PRESENTATION DESCRIPTIONS AND SPEAKER BIOS
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Tony Livoti, President, Monterey Bay International Trade Association (MBITA)
Barbara Sprenger, CEO, Telework Satellite Centers
Going Global, Working Local: New Forms of Workplace that Work
The world of work is changing and workplace needs are changing with it. Small to medium-sized businesses can take advantage of new options in remote work sites, virtual offices, newly emerging telework centers, work-from-home tools, video-conferencing, web-based conferencing. By using virtual tools, small businesses can develop a large presence simply.
Ms Sprenger will also examine the societal impacts that need to be watched from these changes, both positive and negative.
Barbara Sprenger has started up and run successful businesses focused on innovative technology since the mid-80’s. She took her first small business international, eventually selling it to a Fortune 1000 company, and the capital equipment products are still in production 16 years later. Over the last ten years she has focused on public policy, green technology and environmentally-sensitive development and communities. Her heart and soul is in the direction we can take our neighborhoods and towns with the remote tools of the 21st century: creating a new form of community life in which people work globally while connecting locally.
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Jim Graham, Director of Marketing, Telework Satellite Centers
Leveraging Social Media to Expand your Visibility Worldwide
Everyone’s talking about social media and how it is revolutionizing business, but where are the success stories? Jim Graham will give a presentation on how companies are using applications like Facebook and Twitter to increase their visibility, improve customer service and reach new markets. He’ll cover how to get online with social media apps, some ‘do’s and don’ts’ and showcase some success stories.
Jim Graham has 30 years experience as a reporter and high tech public relations professional. He has launched nearly a dozen start ups, is co-founder of Satellite Telework Centers, and is using social media as part of a larger marketing effort to promote the company.
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Dan Licata, Regional Manager (Silicon Valley), WebEx Communications
Introduction to Collaboration Technologies - Do More With Less - (Live online presentation)
We have seen the economic downturn cause businesses to revisit how they communicate with customers, suppliers, and partners. The ROI impact is significant when it comes to eliminating the expenses associated with travel-usually one of the first budget items to be cut. Additionally companies are being asked to expand market reach, shorten sales, project lifecycles and increase revenue-all with the same or less resources. Come and learn about how thousands of companies just like yours are leveraging collaboration technologies to help drive business results.
Dan Licata has worked in technology sales for nearly 10 years with a focus on telecommunication, shipping, and software industries. He has a Bachelors degree in marketing from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and has worked for Cisco/WebEx for 3 years.
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Nick Dawson, President, Goelectronicinc.com
Gateway to the ‘Flat World’ of Global Trade
MBITA corporate sponsor, GlobalTrade.com, will be previewing a new online service designed for businesses of all sizes to facilitate and consummate global trade transactions including marketing, shipping and trade finance through ‘gated’ and vetted cyber communities. Nick Dawson of Goelectronicinc.com is the chief designer for GlobalTrade.com and will be giving this preview of what's to come in global trade.
Mr. Dawson is the president of Go Electronic, a developer of high quality websites designed to provide their clients with superior services and solutions.
Mr. Dawson is an entrepreneur and self taught webmaster. He served in the United States Coast Guard and for the past 8 years has worked in the Commercial Fire & Security Industry. Mr. Dawson has developed a unique skill set specializing in creative thinking and problem solving which has allowed for an easy transition into the eCommerce sector of the WWW.
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Christopher Lucas, President, IntoWorld, Publisher, The Global Green Guide
How Do MBITA members and Clients Use Web 2.0 Tools?
Christopher Lucas will present results from a recent survey showing how MBITA members and clients are currently using the latest Web 2.0 tools and technologies (social media, social networks, global online communities, online collaboration, virtual offices, telework centers, web conferencing, etc.) to connect with customers, clients and partners worldwide.
Christopher Lucas is President of IntoWorld®, an international marketing research firm empowering cleantech companies in the global renewable energy technology industry with strategic knowledge, understanding, and “Insights Into World Markets” for cleantech solutions.
Mr. Lucas earned his BA from Dartmouth College and his MBA in Marketing from the University of Colorado. He also studied Internet technologies and computer applications at Columbia University, and global marketing at the University of Economics and Business Administration in Vienna, Austria. Mr. Lucas earned a Certificate in Language Translation at the Language Institute in Munich, Germany, and speaks fluent German.
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