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event: recaps
march 29
380 years and thriving
A business networking event celebrating
august 16
the history of Swedish presence in the
Philadelphia region. The event was held
at the Corinthian Yacht Club in Essington
and speakers included historian Dr. Kim-
cocktail hour with the swedish
ambassador
Eric Williams and Ulf Åkerblom, the Our members met with the Swedish
Swedish Honorary Consul of Pennsylvania. Ambassador to the U.S., Karin Olofsdotter.
Read more on page 16.
june 7
gdpr—is your business covered?
SACC-Philadelphia joined forces with the
august 17
Norwegian Chamber of Commerce, and crayfish party
hosted a Business Tech Seminar where a Our annual Crayfish Party, co-hosted with
panel of experts in law, blockchain and the American Swedish Historical Museum.
cyber security discussed GDPR—the EU’s Read more on page 17.
new regulation on how companies may
use and store personal data information.
Panelists included Jordan Fischer
(XPAN Law Group), Shiraz Saeed (STARR
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Companies) and Jennifer Lendler (Alea
Advisors).
july 21
philadelphia union vs. zlatan
social media seminar
Expert Patrick Baynes talked about dos
& don’ts on social media. Read more on
page 18.
On July 21st, SACC members and friends
gathered to watch Zlatan Ibrahimović—
one of the greatest Swedish athletes in
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history—and his team LA Galaxy take
on the Philadelphia Union at the Talen
Energy Stadium. LA Galaxy won 3-1 after
a tight and entertaining game, with Zlatan
scoring one goal and assisting on another.
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glögg party
Our annual Holiday Business Mixer. Read
more on page 19.
sacc-philadelphia year in review 2018