BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Telerik Inc.//Sitefinity CMS 14.4//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Mountain Standard Time BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:Mountain Standard Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250301T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:Mountain Daylight Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:\n\n International Alumni Panel\n Hosted by:\n Interna tional Business Student Network\n \n Wednesday\, November 3\, 2021\n 4:00 - 6:00 pm (Mountain Time)\,\n Online Via Zoom\n Click here to register\n\n\nPresentation:\nJoin the International Business Student Ne twork and the Institute for International Business in welcoming back three distinguished IB and MSIB alumni! Allen Espinosa (Global Business Service s Manager\, World Trade Center Denver)\, Kara Warren (Program Control Anal yst\, Northrop Grumman)\, Stephanie Garnica\, (Director Global Business De velopment\, Denver Economic Development &\; Opportunity) will "return" to CU Denver to discuss their professional experience and career advice po st-graduation. This event is a great opportunity for students to network w ith program graduates who have been in their shoes and come out on top.&nb sp\;\nSpeakers:\nAllen Espinosa &ndash\; Global Business Services Manager\ , World Trade Center Denver\nAllen is responsible for overseeing the Globa l Business Services division at the World Trade Center Denver\, providing global import\, export\, market entry and compliance consulting solutions for companies throughout the Rocky Mountain region. He has over 12 years o f experience in economic development and tax consulting and has managed co rporate growth projects throughout the United States for clients in the ma nufacturing\, energy\, life sciences\, financial services and corporate he adquarters industries\, representing over $3 billion of capital investment . His responsibilities included site location analysis\, financial modelin g\, drafting and negotiating complex agreements and documenting compliance for government programs and contracts.\nAllen began his career at a globa l consultancy in Tampa\, FL and subsequently co-founded the economic devel opment practice at a consultancy in Texas\, opening offices in New Orleans and Denver. He has a Master&rsquo\;s degree in International Business fro m the University of Colorado Denver and both a Juris Doctor and Bachelor&r squo\;s degree in Finance from Florida State University.\nKara Warren &nda sh\; Program Control Analyst\, Northrop Grumman\nSince graduating from the University of Colorado in 2018\, Kara Warren has held several positions w ithin Northrop Grumman Corporation. She currently works as a Program Cost Analyst on a U.S. Navy contract where her primary responsibilities are mon itoring program spending\, forecasting\, and reporting government Earned V alue Metrix.\nPrior to the University of Colorado\, Kara graduated from Ma ryville College\, where she earned a BA in International Business and Econ omics. While completing her BA\, she studied at Thammasat University in Ba ngkok\, Thailand. Kara served as the IBSN president while completing her M aster&rsquo\;s degree in International Business at CU Denver.\nStephanie G arnica &ndash\; Director of Global Business Development\, Denver Economic Development &\; Opportunity Office\nIn her role as the Director of Glob al Business Development for Denver&rsquo\;s Economic Development Opportuni ty Office\, Stephanie Garnica is implementing a strategy for the city to l everage and promote its&rsquo\; global assets to attract foreign direct in vestment\, increase international trade and elevate Denver&rsquo\;s reputa tion as a global hub of activity. She brings a wealth of economic developm ent and community leadership experience to the job. Prior to her current p osition\, Stephanie has held internationally focused roles as the Senior M anager of Air Service Development for Denver International Airport (DEN)\, the Director of Business Development for the World Trade Center Denver\, and various roles with the Colorado Office Economic Development and Intern ational Trade. She lived and worked in Central America after graduating co llege and is fluent in Spanish. She has traveled and worked extensively th roughout the Latin American region\, Western Europe\, and parts of Asia. A dditional experience includes non-profit work\, international logistics\, consulting\, and sales.\nGiven her deep international experience\, Stephan ie is involved in several globally focused initiatives in the Denver Metro area. She is a Board Member of the World Trade Center Denver and sits on the Advisory Boards of Study Colorado and the Global Affairs Program at th e University of Denver&rsquo\;s University College. Stephanie received a M aster&rsquo\;s Degree in International Business from the University of Col orado at Denver and an undergraduate degree in International Marketing fro m the University of Colorado at Boulder. Married to a Bolivian and the mot her of three kids\, she enjoys raising globally minded citizens of the wor ld\, hiking\, traveling and cooking.\nInternational Business Student Netwo rk\nThe International Business Student Network (IBSN) is a student-run org anization for CU Denver students in all majors and programs interested in international business. The club sponsors cultural dinners\, networking ev ents\, international business speakers and on-line social connections thro ugh Facebook and LinkedIn. The International Business Student Network work s hand in hand with UCD&rsquo\;s Business School\, the Institute of Intern ational Business (IIB)\, and the international business community to provi de global business opportunities for students interested in an internation al business career. For more information on IBSN and its events\, please c ontact IBSN at ibsn@ucdenver.edu \; \;\n\nFor more information ple ase visit: \;https://business.ucdenver.edu/international-business-stud ent-network-ibsn DTEND:20211104T000000Z DTSTAMP:20260510T060216Z DTSTART:20211103T220000Z LOCATION: SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:International Alumni Panel UID:RFCALITEM639139897363936344 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
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Presentation:
\nJoin the International Business Student Network and the Instit ute for International Business in welcoming back three distinguished IB an d MSIB alumni! Allen Espinosa (Global Business Services Manager\, World Tr ade Center Denver)\, Kara Warren (Program Control Analyst\, Northrop Grumm an)\, Stephanie Garnica\, (Director Global Business Development\, Denver E conomic Development &\; Opportunity) will "return" to CU Denver to disc uss their professional experience and career advice post-graduation. This event is a great opportunity for students to network with program graduate s who have been in their shoes and come out on top. \;

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Speakers:
\nAllen Espinosa &ndash\; Global Business Services Manager\, Worl d Trade Center Denver
\nAllen is responsible for overseeing the Global Business Services division at the World Trade Center Denver\, p roviding global import\, export\, market entry and compliance consulting s olutions for companies throughout the Rocky Mountain region. He has over 1 2 years of experience in economic development and tax consulting and has m anaged corporate growth projects throughout the United States for clients in the manufacturing\, energy\, life sciences\, financial services and cor porate headquarters industries\, representing over $3 billion of capital i nvestment. His responsibilities included site location analysis\, financia l modeling\, drafting and negotiating complex agreements and documenting c ompliance for government programs and contracts.

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Allen began his c areer at a global consultancy in Tampa\, FL and subsequently co-founded th e economic development practice at a consultancy in Texas\, opening office s in New Orleans and Denver. He has a Master&rsquo\;s degree in Internatio nal Business from the University of Colorado Denver and both a Juris Docto r and Bachelor&rsquo\;s degree in Finance from Florida State University.\n

Kara Warren &ndash\; Program Control Analyst\, Northrop Gru mman
\nSince graduating from the University of Colorado in 2 018\, Kara Warren has held several positions within Northrop Grumman Corpo ration. She currently works as a Program Cost Analyst on a U.S. Navy contr act where her primary responsibilities are monitoring program spending\, f orecasting\, and reporting government Earned Value Metrix.

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Prior t o the University of Colorado\, Kara graduated from Maryville College\, whe re she earned a BA in International Business and Economics. While completi ng her BA\, she studied at Thammasat University in Bangkok\, Thailand. Kar a served as the IBSN president while completing her Master&rsquo\;s degree in International Business at CU Denver.

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Stephanie Garnica &ndash\; Director of Global Business Development\, Denver Economic Develo pment &\; Opportunity Office
\nIn her role as the Directo r of Global Business Development for Denver&rsquo\;s Economic Development Opportunity Office\, Stephanie Garnica is implementing a strategy for the city to leverage and promote its&rsquo\; global assets to attract foreign direct investment\, increase international trade and elevate Denver&rsquo\ ;s reputation as a global hub of activity. She brings a wealth of economic development and community leadership experience to the job. Prior to her current position\, Stephanie has held internationally focused roles as the Senior Manager of Air Service Development for Denver International Airpor t (DEN)\, the Director of Business Development for the World Trade Center Denver\, and various roles with the Colorado Office Economic Development a nd International Trade. She lived and worked in Central America after grad uating college and is fluent in Spanish. She has traveled and worked exten sively throughout the Latin American region\, Western Europe\, and parts o f Asia. Additional experience includes non-profit work\, international log istics\, consulting\, and sales.

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Given her deep international expe rience\, Stephanie is involved in several globally focused initiatives in the Denver Metro area. She is a Board Member of the World Trade Center Den ver and sits on the Advisory Boards of Study Colorado and the Global Affai rs Program at the University of Denver&rsquo\;s University College. Stepha nie received a Master&rsquo\;s Degree in International Business from the U niversity of Colorado at Denver and an undergraduate degree in Internation al Marketing from the University of Colorado at Boulder. Married to a Boli vian and the mother of three kids\, she enjoys raising globally minded cit izens of the world\, hiking\, traveling and cooking.

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International Business Student Network
\nThe International Business Student Network (IBSN) is a student-run orga nization for CU Denver students in all majors and programs interested in i nternational business. The club sponsors cultural dinners\, networking eve nts\, international business speakers and on-line social connections throu gh Facebook and LinkedIn. The International Business Student Network works hand in hand with UCD&rsquo\;s Business School\, the Institute of Interna tional Business (IIB)\, and the international business community to provid e global business opportunities for students interested in an internationa l business career. For more information on IBSN and its events\, please co ntact IBSN at ibsn@ucdenver.edu \; \;
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\nFor more info rmation please visit: \;https://business.ucdenver.edu/intern ational-business-student-network-ibsn

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