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BABC ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2011
MAY 11-13, 2011
SAN FRANCISCO
A record number of delegates, representing almost all the BABC's 24 chapters throughout the US, UK and Canada, came together for the BABC's Annual Transatlantic Business Conference, The Impact of Innovation, held in San Francisco from May 11-13, 2011.
More than 50 leading Chief Executives, opinion-formers and industry experts participated as speakers and panellists in the discussions, which covered the impact of innovation on a broad range of sectors and issues, including energy and green technology, biotechnology, social media, talent recruitment and retention, cloud computing, profitability, societal change, transportation, the law and the financing of innovation.
Lord Green of Huntspierpoint, UK Minister of State for Trade and Industry (and immediate-past Chairman of HSBC) delivered a keynote address to a sell-out audience over lunch on May 12; and presided over the BritWeek UKTI Business Innovation Awards Gala Dinner on the same evening.
The Conference was held at the classic Fairmont Hotel on Nob Hill in San Francisco, and also attracted a broad range of senior business executives from the business communities of San Francisco and Silicon Valley.
"We are delighted that more BABC members than ever before, from throughout the BABC network, joined us for this superb Conference, and took advantage of this great opportunity to expand their business network, develop new business and learn about important innovation opportunities", commented Robin Hayes, outgoing President of the BABC and Chief Commercial Officer for JetBlue.
"This turnout is a great tribute both to the outstanding program that the BABC of Northern California laid on for us, and to the unique and increasing strength and credibility of the BABC as the leading transatlantic business network."
Stuart Keirle, President of the BABC of Northern California, added: "We were very pleased to welcome so many delegates from so many BABC chapters to San Francisco for this Conference, and are very grateful to them, and especially to all our sponsors and speakers, for their invaluable role in helping us make this Conference so successful."
Click here to view the report delivered to the Annual Meeting of the BABC, by BABC President, Robin Hayes, on May 14.
Click here to view the full Conference program.
Conference sponsors included: McKinney Rogers, British Airways, KPMG, Squire Sanders Hammonds, UK Trade & Investment, United Airlines, 20/20 Productions, British American Business LEAP, Genentech, HSBC, MacKenzie Communications, Inc., SNR Denton, CyraCom International Inc., Deloitte., Silicon Valley Bank, Wales, UK.
The BABC will hold its Annual Transatlantic Business Conference for 2012, in Edinburgh, Scotland, from May 16-18, 2012.
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