Access Leaders in Southern California
From Los Angeles to the transnational San Diego – Tijuana EDC, SoCal has opportunities in broad and well-diversified areas of entertainment, manufacturing, sciences, technology, services and more. GABA SoCal offers local representation in each of the major cities, giving our members and friends full coverage throughout the region but with local access to our internal and external partners including special expertise groups. GABA SoCal opens doors to expanding your local network and exponentially extend your coverage to our region, NorCal and Germany with one stroke.
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Transatlantic AI Hackathon – OpenVINO(TM) Training program (Session 2/5)
Virtual EventFor the Transatlantic AI Hackathon, Intel and Luxonis offer attractive tools: the OpenVINO (TM) toolkit for everyone and the LUX-ESP32 spatial AI camera for all hackathon participants. Everyone is invited to attend the training sessions on these tools - even…
Transatlantic AI Hackathon – OpenVINO(TM) Training program (Session 3/5)
Virtual EventFor the Transatlantic AI Hackathon, Intel and Luxonis offer attractive tools: the OpenVINO (TM) toolkit for everyone and the LUX-ESP32 spatial AI camera for all hackathon participants. Everyone is invited to attend the training sessions on these tools - even…
Transatlantic AI Hackathon – OpenVINO(TM) Training program (Session 4/5)
Virtual EventFor the Transatlantic AI Hackathon, Intel and Luxonis offer attractive tools: the OpenVINO (TM) toolkit for everyone and the LUX-ESP32 spatial AI camera for all hackathon participants. Everyone is invited to attend the training sessions on these tools - even…
Are Hybrid Work Models Here to Stay?
Virtual EventIt’s clear that the pandemic has accelerated trends around the future of work that were nascent pre-pandemic, and are now being implemented, so it seems, with intensity and speed never imagined before. In particular, the “hybrid work models”, a mandated…
Survival to Thrival – a fireside chat with Tae Hea Nahm
Virtual EventBuilding an enterprise startup from an idea on a whiteboard into a sustainable industry-leading business is every entrepreneur’s dream. It is also hard work! If you are an entrepreneur, a start-up employee, or an investor anywhere on the enterprise startup…
Transatlantic AI Hackathon – OpenVINO(TM) Training program (Session 5/5)
Virtual EventFor the Transatlantic AI Hackathon, Intel and Luxonis offer attractive tools: the OpenVINO (TM) toolkit for everyone and the LUX-ESP32 spatial AI camera for all hackathon participants. Everyone is invited to attend the training sessions on these tools - even…
Living a “Double Life” in Germany and the U.S. – Establishing a Business
Virtual EventOur target audience for this presentation is existing companies that wish to establish their business in Germany or the U.S., not including start-ups. The focus will be on how to create a subsidiary, a distribution outlet, or maybe even a manufacturing base. Because…
Pitch for Success
Virtual EventFor better or for worse, pitching is the way the film industry filters people and projects on a sea of noise. Over the years, pitching film projects has become an art and a science. Countless books, papers, and articles have…
Inside GABA and Member News
End of an Ice Age? Peter Beyer is back!
Peter Beyer, one of the key players in transatlantic relations and negotiations for the Angela Merkel government for years, has been a regular guest at GABA SoCal events, organized and moderated by long term SoCal Board Member Wolfram Doelker. In…
Peter Beyer visiting ARRI – Film Initiative
Peter Beyer made Los Angeles his first stop in his transatlantic shuttle diplomacy as Transatlantic Coordinator of the German government and parliament after being grounded during Corona. Film Initiative Co-Chair Joachim Zell spent the morning with Peter Beyer and Consul…
California Workplace – Back to “Normal”?
As the world steadily progresses towards normalcy following the coronavirus pandemic, one of the most talked-about topics centers around the workplace: will it return to normal? GABA Southern California recently hosted “California Workplace – Back to Normal,” and it did…
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Interested in promoting your business, products, or services in Southern California? GABA’s programs, events, website and regular communications give you ample opportunity to show your thought leadership and capabilities and enhance your reputation to a professional audience.
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