Chamber CONNECTion - March / April

MIX IT UP @ OUR MARCH MADNESS BUSINESS EXPO Join the Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce at one of the most Register today and take advantage of one of our great packages! Purhighly attended events of the year, our March Madness Business chase one admission for $25, two admissions for $40 or five admissions for $100!

Expo.

On Thursday, March 26th we invite you to enjoy an evening at the his- Participating businesses (to date): The Biltmore Hotel | Calas toric Biltmore Hotel, complete with bustling Group | Catering by Les | Catering by Lovebusiness, uber networking, bountiful bites and ables | Coral Gables Athletic Club | Coral Galimitless libations, courtesy of Bacardi USA. bles Festival of the Arts | Courtyard Marriott Coral Gables | Credomatic Merchant Services Mingle with local business owners while netDadeland Mall / SimonProperty Group | DEX working with hundreds of the community’s Imaging | Executive National Bank | Gables most engaged leaders. Fifty local businesses Ponce | Grove Networks | Holiday Inn Coral will take over The Biltmore’s County Club BallGables | Home Financing Center | Intermeroom from 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM to showcase dia Touch | IT Support Miami | IPFone | La products and services.

Taberna Giralda | LOI Marketing, Inc. | MAPFRE Insurance | MarA special thank you to the sponsors of this year’s March Madness ketites | Miami Today | Miami Dade College Inter-American CamBusiness Expo: Credomatic Merchant Services, Home Financing Cen- pus | Miami’s Community Newspapers | Mount Sinai Medical Center, LOI Marketing, Inc., Pete de la Torre Enterprise, Bacardi USA and ter | Pete de la Torre Enterprise | SD Sol Technologies | SnapHappy Photos | Sora Global Development The Biltmore Hotel.

2015 ELECTION SEASON IS UPON US!

IN THIS ISSUE: Thoughts from the Chair Page 2 President’s Perspective Page 3 Trustee Talk

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Upcoming Events

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Membership Highlights Page 6 Calendar of Events

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Sponsor Recognition

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Tuesday, April 14th is the day... Election day in the Gables! The Business & Government Affairs Committee of the Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce wants YOU to get to know the local candidates and where they stand on the critical issues.

We invite Chamber members and residents alike to get informed and ask your most pressing questions at our Candidate Forum on Tuesday, March 31st, beginning at 6:00 PM and being hosted by the University of Miami at their Fieldhouse (1245 Dauer Drive).

Up for grabs in this year’s election are two City Commission seats and the Mayoral seat.

This year’s candidates include: City Commission - Group IV:

Enrique Lopez Frank C. Quesada City Commission - Group V: Ariel Fernandez Jackson ‘Rip’ Holmes PhilipP.J. Mitchell Sandra Murado Norman Anthony Newell Jeannett Selsnick Mayoral Candidates Group I: Rafael ‘Ralph’ Cabrera James C. Cason Attendees! Submit the questions that you want the candidates to answer beforehand at events@coralgableschamber.org.

Registration is complimentary. For more information, visit coralgableschamber.org of call (305) 446-1657.

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THOUGHTS FROM THE CHAIR Linda Knudsen

Chair of the Board, CGCC Baptist Health South Florida lindak@baptisthealth.net Greetings Chamber members!

welcome.

Forum back by popular demand Tuesday, April 14, is Election Day, and once again, the Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce, along with the University of Miami, is hosting a candidate forum at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, March 31, in the UM Fieldhouse (next to the Bank United Center). All city residents are

Contrast and compare The forum gathers all the candidates in one spot and is designed to deliver an evening of dynamic, informative discussions. With one hour devoted to each of the two commission races, followed by a discussion among mayoral candidates, voters will leave knowing where each candidate stands on the pressing issues facing our city.

“Voter turnout in 2013 was a dismal 23.15 percent. That means out of 30,672 registered voters, only 7,101 cast ballots,” say Patrick M. O’Connell, Vice-Chair of Government and Legislative Affairs, Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce. “It’s essential for our city’s well-being that we become familiar with the candidates and their positions –– and then go to the polls and vote.”

Gateway to Latin America As early as 1925, City Founder George Merrick predicted Coral Gables would some day be an international city. Now, 90 years later, our multicultural city is home to over 20 consulates and foreign government offices and more than 140 multinational corporations. And, it has six sister cities worldwide. This forum is just one way of ensuring Coral Gables residents continue to elect officials who are committed to upholding Mr. Merrick’s vision of an “international city.”

How our city is governed The City of Coral Gables is a Commission-Manager form of government. Residents elect a five-member City Commission charged with providing community leadership and developing policies to guide the delivery of services.

The Commission appoints the City Manager, who serves as chief administrator and ensures policies are properly executed. The Commission also appoints the City Attorney and the City Clerk.

City Commissioners are elected to four-year, staggered terms. The Mayor serves for two years. Citywide elections are held the second Tuesday in April in odd-numbered years.

NOTICE TO OUR MEMBERSHIP

Please be advised that the annual process of electing officers and directors for the Chamber is underway. The general membership has the opportunity to nominate members of the Chamber for Board membership.

In order to be nominated, a member must sumbit his or her request signed by twenty-five (25) members in good standing to the Chamber office by Friday, April 3, 2015 at Noon.

Any submission from the membership will be added to the slate of nominees determined by the Chamber’s Nominating Committee and Board of Directors.

Chamber Board elections will be held in mid-May of 2015.

Please contact the Chamber at (305) 446-1657 if you have any questions.

2014 - 2015 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE & BOARD OF DIRECTORS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Chair: Linda Knudsen, (Baptist Health South Florida) Chairman-Elect: Wayne Eldred (Tarpon Bend Raw Bar & Grill) Vice Chairman-Business & Economic Dev: René Negron (AXA Advisors, LLC) Vice Chairman-Gov’t & Legislative Affairs: Patrick O’Connell (EWM Realty International) Vice Chairman-Community Affairs: Martha de la Peña Rojas (Florida Blue) Vice Chairman-Member Affairs: Nelson Penalver (Logistical Outsourcing, Inc.) Vice Chairman-Global Business Affairs: Carolina Rendeiro (RightSpace2Meet) Vice Chairman-Special Events: Nicole Waters (Mercedes-Benz of Coral Gables) Treasurer: Brian Barakat (Barakat Law, P.A.) Parliamentarian: Laura Russo (Laura L. Russo, Esq.) Trustee Council Chair: John Allen (Home Financing Center, Inc.) Past Chairman: Perry Adair (Becker & Poliakoff, P.A.) Chair’s Appointee: Marianne Sioli (Benefit Life) President & CEO: Mark A. Trowbridge

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Elected-term expires 2015 Nikki Deas (Vine Communications) John Knowles (Photo Offset, Inc.) Marti Mang (TotalBank) Yesenia Moreno (Albion Staffing Solutions, Inc.) Zachary Sulkes (Bacardi USA) Elected-term expires 2016 Amy Donner (Miami’s Community Newspapers) George Feliciano Jr. (Bay Plumbing Company) Frank Fernandez (U.S. Century Bank) Ramon Ferrer (Florida Power & Light) Al Peraza (Mercantil Commercebank, N.A.) Elected-term expires 2017 Andria Hanley (Camillus House) Raquel Hickey (City National Bank) Matthias Kammerer (The Biltmore Hotel) Barbara Norland (YWCA) Anabella Smith (Zyscovich Architects) Appointees-term expires 2015 Thad Adams (The Allen Morris Company) John Lukacs (Hinshaw & Culbertson, LLP) Sarah Nesbitt Artecona (University of Miami) Martha Pantin (American Airlines) Debra Tyler (SunTrust Bank) EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS Business Improvement District City of Coral Gables Commissioner Frank C. Quesada City of Coral Gables Cynthia Birdsill Economic & Cultural Developement Director Coral Gables Community Foundation Mary Snow Miami-Dade Beacon Council Nelson Lazo Doctors Hospital

Thank You!

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PRESIDENT’S PERSPECTIVE - In Like A Lion

Mark A. Trowbridge

President & CEO Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce mtrowbridge@coralgableschamber.org

My biggest goal in 2015 was to take better care of me.

I battled an illness in November that was like a punch

in the gut and nearly took me out. So, I said, time to eat better, exercise (not more, but just do anything at In like a lion, out like a lamb. That all) and seek better balance in my life. Well, this is both is the spring time catch- phrase my a journey and a battle. The road is endless and filled mother would always use every March while I was with landmines that seek to detrail me from my goals. growing up in Toledo, Ohio. With the winter chill and snow fall sometimes extending in April, it was often Maybe you deal with the same challenges in your perhard to visualize that the warm weather and spring sonal and your professional lives. Maybe you struggle, flowers would ever arrive in NW Ohio. like I do, to stay the course. We are so easily distracted that it is hard to believe we could ever achieve any And while we who live in Florida are spoiled with great goal. But believe me, you can, and you will. weather year round, we did have two days in late February that served as a strong reminder as to why we We are only 60 days into the new year and well, I have choose to live (and work and play and stay) in the Sunnot given up yet. I get up at 5am three days a week shine State. Temperatures in the 30’s are pretty rare in and hit the gym. I am doing things with my body that the Gables, but it did give all the ladies a chance to pull I never thought possible. Sit ups (what?) and squats out those leather jackets, the matching black boots (ouch!) and power clings are now part of my daily diet and layer upon layer of winter garb. and weekly routine. I can’t say I like every minute of it, but I don’t hate it enough to run and hide. Sixty days I myself relish the cold. It reminds me of my youth and and I am still on board. allows me a day free of sweatiness and baby powder that is part of my daily life in Miami. Yes, too much So as March arrives, so does the next big challenge. information, I know. But I only overshare so that you Evaluating your progress to date, updating your goals who suffer the same embarrassment know I feel your and tweaking them so that they continue to stretch pain and totally get you. you is critical. I have learned, this is how things work... in life, in work and even in the gym.

Now that the weather has gotten back into line and we have parted ways with the extremes, it is time to check Grab that whip, release the lamb and tame that lion. in on how you are doing with your resolutions. Are you You will be grateful you did! a lion or a lamb? Here we are, 60 days into 2015 and well, I imagine that some of you may have already broken your commitment to swear less, eat better, exercise more, grow your business or lay off the cigarettes.

I know, I know...thanks for nothing, Mark. Thanks for bringing up what we have been avoiding for the past few weeks. The bitter truth. Hey, I am with you, my friends. I have broken more resolutions in a week than I have ever followed through upon...but they say that it takes 21 days to form a new habit. So, we are pretty much locked in at this point, whether you are still on board or have fallen ever so slightly off the proverbial wagon. coralgableschamber.org │ CHAMBER CONNECTION │March - April 2015

TRUSTEE TALK John Allen

Chair, Trustee Council Home Financing Center, Inc. johna@homefinancingcenter.com Happy New Year & greetings from the Trustee Diplomats!

I hope no one was over-saturated with all the November and December holiday celebrations, because January roared in like a lion for the Chamber! Just a week after New Year’s Day, the Chamber held our second annual New Year’s Networker. If you thought it was good last year, this year, again under the leadership of Trustee Diplomat Yesenia Moreno, surpassed it! The beautiful ballroom at The Biltmore Hotel was transformed into a gallery of tasting stations manned by over a dozen of our most popular Gables eateries, with Bacardi providing not only signature cocktails but also all the preferred libations. The cozy ambiance, with comfortable sofas and chairs, provided a great place to nibble and network. I predict by next year this event will be one of the signature events of the Chamber year! Kudos to Yesenia for a second year of her helming this terrific event!

personal journey and then fielded questions from our audience.

This Friday, March 6th, is the Chamber’s Annual AXA Advisors Businesswomen of the Year Awards luncheon with awards being bestowed in eight different categories…just to be selected as a finalist is a great honor, and we wish all of the contestants the best of luck, with a tip of the hat to the nominated Trustee members: Nancy Barretto Hogan (Avatar Real Estate), Margaret Nee (Point Group Advisors), Mel Maguire (Florida International University), Maria Blet (GSK Wealth Management), Stacy Morris (Baptist Health South Florida) and Carolina Rendeiro (RightSpace2Meet).

We’d also like to welcome our newest Trustee members from January and February: Ascendo Resources, BAC Florida Bank, Finest Auto Leasing, Miami Dermatology and Laser Institute, The Keyes Company Realtors, T-SHIRTS PLUS COLOR, INC. and University of Miami - Toppel Career Center.

Thank YOU for your investment in the Chamber – we will do everything possible for you to reap the benefits!

Lastly, a special acknowledgment to the 20 members of our Diplomat Team, who work hard to make sure you are realizing the many benefits that come with your Trustee membership, and a big THANK YOU to Erica Simons and the rest of the Chamber staff, who are dedicated to making each of these events something to remember!

On the 13th, the Trustees were treated for the second year in a row to a terrific reception at the Gables Ponce. Chic and stylish, with indoor and outdoor poolside areas for networking and sporting a fantastic skyline of The City Beautiful, it was just as much fun as last year – and the perfect venue to meet, socialize and network Have a terrific Coral Gables Chamber Day! with your fellow Trustees!

At the end of the month, it was back on to one of our favorite places for our monthly Trustee Luncheon – the elegantly appointed The Palace Coral Gables. Held in their private theatre, and sponsored by Trustee member PS Financial Services, over 80 Trustee members were treated to two special speakers – City Commissioner Frank Quesada, who broke away from a commission meeting to bring us up-to-date on several of the new developments and projects that are in the works in the Gables. The Commissioner was followed by Julie Edwards, Chief Marketing Officer from All Aboard Florida, who gave us an inside look at the progress and promise of the new high-speed railway that will connect South Florida to Orlando and beyond. It’s been a project long in the planning, and the enthusiasm for this state-of-the-art transportation project that will have us all in the Magic Kingdom without the long drive, was unanimous.

The February Trustee Reception was the next event not to be missed. Sponsored by one of our all-time favorite Trustee Members, Bacardi, this always much anticipated event was, of course, held on their legendary 15th Floor. A remarkable combination of a fully staffed sleek lounge, together with the Bacardi Museum, with artifacts of the company’s history dating back 150 years displayed in magnificent cases, including original documents and vintage bottles of liquors dating back to the days of old Havana and Prohibition. Whenever there is an opportunity to visit this very special floor of the Bacardi building, don’t miss it!

The Westin Colonnade Coral Gables was the setting for our February Trustee Luncheon, one of the most largely attended of the year so far! Sponsored by Trustee Diplomat Sara Hernandez’s C1 Bank, our President Mark Trowbridge had a one-on-one question & answer session with C1 Bank CEO, Trevor Burgess. Trevor Burgess is a remarkable gentlemen who became the first openly gay CEO of a bank on the New Year Stock Exchange, when the bank issued their initial price offering to the Security and Exchange Commission. Burgess was insightful, witty and wise – keeping the full house in rapt attention as he discussed his professional and

TRUSTEE EVENTS:

JANUARY - FEBRUARY 2015 January Trustee Luncheon speaker Julie Edwards from All Aboard Florida poses with luncheon sponsor, Phil Stevenson from PS Financial Services and Chamber President, Mark A. Trowbridge.

Bacardi’s fabled 15th floor was packed to capacity as Trustee members networked the night away at the February Trustee Reception.

Trevor Burgess, CEO of C1 Bank goes one-on-one with Mark A. Trowbridge at the February Trustee Luncheon hosted at the Westin Colonnade Coral Gables.

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UPCOMING EVENTS

TRAIN FOR THE DATE! The Baptist Health Tour of the Gables 5K celebrates 20 years of running on Saturday, May 16, 2015 • Shotgun Start 7:30 AM Presented By:

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SAVE THESE IMPORTANT SPRING DATES Wednesday, March 4, 2015 | Noon RE-Connect Luncheon Anacapri on Ponce|2530 Ponce de Leon Boulevard, Coral Gables Sponsors: Credomatic Merchant Services, Mercedes-Benz of Coral Gables, Miami’s Community Newspapers & RightSpace2Meet Featuring: Carolina Rendeiro, RightSpace2Meet Cost: $20 per-person; cash or check must be paid on-site.

No credit cards will be accepted.

Wednesday, March 4, 2015 | 5:30 PM Wind Down Wednesday - BritWeek Miami Tarpon Bend Raw Bar & Grill|75 Miracle Mile, Coral Gables Sponsor: MAPFRE Insurance Partner: BritWeek Miami 2015 Cost: $25 Chamber & YoPro Members by 2/27; $35 Chamber Members after 2/27 & Guests Friday, March 6, 2015 | 8:30 AM Trow Knows... CEOs RightSpace2Meet|100 Miracle Mile, Suite 200 Featuring: H.M. David Prodger, Consul General, Britisth Consulate in Miami Cost: $20 Registration Fee Registration is limited to the first 25 individuals.

Friday, March 6, 2015 | 11:30 AM AXA Advisors Businesswomen of the Year Awards Luncheon Coral Gables Country Club|997 N. Greenway Drive, Coral Gables Sponsor: AXA Advisors Supporting Sponsors: Baptist Health South Florida, Credomatic Merchant Services, Pete de la Torre Enterprise, Coral Gables Country Club, Frames USA + Art Gallery & SirSpeedy In Partnership With: Greater Miami & the Beaches Hotel Association, National Association of Women Business Owners & the Organization of Women in Trade Cost: $60 Chamber Members; $70 Chamber Guests; $600 Reserved VIP Table of 10 Tuesday, March 10, 2015 | 5:30 PM Trustee Reception C1 Bank|1220 Ponce de Leon Boulevard, Coral Gables Complimentary registrations for all Trustee Members Wednesday, March 18, 2015 | 8:00 AM IMPACT: A Seminar Series for Small Business Today’s Tech Talk: Planning for the Future RightSpace2Meet|100 Miracle Miles, Coral Gables Sponsor: Mercantil Commercebank, N.A. Moderated By: Frank Rosillo, Rosillo & Associates Panelists: Andrew Judge, Grove Networks; JP Roatta, IT Support Miami Cost: $25 Chamber Members; $35 Guests Thursday, March 19, 2015 | 7:30 AM Good Morning Coral Gables The Biltmore Hotel|1200 Anastasia Avenue, Coral Gables Sponsor: Coral Gables Hospital Panel: Alexis A. Abril M.D., General Surgery; Gilbert D. Beauperthuy M.D., Orthopedic Surgery; Vicente Lago M.D., Gastroenterology; Carla Quispez-Asin M.D., Internal Medicine Cost: $25 Chamber Member by 3/13; $35 Chamber Member late and on-site; $40 Guests Wednesday, March 25, 2015 | 11:45 AM Trustee Luncheon Coral Gables Country Club|997 N. Greenway Drive, Coral Gables Sponsor: City National Bank Cost: $45 Chamber Members by 3/20; $55 On-Site & Guests

Friday, March 26, 2015 | 5:30 PM March Madness Business Expo Mingle with local business owners, network with hundreds of the community’s most engaged leaders and enjoy savory tastings courtesy of the City Beautiful’s hottest restaurants.

The Biltmore Hotel|1200 Anastasia Avenue, Coral Gables Sponsor: Credomatic Merchant Services, Home Financing Center, LOI Marketing, Inc., Pete de la Torre Enterprise, Bacardi USA & the Biltmore Hotel Cost to Display: $250 Chamber Members; $350 Non-Members Cost to Attend: $25 Chamber Member; $40 for Two Chamber Members; $100 for Five Chamber Members; $35 Non-Members Tuesday, March 31, 2015 | 6:00 PM Candidate Forum University of Miami Fieldhouse|1245 Dauer Drive, Coral Gables Complimentary registration for all guests.

Wednesday, April 1, 2015 | 5:30 PM Wind Down Wednesday BurgerFi Coral Gables | 136 Miracle Mile Sponsor: MAPFRE Insurance Cost: $25 Chamber & YoPro Members by 3/27; $35 Chamber Members after 3/27 & Guests Friday, April 3, 2015 | 8:30 AM Trow Knows... CEOs Cost: $20 Registration Fee Registration is limited to the first 25 individuals.

Friday, April 10, 2015 | 9:00 AM Chamber 101 Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce | 224 Catalonia Avenue Want to learn more about YOUR Chamber? Then join us at Chamber 101! Get information about the many programs and services that the Chamber offers and meet Chamber leaders, staff and other members!

Sponsor: Mercantil Commercebank, N.A. Complimentary registration for all new Chamber members Tuesday, April 14, 2015 | 5:30 PM Trustee Reception Complimentary registrations for all Trustee Members Wednesday, April 15, 2015 | 8:00 AM IMPACT: A Seminar Series for Small Business Sponsor: Mercantil Commercebank, N.A. Cost: $25 Chamber Members; $35 Guests Thursday, April 16, 2015 | 7:30 AM Good Morning Coral Gables The BIltmore Hotel | 1200 Anastasia Avenue Sponsor: Gulliver Schools Speaker: Mary D. Kane, President & CEO, Sister Cities International Cost: $25 Chamber Member by 4/10; $35 Chamber Member late and on-site; $40 Guests Tuesday, April 21, 2015 | 11:30 AM Women’s Business Network Luncheon Hyatt Regency Coral Gables | 50 Alhambra Plaza Sponsor: Chapman Partnership Cost:$40 Chamber Members by 4/17; $50 On-Site Registration & Guests Wednesday, April 29, 2015 | 11:45 AM Trustee Luncheon Coral Gables Country Club | 997 N. Greenway Drive Cost: $45 Chamber Members by 4/24; $55 On-Site & Guests

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MEMBERSHIP HIGHLIGHTS WELCOME TO OUR NEWEST CHAMBER MEMBERS

2000 Ponce Business Center Adler Companies, LLC. Albany Homes International, Inc. Ascendo Resources BAC Florida Bank Barnes Global Consulting Caliber Home Loans Carla Quispez-Asin, MD, PA Catering by Les Catholic Hospice Cityside Realty Group Clevelander Marlins Park Coral Gables Community Magazine Cornerstone Contracting, Inc. Creative Staffing Crystal Academy Coral Gables - Primary School Evensky & Katz / Foldes Financial Wealth Management Finest Auto Leasing Genesis Wealth Management, Inc. Granny Nannies Hirni’s Wayside Gardens Maru’s Corner Merrill Lynch Miami Dermatology and Laser Institute Newport Property Construction Ohio National Financial Services Oriental Rug Care Paychex, Inc. Residences at Merrick Park Scavolini Store Miami SoBlo Blowdry Salon Southern Audio Visual The American Strategies Group The Keyes Company, Realtors Tri-Systems Group, Inc. T-SHIRTS PLUS COLOR, INC. University of Miami - Toppel Career Center University of Miami Division of Continuing & International Education Uvas Americas, Inc. Vicky Rua P.A./Realtor for EWM International Realty YSM Consulting Zafar & Company, LLC Zaniac South Miami

SPONSORSHIP / INVESTOR HALL OF FAME Through December 2014

$5,000 and Above • The Allen Morris Company • AXA Advisors, LLC • Bacardi USA • Baptist Health South Florida • Brown & Brown of Florida, Inc. Miami Division • Brown-Forman Beverages • Business Improvement District • Cherry Bekaert LLP • City of Coral Gables • City National Bank • Credomatic Merchant Services

• EWM Realty International • Doctors Hospital • FirstBank Florida • Florida Blue • Home Financing Center, Inc. • Intermedia Touch, Inc. • Mercantil Commercebank, N.A. • Miami Herald • LOI Marketing, Inc. • Photo Offset, Inc. • RightSpace2Meet • University of Miami

$2,500 - $4,999 • Coral Gables Hospital • Florida Power & Light • Gulliver Schools • Mercedes-Benz Coral Gables • South Motors

*BOLD denotes Trustee Member

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EVENTS CALENDAR

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4 8:00 AM 5 8:30 AM 6 12:00 PM Trow Knows... CEOs Chairman’s Ambassadors 8:00 AM featuring David Prodger, RE-Connect Luncheon Committee Meeting Britist Consulate in Miami Global Business Affairs 9:00 AM 5:30 PM Committee Meeting 11:30 AM Wind Down Wednesday Women’s Business Network AXA Advisors Businesswomen Committee Meeting of the Year Awards

10 8:00 AM 11 12 13 8:00 AM Business & Gov’t Affairs 5:30 PM Committee Meeting M-Team Committee Meeting 8:00 AM Trustee Reception Small Business 9:00 AM Committee Meeting 9:00 AM Tech Task Force Meeting Cultural Affairs Committee Meeting

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18 19 7:30 AM 8:00 AM Good Morning Coral Gables IMPACT: A Seminar Series 9:00 AM for Small Business 20/30 Group

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23 8:00 AM 24 25 8:00 AM 26 S.E.E. Green Business & Education 11:45 AM Committee Meeting Committee Meeting Trustee Luncheon 5:30 PM March Madness Business Expo

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6:00 PM Candidate Forum

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5:30 PM Trustee Reception

31 1 8:00 AM 2 3 12:00 PM 8:30 AM Chairman’s Ambassadors RE-Connect Luncheon Committee Meeting Trow Knows... CEOs featuring Mario Trueba, 9:00 AM 5:30 PM Sabadell United Bank Wind Down Wednesday Women’s Business Network Committee Meeting 7 8:00 AM 8 9 Business & Gov’t Affairs 8:00 AM 9:00 AM Committee Meeting Chamber 101 M-Team Committee Meeting 8:00 AM Small Business Committee Meeting 9:00 AM 9:00 AM Tech Task Force Meeting Cultural Affairs Committee Meeting

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7:30 AM 8:00 AM IMPACT: A Seminar Series Good Morning Coral Gables 9:00 AM for Small Business 20/30 Group Committee Meeting

20 8:00 AM 21 S.E.E. Green Committee Meeting

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11:30 AM WBN Luncheon

23 24 8:00 AM Green Means Green Awards Breakfast

Washington D.C. Fly-In • Washington D.C. Fly-In • Washington D.C. Fly-In

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28 29 11:45 AM Trustee Luncheon

30 1 8:30 AM Trow Knows... CEOs

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SPONSORSHIP RECOGNITION WIND DOWN WEDNESDAY JANUARY

FEBRUARY

T H E

D I A M O N D

JANUARY

JANUARY

FEBRUARY

TRUSTEE LUNCHEON

GOOD MORNING CORAL GABLES FEBRUARY

D E S T I N A T I O N

WOMEN’S BUSINESS NETWORK LUNCHEON JANUARY

TRUSTEE RECEPTION

JANUARY

FEBRUARY

IMPACT SEMINAR SERIES

FEBRUARY

NEW YEAR’S BITES & DELIGHTS NETOWORKER

REALTOR SHOWCASE

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