured here with Board Member Amy Dow of New Balance.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Congressional Roundtable with
Rep. Joe Courtney
|
On September 23 In Hartford, Rep. Joe Courtney was the featured guest at a Congressional Roundtable sponsored and co-hosted by the MetroHartford Alliance. The Congressman is pictured here (2nd from L) with (L-R) Todd Lavin, Peg Morton, and Michael Ausere, all of Eversource, the event's sponsor.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital Conversations with
Sen. Chris Murphy
|
At a Capital Conversations breakfast in Washington, DC, on September 25, Senator Chris Murphy discussed his legislative priorities and recent issues before the U.S. Senate. The Senator is pictured here with Board Member Dan Felton of Iron Moutnain, the program's sponsor.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Politics & Eggs with
Sen. Cory Booker
|
On September 26, Sen. Cory Booker was the featured guest at the latest installment of Politics & Eggs, co-hosted by the New Hampshire Institute of Politics at the Bedford Village Inn. Sen. Booker is pictured here with
British Consul General Harriet Cross.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sponsorship Opportunities Still Available!
|
The New England Council is looking forward to honoring our 2019 New Englanders of the Year, in just a few short weeks. Our
2019 Annual Dinner will take place on the evening of Monday, October 21, 2019. We hope you will join us as we celebrate four remarkable individuals:
- Margaret Brennan, Senior Foreign Affairs Correspondent, CBS News and Moderator of "Face the Nation"
- Roger W. Crandall, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, MassMutual
- The Honorable Maggie Hassan, United States Senator, New Hampshire
- Jerry Remy, Red Sox Color Analyst, NESN; Former Second Baseman, MLB
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
New England Innovates: On the Front Lines of Cybersecurity
|
|
|
|
Top Commerce Department Official to Keynote Cyber Event
|
The New England Council will present the next event in our "New England Innovates" series on Thursday, October 17, 2019, from 8:00 - 10:00 a.m. at K&L Gates in Boston.
"New England Innovates: On the Front Lines of Cybersecurity"will highlight the role that New England businesses and organizations are playing to ensure that both the public and private sectors are protected from and prepared for cyber threats and attacks.
Assistant Secretary of Commerce Diane Rinaldo, who also serves as the Administrator of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, will deliver keynote remarks. Following Assistant Secretary Rinaldo's remarks, a panel of NEC members will highlight their initiatives to ensure that the region and nation are safeguarded against cyber threats, and discuss how New England can continue to be a leader in the cybersecurity industry. Panelists will include representatives of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Eversource, IBM, the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, and the MITRE Corporation.
If you have questions about this event or the New England Innovates series, please contact
Emily Heisig.
|
|
|
|
|
|
October Show to Feature Rep. Katherine Clark
|
The next episode of DC Dialogue will air on Sunday, October 13, 2019, at 11:30 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. on New England Cable News (NECN). Jim Brett and Peter Howe will be joined by
Representative Katherine Clark for an in-depth conversation about some of the most pressing issues before Congress this fall. Congresswoman Clark has represented Massachusetts' 5th Congressional District, and she is a member of the influential House Appropriations Committee. She is also Vice-Chair of the House Democratic Caucus, making her the second most powerful woman in Congress.
Be sure to tune in on Sunday the 13th, or watch online on
NECN's website.
|
|
|
|
Rep. Lynch Talks FinTech with Financial Services Committee
|
|
|
Rep. Lynch (C) with Committee Co-Chairs Jim Febeo (L) of Fidelity Investments and Ed Kenealy (R) of Liberty Mutual.
|
|
On September 23, 2019, NEC Financial Services Committee members met with
Rep. Stephen Lynch, a member of the House Committee on Financial Services, at a breakfast meeting hosted by Liberty Mutual in Boston. Rep. Lynch briefed members on his work as the new Chair of the House Financial Technology Task Force, as well as other issues expected to come before the committee in the months ahead.
For more information on the meeting or about the NEC Financial Services Committee, please contact
Griffin Doherty.
|
|
|
|
Higher Ed Committee Briefing with Sen. Sanders' Staff
|
On September 19, 2019, the NEC Higher Education Committee hosted a conference call briefing with Donni Turner, education policy advisory to
Senator Bernie Sanders, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP) Committee. Ms. Turner briefed members on the Senator's
College for All Act, and other matters before the committee. For more information on this briefing or the Higher Education Committee, please contact
Taylor Pichette.
|
|
|
|
|
Council Members Visit Hill Offices in Support of USMCA
|
On September 25, 2019, a group of New England Council members representing a range of industries throughout the region visited a number of New England
Congressional offices to advocate for the approval of the US-Canada-Mexico Agreement, which would provide much-need updates to NAFTA. This was the second such "Hill Day," following up on a day of Congressional meetings in June. For more information on this issue or the Trade Working Group, please contact
Peter Phipps.
|
|
|
|
|
NEC Endorses Seante Bill to Reauthorize Export-Import Bank
|
On September 12, 2019, The New England Council sent a letter to each member of the region's Senate delegation urging them to support
bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the charter of the
Export-Import Bank of the U.S. (Ex-Im Bank), the nation's official export credit agency. The bank's charter expires at the end of September. In the letter, the Council notes that the bank supports a variety of exporters int he region, and in turn, thousand of jobs. For more information on this letter or the Trade Working Group, please contact
Peter Phipps.
|
|
|
|
|
Member News From Our Blog
|
|
|
Recent Member News
|
Catch up on recent news and updates about NEC members on our blog, "The Brett Briefing:"
Have news you'd like to share with fellow NEC members? Please contact
Emily Heisig to submit news for our blog.
|
|
|
|
|
September New Members
|
Please join us in welcoming the following new members who joined the Council in September:
|
|
|
|
|
Rep. Jim McGovern and Ira Goldman of Lantheus Medical Imaging.
|
|
|
|
|