A Global Journey - November 7 at AZIGG

We are very fortunate to have Jim Ratcliff, CEO of Rowpar Pharmaceuticals, as our guest speaker at AZIGG on November 7th, 7:30am - 9:00am at ASU SkySong in Scottsdale. The journey by Rowpar has been MOST INTERESTING - - - you'll laugh, you'll cry and you'll learn. Join us - and read more on the sign-in page: http://aglobaljourney.eventbrite.com/. See you on the 7th!

AZIGG Events 9/12 & 10/3/11

We're pleased to announce the next two Arizona International Growth Group (AZIGG) events, both located at SkySong.

First it's Grow Globally, Responsibly on Monday, September 12th 7:30 - 9:00am at SkySong featuring Melissa Sanderson, VP at Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold.

Melissa Sanderson is responsible for international affairs at the mining giant - the world's largest publicly-traded copper company. She will be discussing how global companies can and should be good local partners in the communities they serve.

More info - and sign-up here by clicking here.

The annual AZIGG Grow Globally Phoenix Fair 3 is Monday, October 3rd from 4:30-6:30pm at SkySong. The event will feature top global executives in Arizona and visitors from Southern California and across the Southwest. It's a unique walking tour of global business resources - a Who's Who of Arizona Global Business together in one place, one time a year. This year we will also be presenting several international awards to people and companies doing great things globally.

More info - and sign-up here for the 10/3 event by clicking here. A smaller amount of tables are available this year - reserve early.

Grow Globally!

Arizona International State of the State 6/6/11

Welcome to the next AZIGG event - June 6th at SkySong!

Arizona International Growth Group Presents

4th Annual

International State of the State

Featuring: Rudy Vetter, SVP with GPEC
"Greater Phoenix Economic Council"

Monday, June 6, 2011

7:30am - 9:00am

$15 includes Coffee, Juice, Fruit and Pastries; $20 at the door.

1475 N Scottsdale Road, SkySong Building, Convergence Room

Scottsdale, Arizona (SE Corner of Scottsdale Road and McDowell)

It's the 4th Annual International State of the State featuring a Key Leader Directly Involved in Attracting International Business to Arizona

Register Now

ps...We also welcome you to the "Build Your Business with BRICS" event by Growth Nation on June 16th. Learn more here about the opportunities in Brazil, Russia, India, Indonesia (and Malaysia), China and South Africa. There will also be a special presentation by the Consul General of Japan in Los Angeles with an update on the Japanese situation. Learn more here.

Hola! Next AZIGG Event December 7th 7:30am - 9:00am

Hola Arizona: Technology Business Accelerator at AZIGG 12/7

On the morning of December 7th Haru Yamasaki will discuss the Technology Business Accelerator program that is based at ASU SkySong - one of 6 programs like it around the world. We'll be joined by many of the 14 companies that are involved in this unique technology initiative.

"Hola Arizona: Technology Business Accelerator (TechBA)"
Monday, December 7th, 7:30am - 9:00am
Networking starts at 7:00am
ASU SkySong, Scottsdale (SE Corner Scottsdale/McDowell, 1st Floor)

Haru Yamasaki, CEO of TechBA, is responsible for establishing and growing the Arizona division of TechBA, a program that supports top-tier Mexican companies to bring their innovative technology, products and services to global markets. There are 14 companies going through the program in Arizona. Haru holds a Masters in Science and Technology Policy from University of Sussex, UK and a Bachelor of Industrial Engineering from the National University of Mexico. She has held consulting and internal leadership positions in both private and public organizations across a broad range of industries including health care, government, higher education and petrochemical manufacturing.

Special guests: Tech BA company leaders such as Arturo Freydig of ECN Automation.

TechBA is a program operated by the US - Mexico Foundation for Science. The mission is to find the most innovative technology companies and take them to global markets. To accomplish that, TechBA has branches in the most innovative business ecosystems in the world: Silicon Valley, Austin, Montreal, Madrid, Michigan and Arizona. TechBA works with companies in Information Technology and Telecommunications, Automotive, Aerospace, Food, Advanced Materials, Alternative Energy, Multimedia, Gaming and Life Sciences.

Investment $15 includes coffee and pastries. RSVP: www.azigg.com