The EACC Executive Roundtable is a forum for local executives to meet with peers to discuss,  in a private off-the-record context, experiences and issues they encounter running a transatlantic business.

Executives are invited to participate in bi-monthly meetings set up with a presentation on a selected topic with a qualified speaker which is followed by a roundtable discussion. Each meeting is hosted by an executive of the EACC network.

Roundtable leaders: Jason Looman, President, Steinert USA and Chuck Miller, Senior Vice President, Fifth Third Bank

To learn more about this network, please call 513-977-8670 or e-mail: eacc@europe-cincinnati.com

2013:

January 9th
Topic: Key Considerations in Mergers and Acquisitions
Presenters: J.W. Sean Dorsey – Founder & CEO – League Park; Karim A. Botros – Director – League Park; Frank Chaiken – Partner – Thompson Hine

March 6^th:
Topic: Strategic Planning Process: How it Relates to U.S. Expansion, Budgeting, and Coordination with European Headquarters
Presenter: Kent Howard, President Balluff Inc.
Host: Juergen Jost, President ARKU Coil System Inc.

May 1^st:
Topic: Key Factors to Consider under Federal Health Care Reform
Presenters: Cheryl Mueller, HORAN – Helana Darrow, Frost Brown Todd
Host: Neil Hensley, Economic Development Director City of Blue Ash

July 10^th 2013
September 4^th 2013
November 6^th 2013

2012:

January 4th: Topic: Best Practices in Leading Productive Meetings: U.S. and European Formats – Presented by Carolin McCaffrey, International Consulting Services, LLC – Hosted by John Baines, President, Hahn Automation, Inc.

March 7th: Topic: Best Hiring Practices in the 2012 Business environment – Presented by T.J. Bugg, Vice-President, Centennial, Inc.

May 2nd: Topic: Employee Retention and Creating a Best Place to Work Environment- Presented & Hosted by Fabian Schmahl, President & CEO, ThyssenKrupp Bilstein

July 11th: Topic: Communication across generations and disciplines: How do you build clarity and focus in a diverse organization? -Presented by Mary Sue Findley, Senior Vice President Human Resources at dunnhymbyUSA. Hosted by Frank Petrek, Vice President at Xtek

September 5th: Topic: Economic Outlook and Forecasting for Companies Operating Domestically and Internationally – Forecast for the Euro/Dollar rate and the European debt crisis and  predictions on how it will affect companies in U.S. – Presented by Jim Russell Senior Vice-President & Regional Investment Director for U.S. Bank. Hosted by Jason Looman, President & CEO Steinert US

November 7^th: Topic: Global Trade Compliance meets Corporate Responsibility: Ever increasing Regulatory requirements strain resources necessary to protect a positive image and maximize the benefits of Global Trade agreements.  Speakers will provide an insight on how corporate compliance initiatives can keep up with these changes, have big payoffs and protect against unwanted business section headlines as well as opportunities to use global trade modules of specialized software to maximize efficiencies and minimize risks associated with global trade. Presented by Joe Yingst, US Customs Compliance Manager – DHL Express USA and Alex Joseph, AMS Solutions Principle – Itelligence.  Hosted by Tim Breen, CFO intelligence