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ACC Carolinas
Board of Directors
President
Christian Depret-Bixio
Wells Fargo
Vice Presidents
Paulette Ashlin
Ashlin - Associates
Ward Wellman
Parker Poe
Treasurer
Eric Fletcher
Secretary
Gretchen Carson Monroe-Union
Economic Development
Laura Burton
Smith Moore Leatherwood, LLP
Guillaume Faure Areva
Preston Fay
Technekes, LLC
Frederic Gresset Wells Fargo
Olivier Henry Dassault Systèmes
Al Lanctot
Darla Moore School of Business
Marie-Claire Ribeill Honorary Consul of France
Colin Kearney
SCOR
Jean-Louis Vanderstraeten
SC Business Connections and Services, LLC
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Dear Members and Friends of the French American Chamber,
On behalf of the Board of Directors and our whole team, I would like to wish you all a very happy, prosperous and peaceful 2017.
We are committed to offering you the best French-American networking opportunities in the Carolinas. Before I tell you more about our plans for 2017, let me highlight what we accomplished this past year.
First, 2016 was truly our first year covering North and South Carolina. We started the year with a prestigious event in Charlotte NC attended by 120 VIP and the presence of the Ambassador of France to the United States. We developed joint events with
our partners from Atlanta and organized business tours in Clemson, Greenville and Charleston in South Carolina. This was a great opportunity to remind our business partners how fast our industrial landscape has evolved and show the expertise that is quickly appearing in South Carolina. Names like Volvo, Michelin, BMW, Boeing, Mercedes, Safran, where among the most outstanding companies having a strong impact on the development of business relationship between Europe and South Carolina. Partnering with our friends of the World Affairs Council, the German American Chamber of Commerce and the Japan America Association SC. we had several successful events, lunches and conferences and the opportunity to share human resource challenges from Japanese, German and French perspectives in Columbia, SC. Partnering with the academic world we invited more than 100 business leaders at SKEMA business school in Raleigh, NC to share cultural challenges and solutions between France and the US.
In total, we organized events across the Carolinas. Worth mentioning was the investment we made in developing relationships with our partners in several regions of France and several regional business development organizations in the Carolinas.
Finally, we also developed a close relationship with Darla Moore Business School, one of the top International Business School in the Country and look forward to working together with them. 2016 was an exciting experience on both sides of the ocean and doors are now much more open to a deeper collaboration in the future.
We are now focusing on 2017 we want to reach out to all our Carolinas members to multiply actions and events across our two states. Stay tuned for more details and do not hesitate to contact our team if you have suggestions or want to help in anyway.
Happy new year,
Christian Depret-Bixio
President
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It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Lauren James. Lauren played a key role as Executive Director in the early years of building the FACCNC. According to those who had the privilege to know her, she was a true pleasure to work with, a very dedicated and professional person. She will be missed and our thoughts are with her family.
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Join the FACC for 2017 or renew your membership!
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FACC Carolinas Seeking Interns
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T
he FACC Carolinas is seeking conscientious college students or recent graduates who would like to join our mission as a part-time volunteer. Interested candidates will:
- Commit to learning new skills and assisting the Executive Director and the Administrative Coordinator in the daily operations of this non-profit, member-supported business association.
- Promote a positive image of the FACC to raise our visibility in the community.
- Embrace a variety of responsibilities which include working in a small office environment with a strong entrepreneurial business spirit. Increasing levels of responsibility based upon successful completion of assigned tasks and duties.
For more information, follow this
link.
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The Charleston Regional Development Alliance
is a professional economic development organization representing Berkeley, Charleston and Dorchester counties in South Carolina. With a large and growing network of business, academic and governmental partners, the CRDA directly assists companies with competitive location or expansion projects by connecting them with the right people, the appropriate resources and the most meaningful and relevant information. The CRDA promotes the Charleston region's business, academic and lifestyle strengths worldwide to attract the world's best companies, entrepreneurs and professional talent.
Ultimately, the goal is to strengthen regional employment, build our base of high-value industries, and significantly improve the economic future for all who live and work in the greater Charleston area.
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Originally a racing team, ORECA has expanded over more than 40 years of existence to cover all sectors of the auto racing industry. Team ORECA has won in all disciplines of racing: single-seater, rally, rally-raid, touring car, GT and sportscar, including the 24 Hours of Le Mans, 24 Hours of Daytona and 12 Hours of Sebring. ORECA Store is one of the European leaders in racing equipment and accessories, with over 30,000 items available to racers and fans alike. ORECA Events is the event agency for automobile, motorsport & motorsport entertainment.
 Finally, adding one of the top engine departments, ORECA Technology's design bureau and various top tier installations have allowed the group to become a racing car manufacturer involved in LM P2 - winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans LM P2 class in 2015 and 2016 - and IMSA Prototype Challenge single make class.
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BOMAG Americas, Inc., headquartered in Ridgeway, S.C., is a global manufacturing and marketing organization for road building and construction machines.
 The BOMAG product lines include: Cedarapids asphalt pavers and material transfer equipment, CMI & BOMAG reclaimer/stabilizers, Milling machines, Single drum and Tandem vibratory rollers, Pneumatic tired rollers, Landfill refuse compactors, and a full range of Light compaction equipment.
 For further information please contact BOMAG at 125 Blue Granite Parkway, Ridgeway, SC, 29130, call 803-337-0700,
email
us or visit our
website.
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Why has the Eurozone's economy done worse than the US since the crisis?
In the years following the financial crisis, the Eurozone and the USA had a very similar economic performance. In particular French and German GDP had fully recovered by the beginning of 2011. But since then, the American economy has gained momentum whereas the euro area has entered into a prolonged period of stagnation.
Why is it so? We explain this divergence by analyzing the economic shocks that hit these economies and the different policies that were implemented in response to the economic crisis.
Tuesday| January 24, 2017
12:20pm to 1:20pm
SKEMA Business School - Raleigh Campus
Bertrand Groslambert, PhD
Associate Professor of Finance
SKEMA Business School
After working in Dakar (Senegal) as financial controller with the French company Total, in 1991-1992, Dr. Groslambert joined the Paris-based fund management company FP Consult, from 1992 to 1998, as portfolio manager in charge of Latin American and African stock markets.
Then, in 1999, Dr. Groslambert started his academic career with SKEMA Business School. Dr. Bertrand Groslambert holds a Master in Management from CERAM and a Doctorate in Economics of the University de la Méditerranée (Aix-en-Provence).
Free, limited seating
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Member Mixer Networking
Charlotte, NC
Tuesday February 6
6-8 pm
Place to be announced
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6th Annual SC Automotive Summit
February 20 - 22, 2017
Hyatt Regency - Greenville, SC
Automobiles are evolving from modes of transportation to nodes in technology and communication networks. Like the connected car, the South Carolina Automotive Summit presented by KPMG will link attendees to a broad web of thought leadership, best practices and brilliant disruptors in the automotive industry while intersecting tech stars and data analytics companies.
Come to:
- Learn from industry executives and experts
- Network with automotive OEM's, Tier 1's and Suppliers
- Connect at the Automotive B2B Supplier Matchmaker
- Preview cutting-edge technologies at IngeniousSC!
- Tour the new Center for Manufacturing Innovation
- Attend sessions that explore advanced manufacturing, connected vehicles, cybersecurity, market disruption
and more
during SC Auto Week, February 19-25, 2017 as proclaimed by former Governor Nikki Haley!
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Organized by SKEMA
and the
French American Chamber of Commerce of the Carolinas
SKEMA Students in the last year of their Master's program will meet with professionals in a speed-interview format. This exercise is meant to prepare students for the recruiting phase of their job search once they complete their studies.
- A 5-minute dialogue putting students in a real job interview situation.
- The students go from table to table meeting each professional.
- Students will be divided in small groups of 15 so that the event is pleasant for everyone.
Thursday, March 16
SKEMA Business School - Raleigh campus
We are looking for professionals to conduct these short interviews.
- Come for a half day, a few hours, or even just an hour.
- Participants will be invited to breakfast and lunch by SKEMA.
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A great opportunity to meet the exceptional SKEMA students.
For more information and to register, please email
Marie-Claire Ribeill
, North America Development and External Relations Officer, SKEMA Business School.
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Meet the French Business Community
of the NC Triangle
On 1st December 2016, SKEMA and the French American Chamber of Commerce of the Carolinas (FACCC) welcomed 100+ professionals from the French community of North and South Carolina. The evening was devoted to intercultural management and networking and was sponsored by M. Frederick Beaujeu-Dufour and his wife Anne Faircloth (Faircloth Cattle Farm).
French business executives, university faculty and students, along with local government representatives all listened to Anthony Feraboli, SKEMA MSc International Business student as he introduced us to the mission of the SKEMA Business School. Guest speaker Rod Frankel from Frankel Staffing shared his 20 years of experience working for Club Med and his perspectives on multi-cultural management.
After the speaker the group remained for a networking cocktail hour with a French touch thanks to "
Saint Jacques
", a French restaurant in Raleigh, "
La Farm
", a local French bakery and "
Queen of Wines
", a French wine importer.
The 25 participating SKEMA students had the opportunity to meet executives of large companies established in the Triangle. Companies such as Biomerieux, Schneider Electric, Veolia, IBM, Lenovo, Tageos and more met with SKEMA students to discuss business practices, internships and just start networking with representatives of the local and federal trade agencies.
From left to right:
Serge Falcoz-Vigne (Manager and chef at Saint-Jacques Restaurant), Jean-Louis Vanderstraeten and Sabine Compeyn (French American Chamber of Commerce of the Carolinas - FACCC), Laure Levesque (Queen of Wines), Lionel Vatinet (La Farm Bakery), Christian Depret-Bixio (President, FACCC), Marie-Claire Ribeill (External Relations Officer SKEMA) and the SKEMA students who contributed to the success of this event.
Participants enjoyed this "première" and stated they would like to see more events like this.
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FACC Carolinas A VOTRE SERVICE
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Students Seeking Internships
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Graduate student in Finance and Financial engineering with the university of IAE Poitiers ( business school), I am looking for an internship of 6 months in finance, banking or corporate finance beginning before or by April 1, 2017. As U.S citizen, I am authorized to work for any companies in U.S. For any offers paid or unpaid.
Étudiante en Master 2 Finance et Ingénierie financière avec l'université IAE Poitiers, je suis à la recherche d'un stage de 6 mois débutant avant le 1er avril 2017
dans le domaine de la finance, de la banque, ou dans la direction financière. Etant citoyenne américaine, je suis autorisée à travailler aux États-Unis. Pour toutes propositions de stage rémunérées ou non.
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"Hi everyone my name is Alessandra D'Alfonso and I am a
Multilingual International MBA candidate (French Track) at the Darla Moore School of Business, Columbia, SC. Here is a little bit of my background:
International MBA Student and Licensed Pharmacist in Italy, with a role as Associate Manager. Former PhD Student in Pharmacy Administration. A mix of Business, Marketing, Clinical and Outcomes Research experience merged with an extensive knowledge of Pharmaceuticals. Cultural savvy, I lived in several countries for many years: Italy, Africa, Greece. Solid customer facing and outstanding communication and interpersonal skills. Critical, creative, innovative thinker and problem solver in dynamic and stressful environments.
I am looking for a Summer 2017 Internship in Marketing, Advertising, Brand Management. If you are interested in offering me one, please contact Mrs. Sabine Compeyn, who will provide you with my resume and my contacts. Thank you very much for your attention and have a great day! ".
Alessandra is a FACC Carolina volunteer.
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J1-Visa for Foreign Interns and Trainees
The FACC J-1 Visa Program can give your company a critical advantage in securing one or several
trainees or interns educated in the best European schools quickly. It is available only to companies that are members of the FACC Carolina and, as a result,
participants enjoy supportive, individually tailored service.
Follow the
link to this
high potential return on investment for any US companies doing business with and traveling to France.
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New Members
Welcome
Vincent Bonini, New Student Member
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New Corporate member
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Renewing Members
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French American Chamber of Commerce of the Carolinas
Advancing French-American economic vitality in the Carolinas
by providing advocacy, information, and services
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