Globonder Juliano Froehner is coordinating a very exclusive event. GETTING R&D WORKING FOR GROWTH is organized by Creative and Innovative Economy Center, George Washington University (CIEC/GWU) and University of Sao Paulo Business School (FEA-USP). The event is supported by Globond and other very prestigious organizations such as CEPE, ITS, Endeavor, IBMEC, Agência USP, Agência UNIFESP, FAPESP, Univille, ABPI, REI, Romulus, CEDEO and Ibrademp. Details about the event below.

He is also leading with Globond a closed event with Endeavor, Romulus Global Business Diplomacy, and CIEC/GWU joining David Pensak and Endeavor Entrepreneurs on the May 30th.

GETTING R&D WORKING FOR GROWTH:
A Roundtable Seminar for Leaders
From Business, S&T Research, Law, Finance, and Government

Opinion Leader Roundtable Discussion
in Sao Paulo, Brazil, 27 May 2008
at Casa da Fazenda do Morumbi

Michael P. Ryan, PhD, Director
David Pensak, PhD, Fellow
Sarah E. Huisentruit, MBA, MIM, Education Director

Co-Organized with the
University of Sao Paulo Business School
Center for Technology Policy and Management
Professor Ary Plonsky, Director
Juliano Froehner, Coordinator

Agenda

VIRID closes partnership with global relationship
network Globond

Alliance permits larger international reach from the
Virtual Target platform

DC Globonder Liz Sarachek and her husband Andy Blacker’s son Braden is now 16 months old. While contentendly co-parenting and keeping him as their first priority, they have still found challenging new roles at growing companies: In March, Liz became the SVP, Online Sales for ImpreMedia, the No. 1 Hispanic News and Information company in the US. . Liz will develop and execute online sales programs in support of the company’s digital strategy and platforms. Andy is now CEO of hotpads.com in his first month. We will keep you informed as this Dynamic Duo continues to move and shake!

Kaihan Krippendorff and Pilar Ramos moved to Westchester, NY (from Miami) last Wednesday with their two children. They're settled into a beautiful home near a children's park, 30 minutes outside Manhattan, for the next few months while they look for a permanent home and a nanny.
Pilar is staying with Mastercard, moving from a regional counsel role to head up the company's global public policy and regulatory strategy. That means she representing Mastercard to central banks and regulators outside the U.S.
Kaihan is gearing up for the July launch of his third book "The Way of Innovation." This follows his second book, "Hide a Dagger Behind a Smile," by a few months. He has already received some great endorsements for this one, including from Nobel Peace Prize winner Mohammad Yunus to name only one.

Globond met Karim in the Fall of 2005 in Washington, DC.  We knew immediately that he was a perfect fit
for Globond, because he had left behind the corporate world where he had been a
big success, and had decided to pursue his dream to be an award-winning screen-writer,
director and producer.  Little did we
dream then though that just 2 ½ short years later, Karim’s debut film would be
a riveting masterpiece that would win the Cadillac Award at the Tribeca Film
Festival and acclaim at various other festivals in Europe.

Nissan Commercial

Yakuza Diaries

Fight in Helsinki

Enter the Dragon

Rooster Fight

As you can see, there's more than enough of material on the WEB ;)

Sao Paulo Globond members and friends had a great meeting last 03/28. Thanks Founding Member Marcio Okabe for being the host and all the support for the event!