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***PUB TALK: THURSDAY, MAY 3, 2001
"GLOBAL EXPANSION: A FOCUS ON GERMANY"
By Mr. By Mr. Patrick Dufour, Project Manager for Communications, Dortmund Project &
Mr. Thomas Kneip, Engagement Manager for Dortmund Project, McKinsey & Company
5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Open to the Public. No fee. The Pub Talk begins at 6:00 p.m.

Globalization is one of the key levers for growing your business. For most companies, Europe is the first choice in going global, representing the largest market for software and eBusiness outside the United States. A team from McKinsey & Company and the Dortmund project, dedicated to supporting international companies in their aspirations to globalize, will give a snapshot to Europe's software and eCommerce markets as well as highlight the specific qualities of the Dortmund software cluster in Germany. For going global, **contacts** are key: get your insights on the European market and get connected to one of the major European software clusters at Thursday's Pub Talk!

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ABOUT THE DORTMUND PROJECT

The Dortmund project is a public/private partnership between the City of Dortmund and major companies in Dortmund supporting the business sectors' software, micro technologies and logistics. With the assistance of McKinsey & Company, the team's efforts have led to the development of an extensive network of contacts, enabling companies, scientists, and opinion leaders to share and exchange knowledge and experience. The objective is to offer young high-tech companies, especially those in software, IT/ eCommerce, micro technologies and logistics, an excellent corporate business location.

ABOUT THE SPEAKERS

Mr. Patrick Dufour is the Chief Information Officer of the Dortmund Project. Mr. Dufour has conducted extensive doctoral research on US clusters, especially Silicon Valley. Due to his extensive knowledge of software clusters in Europe and the United States, he is also member of the international support team for software companies.

Thomas Kneip has been with McKinsey & Company since 1998 and is currently the Engagement Manager for the Dortmund Project. In this capacity, Mr. Kneip is responsible for overseeing the team that supports the Dortmund-project and the city of Dortmund. He received a Master of International Management from Thunderbird - The American Graduate School of International Management and a Diploma in Business Administration from the University of Regensburg in Germany.

INVITATION: APRIL 30 - MAY 4: FOR SILICON VALLEY COMPANIES INTERESTED IN ATTENDING A MINI-WORKSHOP TO LEARN ABOUT GOING GLOBAL

The support team of the Dortmund Project is on a visit to Silicon Valley between April 30 - May 4 and providing mini-workshops to interested Silicon-Valley-based software companies. During these workshops, the team is providing information to Silicon Valley companies interested in 1) establishing contacts with key partners in Europe, 2) setting up a European subsidiary, 3) hiring the right people, and 4) inquiring about other logistical business issues involved in going global. If you have an interest in any of these issues and attending an individualized mini-workshop or a private meeting, please contact:

Mr. Thomas Neubert
Global Business Communications
Tel: 408.921.0074
Em: mailto:tneubert@gbcommunications.com

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

Mr. Lars Tata
Dortmund Project
Dortmund, Germany
Em: mailto:LTATA@it-growth.com
Tel: +49 286 584 13
Fax: +49 286 584 29