IMG_0584 (2)Robert F. Runkle, Jr. Financial Advisor with Merrill Lynch (Gold Sponsor) Robert has been a Financial Advisor with Merrill Lynch since 2011. His focus is developing investment strategies for high net worth individuals, their families and their businesses in meeting their short and long-term financial goals and objectives.  In addition his team is nationally recognized in assisting institutions, foundations, and corporate retirement plans. Robert is a graduate of the College of Charleston, where he earned a degree in International Business and German Studies. Prior to joining Merrill Lynch, Robert completed an internship at BDO AG in Hamburg, Germany, where he worked in the forensic and internal accounting department.

photo (2)Rödl & Partner (Gold Sponsor), a leading global professional services firm, provides you integrated audit, legal, tax and business consulting solutions from its 91 wholly owned subsidiaries in 40 countries.Rödl & Partner USA has specifically tailored the accounting, auditing, tax and business consulting services to the unique needs of foreign owned business in the United States of America. For the past 35 plus years the core practice has been serving the accounting and tax needs of primarily German speaking and other foreign owned companies operating in the U.S. The headquarters are located in Atlanta, GA. with other offices in Chicago, IL, C, Charlotte, NC, New York, NY and Birmingham, AL.Greenville, SC.

INPINP North America, Inc. (Bronze Sponsor) is an electrical engineering and services company with over 50 professionals headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia.  Founded in 2000, we specialize in industrial automation focusing on European technologies such as Siemens, ABB and their migration to and from domestic technologies.  The mixture of American and European engineers and technicians provides us with the technology expertise required to fulfill these tasks in an international environment.