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Join FEI Detroit for the January Dinner Meeting
Featuring Paul DiMarzo, former CFO of Duo Security: "Beyond the Valley: Building Technology Companies Beyond Silicon Valley"
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Event Agenda
4:00-5:00 p.m. - Career Development Session
"P.E.T.E. - An Employer's Strategy to Prevent Distracted Driving", presented by Laura Dillivan, Founder, The S.H.a.R.E. Network; & Purple Squirrel Advisors
Learning Objectives
- Distracted Driving is up 10% compared to 2018 and continues to increase
- National Safety Council announced on April 1st, 2019 that there are embarking on a nationwide campaign to educate and involve business/commercial entities in preventing distracted driving among employees (both in their personal time and driving for company business)
- Employer related Responsibility, Liability, and Casualty Insurance Rates
- What types of businesses need a distracted driving prevention policy on the books?
- A 4-part strategy for employers to prevent distracted driving by employees: An introduction to "P.E.T.E." (Policies, Education, Technology, Enforcement)
1 CPE Credit Offered
5:00-6:00 p.m. - Professional Development Session
"The Aftermath of Tax Reform - Who are the Winners & Losers"
Presented by Brendan Sullivan, Tax Managing Director; Astrid Braeuer, Tax Partner; and Dominick Warner, International Tax Managing Director, BDO
Learning Objectives
- Individual (1040) impact – who benefitted/who didn’t
- Entity types – Corporate vs. flow through decisions post tax-reform
- Foreign profits – who is paying more U.S. tax and when
- Business deduction changes – interest expense, meals & entertainment, and parking!
1 CPE Credit Offered
6:00-6:45 p.m. - Networking
6:45-7:25 p.m. - Dinner
7:25-8:25 p.m. - Keynote Presentation by Paul DiMarzo, former CFO of Duo Security: "Beyond the Valley: Building Technology Companies Beyond Silicon Valley"
Learning Objectives
Why?
- Why be concerned with Technology over other segments?
- What are the long term economic implications of the current Technology roadmap?
- Why build beyond the Valley?
How?
- Can you build technology and ignore silicon valley?
- The advantages and challenges of the valley?
- The advantages and challenges of going beyond?
- The hybrid model.
1 CPE Credit Offered
Location
Detroit Athletic Club
241 Madison St, Detroit, MI 48226
Map/Directions
Menu
House Salad
Chicken Tosca
DAC Famous Rice Pudding for dessert
For dietary restrictions please contact
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Cost
FEI Detroit Chapter Members: Free
Chapter Strategic Partners: Free
Qualified Prospective-Members: Free; contact
d[email protected] for qualified membership criteria and to register.
Guests / Non-Members: $85
Dress Code
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