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Sharon Heaton, Founder of sbLiftOff, Appointed to New Investment Capital Advisory Committee

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Tuesday, September 12, 2023
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HERNDON, Va., Sept. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has appointed sbLiftOff CEO and Founder Sharon B. Heaton to the Federal Investment Capital Advisory Committee (ICAC). The Committee includes leaders from the nation's small business community and was formed to help America's 33-million small businesses get access to investment capital. 

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  • HERNDON, Va., Sept. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman , head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has appointed sbLiftOff CEO and Founder Sharon B. Heaton to the Federal Investment Capital Advisory Committee (ICAC).
  • The Committee includes leaders from the nation's small business community and was formed to help America's 33-million small businesses get access to investment capital.
  • "I'm honored to help the SBA look at the pressing capital challenges small business owners face."
  • "Small business is the backbone of the US economy, and we must look at all tools to increase capital access to this sector."

Canadian American Business Council Announces Appointment of New CEO

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Thursday, September 7, 2023
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - The Board of Directors of the Canadian American Business Council announces that Beth Burke will be leading the organization effective October 1, replacing Maryscott Greenwood, the long serving Chief Executive Officer.

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  • WASHINGTON, Sept. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - The Board of Directors of the Canadian American Business Council announces that Beth Burke will be leading the organization effective October 1, replacing Maryscott Greenwood, the long serving Chief Executive Officer.
  • Maryscott Greenwood led the Canadian American Business Council as CEO since 2001.
  • Nancy Ziuzin Schlegel, CABC Board Chair said "The Canadian American Business Council thanks Maryscott Greenwood for twenty-three years of steadfast leadership and growing the organization to be the leading non-profit, non-partisan, issues-oriented organization continually focused on strengthening the Canada-US relationship.
  • Beth Burke has unique strengths in solving problems and bringing people together, the Canadian American Business Council is lucky to have her at the helm."

Research Report Shows the US is Leading Adoption of New Digital Identity Solutions

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Wednesday, May 31, 2023
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STOCKHOLM, May 31, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- US organizations are leading the adoption of digital identity solutions — well ahead of their UK counterparts, according to a new report from Curity, an API-focused identity and access management company.

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  • 42% of US organizations are utilizing digital identity solutions, compared with only 28% in the UK.
  • STOCKHOLM, May 31, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- US organizations are leading the adoption of digital identity solutions — well ahead of their UK counterparts, according to a new report from Curity , an API-focused identity and access management company.
  • Currently, 42% of US organizations are utilizing digital identity solutions and only 21% have no plans to introduce such solutions, compared to 28% of UK organizations, where 37% have no such plans.
  • The report, titled " Plotting the Roadmap for Digital Identity ," surveyed 200 IT decision makers (ITDMs) in the US and UK as well as 1000 consumers to better understand the rapidly changing digital identity landscape — just as a new digital identity bill passes through to the US Senate.

GOVERNANCE LEADER MICHAEL MONTELONGO, FORMER CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OF THE US AIR FORCE, ELECTED TO THE NACD BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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Thursday, May 11, 2023
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WASHINGTON, May 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), the authority on boardroom practices representing more than 23,000 board members, today announced that Michael Montelongo has been elected to the NACD board of directors, effective July 1.

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  • WASHINGTON, May 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), the authority on boardroom practices representing more than 23,000 board members, today announced that Michael Montelongo has been elected to the NACD board of directors, effective July 1.
  • Montelongo is President and CEO of GRC Advisory Services LLC, a board governance firm.
  • "Michael is an outstanding director with deep governance and leadership experience who will add significant value to the NACD board," said Peter Gleason, NACD President and CEO.
  • As a longtime NACD member, Montelongo is an NACD Board Leadership Fellow and serves on the Battlefield to the Boardroom Steering Committee and as an NACD faculty member.

Highlights - BUDG Mission to Washington (USA) - 15 to 18 May 2023 - Committee on Budgets

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Tuesday, May 9, 2023
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BUDG Mission to Washington (USA) - 15 to 18 May 2023

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  • BUDG Mission to Washington (USA) - 15 to 18 May 2023
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    The Committee on Budgets is travelling to Washington, United States, from 15 to 18 May 2023.
  • They will exchange views with representatives and staff members of the White House, the Treasury and USAID.
  • They will be visiting the Congressional Research Service and the American Association for the Advancement of Science and attend meetings with representatives of International Finance Institutions.
  • They will be visiting the Congressional Research Service and the American Association for the Advancement of Science and attend meetings with representatives of International Finance Institutions.