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Kick off the new year with the Ward & Berry, PLLC team and our friends at Q-Branch as we host our next Speakeasy on January 30th, 2025, in Austin, Texas. This next exclusive gathering will feature a fireside chat with Rich Julien, Partner at BOKA Capital and Chris Siepmann, Managing Director at Weller James, who will lead an off-the-record discussion on "The Election Effect: A Conversation on International Trade and Dual-Use Investments." Expect engaging conversations, great bourbon, and delicious Texas BBQ in a relaxed and intimate setting. Due to the exclusive nature of our gatherings, attendance is limited. We curate each event based on responses to the questionnaire linked below to ensure every Ward & Berry Speakeasy brings just the right group of people together for each topic, maximizing the overall value for attendees.  To join us, please apply here: https://lnkd.in/eedbmA2u Learn more about our guest speakers: Rich Julien: Rich is an experienced operator in both government and commercial domains across technology, analytics, operations, programmatics, and management. Known for his expertise in technology innovation, risk, and change management, Rich has a proven track record of driving progress and innovation. He was formerly the Global Head of National Security and Space Startups for AWS Worldwide Public Sector and previously held impactful roles at HawkEye Systems and Booz Allen & Hamilton. A former officer in the US Army, Rich holds a BA from the University of Southern California. Chris Siepmann: Chris is an international affairs expert whose work has impacted over $100 billion in global commerce. As Managing Director of Weller James, he advises clients on geopolitics, international trade strategy, policy changes, reshoring & nearshoring, value chain risk, duty mitigation, foreign direct investment, and related topics. Prior to entering the private sector, he served as Director of Trade Enforcement at the White House Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, where he advised senior government leaders in the first Trump administration on the U.S. - China tariffs and steel and aluminum tariffs, along with a broad range of other industrial competitiveness and trade-related issues. Before that, Chris led U.S. government investigations into unfair international trade practices at the U.S. Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration. Ryan Berry, Daniel Ward, Ryan Bradel, Amanda Merced, Tyson Marx, Jennifer Morris, Michael Hatch, Camille Chambers, Matthew Saliman, Chelsea Cruz, Nicholas Perry, Brian Yu, Kerry McCarthy, Jill Berry, Juliana Berry, Samantha Brown, Marcos Cervantes, Joy Schoffler #WardBerry #Speakeasy #GovConEvent #GovCon #InternationalTrade #DualUse