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| February 14, 2024 Welcome to the Thompson Search events newsletter. We bring you the networking news that will help you stay connected in San Diego. This bi weekly newsletter is coming to you this time via a new e-publishing tool, since our list now is distributed as a free service to the San Diego county community, to over 4000 recipients! We are very happy to be of service and trust that you will think of us when you have needs for talent in your recruiting efforts throughout the year! As San Diego’s trusted advisor for recruiting finance and accounting professionals for the county’s leading companies, our two firms that make up Thompson Search can help you to anticipate change and identify individuals with the right skills, experience and expertise to facilitate and manage those changes. From fulfilling your full time or part time finance and accounting outsourcing needs with Thompson Interim, to conducting searches for position on a permanent retained or contingency basis with Thompson Financial Search, we are here to provide you the perfect match every time. Call us to learn more about our new approach to help you with all of your talent needs. We are also here to support you or a colleague in transition through our monthly “Accountants in Transition”, as well as our monthly “Executives in Transition” meetings. Call us for more information. Please look for our next list on Wed. Feb. 28, 2024 Regards, Judy Thompson President, Thompson Search |  
| 2/14 Wednesday Biocom California: “I Love My Commute” Time: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Location: Biocom California’s Headquarters 10996 Torreyana Road, Suite 200 San Diego, Ca. 92121 |  
| 2/15 Thursday CREW San Diego: “CREW Who” Time: 4:30 pm – 7:30 pm Location: JP Morgan Chase 12860 El Camino Real, Suite 200 San Diego, Ca. 92130 |  
| 2/15 Thursday Keiretsu Forum SoCal: “February Investor Forum“ Time: 10:15 am – 1:45 pm Location: Virtual |  
| 2/15 – Thursday AFWA: Accounting & Financial Women’s Alliance  “AFWA Dinner & Speaker –Fraud“ Time: 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm Location: Troy’s Greek Restaurant 10450 Friars Rd San Diego, Ca. 92120 |  
| 2/15 – Thursday TIE South Coast: “Ed Slott, America’s IRA Specialist” Location: Knobbe Martens Time: 11:30 am |  
| 2/15 – Thursday FEI: “Fostering Growth with Corporate Culture and Moonshot Goals“ Location: Marsh & McLennan 9171 Towne Centre Drive, Suite 100 San Diego, Ca. 92122 Time: 7:30 am – 9:00 am |  
| 2/15 – Thursday San Diego CFO Leadership Council: “Getting the Win: Mastering Techniques From the FBI’s Hostage Negotiation Team“ Location: TBD Time: 8:30 am -10:00 am |  
| 2/15 & 2/16 – Thursday & Friday CDF: “Directors Summit” Times: Thursday: 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm Friday: 8:00 am – 5:30 pm Location: Guggenheim Theatre @ UCSD’s Park & Market 1100 Market Street San Diego, Ca. 92101 |  
| 2/21 Wednesday EvoNexus: “Venture San Diego – Tech Transactions Toolbox Series – IP Primer” Time: 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm Location: Snell & Wilmer Executive Center Del Mar 12230 El Camino Real, Suite 300 San Diego, Ca. 92130 |  
| 2/21 & 2/22 Wednesday & Thursday ACG: “CapCon24” Times: Wednesday: 5:00 pm – 10:00 pm Thursday: 7:30 am – 7:00 pm  Location: Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina San Diego, Ca. 92101 |  
| 2/22 Thursday UCI – University of California Irvine: “Digital Leadership Series — The Economic Impact of Generative AI: A Conversation with Michael Chui” Time: 12noon Location: Virtual |  
| 2/22 Thursday CREW San Diego: “CREW Emerging Leaders Joint Happy Hour Event With CREW OC, CREW Inland Empire, And CREW LA” Time: 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm Location: Outpost Kitchen 3420 Bristol St.  Costa Mesa, Ca. 92626 |  
| 2/22 Thursday Biocom California: “Federal Resources and Funding to De-risk Biomedical Technologies” Time: 10:30 am – 5:00 pm Location: JLabs 3210 Merryfield Row San Diego, Ca. 92121 |  
| 2/24 – Saturday TIE South Coast: “Developing Entrepreneurs and Technologists in Business for Growth and Profitability” Location: Seasons 52 4505 La Jolla Village Dr San Diego, Ca. 92122 Time: 11:30 am |  
| 2/29 – Thursday Athena: “Unlocking New Opportunities with AI in Life Sciences” Time: 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm Location: aTyr Pharma 10240 Sorrento Valley Road, Suite 300  San Diego, Ca. 92121 |  
| 2/29 Thursday SDBJ: “Black Leaders of Influence” Time: 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm Location: University Club Atop Symphony Towers 750 B St Suite #3400 San Diego, Ca. 92101 |  
| 3/1 Friday Executives in Transition: “Hosted by Judy Thompson of Thompson Search (for executives cross functionally and cross industries at the $150K+ level“ Time: 8:30 am – 11:00 am Location: Mintz Levin 3580 Carmel Mountain Rd. #300 San Diego, Ca. 92130 |  
| 3/2 Saturday Biocom California: “San Diego Festival of Science & Engineering EXPO Day 2024” Time: 11:00 am – 5:30 pm Location: Snapdragon Stadium 2101 Stadium Way San Diego, Ca. 92108 |  
| 3/5 Tuesday FENG: “Monthly Meeting” Topic: TBA Time: 8:30 am – 10:00 am Location: Virtual |  
| 3/6 Wednesday CDF: “Connections & Conversations: Boardroom Brilliance in 2024” Time: 3:30 pm – 6:00 pm Location: Procopio (Del Mar) 12544 High Bluff Dr #400 San Diego, Ca. 92130 |  
| 3/7 – Thursday Athena: “InnovateHER: Female Tech Leaders Crossing the Finish Line” Time: 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm Location: Intuit 7535 Torrey Santa Fe Rd. San Diego, Ca. 92129 |  
| 3/13 Tuesday The Harvard Business School Club of San Diego: “CEO Forum Series: Christina Wallace, “The Portfolio Life: How to Future-Proof Your Career, Avoid Burnout, and Build A Life Bigger Than Your Business Card.” Time: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Location:  Virtual |  
| 3/13 Wednesday Biocom California: “CEO Networking Reception“ Time: 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Location: Farmer & The Seahorse 10996 Torreyana Rd San Diego, California 92121 |  
| 3/14 – Thursday TIE South Coast: “CTO Panel” Location: Knobbe Martens Time: 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm |  
| 3/14 – Thursday San Diego CFO Leadership Council: “CFO Connect Roundtable: What is Keeping You Up At Night“ Location: KPMG 4655 Executive Dr. 1st Floor San Diego, California  92121 Time: 8:30 am -10:00 am |  
| 3/14 Thursday SDBJ: “CFO of the Year Awards” Time: 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm Location: Hyatt Regency La Jolla At Aventine 3777 La Jolla Village Dr. San Diego, Ca. 92122 |  
| 3/20 – Wednesday Athena: “Athena’s Women’s History Month MentorFest” Time: 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm Location: Cue Health 5555 Oberlin Dr. San Diego, Ca. 92121 |  
| 3/21 – Thursday FEI: “Investing in Our Energy Future” Location: Marsh & McLennan 9171 Towne Centre Drive, Suite 100 San Diego, Ca. 92122 Time: 7:30 am – 9:00 am |  
| 3/26 Tuesday The Aerospace & Defense Forum: “TBA”” Time: 5:30 pm – 7:45 pm Location: Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP 12275 El Camino Real #100 San Diego, Ca. 92130 |  
| 3/27 Wednesday Biocom California: “CFO Networking Reception” Time: 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Location: Farmer & The Seahorse 10996 Torreyana Rd San Diego, California 92121 |    | 
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