Come and join a wide variety of leaders in our community as part of this networking event:
NETWORKING DINNER: Thursday October 27th, 2016, 7 PM
Restaurant Mission (upper floor) – 1606 20th Street, NW, Washington, DC (just by Dupont Circle)
Admittance is $35 per person, includes buffet dinner. Drinks not included. Space limited, advanced registration is required:
Recommended attire: Business or Business Casual.
Special Guest: Doug Lemonds, Executive Vice President, MDL Partners
“If You are NOT Networking, You are NOT Working: Networking and Business Development”
Yes, everybody in business knows about the importance of networking but just a few people excel at doing it effectively following a strategic approach. You will learn techniques that you can apply both to develop a business and to advance in your career.
Learn from an expert in the subject just before having an opportunity to practice in a networking session with a variety of leaders from the public and private sectors having an interest in Spain and the US.
AGENDA:
6:30pm – 7:00pm: Registration, Casual Networking
7:00pm – 7:50 pm: Special Guest Presentation + Q&A
7:50pm – 9:00 pm: Casual Networking
9:00pm: Adjourn
Doug Lemmonds, Executive Vice President of MDL Partners, is responsible for the Mid-Atlantic and Southern Operations for the company. Doug is a native Virginian who now lives in the Maryland suburbs of Washington, DC.
Doug’s career spans over 30 years and he has held Executive and C Level positions in several multi-national organizations both in the United States and in Europe. Doug has led multi-cultural and geographically dispersed teams of up to several hundred professionals. His experience includes leading sales, marketing, key account management, risk management and operational groups, all at the executive level.
Doug has worked for Sun Trust Bank (Executive Vice President), the Deutsche Bank Group (Managing Director of Deutsche Bank AG and President of Deutsche Bank Trust Company), Bank of America and Swedish based management consultancy Mercuri Urval (Vice President and the International Business Manager). In addition, as a consultant he has worked numerous clients across a diversity of industries and sizes including companies such as Credit Suisse, Broadridge Financial, Charles Schwab Volvo North America, Marriott International Lodging, the European Space Agency and BT North America.
Doug specializes in both implementing change management and the building of successful businesses — both as an executive and as a consultant. He understands the global nature of today’s business environment and has hands-on experience in working with global companies, both large and small.
Doug passionately believes that the success of a company is attributable to the quality and dedication of its people. He is highly experienced in enabling people to recognize and utilize their business potential to further their career aspirations.
Doug has his undergraduate degree from Virginia Tech and his graduate degree from the Thunderbird School of Global Management.