| BABi’s J1 (Exchange Visitor)
Programme is an expedient, cost-effective way for companies
to bring qualified executives into the US for up to 18 months
for training and work experience. For more information, contact
our New York office on +1 212 661 4060 or visit our website
at: www.babinc.org |
BritishAmerican Business Inc (BABi) stands at the heart of the
business relationship between the US and the UK and Continental
Europe, with a membership of more than 800 companies and 5,000 executives
in New York and London, and business networks covering 60 other
European and American cities.
British and American companies are the world’s largest outward
investors, and by far the largest investors in each other’s
economies. The US/UK business relationship is the largest between
any two countries and New York and London, respectively, provide
the main transatlantic business hub for European and American companies.
“For major multinationals like
AIG, as well as middle-market companies, BABi offers outstanding
opportunities for high-quality networking and business development”
Martin Sullivan, Co-CEO and Vice
Chairman, AIG |
Our members include many of the world’s largest multinationals,
as well as hundreds of middle-market companies.
MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS
We leverage the strengths of our membership base and strategic position
to provide a broad range of targeted services to help our members
build and manage their business, including:
- Business intelligence and strategies to
inform their planning and decision-making
- Business facilities to support the growth
and management of their business
- Occasions for high-quality business networking
and client entertainment
- A voice with governments on policy issues
that impact their business
- Platforms to promote their brand, services
and products to a high-level transatlantic business audience
- Access to business and government leaders
on both sides of the Atlantic, and to potential clients and business
partners
“We have been most impressed
by the high calibre of BABi events, which address timely issues
important to any firm involved in transatlantic business, and
provide outstanding networking and client entertainment opportunities”
Brian McBride, Managing Director,
T-Mobile (UK) |
We deliver these services through our BABi Leadership
Access and BABi Business Support Programmes.
BABi LEADERSHIP ACCESS
Through BABi Leadership Access, we offer our members the opportunity
to meet and interact with business, government and opinion-leaders
at more than 100 occasions annually.
Further highlights, in addition to our
main business programme, include:
“BABi brings real value to
its member companies by providing them with an important forum
for policy debate and an influential voice with government on
key policy issues”
Charles Macfarlane, Executive
Director Alliances, Licensing & Acquisitions – Global
Health Care, Procter & Gamble |
TRANSATLANTIC BUSINESS AWARDS
Each year, at a gala dinner in New York, BABi honours the chief
executives of two major multinationals and two entrepreneurial companies
for their contribution to transatlantic business. Since its launch
in 1995, this dinner has become recognised as the premier event
in the transatlantic business calendar.
CHANNING CORPORATE CITIZENSHIP AWARDS
DINNER
This prestigious award is presented on an annual basis in London
and recognises business leaders that not only have an outstanding
track record in corporate citizenship themselves, but also lead
international efforts to engage with the challenges of corporate
responsibility and governance.
ANNUAL CHRISTMAS LUNCH
On both sides of the Atlantic, BABi’s Christmas Luncheon has
been one of our largest and most popular events for more than 40
years, attracting an audience of more than 1,500 executives.
BABi BUSINESS SUPPORT
“BABi membership provides tremendous
business value for small companies. Through my membership, I
have acquired a number of major new clients, as well as developing
a strong business network throughout the US and UK”
Michael J Batt, Founder, USAlliance
Consulting |
Through BABi Business Support, we offer a portfolio
of programmes to advance the business goals of our members by helping
them:
- Raise their business profile with the business
communities on both sides of the Atlantic, through our events
and publications
- Market their services and products to our members
through our website, publications, direct mail and “member-to-member”
programmes
- Develop their business through targeted networking
at our events, personalised introductions and referrals, and our
databases
- Manage their transatlantic operations by using
our visa and cross-cultural services to relocate their employees,
and our MemberSpace to conduct business in Midtown Manhattan and
Mayfair, London
“BABi is an outstanding organisation.
It plays a key role in furthering US and UK business interests
by promoting an open trading environment in partnership with
both our governments. I wholeheartedly support BABi and its
work”
Sir David Manning, HM Ambassador
to the US |
OUR STANDING AND NETWORKS
BABi incorporates the American Chamber of Commerce (UK) and British-American
Chamber of Commerce (New York/London), which merged in 2000 to create
the strongest transatlantic business organisation.As a not-for-profit
membership organisation, we are dedicated to serving our members
and are governed by a transatlantic Board of Directors, elected
by our members.
We also enjoy strong support from our International Advisory Board,
consisting of the leaders of more than 50 major multinational companies,
as well as from the UK and US governments.
“BABi does a great job of helping
US and British companies build their transatlantic business.
Together with my colleagues on its International Advisory Board,
I am pleased to support it"
Sir Martin Sorrell, Chief Executive,
WPP |
We offer several levels of membership, designed to
meet the needs and interests of different types and sizes of company.
We also provide our members with access to broader American and
European business networks through our active participation in:
- British-American Business Council (BABC), with
chapters in 31 major cities throughout North America and the UK,
enabling BABi members to participate in the programmes and access
the membership databases of all these chapters
- US Chamber of Commerce and their European Council
of American Chambers of Commerce (ECACC), with a presence in 32
cities throughout Europe
“Through its extensive North
American and European networks, BABi offers its members great
business opportunities far beyond its home bases of New York
and London”
Aidan Walsh, Partner in Charge
(International), KPMG |
Ian Stopps CBE,
Chairman, BABi and Chief Executive, Lockheed Martin UK Ltd
Graham Broyd,
Deputy Chairman, BABi and Country Manager, the Royal Bank of
Scotland, North America
Richard Fursland OBE,
Chief Executive, BABi
Alison Holmes,
Managing Director, BABit |
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