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2009 AICC Activities
January
13: Nadav Kidron, Esq., CEO & President of Israel's Oramed Pharmaceuticals. "Israeli Advances in the Oral Delivery of Drugs" Co-Sponsored by the America-Israel Economic Forum (AIEF) and Lake County Partners.
16: Asaf Vitman, Israel's Minister of Economic Affairs in the United States. "Israel's Economy and the War on Terror. In cooperation with the AIEF. Sponsored by Funkhouser Vegosen Liebman & Dunn Ltd.
21: Membership Connection at Base Bar. A networking event for members and guests.
28: Treasurer of the State of Illinois, Alexi Giannoulias. "What resources can Illinois make available to Israel-based and other companies seeking to establish operations in the State of Illinois?" and "How is Illinois is weathering the current economic climate?". Sponsored by Miller Canfield, Berkley Law Group, Overbridge Executive Roundtables Ltd., and Howard I. Bernstein.
February
26: Howard I. Bernstein, Principal of J.H. Chapman Group, L.L.C. "Anatomy of an Israel-U.S. Business Deal: Israel's Osem Group Expands Into U.S.A." In cooperation with AIEF.
March
29: "Kosher Wine For Passover". Featuring fine Israeli wines by Barkan, Galil Mountain, Castel, Recanati, Ella Valley, and Yarden. Hungarian Kosher Foods, Kosherwine.com, Fine Wines of Israel, and the AICC Buy Israel Goods Project.
April
03: "Digital Healthcare - Israeli Technologies Transforming the Management of Healthcare Information Systems". Panels featuring Hospira, Blue Cross Blue Shield, McGuire Woods, LLP, Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation, and the University of Illinois at Chicago. Panels followed by match-making meetings between Israel-based medical I.T. companies and prospective U.S. clients. In cooperation with the Israel Export and International Cooperation Institute, the Government of Israel Economic Mission, and the BIRD Foundation. Sponsored by McGuire Woods LLP, Grant Thornton LLP, the Illinois Science + Technology Park, and the University of Illinois at Chicago.
23: "Illinois and Israel: Inbound Foreign Direct Investment and Cooperation Builds Illinois Business". Tours of and discussions at Illinois-based, Israel-owned companies Ingersoll Cutting Tools and Elmo Tech. In cooperation with the Government of Israel Economic Mission, and the AIEF. Sponsored by the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Office of Trade and Investment (DCEO).
30: AICC Membership Connection at Martini Park. A networking event for members and guests.
May
04 & 05: "From the Desert, Sun and Sea...for the World: An Environmental Symposium and Dessert Reception". A Program of the American Associates Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. Co-sponsored by the AICC, the Consulate General of Israel to the Midwest, the Government of Israel Economic Mission, the JCRC, the Chicago Board of Rabbis, Chicago Sister Cities International and Bank Leumi USA.
07: "Lluìs de Santàngel - America's First Financier: Jews and Conversos in the discovery of America". Panel discussion and reception featuring Rabbi Michael Azose, Dr. Abraham Haim, and Kathleen LeMieux. A program of the Instituto Cervantes Chicago, in cooperation with the AICC, the AJC, and the Alliance of Latinos and Jews.
June
14 - 18: Mission to ILSI BioMed Israel 2009 and the International Stem Cell Conference. Including:
- Annual AICC - Illinois Biotechnology Roundtable and Gala Reception / Dinner in Tel Aviv
- Illinois Pavilion at ILSI BioMed
- Company and institutional tours and matchmaking meetings. In cooperation with the Government of Israel Economic Mission. Delegation and specific programs sponsored by DCEO and iBIO®.
July
15: AICC Membership Connection With the Polish American Chamber of Commerce (PACC). A networking event for members and guests of AICC and PACC at the residence of Michael Traison.
21: Uriel Lynn, Chairman of the Federation of Israeli Chambers of Commerce. "Go Global: Find New Export Markets in Israel". In cooperation with the AIEF and the Rockford Area Economic Development Council. Sponsored by Supply Core.
22: Assaf Barnea, CEO of Kinrot Ventures addressed "Water, The Israeli Experience". In cooperation with the Consulate General of Israel to the Midwest, the Israel Economic Mission, the AIEF and American Associates Ben-Gurion Universityb of the Negev. Sponsored by Arnstein & Lehr LLP.
August
13: AICC Membership Connection with the PACC at the Saloon Steak House. Featuring Michael Murnane of Chicago 2016.
October
26: "What Makes a Life Science Partnership Kosher". Panel discussion featuring Teva Innovative Ventures, University of Illinois at Chicago, and the BIRD Foundation. In cooperation with AIEF, iBIO®, the Government of Israel Economic Mission, and the BIRD Foundation. Hosted by the Illinois Science + Technology Park. Sponsored by Teva.
29: Annual Awards and Celebration Dinner of the AICC and the AIEF at the Ravinia Festival's Dining Pavilion. Business Leadership Award Recipients: Milton A Levenfeld of Chicago's Levenfeld Pearlstein, and Barry P. Levenfeld of Israel's Yigal Arnon. Martin N. Sandler Distinguished Achievement Award Recipient: Alan P. Sklar of Highland Park's Overbridge Executive Roundtables, Ltd. Keynote Address by the Honorable Michael B. Oren, Ambassador of Israel to the United States.
November
04: Amon Levav, CEO of Israel's SIT (Systematic Inventive Thinking). "An Israeli Success Story of Building Market Share in the U.S." In cooperation with AIEF. Sponsored by Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione.
17: Professor Asher Tishler, Dean, Faculty of Management, The Recanati School. "Getting Better All the Time? An Israeli Perspective on the Economic Recovery". In cooperation with AIEF. Hosted by Miller Canfield.
December
10: Annual Membership and Board of Directors Meeting. Keynote Address by Yair Goldfinger, credited with developing Instant Messaging, and Co-Founder & CTO of Dotomi. Introduction of the AICC Information Technology Group. Election of AICC's incoming slate of Officers, Executive Committee, Directors, Senior Advisors.
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