British American Business Council of Greater Philadelphia

As more organizations conduct business globally, they must consider their obligation to comply with the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and similar anti-bribery laws in other countries where they do business. At the same time, worldwide initiatives to combat corruption and bribery are gaining momentum, and companies face not only FCPA actions in the United States, but also the possibility of parallel or concurrent enforcement actions under similar laws or regulations in other jurisdictions. In addition to substantial fines and hefty legal costs, FCPA violations and other bribery and corruption breaches pose other serious consequences, including reputation risks and the loss of investor confidence.

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Please join us for a networking reception featuring drinks and hors d’oeuvres from across the pond.

Mix and mingle at the luxurious aka suites, and make some great new contacts with members of the British American Business Council (BABC) as well as members of the international business community in Greater Philadelphia.

For more information, please call 215-790-3627 or email jscofield@greaterphilachamber.com.

Featuring Harold Hambrose, CEO of Electronic Ink

Learn how to achieve a better return on one of your company’s largest investments, how to specify changes that can dramatically boost productivity, how to reduce training costs, questions that are essential to ask vendors, and more.

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At its Annual Conferences, the BABC – by far the largest transatlantic business organization, with more than 3,500 member companies based in more than 20 business centers throughout the United States and the United Kingdom – brings together its member companies from throughout its network for a high-level program of business networking and debate.

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Global mobility has become a critical component of success for multinational companies relocating employees around the world. These moves face a variety of unique challenges such as healthcare, visa/immigration, banking, employee benefit plans, taxes, local and overseas compliances obligations, and other regulatory requirements.

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