Special Assistance Plan

Secretary Buttigieg, Mitch Landrieu Join Economic Thought Leaders to Discuss a People-Centered Economy

Retrieved on: 
Friday, November 3, 2023
Professional Services, Philanthropy, White House, Federal Government, Transportation, Technology, Public Policy, Artificial Intelligence, Travel, Foundation, Human Resources, Finance, Government, Consensus, Democracy, Policy, Great hall, Islands in the Sky: Bold New Ideas for Colonizing Space, Thought, Community Change, Laffer curve, IRA, Transport, Workforce, Research, Administration, Hewlett Foundation, Multimedia, NEC, Foundation (nonprofit), Chris Hughes, Bangladesh Technical Education Board, Economic policy of the Joe Biden administration, Special Assistance Plan, Partnership, El Paso, Texas, Cooper Union, Chief Economic Advisor to the Government of India, AI, Investment, Economy, Roosevelt Institute, National Economic Council (United States), National Economic Council, Renewable energy, Tourism

Just as today’s jobs report highlights a resilient workforce - upending previous economic opinions that pointed to a recession - Bold New Consensus presented a range of economic ideas to highlight how we can reconsider prevailing economic theories and continue charting a different path for our economic future.

Key Points: 
  • Just as today’s jobs report highlights a resilient workforce - upending previous economic opinions that pointed to a recession - Bold New Consensus presented a range of economic ideas to highlight how we can reconsider prevailing economic theories and continue charting a different path for our economic future.
  • Let’s be bold.”
    “At some point, people will realize we’ve transformed the state of the United States economy forever,” said White House Senior Advisor and Infrastructure Coordinator, Mitch Landrieu.
  • These communities proposed these changes to us, so their ideas, their plans, and their voices are being heard.
  • Economic Security Project advocates for ideas that build economic power for all Americans.

Sierra Space Advances to the Forefront of Commercial and National Security Policy in the Orbital Age™

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, March 15, 2023
Other Manufacturing, Homeland Security, Air, Transport, Public Policy, Government, Aerospace, Manufacturing, White House, Federal Government, Public Safety, Multimedia, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, Lobbying, University, Roger Clinton Sr., GDP, Representative, Congress, Human, Senior, Louisiana House of Representatives, Strategic planning, House, CFOS, Growth, Orbital, Special Assistance Plan, Sierra Nevada Corporation, Keating, Honeywell, Public policy, Video game, Management, Renewable energy, Boeing

(Photo: Business Wire)

Key Points: 
  • (Photo: Business Wire)
    To lead this dynamic new organization, Sierra Space recruited one of Washington, D.C.’s most prominent and seasoned government operations executives.
  • Tim Keating will serve as Chief Strategy Officer and Senior Vice President, Global Government Operations.
  • With Keating at the helm of this new group, Sierra Space will fully integrate three of its critical business functions: long-term strategic planning, global government operations and business development.
  • He was a member of Boeing’s executive council and led the company’s public policy efforts, including all federal, state and local government operations.

AFFOA WELCOMES ELISABETH B. REYNOLDS, Ph.D. TO ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, February 28, 2023
CHIPS, National Economic Council (United States), Knowledge, Ecosystem, Semiconductor, Policy, Urban studies, Future, Work, Economic development, MIT, R, AFFOA, White, Economy, White House, National Economic Council, MIT Department of Economics, Special Assistance Plan, Management, Manufacturing

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Feb. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Advanced Functional Fabrics of America, Inc. (AFFOA) is proud to announce the addition of Elisabeth B. Reynolds, Ph.D., to its Board of Directors.

Key Points: 
  • CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Feb. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Advanced Functional Fabrics of America, Inc. (AFFOA) is proud to announce the addition of Elisabeth B. Reynolds, Ph.D., to its Board of Directors.
  • Reynolds' expertise and background complement AFFOA's current board, creating a highly knowledgeable and accomplished committee.
  • AFFOA adds to institute board focusing on scaling up and semiconductor integration for America's textile industry.
  • "10+ years ago, most US companies would look overseas to scale smart textile manufacturing; AFFOA changed that in 2016.

Mr. Albert John Allen (Advisor, US Govt. Department of Commerce and Trade) joins the board of Femto Green Hydrogen Limited

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, January 18, 2023
Hydrogen, BSE, NSE, Congress, Bombay Stock Exchange, Commerce, White House, United States Congress, National Stock Exchange, Government, Negotiation, Femto-, Special Assistance Plan, Carbon, Foreign minister, Subsidiary, European Parliament Liaison Office with the US Congress, Muzzle Loaders Associations International Committee, Office of the United States Trade Representative, White, Security (finance)

Femto is a revolutionary green solutions provider which helps eradicate dangerous carbon emissions from vehicles, thereby reducing pollution levels significantly.

Key Points: 
  • Femto is a revolutionary green solutions provider which helps eradicate dangerous carbon emissions from vehicles, thereby reducing pollution levels significantly.
  • Mr. Allen currently serves as a senior advisor on international trade relations to the current US Secretary of Commerce and US Trade Representative.
  • Mr. Allen would also help us in strengthening our relationships with industry leaders in the global market."
  • Mr. Allen served as Special Assistant to President Ronald Reagan, and has served as an advisor for every Administration since President Reagan.

Gorilla Technology Group Appoints Dr. Evan Medeiros to Board of Directors

Retrieved on: 
Monday, January 9, 2023
Foreign Service, Diplomacy, University, White House, United States National Security Council, Doctor of Philosophy, Politics, United States Department of the Treasury, State, Professional corporation, IOT, Department of the Treasury, Special Assistance Plan, AI, RAND Corporation, Policy, Growth, Intelligence, United Nations Security Council, Research, GRRR, London, White, Gorilla, Treasury, London School of Economics, Georgetown, Renewable energy, Management, Economics

TAIPEI, Taiwan and NEW YORK, Jan. 09, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gorilla Technology Group Inc. (“Gorilla”) (NASDAQ: GRRR), a global provider of AI based edge video analytics, IoT technologies, and cybersecurity, today announced Dr. Evan Medeiros has joined the company’s Board of Directors, effective today.

Key Points: 
  • TAIPEI, Taiwan and NEW YORK, Jan. 09, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gorilla Technology Group Inc. (“Gorilla”) (NASDAQ: GRRR), a global provider of AI based edge video analytics, IoT technologies, and cybersecurity, today announced Dr. Evan Medeiros has joined the company’s Board of Directors, effective today.
  • Gorilla also announced that Tomoyuki Nii has resigned from the Board of Directors.
  • “I can’t overstate how significant it is to add someone of Evan Medeiros’ stature and expertise to our Board at this critical moment in the company’s growth,” said Gorilla Chairman and CEO Jay Chandan.
  • I am impressed with the company’s technology, leadership and vision and excited to help leverage its global opportunities,” said Dr. Medeiros.

Power Rogers Earns Chicago Tier 1 Ranking in 2023 "Best Law Firms"

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, November 3, 2022
Aviation law, Accident, Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, Inner circle, Inner Circle of Advocates, Lawyer, LLP, Biphenyl, Organization, Personal injury, Rogers, Polychlorinated biphenyl, Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Metropolitan, Monsanto, Association, Special Assistance Plan, Real estate, Practice of law, Aviation

CHICAGO, Nov. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Power Rogers, a nationally renowned Civil Trial Practice based in Chicago, has been selected to the 2023 U.S. News – Best Lawyers "Best Law Firms" list.

Key Points: 
  • Chicago-based personal injury firm Power Rogers, LLP has been named to the latest edition of U.S. News Best Lawyers "Best Law Firms."
  • CHICAGO, Nov. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Power Rogers, a nationally renowned Civil Trial Practice based in Chicago, has been selected to the 2023 U.S. News Best Lawyers "Best Law Firms" list.
  • The firm earned the publication's most prestigious Metropolitan Tier 1 ranking in two categories:
    The firm also received a Metropolitan Tier 2 ranking in Aviation Law.
  • Power Rogers' latest selection among the "Best Law Firms" is a testament to decades of success.

Boeing Names Brian Besanceney as New Communications Chief

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, July 28, 2022
Trust, Special Assistance Plan, National Mall, State, Private sector, White, Industry, Executive Council, Walmart, CEO, NYSE, Culture, Government, Institute, The Nature Conservancy, Public relations, Safety, Chartered Institute of Public Relations, Multimedia, White House, Leadership, Public affairs, Public, Women in Science Hall of Fame (U.S. State Department), Orlando Health, Management, Boeing, The Walt Disney Company

ARLINGTON, Va., July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Boeing Company [NYSE:BA] today named Brian Besanceney as the company's senior vice president and chief communications officer effective September 6, 2022.

Key Points: 
  • ARLINGTON, Va., July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Boeing Company [NYSE:BA] today named Brian Besanceney as the company's senior vice president and chief communications officer effective September 6, 2022.
  • Besanceney will report to Boeing President and CEO David Calhoun and serve on the company's Executive Council.
  • Most recently, Besanceney has served as senior vice president and chief communications officer at Walmart, where he has been highly regarded for his strategic communications counsel and his effective leadership of the company's comprehensive global communications, including media, social and digital, stakeholder engagement, and events for the world's largest company.
  • Prior toWalmart,Besanceneyserved asseniorvicepresident ofpublicaffairsatWalt Disney Worldwhere heledexternal and internal communications and corporate citizenship, as well as worldwide government and industry relations forDisney'sParks & Resorts division.

2022 Lionel Gelber Prize awarded to Carter Malkasian for The American War in Afghanistan: A History

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, April 12, 2022
Penguin, Operation Enduring Freedom, Anbar, Foreign Policy, Penguin Group, Al-Qaeda, Munk School of Global Affairs, HarperCollins, Joseph Dunford, American War, Midst Toil and Tribulation, University, Lionel Gelber Prize, Taliban, Politics, United States Department of State, Special Assistance Plan, Lionel, University of Toronto, Vietnam War, Review, Onset, University of Oxford, AIDS, Pogrom, Violence, Illusion, Hachette Book Group, Classical order, Grand strategy, Joint Chiefs of Staff, History, Oxford University Press, The Holocaust, Public, Islam, Multimedia, Partnership, Chief of staff, Plague, View, Knowledge, Public policy, Publishing, Film, Public relations, Carter Malkasian

The Lionel Gelber Prize is awarded annually to the world's best non-fiction book in English on foreign affairs that seeks to deepen public debate on significant international issues.

Key Points: 
  • The Lionel Gelber Prize is awarded annually to the world's best non-fiction book in English on foreign affairs that seeks to deepen public debate on significant international issues.
  • Following the announcement of the 2022 Lionel Gelber Prize, join this year's winning author Carter Malkasian on Tuesday, May 10, 2022 at 10:00 a.m.
  • The American War in Afghanistan: A Historyby Carter Malkasian, published by Oxford University Press
    The American war in Afghanistan, which began in 2001, was the longest armed conflict in the nation's history.
  • In The American War in Afghanistan, Carter Malkasian provides the first comprehensive history of the entire conflict.

2022 Lionel Gelber Prize awarded to Carter Malkasian for The American War in Afghanistan: A History

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, April 12, 2022
Penguin, Operation Enduring Freedom, Anbar, Foreign Policy, Penguin Group, Al-Qaeda, Munk School of Global Affairs, HarperCollins, Joseph Dunford, American War, Midst Toil and Tribulation, University, Lionel Gelber Prize, Taliban, Politics, United States Department of State, Special Assistance Plan, Lionel, University of Toronto, Vietnam War, Review, Onset, University of Oxford, AIDS, Pogrom, Violence, Illusion, Hachette Book Group, Classical order, Grand strategy, Joint Chiefs of Staff, History, Oxford University Press, The Holocaust, Public, Islam, Partnership, Chief of staff, Plague, Knowledge, Public policy, Publishing, Film, Public relations, Carter Malkasian

TORONTO and WASHINGTON, April 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Judith Gelber, Chair of the Lionel Gelber Prize board, announced today that the winner of the 2022 Lionel Gelber Prize is The American War in Afghanistan: A History by Carter Malkasian, published by Oxford University Press.

Key Points: 
  • The Lionel Gelber Prize is awarded annually to the world's best non-fiction book in English on foreign affairs that seeks to deepen public debate on significant international issues.
  • Following the announcement of the 2022 Lionel Gelber Prize, join this year's winning author Carter Malkasian on Tuesday, May 10, 2022 at 10:00 a.m.
  • The American War in Afghanistan: A Historyby Carter Malkasian, published by Oxford University Press
    The American war in Afghanistan, which began in 2001, was the longest armed conflict in the nation's history.
  • In The American War in Afghanistan, Carter Malkasian provides the first comprehensive history of the entire conflict.

Kristina Schake Named Executive Vice President, Global Communications of The Walt Disney Company

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, April 5, 2022
Social Media, Retail, Theme Parks, Online, Public Relations, Investor Relations, Marketing, Advertising, Communications, General Entertainment, Online Retail, TV and Radio, Music, Film & Motion Pictures, Specialty, Entertainment, Public policy, Study of global communication, Johns Hopkins University, Growth, Multimedia, NYSE, American Foundation for Equal Rights, Special Assistance Plan, First lady, Conference, Communication, Marriage, Government, Technology, Barack Obama, CA, COVID-19, Corporate Affairs, Awareness, Instagram, Management, Public relations, The Walt Disney Company

The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) has named Kristina Schake as Executive Vice President, Global Communications, reporting to Chief Corporate Affairs Officer Geoff Morrell.

Key Points: 
  • The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) has named Kristina Schake as Executive Vice President, Global Communications, reporting to Chief Corporate Affairs Officer Geoff Morrell.
  • Most recently, she was appointed by President Biden to lead the nationwide COVID-19 vaccine education campaign and was previously Global Communications Director for Instagram.
  • I could not be more pleased to welcome Kristina to Disney and to have her leading communications for the company, said Mr. Morrell.
  • As Disney approaches its 100th anniversary, Im excited to lead the companys global communications work at this pivotal moment of growth and transformation, said Ms. Schake.