Ladies and Gentlemen,

Beer and Business has been an awesome journey.  From our first event in Bar 35 two years ago, to partnering with Hawaii Business Magazine and hosting our biggest event to date - From the bottom of my heart, thank you so much for making Beer and Business the special event that it is.  We had a huge turnout - over 170 people - and it was AWESOME.  Check out the photos on flickr: http://bit.ly/mBsnc

I was a little nervous this time around because we were hosting it at a completely new venue - Hukilau Restaurant below the Executive Center.  I ended up being blown away by both the venue and the staff.  Thank you so much to Ken Takahashi for his generosity.  You can sign-up for Hukilau’s twitter feed (!) at http://twitter.com/hukilauhonolulu.  Also, Hukilau can host corporate meetings as well – just talk to Ken.

You guys might have noticed the professional A/V equipment this time.  Matt Muccio from Techniques Hawaii provided that.  By the way, I actually recorded the presentations this time around.  You can check them out at here: Jeff Mikulina / Blue Planet Foundation - http://www.vimeo.com/4994109, Mark Duda - Distributed Energy Partners - http://www.vimeo.com/4996656, 60 second announcements - http://www.vimeo.com/4995463.  Big thank you to Jeff and Mark for taking the time to share their visions.

Hawaii Business magazine and I would to like to extend a very special thank you to Kolohala Venture Fund, Adecco, and Tyrie Jenkins, M.D. Eye Care for their sponsorship and support.  Also, mahalo to HiBEAM, the Hawaii Venture Capital Association, the Hawaii Science and Technology Council, and Entrepreneurs Foundation for their continued support.  And of course, a big thank you to Christina who welcomed everyone, and Yang, our photographer.

Blue Planet Foundation sold every item in it’s silent auction.  If you’re interested in what they’re doing to change the environment and make the world a better place, check out their website: www.blueplanetfoundation.org.

Again, this event is amazing because you come to it.  Thank you.

Lorenz, Joseph, and David

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Lorenz Sell - Beer and Business, Founder
Joseph Kourieh - Beer and Business, Director of Events
David Tumilowicz - Hawaii Business magazine, Publisher

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