Global Business Community Comes Together April 29
LOS ANGELES (April 7) BUSINESS WIRE -April 6, 1999--
Forum targets Southern California's international business community
through event featuring networking and presentations
from a select group of emerging technology companies entering
the global marketplace
Southern California's international business community will have the
opportunity to witness global strategy presentations from a select
group of young technology companies at the third Global California
Forum on April 29, 1999 at the Doubletree Guest Suites in Santa Monica.
The forum presents five emerging technology companies to a diverse,
international audience of resource providers, investors, strategic
partners, and customers, in-person and globally via Web cast.
Networking begins at 6 p.m., with the presentations running from 7
p.m. until 8 p.m. Networking resumes at 8 p.m. and will continue until
10 p.m. The Web cast from the September 1998 forum can be viewed at
dsm.com by clicking on Global California Forum.
All presenting companies are pre-screened and mentored on the
"globalization" process by a team of seasoned financial, legal,
communications, economic development, and management consultants
participating in the Los Angeles Regional Technology Alliance's new
Global California Mentor Program (GCAMP). GCAMP offers selected
technology companies a package of premier consulting services at no
charge to assist them in developing a well-rounded global strategic
plan. It also assists these companies in polishing and communicating
their international strategies to potential partners, investors,
partners and service providers who are key to their implementation and
realization.
"Any company today must see itself as a global company," says Rohit
Shukla, president and chief executive of LARTA. "Developing a clear yet
flexible global strategy is the key to developing and maintaining a
competitive edge. Through this forum and GCAMP, we assist companies in
assembling the toolkit they need to take advantage of the global
marketplace."
The presenting companies, and first graduates of LARTA's GCAMP program
are: o Goldmine Software, developer of software for automating
workgroups, and solutions for managing customers
(www.goldminesw.com) o cFour Partners/ITP, an international
retained executive search
firm focused exclusively on high-technology, including the
convergent technology and digital media industries
(www.cfour.com) o Perceptronics, conducts research and
development, manufactures
and markets computer-based simulation systems and software
providing training and decision support for military and
commercial users (www.perceptronics.com) o Physical Research and
Development, developing high speed
electronics, specializing in wireless applications, and
nondestructive inspection specializing in magneto-optic imaging
(www.prirnd.com) o Advanced Technology Labs, a testing lab for
such entities as the
EPA, the U.S. Navy and CalTrans
(http://members.xoom.com/sistema/crl)
Founding sponsors and GCAMP mentors are: o Grant Thornton LLP
(http://www.grantthornton.com), one of the
world's largest management and accounting organizations with more
than 18,500 professionals located in 550 offices across
90 countries; o Rodi Pollock Pettker Galbraith & Cahill, a Law
Corporation, is a
leading Los Angeles-based law firm and member of Eu-lex
(http://www.eu-lex.com), an international network of law firms; o
Imperial Bank (http://www.imperialbank.com), a leading commercial
bank specializing in international transactions involving
emerging technology-based companies from California; and o
Southern California Edison (http://www.sce.com), a
public-spirited utility committed to building capacity in
Southern California.
GCAMP is a component of LARTA's Global Technology Partners program
(http://www.gtpartners.com), which was co-developed by LARTA and Joseph
Bovino & Associates (http://www.josephbovino.com), a consulting firm
serving the development needs of the technology community worldwide.
LARTA's mission is to strengthen, inform, network and promote Southern
California's technology community worldwide. A private nonprofit
supported by both the state of California and private enterprise, LARTA
assists technology-based companies enter and expand into new markets.
The Web cast is provided courtesy of Direct Stock Market
(www.dsm.com), which provides investors, entrepreneurs and securities
industry professionals with current, complete and immediate information
about public and private offerings.
For more information or to RSVP, go to larta.org,
or contact Julie Kibbler at (213) 743-4225, e-mail jkibbler@larta.org.
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CONTACT: Los Angeles Regional Technology Alliance
Julie Kibbler, 213/743-4225
jkibbler@larta.org
www.larta.org
KEYWORD: CALIFORNIA
INDUSTRY KEYWORD: COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS COMED TRADESHOW |
