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The Organization, its Events & the People Behind it
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The Organization, its Events & the People Behind it

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Who we are…

• GABA is a member-driven non-profit organization that fosters transatlantic knowledge sharing and networking among German-American and Californian business and tech communities.

• The GABA programs address critical business, technical and leadership issues, with specific industry programs focused on life science, semiconductors, venture capital, and Software & IT, among others.

In essence GABA promotes: • German-American business and trade activities• Extensive US/German network of industry professionals• Extended platform to build industry specific relationships• Local networking events with high visibility

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GABA Facts

• Non-profit organization, founded in 2003• Financed solely by membership and event fees, sponsorship

income and donationsStructure

• 350 paying members• Corporate as well as individual members• Mailing list of over 4,000 contacts

Members

• Large Affiliate Network within California• Collaboration with German Government Institutions• Affiliated with the German American Chamber of Commerce (GACC)

Supporters

• More than 60 events per year• Over 3,500 attendees in 2009• Outstanding panel speakers and moderators

Events

• 3 Part-time staff members• 1 Part-time Webmaster• 12 Board members• 20 Industry Experts, who volunteer as Industry Group Chairs• 15 Local Chapter Board members• Countless volunteers

People

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GABA Interest Groups

AutomotiveThilo Koslowski, Gartner

Life ScienceDr. Edda Mihaescu Bayer

HealthCare PharmaceuticalsUlrike Ruppelt,

Ticular Strategies for Success

Media & EntertainmentAchim Hoelzle, FeldbergPacific

Florian Brody, GenieTownPamela Sommer

TelecommunicationsDaniel Kellmereit, DeteconClaus Bauer, Ph.D, Dolby

Laboratories, Inc

Women in BusinessLinda K. Cleary, Lyris

Lara Abrams

Semiconductor & ITGunther Hofmann, The Brenner Group

Hartmut Schittko, InfineonNavraj S. Nandra, Synopsis

Human ResourcesE.J. Dieterle, YES PartnersJennifer Vessels, Next Step

Clean TechPhilipp Kunze, SolariaGopal Shankar, ib vogt

Olaf Groth, Global Business Network

VC & EntrepreneursRam Srinivasan, Wellington

PartnersOliver Hanisch

SoftwareUwe Wagner, T-SystemsSteffen Bartschat, Sonic

Solutions

GABA Events:• Industry specific topics• Excellent speakers• Up to date information

from experts

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GABA Events

• All GABA events are organized by the GABA Industry Group Chairs. These volunteers are leading experts in their business industry and are helping GABA to recruit outstanding panel speakers and moderators.

• Alone in the San Francisco – Bay Area GABA organized 40 events last year and attracted approx. 2,500 people per year to attend the eveattendees. On average 60 to 100 people attend a GABA industry focus event.

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Past Event Highlights

How Bright is the Future for Solar Power – April 16th, 2009

Financial Outlook at the German Consulate in San Francisco - December 8th, 2009Speakers: City National Bank, Wellington Partners, Keiretsu Forum,Host: German Consulate, San Francisco• Held every year at the Christmas decorated German Consulate on Jackson Street• Sold out event with 100 attendees!

Speakers: Solar City, Renewable Energy Corporation, Vote Solar Initiative, Applied Materials, Crosslink CapitalHost: Cooley Godward Kronish, LLP• Organized in cooperation with SVASE• Sold out event with 150 attendees!

Electric Cars: Transformational Change or Niche Trend? - October 12th, 2009

Speakers: Betterplace, Coulombe Technologies, AC Propulsion, General Motors Advanced Technology Silicon Valley OfficeHost: Cooley Godward Kronish, LLP• Moderator: Thilo Koslowski, Vice President Automotive and Vehicle ICT, Gartner, Inc• Sponsor: Airship Ventures

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Event Outlook 2010January 2010• Leading When the Stakes are high. An evening with

Patrick Reilly and Steve Krieger• The Smart Green Dividend – Leveraging IT in the

Energy Revolution

February 2010• GABA Job Hunting Series: Ready to make your

move? By Konstantin Guericke / Co-Founder Linkedin

March 2010• Phone Wars II – The Software

April 2010• Cloud Computing

May 2010• Innovation conference with European

Commission

More to come…

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GABA Members• GABA members represent all facets of the international professional business community

including high-tech and life science firms, trade specialists, bankers, venture capitalists, insurance, government officials, attorneys, translation firms, marketing firms, consultants, and entrepreneurs.

• A large number of members are holding senior level position within their companies or work on executive level.

• GABA also manages different mailing lists, which sum upto more than 6,000 contacts within the German American Business Community. This mailing list is a major source for event attendees and potential new GABA members.

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GABA Membership

The membership base of GABA has grown significantly over the last years. Despite tough economic times, GABA had a 20% membership increase in 2008 and 2009, and the positive trend is clearly continuing in 2010.

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Membership LevelsLevel Benefits Annual Fee

Basic Corporate(For companies with 1-5 employees only)

• Your company will be listed in the Corporate GABA Directory including a web link to your company website

• Reduced event entrance fees for one designated company representative• Invitation to exclusive member events• Monthly GABA Newsletter• Possibility to post company news in the GABA newsletter• Possibility to offer GABA members service or product discounts• Job postings on the GABA website and in the GABA newsletter

$250.00

CorporateBasic Corporate benefits plus…•Your company will be listed in the Corporate GABA Directory including your full contact information, e-mail and a web link to company website•Reduced event entrance fees for up to three company representatives

$500.00

Premium Corporate

Corporate benefits plus…•Your company listing in the Corporate GABA Directory will include your logo and a description about your company and your services •Your logo will appear in the Premium Corporate / Sponsorship section on the GABA homepage•GABA free event admittance

$1500.00

Individual

Reduced event entrance fees•Invitation to exclusive member events•Monthly GABA Newsletter•Your name will be listed in the Individual GABA member directory

$100.00

Student Same as Individual member benefits•Proof of student status required $60.00

Status: October 2008

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The GABA Network

GABA has built an extensive network among partner associations, German government related organizations and other Government Organizations:

German Government Organizations

• German Consulate, San Francisco

• Invest in Bavaria• Berlin Partner• Invest in Germany• Bundesagentur für

Aussenwirtschaft• Heidelberg Economic

Development Agency (HEDA)• German American Chamber of

Commerce (GACC)• And more…

• TiE (The Indus Entrepreneur)• MIT Alumni Club• SVASE (Silicon Valley

Association of Startup Entrepreneurs)

• SD Forum• CITD (Centers for International

Trade Development)• SiliconFrench• Hispanic Net• CSPA (Chinese Software

Professionals Organization)• SIPA (Silicon Valley Indian

Professional Association)• And more…

GABA Affiliate Network

Other Government Organizations

• Swiss American Chamber of Commerce

• Business Association Italy America

• French American Chamber of Commerce

• British-American Business Council

• And more…

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The GABA Online Community

GABA utilizes a number of different online communities in order to enable all GABA members and beyond to connect and network. These online communities are also an important marketing tool for GABA

GABA StammtischVirtual German community and listserv with

2,000 members

GABA Facebook GroupAlmost 520 members

GABA LinkedIn GroupExclusive Business Networking Group with

over 490 members

GABA Xing GroupGerman Business Networking Group with 820 members

GABA Mailing ListThe GABA mailing list comprises members and subscribers;The database contained over 6,000 contacts beginning of 2010.

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GABA Chapters

GABA California Chapters:Northern California Chapter & HeadquarterSilicon Valley / San FranciscoContact: Caroline Raynaud, Executive Director

Southern California ChapterLos AngelesContact: Boris von Bormann

GABA Germany Chapters:Berlin ChapterContact: Ulli KohlMunich ChapterContact: Jörg Sperling

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The GABA Organization

GABA Board of Directors

GABA Staff

• Thomas Neubert, VP Sales, Vidyo (Chair)• Dagmar Dolatschko, Founder & President, Peritus Translations (Vice-Chair)• Gunther Hofmann, Vice-President, The Brenner Group (CFO)• Dirk Michels, Partner, KL&Gates (Secretary)• Oliver Breme, Director• Linda Kotzot Cleary, Marketing Manager, Lyris Inc. (Chair, Women in Business Group)• Astrid Krehan, Development Director• Katharina Rock, Senior Vice President, SAP• Daniel Zimmermann, Partner Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP• Ulrich Kohl, CTO, Questico AG (Berlin Chapter)• Jörg Sperling, Founder & CEO, Altos Advisors (Munich Chapter)• Bernd Steinebrunner, Financial Advisor, Morgan Stanley (Southern California Chapter)

• Caroline Raynaud, Executive Director• Cornelia Weiss, Project Manager• Stefanie Bastian, Project Manager

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Contact us

German American Business Association of California715 Villa St, Suite G Mountain View, CA 94041, USA Phone: +1 (650) 386-5015Fax: +1 (415) 276-2375

Caroline Raynaud, Executive DirectorE-mail: [email protected]

Cornelia Weiss, Project ManagerE-mail: [email protected]

Stefanie Bastian, Project ManagerE-mail: [email protected]

To learn more about GABA Membership and Sponsorship Opportunitiesvisit the GABA Website: http://www.gaba-network.org

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FOCUSGerman American Business Association of CaliforniaSouthern California Chapter

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GABA Southern California

GABA Southern California Chapter Board

• Boris von Bormann, Chairman• Berndt Steinebrunner, Vice Chair and Director of Membership• Daniel Hoover, Director of Marketing• Michael Metzger, Director• Robert Wittenburg, Director• Torsten Thomas, Secretary, Director of Events• Wolfram Doelker, Treasurer and CFO• Anita Katzenbach, Director of HR

GABA Southern California Chapter Staff

• Zita T. Udrys, Executive Director

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Southern California Event Highlights 2009

Financial Outlook EventSponsors: Deutsche Bank, Irwin Union Bank, UCLA Center for European and Eurasian

Studies, The Mentor Group, RSM McGladrey, Latham & Watkins, LLPSpeakers: German Consulate, Deutsche Bank, UCLA, Funk Ventures

Over 130 attendees.

Solar Power EventSponsors: KL Gates, Martifer Solar, State of Sachsen Anhalt, Germany Trade & InvestSpeakers: Q-Cells International USA, Sun Power Corporation, Martifer Renewables USA,

juwi solar Inc, Southern California Edison

Blues MixerSponsors: Andaz Hotel, West Hollywood, Los Angeles, 42 Below Vodka, JV Global Business

Solutions, SenovvaAgenda: The Blues Mixer established a new trend for 25+ business professionals, providing a slick

and modern environment in one of Hollywood’s most famous "rock and roll”hotels.

Over 200 attendees.

Digital MediaSponsors: New Century Capital, UCLA Center for European and Eurasian Studies, JV Global

Business SolutionsSpeakers: Myspace, Lionsgate, GRP Partners, Fun Little Movies, Metcafe

Over 140 attendees.

Taschen Bookstore EventSponsors: TaschenSpeakers: Benedikt Taschen and Jim Heimann

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Southern California – Events 2009

February 2009• GABA Financial Outlook 2009, Los Angeles

March 2009• Energy Symposium, Los Angeles

April 2009• Accessing the Stimulus Package

May 2009• Modernism Exhibition, Laguna Beach• Porsche Design, Beverly Hills

June 2009• Art A Fair, Laguna Beach• Digital Media, Los Angeles

October 2009• Managing Risk in a Global Economy, Irvine• Solar Power Conference, Anaheim

November 2009• Green Building L.A., Los Angeles

December 2009• Taschen Bookstore Holiday Party, Beverly Hills

More to come…

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Contact Southern California

German American Business Association of CaliforniaSouthern California Chapter

Boris von Bormann – Chairman & Founding MemberEmail: [email protected]

[email protected]: Office: +1 (714) 368-7564

Mobile: +1 (949) 697-2921IG Responsibility: Clean Technology & AutomotivePresident & CEO accessio – Business Development and Market Entry Consulting for Foreign Companies in the US/ North AmericaWeb: www.accessio.com

Zita Udrys – Executive DirectorEmail: [email protected]: Mobile: +1 (323) 542-8095Oversees all aspects of GABA Translator for German, Lithuanian, Polish, & RussianWeb: www.gaba-network.org

Bernd Steinebrunner – Vice ChairEmail: [email protected]

[email protected]: Office: +1 (949) 471-5827

Mobile: +1 (714) 604-7924Director, MembershipMember of the Board of Director GABA, SoCal Chapter RepresentativeFinancial Planner, Investment Advisor – MetLifeWeb: www.berndsteinebrunner.metlife.com

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Wolfram Doelker – Treasurer & Founding MemberEmail: [email protected]

[email protected]: Office: +1 (562) 699-8066

Mobile: +1 (562) 556-5699President and CEO WDE International IncStrategy, Operations and Management Services for Market Entry or Expansion US and Asia Pacific

Anita Katzenbach – Director / Chair Industry Group Human ResourcesEmail: [email protected]: Mobile: +1 (310) 428 4563IG Responsibility: Human Resources & Women in BusinessPresident, ASK Business Consulting Group – Helping American and European companies master strategic change, improve organizational performance, and foster sustainability & innovation. Web: www.askbcg.com

Dan Hoover—Director & Founding MemberEmail: [email protected]

[email protected]: Office: (949) 756-8501Responsibility: Director, Member at LargePresident & CEO of Estey-Hoover Inc. (Advertising & Public Relations)Web: www.estey-hoover.com

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Michael Metzger – DirectorEmail: [email protected]

[email protected]: Mobile: +1 (949) 433-0141IG Responsibility: Media & EntertainmentVice President at New Century Capital Partners, a Los Angeles based investment banking firm with focus on digital media and technology.Web: www.newcenturycap.com

Robert A. Wittenburg - DirectorEmail: [email protected]

[email protected]: Office: +1 (949) 651-6280

Mobile: +1 (949) 689-4867Managing Director, Business Communications Strategies – Corporate and marketing communications consulting for international companies in the US/ North AmericaWeb: www.bcs-international.net

Torsten Thomas – Corporate Secretary, Director of EventsEmail: [email protected]

[email protected]: Office: +1 (949) 609-2745

Mobile:+1 (949) 813-6842IG Responsibility: Entrepeneur & Venture CapitalismCitibank - Vice President/Business Development for Commercial BankingWeb: www.citi.com


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