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Mission Statement
The mission of NVTC's International Committee is to be the leading organization in enhancing and facilitating international business that is mutually beneficial to not only NVTC's membership but to the global community as well. This year's committee meetings feature senior-level technology executives as guest speakers. Recent speakers include Mike Daniels of SAIC, Bob Dinkel of FedResults and Bob Kahn of Corporation for National Research Initiatives, who discussed future trends and lessons learned in doing business in a global economy.
About Us

Your Competition is Global
Shouldn't you be?

NVTC Launches Unique Web-based Resource:
The NVTC Global Resource Map

NVTC has a unique Web-based resource for the technology business community of Northern Virginia and beyond: the NVTC Global Resource Map. The goals of the map, geared for both technology companies with an established international presence and for those interested in "going global," are to facilitate international strategic business partnerships and educate companies about business in the global economy.

"While obtaining data for the map, NVTC was amazed to learn about the number and diversity of our member companies with international operations," said Jim LeBlanc, NVTC board member, founding chairman and current board liaison to the NVTC International Committee, and executive director of Unity Resources Group. "This impressive international presence shows that Northern Virginia companies are an important part of the global technology economy. NVTC member companies of all sizes are realizing that their market and their competition aren't local-they are global. Companies that ignore this fact are at risk of being at a serious competitive disadvantage."

The site features an interactive world map where visitors can locate NVTC member companies doing business in countries all over the world. While a listing on the map is a benefit of NVTC membership, anyone can access the map and its resources for free.

The NVTC Global Resource Map was the "brainchild" of the NVTC International Committee.

Click here to view the map.


Committee Leaders

Chair
David Mitchell
Global Language Translation, Inc.
(240) 401-6310
dmitchell@globalltinc.com

Chair, Communications Subcommittee
Marlene Yencho
Marlene Yencho Associates
yencho_m@yahoo.com.br

Board Liaison
Jim LeBlanc
Unity Resources Group
(202) 580-6536
jleblanc@unityresourcesgroup.com

Meetings

Committee Meetings - Northern Virginia Technology Council Committee Meetings:

March 19, 2010
Speaker: Deputy Under Secretary for International Trade, Michelle O'Neill
Meeting: 7:30 AM - 9:30 AM
TeqCorner
1616 Anderson Road, 3rd Floor
McLean, VA

April 16, 2010
Breakfast and networking begin at 7:30 AM
Meeting: 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
TeqCorner
1616 Anderson Road, 3rd Floor
McLean, VA

May 21, 2010
Breakfast and networking begin at 7:30 AM
Meeting: 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
TeqCorner
1616 Anderson Road, 3rd Floor
McLean, VA

June 18, 2010
Breakfast and networking begin at 7:30 AM
Meeting: 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
TeqCorner
1616 Anderson Road, 3rd Floor
McLean, VA
Upcoming Events

Regional Event

INNOVATION IN GREECE - Online Webinar

September 29, 2009 (1-2.30pm Eastern US Time)
Were: http://ncet2.org/UpcomingEvents/international-innovation/innovation-in-greece
Participation fee: NONE
Participation requirement: Internet connection

The Office for Economic&Commercial Affairs of the Embassy of Greece in Washington, DC, in cooperation with the US National Council of Entrepreneurial Tech Transfer (NCET2), are organizing a webinar titled Innovation in Greece, on September 29th.

This webinar is part of the NCET2 webinar series "International Innovation", aiming to display the innovation ecosystems of leading technology countries around the world and create win-win synergies with US academics, senior researchers, tech transfer/commercialization experts as well as investors. Webinars have already been held for France, Great Britain, Italy, Sweden and Brazil, to follow after Greece are China, India and Russia.

World renown mostly for its traditional products, its history and culture, its landscape and tourism industry, modern Greece has significant contemporary achievements widely unknown to the US public and markets. To counterbalance that, the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Embassy in DC have invested extensive resources during the last one and a half years, showcasing in the US those assets of modern Greece: its highly skilled, internationally trained human capital; the entrepreneurial spirit of young professionals, Greek or of Greek descent; the research -both basic and applied- conducted in Universities, Research Institutes and Tech Parks, resulting in advanced technological platforms and international patents; the hi-tech companies spinning out of the academic and research facilities.

Long-term of this "Innovation Diplomacy" scheme is to support Greek extrovert entrepreneurship and to enhance Greek-US economic ties.

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Archives

NVTC International Committee Hosts UK Science and Innovation Review Roundtable Dinner
Dinner Held to Encourage Dialogue Exchange Among UK Science, Tech and Investment Interests and Local Companies

On November 28th, the NVTC International Committee hosted an intimate interactive roundtable dinner to facilitate dialogue among UK science, technology and investment concerns and Northern Virginia-based companies and CXOs interested in investment opportunities in Britain or establishing a presence there. NVTC Board Member Jim LeBlanc, Executive Director of the American-Kuwaiti Alliance and Board Liaison for the NVTC International Committee, facilitated the discussion, and NVTC President & CEO Bobbie Kilberg was on hand to welcome the participants. The sponsors of the dinner were the South East England Development Agency (SEEDA) and UK Trade & Investment (UKTI).

Making the participants "work for their dinner," an entertaining contest that challenged the local participants to identify a number of innovative discoveries and products developed in the UK, such as the MRI, and the first modern locomotive, led off the evening's conversation. During the dinner discussion, Brian Ferrar, First Secretary, Science & Innovation, British Embassy in Washington, D.C.; John Womersley, Director of Science Strategy, Science and Technology Facilities Council, UK; Gayle Sellman, Vice Consul Trade & Investment, UKTI; and Amy Fitzgerald, Vice President, SEEDA, provided background on the innovation originating from academia, national labs, and the private science and technology sector in the UK, and the myriad opportunities for international investment. Ferrar commented that Britain possesses "an excellent science base" and a history of innovation. Currently seven out of the top 25 investments in UK R&D are from overseas interests, he said. Sellman provided an example of international collaboration among the private sector, government and academia, involving NVTC Business Partner SAIC. SAIC and the UK Biometrics Institute recently signed an agreement to collaborate on biometrics and identity projects.

Womersley said Britain is working to create a better collaborative environment among its universities, national labs and private industry to move research to market in an expedited manner. The UK also has created "Technology Gateway Centers," which are focal points for science and technology investment—and international investment in these centers is highly encouraged. He also briefed the dinner attendees on "The Race to the Top: A Review of Government's Science and Innovation Policies" released in October 2007.

Following up on a number of issues raised by Ferrar and Womersley, along with important questions about actually doing business in the UK, the participants enjoyed an informative and vigorous discussion that continued throughout the evening.


Bobbie Kilberg, NVTC President & CEO, welcomes attendees to the dinner. NVTC Board Member Jim LeBlanc of the American Kuwait Alliance, the facilitator for the evening's discussion, is at Kilberg's left.
(l-r) John Womersley of Technology Facilities Council, UK; David Green, Vice President, Research and Development, Command Information; and Limor Schafman, President, Keystone Tech Group, smile for the camera during the reception at the UK Science and Innovation Review Roundtable Dinner.


Business cards are exchanged by (l-r) Forrest Snowden, Senior Manager, Technology Integration, Deloitte Consulting, and Brian Ferrar of the British Embassy, Washington, D.C.

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