Legislative Luncheon, featuring House Minority Leader Stacey Abrams and Senate President Pro Tempore David Shafer This annual event will provide the opportunity to gain insight into the legislative calendar and to network with Gwinnett's delegation. The upcoming session and what they see on the horizon for 2017 will be discussed. About the Speakers  Stacey Y. Abrams is the House Minority Leader for the Georgia General Assembly and State Representative for the 89th House District. She is the first woman to lead either party in the Georgia General Assembly and is the first African-American to lead in the House of Representatives. Abrams attended Spelman College and was named a Harry S. Truman Scholar. She received a master's degree from the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas and a J.D. from Yale Law School. She returned to Atlanta as a tax attorney at the Sutherland law firm and...

Save the Date!  GALEO Leadership Council invites you to the Speaker Panel & Lobby Day Training as GALEO prepares for the New Year! Join us for a Post Election Discussion and what we can expect in the Georgia Legislature and the U.S. Congress, followed by a Lobby Day Training session.

The most important asset in any business is its people. As the economy becomes increasingly global, the competition for and importance of talented workers has only increased. We invite you to join us for an exciting panel discussion about the challenges that international companies face to find a qualified workforce as they expand operations in the United States, and what we can do as a community to help develop that workforce according to their needs. Our panelists include Madhusudan Menon of Infosys, Bruce Lavin of UCB Pharmaceuticals, and ­­­­Luis Vega of Novelis.