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- 1. The Organization, itsEvents & the People Behind it Share knowledge. Gain insight. Expand connections.
- 2. Who we are… •GABA is a member-driven non-profit organization that fosters transatlantic knowledge sharing and networking among German-American and Californian business and tech communities. • The GABA programs address critical business, technical and leadership issues, with specific industry programs focused on mobile, software, life science, entrepreneurship and venture capital, semiconductor & IT, among others. In essence, GABA promotes: • German-American business and trade activities • Extensive US/German network of industry professionals • Extended platform to build industry specific relationships • Local networking events with high visibility Share knowledge. Gain insight. Expand connections.
- 3. GABA Facts • Non-profitorganization, founded in 2003 • Financed by membership and event fees, sponsorship income, and donations Structure • 350 paying members • Corporate as well as individual members • Mailing list of over 10,000 contacts Members • Large Affiliate Network within California • Collaboration with German Government Institutions • Affiliated with the German American Chamber of Commerce (GACC) Supporter s • More than 60 events per year • Over 3,500 attendees in 2015 • Outstanding panel speakers and moderators • Monthly social meetings (“Stammtisch”) in San Francisco, • Palo Alto, San Jose, Santa Cruz, Sacramento and Alameda Events • 4 Part-time staff members • 18 Board members • 5 Advisory Board members • 20 Industry Experts, who volunteer as Interest Group Chairs • 15 Local Chapter Board members • Countless volunteers People
- 4. The GABA Organization GABA Boardof Directors Katharina Rock, Senior Vice President, SAP (Chair) Jens Horstmann, Partner, Crestlight Ventures (Co-Chair) Stefanie Bastian Linda Cleary, Sr Manager Demand Generation at DNN Corp. Wolfram Doelker (Southern California Chapter) Gunther Hofmann, VP, The Brenner Group (CFO) Barbara Holzapfel, Chief Marketing Officer, Taulia Uschi Joshua (Munich Chapter) Ulli Kohl (Berlin Chapter) Thilo Koslowski, VP Automotive Research, Gartner Group Michael Metzger, Covert & Co. Dirk Michels, Partner, Ballard Spahr LLP Thomas Neubert, VP Business Development, Deutsche Telekom Caroline Raynaud (GABA Executive Director) Uwe Wagner, Principal, Tiburon Consulting Daniel Zimmermann, Partner, WilmerHale Caroline Raynaud, Executive Director Yiman Liu, Membership Director Yvonne Dietrich, Event Director Yvonne Schwab, Business Development Director GABA Staff
- 5. GABA Advisory Board AndyBechtolsheim (Co-Founder Sun Microsystems, early Investor in Google) Sebastian Thrun (Founder Google X and CEO Udacity) Margit Wennmachers (Partner at Andreessen Horowitz) Stefan Schlueter (German Consul Generale) Dirk Kanngiesser (CEO German Accelerator)
- 6. GABA Interest Groups Automotive ThiloKoslowski, Porsche Life Science Ulrike Ruppelt, Ticular Strategies Katrin Jakob, California Business Associates Edda Mihaescu Bayer HealthCare Media & Entertainment Achim Hoelzle, FeldbergPacific Florian Brody, Envizio Mobile Thomas Neubert, Deutsche Telekom Petra Vorsteher, Smaato Women in Business Linda K. Cleary, Dell Innovation Steffen Bartschat, CEO Hill88 Human Resources E.J. Dieterle, YES Partners Jennifer Vessels, Next Step Clean Tech Olaf Groth, Hult Business School Tracey Grose, Bay Area Council Economic Cyber Security Uwe Wagner, Tiburon Consulting Eric Trabold, Avira GABA Events: Industry specific topics Excellent speakers Up to date information from experts International Angelika Blendstrup, Blendstrup & Associates Young Professionals Mandy Herrmann, Balsam Brands Jan Jettel, Speakeasy VC & Entrepreneurs Oliver Hanisch, German Innovators Gunther Hofmann, Armanino Software/Big Data Tim Bussiek, Saama Roland Wartenberg, Genband Michael Hoch, Sodascope Newcomers Katharina Lehmann, Google
- 7. GABA Events • AllGABA events are organized by the GABA Industry Group Chairs. These volunteers are leading experts in their business industry and are helping GABA to recruit outstanding panel speakers and moderators. • In the San Francisco – Bay Area alone GABA organized 60+ events last year and attracted approx. 3,500 people to these events. On average 60 to 100 people attend a GABA industry focus event.
- 8. Past Event Highlights ChargingThe EV Evolution - Are Consumers and the Auto Industry Ready to Plug-In? Financial Outlook at the German Consulate in San Francisco Speakers: Intel Capital, BMW i-Ventures, Burrill & Company, The Angels' Forum Host: German Consulate, San Francisco • Held every year at the Christmas decorated German Consulate on Jackson Street • Sold out event with 100 attendees • Sponsor: NRW Invest Speakers: BMW, General Motors, SAP Host: SAP • Moderator: Thilo Koslowski, Vice President Automotive and Vehicle ICT, Gartner, Inc • Sold out event with 100 attendees • Sponsor: NRW Invest Cyber-Security - The European and US Approach to a Common Challenge Speakers: • Howard Schmidt, Cyber Security Coordinator at the White House • Prof. Dr. Norbert Pohlmann, Chairman TeleTrusT / IT Security Association Germany • Dr. Joerg Borchert, Vice President Infineon Technologies • Kurt Roemer, Chief Security Strategist Citrix Systems • Dr. Sandro Gaycken, Institute of Computer Science, Freie Universitaet Berlin, Germany Host: Goethe Institut, San Francisco Sold out event with 100 attendees
- 9. GABA Gala Annual GalaDinner to honor achievements in German-American business Location: St Francis Yacht Club San Francisco Guests: More than 200 high profile guests of the German American business community in the Bay Area Awardees: Margit Wennmachers (2016) Hasso Plattner (2015) Sebastian Thrun (2014) Andy Bechtolsheim & Gerhard Casper (2013) Startup Award: Datameer & Taulia (2016) Smaato & ParStream (2015)
- 10. GABA Rising StarsAward Annual Reception to honor German-American Startups Location: Fogarty Winery Guests: More than 100 high profile guests of the German American startup community in the Bay Area Awardees: Datameer & Taulia (2016) Smaato & ParStream (2015)
- 11. Event Highlights 2015 January •GABA Gala Dinner February • Cyber Security – A German and American Perspective of Common Challenge March • The Future of Social Networks • Connected Vehicles April • Wearable Devices – Where Have All The Computers Gone? May • Autonomous Vehicles – Are We There Yet? • European Networking June • International Expansion: What Every Startup Needs to Know July • Young Professionals Mixer August • The Second Coming of the Internet of Things • GABA Sommerfest September • Expats: Financial & Immigration Solutions You Need To Know • October • GABA Newcomer event November • Internet of Things December • Business Finance Outlook for 2016
- 12. GABA Testimonials “I workedwith GABA to promote the opening celebration of rheingold's US office in San Francisco. As we are a company with German heritage, I particularly enjoy the cross-cultural "flair" GABA emits in everything they do. The whole process of partnering for our event went very smoothly and was perfectly organized. Caroline Raynaud and her team are extremely professional and handle projects with a great sense of needs of their partners. I am looking forward to upcoming events and will certainly take advantage of future opportunities to partner with GABA.” Patricia Sauerbrey Colton, Research Director, rheingold USA “Wir haben erstmalig mit der GABA zusammengearbeitet für die Organisation einer Veranstaltungsreihe in Palo Alto und San Francisco im Dezember 2009. Wir waren über den Veranstaltungssupport sehr zufrieden. Die Organisation war exzellent und die Zusammenarbeit hervorragend. Wir werden auch künftig mit der der GABA kooperieren.” Michael Witte, Fraunhofer Heinrich-Hertz-Institut (HHI), Head Dept. Strategic Marketing “GABA can be proud of itself for all the great events. The topics are very relevant, thoughtfully organized, fun to attend, and the atmosphere is always upbeat. I always go home inspired, and every time I met someone interesting. Last year, I met the CEO of GreenAnalysis at a GABA event at SAP and got a contractor position with GreenAnalysis.” Cornelia Jarica “Wir Questico-Gruender (2 Deutsche, 1 Oesterreicher, 1 Amerikaner) lernten uns im Valley ueber GABA kennen, beschlossen dort, zusammen eine Firma zu gruenden, schrieben einen Businessplan, gingen dann nach Deutschland zurueck und erhielten Venture Capital, machten letztes Jahr knapp 60MEUR Umsatz.” Ulli Kohl, CTO and Co-Founder Questico
- 13. GABA Members andSupporters • GABA members represent all facets of the international professional business community including high-tech and life science firms, trade specialists, bankers, venture capitalists, insurance, government officials, attorneys, translation firms, marketing firms, consultants, and entrepreneurs.
- 14. Membership Levels Level BenefitsAnnual Fee Entrepreneur/ Basic Corporate (For companies with 1-5 employees only) • Your company name will be listed in the Corporate GABA Directory, incorporating a web link to your website. • Reduced event entrance fees for one designated company representative. • Invitation to exclusive member events. • You will receive the GABA eNewsletter and can post company news updates. • Possibility to offer service or product discounts to GABA members. • You can post job openings on the GABA website and in the GABA newsletter $350 (renewal $300.00) Corporate All Basic Corporate benefits PLUS… • More prominent positioning than at lower level of membership • Your listing will include full contact information, e-mail, and a web link to company website allowing easy access with just one click. • Reduced event entrance fees for up to three company representatives $700 (renewal $600.00) Premium Corporate All Corporate benefits PLUS…highest level of visibility on the GABA web site: •Your company listing will also show your logo and a description of your company and services, thus making it easier to see. •Your logo will be displayed along with our other Premium members in the Premium Corporate / Sponsorship section on the GABA homepage. • Also: GABA free event admittance to your company representatives. $1950 (renewal $1800.00) Individual Reduced event entrance fees •Invitation to exclusive member events •Monthly GABA eNewsletter •Your name will be listed in the Individual GABA member directory $120 (renewal $100.00) Student Same as Individual member benefits •Proof of student status required $60.00 Status: February 2015
- 15. The GABA Network GABAhas built an extensive network among partner associations, German government related organizations and other Government Organizations: German Government Organizations • German Consulate, San Francisco • German American Chamber of Commerce (GACC) • German Accelerator • GTAI Germany Trade & Invest • Invest in Bavaria • Berlin Partner • German State of Hessen • NRW.Invest • Heidelberg Economic Development Agency (HEDA) • Hamburg@Work • Frankfurt Rhine Main • And more… • Churchill Club • TiE (The Indus Entrepreneur) • MIT Alumni Club • SV Forum • Silicon Vikings • Bay Brazil • CITD (Centers for International Trade Development) • TechLab • CSPA (Chinese Software Professionals Organization) • SIPA (Silicon Valley Indian Professional Association) • And more… GABA Affiliate Network Other Government Organizations • French American Chamber of Commerce • British-American Business Council • Swiss American Chamber of Commerce • Business Association Italy America • California Spain Chamber of Commerce • Swedish American Chamber of Commerce • And more…
- 16. The GABA OnlineCommunity GABA utilizes a number of different online communities in order to enable all GABA members and beyond to connect and network. These online communities are also an important marketing tool for GABA GABA Stammtisch Virtual German community and listserv with 2,000 members GABA Facebook Group and Fanpage Over 2,000 members (Group) & 2,500 (Page) GABA LinkedIn Group Exclusive Business Networking Group with over 1,400 members GABA Xing Group German Business Networking Group with 1,100 members GABA Mailing List The GABA mailing list comprises members and subscribers; The database contained over 10,000 contacts beginning of 2016.
- 17. GABA Chapters GABA CaliforniaChapters: Northern California Chapter & Headquarter Silicon Valley / San Francisco Contact: Caroline Raynaud, Executive Director Southern California Chapter Los Angeles Contact: Wolfram Doelker GABA Germany Chapters: Berlin Chapter Contact: Ulli Kohl Munich Chapter Contact: Uschi Joshua
- 18. Contact us German AmericanBusiness Association of California 775 Glenborough Drive, #101, Mountain View, CA 94041, USA Phone: +1 (650) 386-5015 Fax: +1 (415) 276-2375 Caroline Raynaud, Executive Director E-mail: craynaud@gaba-network.org To learn more about GABA Membership and Sponsorship Opportunities and our Events, please visit the GABA website: http://www.gaba-network.org Share knowledge. Gain insight. Expand connections.