You are invited to attend our 
January 23, 2018 Chapter Meeting

Keynote Speaker

 
- Tim M. Bergstrom -
President & Chief Operating Officer
Bergstrom Automotive Group

Topic
Driven to Deliver: Outstanding Guest Experiences

Summary
In a marketplace that has moved to immediacy and online deliverables, it has become more important than ever to deliver a genuine guest experience. Executing and separating oneself as a brand and experience that their guest sees as the only option.  Every morning, Bergstrom Automotive is driven to deliver outstanding guest service, quality cars and trucks and a difference in our communities. Executing this plan took a small Chevy store in 1982, to the largest dealer group in the State of Wisconsin putting Bergstrom Automotive in the Top 50 in the United States. 

Biography
Tim M. Bergstrom is the President and Chief Operating Officer of Bergstrom Automotive headquartered in Neenah, Wisconsin. The Company owns and operates 32 automotive locations representing all major brands sold in the U.S. Bergstrom is the only company in America that has been awarded franchises by all volume automotive manufacturers. The Company was recognized in 2015 and now 2016 as one of the “Top 5 Automotive Companies to Work For” in the country. Under Mr. Bergstrom’s leadership, the Company has taken a leadership role in driving culture and guest experience to the forefront of the automotive sector.

Personal Development Session - Part 1
Presented by Grant Thornton LLP
Topic: Tax Reform: Where are we and how did we get here?

Presenter

- Mel Schwarz -
   Retired Partner, National Tax Office
   Grant Thornton LLP

- Topic -
   Tax Reform: Where are we and how did we get here?

Summary
This presentation will discuss the current state of tax reform including a comparison to prior law, steps companies are taking to comply with the new law, and actions being taken to address issues and opportunities presented by the new law.

Biography

Mel Schwarz is a retired partner, serving as a consultant to Grant Thornton’s National Tax Office. He assists in the monitoring of tax legislative activity and serves as a technical resource to the firm on recent and pending legislation.

Mel has over 31 years of federal income tax experience, including six years on the staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation. While serving on the staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation, he was the primary staff attorney assigned to a wide range of tax proposals and issues, including the taxation of utility and telecommunications companies, accounting periods and methods, depreciation, and incentive credits. He was the primary author of pamphlets describing the income taxation of utility and telecommunications companies and examining the effects of proposed legislation on those taxpayers.

Personal Development Session - Part 2
Presented by Baker Tilly
Topic: Thriving in Uncertain Times: Strategies for International Growth Under U.S. Trade Policy

Presenter


- Jeff Jorge - 
   Principal Leader - Center for the Return of Manufacturing & International Growth
   Baker Tilly

- Topic -
   Thriving in Uncertain Times: Strategies for International Growth Under
   U.S. Trade Policy

Summary
Recent geopolitical events have unquestionably resulted in a highly uncertain global economic climate. Policy ambiguity, revoked trade agreement positions, volatility across multiple industry sectors, and rapid changes in technology have left many businesses wondering how to successfully operate – let alone thrive – in a dynamic global economy. Yet, for the well prepared, the future holds a bright promise for growth. During this interactive session, Jeff Jorge explores current trade policy trends and their potential impact on organizations in the near- and long-term. Leveraging historical perspectives, corollary market examples and real-world experiences, this session aims to empower corporate leaders amidst a highly dynamic global environment. 

Session attendees can expect to gain insights, practical tools and actionable techniques to apply in a wide range of diverging global scenarios, and to better positioning one’s business to thrive globally during uncertain times.

Biography
Jeff Jorge is principal and international growth services practice leader at Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP. In his role, he and his team help client organizations to successfully compete globally across 140 countries in a turnkey manner, spanning multiple industry sectors and foreign markets. Jeff is fluent in Portuguese and Spanish, and leads the Latin America Service Desk firm-wide. He also leads The Baker Tilly Center for the Return of Manufacturing - the company’s hallmark initiative to competitively restore key manufacturing sectors to the USA, to assisting foreign-owned companies to launch manufacturing facilities domestically, and in fueling exports of U.S. made products.

A dual citizen of the U.S. and Brazil, Jeff earned his MBA from The University of Michigan. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in Design Engineering from Middle Tennessee State University, where he was the recipient of the Young Alumni Achievement Award – the highest University honor conferred upon a single Alumnus annually, and an honor shared with fellow award recipient James Buchannan (Nobel Prize in Economics ‘86).

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January 23, 2018 Chapter Meeting: Instructional Method: Group-live Experience Level: Basic Prerequisites / Advance Preparation: None Field of Study: Personal Development Session 1 = Taxes; Personal Development Session 2 = Business Management & Organization; Keynote Speaker Session = Personal Development; Recommended CPE Credits: Professional Development Sessions = 2.0; Keynote Speaker = 1.5.