Up-Coming Events 2008

Eighth European Business Forum

Hotel Crescent Court, Gallery Ballroom

The Honorable Tom Leppert

Mayor of Dallas

Dallas Regional Chamber 13th Annual International Business Achievement Awards Luncheon

The Fairmont Dallas

Beaujolais Wine Festival

25th Anniversary Celebration

France Meets Texas. Celebrate the Harvest.

 

World Trade Center

Artwork by Scott Boeckle Design

Dîner de Réveillon

Cru, A Wine Bar

                                      Past 2008 Events

"Beaujolais Wine Festival Kick-off Party"

A Blind Wine Tasting...Comparing the Best of Beaujolais & Texas!

The Warwick Melrose Hotel - Oak Lawn Terrace

Aerospace Industry Symposium & Luncheon

Frontiers of Flight Museum

 

Featuring Bombardier

Euro Cocktail

Italian Club of Dallas Clubhouse

Co-Sponsored by: British American Business Council of DFW, Finnish American Business Guild, German American Chamber of Commerce, Italy America Chamber of Commerce of Texas, Inc. & Swedish American Chamber of Commerce

Bastille Day Gourmet Dinner

Lavendou Bistro Provençal

Euro Cocktail

Chic from Barcelona

Co-Sponsored by: British American Business Council of DFW, Finnish American Business Guild, German American Chamber of Commerce, Italy America Chamber of Commerce of Texas, Inc. & Swedish American Chamber of Commerce

"La Vie en Roses" Champagne Gala &

Award Ceremony

The Adolphus Hotel, Century Ballroom

"Alain Bellet Award" Honoring Georges Le Mener, Former President & CEO - Accor North America

Soft Pink Rose by Olivia Bennett

Euro Cocktail

Hosted at Alessi Home Accessories

Co-Sponsored by: British American Business Council of DFW, Finnish American Business Guild, German American Chamber of Commerce, Italy America Chamber of Commerce of Texas, Inc. & Swedish American Chamber of Commerce

FACC Luncheon

Hotel Crescent Court, Gallery One

 

Keynote Speaker:

Jeremy de Brabant, President

Rexel, Inc.

Breakfast Seminar (Member Only Event)

Hosted at Texas Instruments

 

Keynote Speaker: Lars Yoder

Vice President, Texas Instruments

Manager, DLP® Front Projection, DLP® Products

Co-Sponsored by: British American Business Council of DFW, Finnish American Business Guild, German American Chamber of Commerce, Italy America Chamber of Commerce of Texas, Inc. & Swedish American Chamber of Commerce

"Dîner de la Francophonie"

Celebrating Québec's 400 Year Anniversary

Hosted at L'Ancestral

 

Executive Chef Marie-Chantal Lepage

from the prestigious Château Bonne Entente

Presentation by Stéphan Parent in the role of Samuel de Champlain

SOLD OUT

FACC Annual Meeting & Company Profile Luncheon

Hotel  Crescent Court - Gallery One

Guest of Honor:

The Honorable Pierre Grandjouan, Consul General of France

FACC Workshop (Member Only Event)

Sponsored by Merrill Lynch

Sambuca Restaurant

 

The U.S. Dollar Devaluation, Changes in World Economies, Recession Fears & Market Volatility...What Does it Mean To Your Personal Investments?

"Battle of the Bottle"

A Wine Dinner Comparing French & Italian Wines

Margaux's...a restaurant by design

 

Co-Sponsored by: FACC & Italy America Chamber of Commerce of Texas

FACC Luncheon

Cacharel Restaurant

 

Keynote Speaker: Russ Spray, President Turbomeca USA, Inc.

Euro Cocktail & Beer Tasting

Hosted at Flying Saucer, Addison

Co-Sponsored by: British American Business Council of DFW, Finnish American Business Guild, German American Chamber of Commerce, Greater Dallas Chamber-Int'l Business Dev., Italy America Chamber of Commerce of Texas, Inc. & Swedish American Chamber of Commerce

Hofbrau Dunkel

&

Unibroue Maudite

Provided by

Artisanal Beverage Company

                                      Past 2007 Events

FACC Luncheon & Tour

Labinal, Inc.

Holiday Concert & Reception at Intermission

Concert presented by the Orchestra of New Spain

Zion Lutheran Church

7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

Saturday, November 10th

NEW DATE

FACC Luncheon

Hotel Crescent Court, Crescent Ballroom

 

Keynote Speaker: Jean Carrier, President

Essilor of America, Inc.

Induction Ceremony by "Les Compagnons du Beaujolais" & Gourmet Dinner

Salum Restaurant

Euro American Golf Scramble & Reception

Tenison Park Golf Club

Co-Sponsored by: British American Business Council of DFW, Finnish American Business Guild, German American Chamber of Commerce, & Swedish American Chamber of Commerce

Euro Cocktail &

"Golf Tournament Kick Off Party"

Tony's Wine Warehouse

Co-Sponsored by: British American Business Council of DFW, Finnish American Business Guild, German American Chamber of Commerce, Greater Dallas Chamber-Int'l Business Dev., & Swedish American Chamber of Commerce

FACC Luncheon & Tour

Dassault Falcon Jet Corp

Little Rock, Arkansas

SOLD OUT

Greater Dallas Chamber 12th Annual International Business Achievement Award Luncheon & Expo              

Adam's Mark Hotel

 

Fireside Chat:

"DFW: Pioneering Global Success"

Euro Cocktail
Hosted at Bice Ristorante

Co-Sponsored by: British American Business Council of DFW, Finnish American Business Guild, German American Chamber of Commerce, Greater Dallas Chamber-Int'l Business Dev., Italy America Chamber of Commerce of Texas & Swedish American Chamber of Commerce

SOLD OUT

Bastille Day Gourmet Dinner

Olea Mediterranean Bistro

SOLD OUT

Euro Cocktail
Hosted at Spike

Co-Sponsored by: British American Business Council, German American Chamber of Commerce, Swedish American Chamber of Commerce

"La Vie en Roses" Champagne Gala &

Award Ceremony

The Adolphus Hotel

 

Guest of Honor: Gilles Delfassy, Senior Vice President - Texas Instruments Incorporated

Aerospace Industry Symposium

The Frontier of Flight Museum

Keynote Speaker: Kevin R. Fowler, Vice President Systems Integration Processes & Tools 787 Program - Boeing

Kevin R. Fowler

Vice President Systems Integration Processes & Tools

787 Program

Euro Cocktail
Hosted at Natuzzi

Co-Sponsored by: British American Business Council, German American Chamber of Commerce, Swedish American Chamber of Commerce

FACC Luncheon

Hotel Crescent Court, Crescent Ballroom

 

Keynote Speaker: Philippe Caradec

Vice President, Regulatory and Corporate Affairs

The Dannon Company, Inc.

Dallas International School Gala

World Trade Center

Euro Cocktail & Beer Tasting
Hosted At Flying Saucer

Co-Sponsored by: British American Business Council, German American Chamber of Commerce, Swedish American Chamber of Commerce

Hobbrau -- Pyramid -- Unibroue

Provided by

Artisanal Beverage Company, LLC

 

"Cocktail du Commerce" & Guided Tour

Hosted At Meadows Museum

FACC Luncheon & Annual General Meeting

Westin City Center Dallas, Windows

 

Keynote Speaker: Philippe Forestier

Executive Vice President Network Selling, President Americas 

Dassault Systèmes

Rameau's Pygmalion Opera-Ballet

Presented by the Dallas Bach Society

 

Meyerson Symphony Center

FACC Cocktail & Reception

Hosted by Jack Carney

President Dallas Bach Society

 

Guest of Honor: Catherine Turocy, Choreographer & Artist Director of Rameau's Pygmalion

French Film Festival

Dallas Museum of Art

Presented by L'Alliance Française du Nord du Texas

Gipsy Kings Concert

Meyerson Symphony Center

Euro Cocktail
Hosted at Tipperary Inn

Co-Sponsored by: British American Business Council, German American Chamber of Commerce, Swedish American Chamber of Commerce

FACC Dinner

Hôtel St. Germain

 

Guest of Honor: The Honorable Jean-David Levitte, Ambassador of France to the United States

SOLD OUT

World Affairs Council Luncheon

City Club of Fort Worth

 

Co-Sponsored by: FACC & Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce

 

Keynote Speaker: His Excellency Jean-David Levitte, Ambassador of France to the United States

His Excellency

Jean-David Levitte

                                      Past 2006 Events

7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

     Original artwork copyright Jennifer Garant, published by Wild Apple Graphics

Luncheon

Westin City Center Dallas, Plaza A Ballroom

Co-Sponsored by: British American Business Council, German American Chamber of Commerce, Swedish American Chamber of Commerce

Keynote Speaker: Todd Onderdonk

Senior Energy Advisor

Exxon Mobil Corporation

Euro Cocktail
Hosted at Sambuca (Uptown Location) &     "Hard Hat Tour" of The Ritz-Carlton, Dallas

Co-Sponsored by: British American Business Council, German American Chamber of Commerce, Italian Club of Dallas-Technology Council, Swedish American Chamber of Commerce

Keynote Speaker: René Chappaz

President & CEO

Total E&P USA, Inc.

René Chappaz, President & CEO

Total E&P USA, Inc.

Euro Cocktail
Hosted at Marie Gabrielle

Co-Sponsored by: British American Business Council, German American Chamber of Commerce, Italian Club of Dallas-Technology Council, Swedish American Chamber of Commerce

Bastille Day Gourmet Dinner

Hosted at Lavendou Bistro Provençal

 

Guest of Honor: The Honorable Patrick Berron

Consul General of France

Euro Cocktail

"Kick-off Party to the World Cup & Raffle!"
Hosted at Trinity Hall, an Irish Pub & Restaurant

Co-Sponsored by: British American Business Council, German American Chamber of Commerce, Italian Club of Dallas-Technology Council, Swedish American Chamber of Commerce

"La Vie en Roses" Champagne Gala & Award Ceremony

The Adolphus Hotel ~ Grand Ballroom

 

Under the patronage of His Excellency Jean-David Levitte Ambassador of France to the United States

 

Honoring Marc Paganini, President & CEO American Eurocopter L.L.C.

 

In the presence of

Barry Eccleston, President & CEO,

Airbus North America Holdings

The Honorable Patrick Berron, Consul General of France

Marc Paganini, President & CEO

American Eurocopter L.L.C.

Aerospace Symposium

Hosted at American Airlines C.R. Smith Museum

 

Keynote Speakers:

Barry Eccleston, President & CEO

Airbus North America Holdings

 

Jacques Dupluoy, Sr. Dir. Procurement Quality Airbus North America Holdings

Barry Eccleston, President & CEO

Airbus North America Holdings

Co-Sponsored by: British American Business Council, Flanders Foreign Investment Office,  German American Chamber of Commerce,     Italian Club of Dallas-Technology and Trade Council, Swedish American Chamber of Commerce and Where Magazine

Soirée de la Francophonie

Hosted at Dallas International School

Catered by Main Street Bakery and Bistro

Performance by Jean-Pierre Bérubé

 

Guests of Honor: The Honorable Jean-Michel Roy, Consul General of Canada; and The Honorable Patrick Berron, Consul General of France

 

Co-Sponsored By: The Honorable Gabriel Barbier-Mueller, Honorary Consul of Switzerland; The Honorable Robert Lavie, Honorary Consul of France; AATF North Texas(American Association of Teachers of French); Alliance Française du Nord du Texas; Dallas Accueil; Dallas International School; and Swiss Club of Dallas and North Texas

Forum, Luncheon & Annual General Meeting    Westin City Center Dallas

 

Keynote Speaker: Marc Paganini

President & CEO

American Eurocopter L.L.C.

Dîner Crêpes 

"A February French Tradition"      

Hosted at Lavendou Bistro Provençal

Keynote Speaker: Jacqualyn Fouse

Senior Vice President and CFO

Alcon Laboratories, Inc.

Jacqualyn Fouse

Senior Vice President & CFO

Co-Sponsored by: British American Business Council, Flanders Foreign Investment Office,  German American Chamber of Commerce, Swedish American Chamber of Commerce

Past 2005 Events

7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

        "Home from Market" ©2005          Jennifer Garant, Published by Wild Apple Graphics, Ltd.

Co-Sponsored by: British American Business Council, Flanders Foreign Investment Office,  German American Chamber of Commerce, Swedish American Chamber of Commerce

Guest Speaker: Jeff Fegan, CEO                  DFW International Airport

Co-Sponsored by: British American Business Council, Flanders Foreign Investment Office,  German American Chamber of Commerce, Swedish American Chamber of Commerce

Keynote Speaker: Todd Stitzer, CEO         Cadbury Schweppes

Co-Sponsored by: British American Business Council, Flanders Foreign Investment Office, German American Chamber of Commerce, Swedish American Chamber of Commerce

Guest Speaker: Kyle Jarrard, Senior Editor, International Herald Tribune in Paris & Author of "Cognac: The Seductive Saga of the World's Most Coveted Spirit"

Hosted By: Greater Dallas Chamber of Commerce Co-Sponsored By: FACC

Guest Speaker: Ambassador John Bruton,     Head of EU Delegation to the US & Former Prime Minister of Ireland

Guest of Honor: Dr. Jacques Banchereau, Ph.D. Director, Baylor Institute for Immunology Research

Dr. Jacques Banchereau

Euro Cocktail
Hosted at Le Rendezvous Restaurant

Co-Sponsored by: British American Business Council, Flanders Foreign Investment Office,    German American Chamber of Commerce, Swedish American Chamber of Commerce and Finnish American Business Guild

Seventh European Business Forum
Hilton Dallas Lincoln Centre

Co-Sponsored By:
British American Business Council, Consulate General of France, Dallas International School, Finnish American Business Guild, Flanders Foreign Investment Office, German American Chamber of Commerce, The Greater Dallas Chamber-Int'l Department, Greater Irving - Las Colinas Chamber of Commerce-Irving Sister Cities, Honorary Consulate of Spain/Trade Commission of Spain,  Int'l Trade Center, SBDC, Richland College - Int'l Business Degree Program, Southern Methodist University, Swedish American Chamber of Commerce, World Affairs Council of Greater Dallas.

A Comparison of French, Swiss & Canadian Wines by François Chandou, owner of La Cave Warehouse

SOLD OUT

Guest Speaker: Mireille Guiliano, author of "French Woman Don't Get Fat"                      The French Room at The Adolphus

SOLD OUT

Friday,
February 25th

FACC Annual Meeting & Luncheon
The Westin City Center Dallas

Guest Speaker: Hubert de Pesquidoux              Chief Operating Officer Alcatel North America & CEO Alcatel Canada

Chinese New Year Cocktail
Hosted by Dallas International School

Co-Sponsored by:
World Affairs Council of Greater Dallas           Greater Dallas Asian American Chamber of Commerce

European Cocktail
Hosted at Trinity Hall, an Irish Pub & Restaurant

Co-Sponsored by: British American Business Council, Flanders Foreign Investment Office,    German American Chamber of Commerce, Swedish American Chamber of Commerce and Finnish American Business Guild

                                      Past 2004 Events

"Tour de France" ©2003 Jennifer Garant

FACC Luncheon                                                    The Westin City Center Dallas - Plaza Ballroom

Guest of Honor: His Excellency Jean-David Levitte, Ambassador of France to the United States

          His Excellency          Jean-David Levitte

FACC Luncheon
Hotel ZaZa

Co-Sponsored By:  
Denis Simonneau-Consul General of France, The Greater Dallas Chamber of Commerce-International Department, World Affairs Council of Greater Dallas and Dallas Protocol

Clara Gaymard

French Ambassador-at-Large for International Investment
& President, Invest in France Agency

Sixth European Business Forum
The Westin City Center Dallas

Co-Sponsored By:
British American Business Council, British Consulate Dallas, Consulate General of France, Dallas International School, Flanders Foreign Investment Office, German American Chamber of Commerce, The Greater Dallas Chamber-International Department, Greater Irving - Las Colinas Chamber of Commerce-Irving Sister Cities, Honorary Consulate of Spain/Trade Commission of Spain, International Small Business Development Center, Richland College - Int'l Business Degree Program, Southern Methodist University, Swedish American Chamber of Commerce, World Affairs Council of Greater Dallas.

Petros Sourmelis

Counselor - Head of Trade Section at the European Commission Delegation to the United States

FACC Luncheon
The Westin City Center Dallas

Co-Sponsored by:
Greater Dallas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce & Arlington Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

         The Honorable        Carlos Garcia de Alba
Consul General of Mexico

European Cocktail
Hosted at The Londoner

La Vie en Roses Champagne Gala             FACC 25th Anniversary Celebration

Guest of Honor: His Excellency Jean-David Levitte Ambassador of France to the United States

Adam's Mark Dallas - Chaparral                

FACC Luncheon
Mercury Grill  

Sponsored By: Jackson Walker L.L.P.
Strategic Alliances-Global Business Solutions

Cocktail du Commerce               
Hosted By: Orion Antique Importers, Inc.   

European Cocktail
Hosted at Severine's Bar

Co-Sponsored By: British American Business Council, Flanders Foreign Investment Office,    German American Chamber of Commerce, Swedish  American Chamber of Commerce and Finnish American Business Guild

FACC Workshop
Mercury Grill

Guest Speaker: Eric Beaty, Trade Attache         US Consulate Rennes, France

FACC Annual Meeting 
Adam's Mark Dallas

Phillipe Briaud

General Manager & Senior Vice President Dassault Falcon Jet in Little Rock

Dîner de la Francophonie 
Hosted at Popolos

Guest: Claude Le Bouthillier Author & Researcher from Quebec

Dîner Crêpes
Hosted at Main Street Bread Baking Company  

Reception & Presentation 

Sponsored by: World Affairs Council of Greater Dallas with 

Co-Sponsors: FACC & DIS

Crescent Hotel French Ambassador, Jean-David Levitte  France and the US in a World Transformed

FACC Luncheon 
EADS Telecom North America
The Westin City Center Dallas  

An Evening At The Symphony
Buffet & Concert  

Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center  with French Conductor Emmanuel Krivine