2021 Nordic Business Council Quarterly Meeting

Nordic Business Council Meeting – 2nd Quarter Open to Nordic Business Council Members and Speakers

Live Zoom Meeting

June 24, 2021 9:00 – 10:30 am EDT

NORDIC Business Council USA

2nd Quarter Meeting 2021

This meeting will be a live ZOOM meeting. This is a virtual event. Login instructions will be shared with all registered attendees. Council members will receive a private invitation link.

The Theme of this meeting is

Build Back SMART-R©

SMART-R Infrastructure Projects

Building SMART technologies and communities currently drives infrastructure investments. However, SMART infrastructure reliance on the Internet demands a pragmatic and advanced component in crafting critical infrastructure resource requirements: Resilience. SMART-R© (SMART + Resilience) requirements will address the increasing global exploitation and weaponization of the Internet and by extension, the unprecedented consequences looming on America’s horizon.

The AIRNPC in coordination with the NIB, will engage citizens, businesses, communities, tribes, and states by providing all partners access to the timely, accurate, actionable, and continuously updated information they need to coherently invest in, build and sustain SMART-R© critical infrastructures.

AGENDA

Call to Order

Minna LeVine

Chamber of Eco Commerce,

Nordic Business Exchange, Founder

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Introductions

Tana Torrano

Market Vision Consulting, LLC

Nordic Business Exchange, Founder & Coordinator

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Speakers

Stan Forczek – CEO/Principal Consultant and Mentor; Advocate, Speaker & Advisory Board Chair for the Coalition for a National Infrastructure Bank

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Stanley Forczek offers clients over four decades of expertise in transportation/energy planning/strategic planning and operations management, including many years as a financial/infrastructure executive with Amtrak and an energy management executive with a major regional energy consulting firm.

Jeff Gaynor – President, American Resilience, LLC

Chair, American Infrastructure Renaissance and National Preparedness Council (“AIRNPC”)

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Jeff Gaynor’s Homeland and National Security career spans better than a half-century. During a highly decorated 30+ years in uniform, Jeff served in assignments from foxholes to the White House as the Communications Security Officer and Alternate Military Aide to Presidents’ Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush.

Projects – Introduction of current infrastructure projects from Council Members and Regional Partners

Updates on programs – Tana Torrano – Market Vision Consulting, LLC and Nordic Business Exchange, Founder

Adjournment

Overview

Nordic Business Council USA (“NBC”) is a business-to business initiative made up of Nordic Business Executives, Owners, and Operators operating in the United States. The NBC focuses on the needs of Nordic Businesses operating in the US market, Nordic Businesses seeking to enter or expand reach, sales, and operations in the US market, and issues that benefit all the Council Members.

Membership

The NBC is a group of Business Executives who come together to discuss the needs of the Council Members in a cooperative spirit, allowing the Council Members to reach a consensus on issues that impact the Council Members as a group. The NBC hosts member-only meetings, forums, and events to provide a voice for the Nordic Businesses operating in the US market.

Purpose

The Council’s purpose is to address the needs of its Council Membership. The NBC was formed by its Council Members. The NBC program is managed by the Council Members.

Goals

The goal of the NBC is to promote Nordic Cooperation in the United States, reflecting the needs of the Council Members. Cooperative Efforts. The NBC serves the needs of the Council Members, giving a voice to Nordic Businesses with similar needs and concerns in the US market. The Council Members as a group will determine which concerns affect the Nordic Business Community and Nordic Businesses, as a whole, and seeks to find solutions through cooperation. And issues that benefit all the Council Members.

For more information about the event or Nordic Business Council Membership, please contact Tana Torrano