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SUMMARY:4PM Diversity\, Equity and Inclusion Council Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Canadian Business and Tourism in South Florida: How do they collaborate with local businesses and communities and grow together?\n\n\n\n\n\nOn behalf of Diversity\, Equity and Inclusion Council Co-Chair Andre Williams (Law Office of Andre Williams\, PA.)\, we invite you to join us for a high level discussion with local Canadian businesses\, business leaders and diplomats and South Florida based chambers of commerce and business leaders around business and tourism.\n\n \nJoined by special guest Miami Beach Deputy Police Chief Wayne Jones to discuss public safety for Canadian tourists on Miami Beach\n \n\nModerator  \n\n\n\nAndr  L. Williams\, Esq.\n\nLaw Office of Andr  L. Williams PA\n\n \n\nSpeakers\n\n \n\nManny Mencia | Senior Vice President\n\n International Trade and Business Development\, Enterprise Florida\n\n \n\nSusan Harper | Consul General of Canada in Miami\, Florida\n\n\n\nLouis-Olivier Guay | Tax Principal\n\nKaufman Rossin and President of the Board of Directors for the Canada-Florida Chamber of Commerce.\n\n \n\n\n\nPanelists\n\n \n\nAlain Forget | Director\n\nHead of Sales and Business Development\, Royal Bank of Canada\n\n\n\nJarred E. Elmar | Managing Partner\n\nGeneva Group\n\n \n\nMike Palma | President\n\nPalma Hospitality Group\n\n \n\nAnthony O'Brien | Senior Managing Director\n\nGroupe Jesta ( Owners and operators of Clevelander South Beach Hotel)\n\n \n\nTim Merriman | Partner\n\nNAI Miami\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\nMission Statement\n\n\n\nDiversity and inclusion are core values for the Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce and it is critical that we incorporate these values into all aspects of our work including advocacy\, communications\, workplace environment\, vendor selection\, hiring\, promotion and retention. In order to carry out the Chamber's core values\, the Diversity & Equity Inclusion Council (The Council) will foster a shared culture at the Chamber that promotes the goals of accepting\, respecting and valuing differences that include attributes such as age\, race\, gender\, ethnicity\, religion\, sexual orientation\, gender expression\, sexual identity\, ability\, language\, family circumstances and cultural backgrounds.\n\n \n\nFor more information on the Diversity\, Equity & Inclusion Council\, please contact SuBrena GrahamFoster\, Council Liaison at SuBrena@miamibeachchamber.com.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<header>\n<div style="text-align: center\;"><br />\n<span font-size:="" helvetica="" segoe="" style="color: rgb(32\, 31\, 30)\; font-family: " ui="" web="" west=""><strong><span style="font-size:20px\;">Canadian Business and Tourism in South Florida: How do they collaborate with local businesses and communities and grow together?</span></strong></span><br />\n<br />\n<br />\nOn behalf of Diversity\, Equity and Inclusion Council Co-Chair Andre Williams (Law Office of Andre Williams\, PA.)\, we invite you to join us for a&nbsp\;high level discussion with local Canadian businesses\, business leaders and diplomats and South Florida based chambers of commerce and business leaders around business and tourism.<br />\n&nbsp\;\n<div>Joined by special guest Miami Beach Deputy Police Chief Wayne Jones to discuss public safety for Canadian tourists on Miami Beach</div>\n&nbsp\;\n\n<div><em><u>Moderator&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</u></em><br />\n<br />\n<strong>Andr&eacute\;&nbsp\;L. Williams\, Esq.</strong><br />\nLaw Office of&nbsp\;Andr&eacute\;&nbsp\;L. Williams PA</div>\n\n<div>&nbsp\;</div>\n\n<div><em><u>Speakers</u></em></div>\n\n<div>&nbsp\;</div>\n\n<div><strong>Manny&nbsp\;Mencia</strong> | <em>Senior Vice&nbsp\;President</em><br />\n&nbsp\;International Trade and Business Development\, Enterprise Florida</div>\n\n<div>&nbsp\;</div>\n\n<div><strong>Susan Harper</strong> | Consul General of Canada in Miami\, Florida<br />\n<br />\n<strong style="text-align: center\;">Louis-Olivier&nbsp\;Guay</strong><span style="text-align: center\;">&nbsp\;|&nbsp\;</span><em style="text-align: center\;">Tax Principal</em><br style="text-align: center\;" />\n<span style="text-align: center\;">Kaufman&nbsp\;Rossin&nbsp\;and President of the Board of Directors for the Canada-Florida Chamber of Commerce.</span></div>\n\n<div>&nbsp\;</div>\n\n<div><br />\n<em><u>Panelists</u></em></div>\n\n<div>&nbsp\;</div>\n\n<div><strong>Alain Forget |&nbsp\;</strong><em>Director</em><br />\nHead of Sales and Business Development\, Royal Bank of Canada<br />\n<br />\n<strong>Jarred E. Elmar</strong> | <em>Managing Partner</em><br />\nGeneva Group</div>\n\n<div>&nbsp\;</div>\n\n<div><strong>Mike&nbsp\;Palma</strong> |&nbsp\;<em>President</em><br />\nPalma Hospitality Group</div>\n\n<div>&nbsp\;</div>\n\n<div><strong>Anthony O&#39\;Brien |</strong>&nbsp\;<em>Senior Managing Director</em><br />\nGroupe&nbsp\;Jesta&nbsp\;( Owners and operators of&nbsp\;Clevelander&nbsp\;South Beach Hotel)</div>\n\n<div>&nbsp\;</div>\n\n<div><strong>Tim&nbsp\;Merriman |</strong>&nbsp\;<em>Partner</em><br />\nNAI&nbsp\;Miami<br />\n&nbsp\;\n<hr /></div>\n</div>\n</header>\n\n<div>\n<div>\n<div style="text-align: center\;"><u><strong>Mission Statement</strong></u><br />\n<br />\nDiversity and inclusion are core values for the Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce and it is critical that we incorporate these values into all aspects of our work including advocacy\, communications\, workplace environment\, vendor selection\, hiring\, promotion and retention. In order to carry out the Chamber&#39\;s core values\, the Diversity &amp\; Equity Inclusion Council&nbsp\;(The Council) will foster a shared culture at the Chamber that promotes the goals of accepting\, respecting and valuing differences that include attributes such as age\, race\, gender\, ethnicity\, religion\, sexual orientation\, gender expression\, sexual identity\, ability\, language\, family circumstances and cultural backgrounds.</div>\n\n<p style="text-align: center\;">&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<p style="text-align: center\;">For more information on the Diversity\, Equity &amp\; Inclusion Council\, please contact&nbsp\;SuBrena GrahamFoster\, Council Liaison at SuBrena@miamibeachchamber.com.</p>\n</div>\n</div>\n
LOCATION:Click Link Below to Register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0kceyrrj0sGdKUTlXZAh2rhCDZ-Z4stHsS
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URL:https://business.miamibeachchamber.com/events/details/diversity-equity-and-inclusion-council-meeting-06-22-2021-50012
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