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Executive Calendar, Feb. 17

Feb. 18

■ Keystone Corp.’s Margins Tax Initiative Breakfast with Curt Anderson. Las Vegas Country Club, 3000 Joe W Brown Drive. 7:30 a.m. $30 per person. Visit www.keystonenevada.com for more information.

■ Startup Grind featuring Henry Liu, CEO of Full Spectrum Laser. InNEVation Center, 6795 Edmond St. 6 to 9 p.m. $15 in advance, $25 at the door. For more information, visit www.startupgrind.com/event/startup-grind-las-vegas-presents-henry-liu-ceo-full-spectrum-laser.

Feb. 19

■ TBAN “Big Data. New Physics. and My ‘G2’ Skunk Works Project” featuring Jeff Jonas, IBM fellow and chief scientist of the Entity Analytics Group. Fogo de Chao Brazilian Steakhouse, 360 E. Flamingo Road. 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. $45 per person. Visit www.tban.com for more information.

■ Stirling Club Business Network Group Luncheon featuring Big Al Jensen. Gordon Biersch, 3987 Paradise Road. 11:30 a.m. $26. Email merrinpr@lvcoxmail.com for more information.

■ Courtroom Conversations: Women in Gaming featuring Patricia Becker, Jan Jones and Elaine Wynn. The Mob Museum, 300 E. Stewart Ave. 7 p.m. VIP tickets are $250 and preferred tickets are $125. General admission tickets are $40. To make reservations, call 702-229-2734.

■ FundingPost Las Vegas Investor Roundtable sponsored by UNLV’s Center for Entrepreneurship at the Lee Business School, Effortless Office, Perfect Pages, Half Price Lawyers and AA Printing. University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Building and Auditorium: CBC A112, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway. 7 to 10 p.m. $39 for entrepreneurs, $49 for service providers. Visit www.fundingpost.com for more information.

Feb. 20

■ NAIOP Rebuilding Downtown breakfast meeting featuring Seth Schorr of Fifth Street Gaming, Eric Louttit of Forest City, John Tippins of Northcap Commercial, Brandon Wiegand of Focus Commercial and Kim Schaefer of the Downtown Project. The Orleans, 4500 W. Tropicana Ave. 7 to 9 a.m. $25 for members, $40 for nonmembers. Visit www.naiopnv.org for more information.

■ Nevada Society of Certified Public Accountants Las Vegas chapter meeting “Negotiations for CPAs” presented by Doug Waggoner, president of Resolution PI. Lawry’s The Prime Rib, 4043 Howard Hughes Parkway. Luncheon begins at 11:30 a.m., program at noon. $30 with RSVP, $35 at the door. Visit www.nevadacpa.org for more information.

■ Henderson Chamber of Commerce HDA Mixer “Lake Las Vegas — A New Vision” featuring Cody Winterton and Patrick Parker of Lake Las Vegas and Raintree Investment Corp. Hilton Lake Las Vegas, 1610 Lake Las Vegas Parkway. 5:30 to 8 p.m. Free for HDA members, $20 for guests of HDA members, $20 for Henderson Chamber members and $40 for nonmembers. Contact Donna Israelson at disraelson@hendersonchamber.com for more information.

Feb. 21

■ Las Vegas Asian Chamber of Commerce Chinese New Year Gala and Community Achievement Awards. Gold Coast, Arizona Ballroom, 4000 W. Flamingo Road. 6 p.m. cocktail reception, 7 p.m. dinner and awards. $75 per seat, $750 per table. For more information, visit www.lvacc.org or email info@lvacc.org.

Feb. 24

■ Hashtags & Headlines R-J Hot Topic Luncheon featuring Don Snyder, interim president of UNLV; Rick Arpin, MGM Resorts International executive and UNLV stadium authority board member; and Jeremy Aguero, principal analyst at Apllied Analysis. Texas Station, Houston Ballroom, 2101 Texas Star Lane. 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. $40. For more information, contact Melissa McCabe at 702-383-0469 or mmccabe@reviewjournal.com.

Feb. 25

■ Association of Corporate Counsel Nevada Chapter Legislative Update featuring presenters from Snell & Wilmer LLP. McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurant, 335 Hughes Center Drive. 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Free for members, $20 for nonmembers. Contact chapter administrator Joanne Ray at acca-lv@exclusivelylegal.com or 951-698-9373 for more information.

Feb. 26

■ NevBio lunch featuring Zach Miles, the new UNLV tech transfer director. Lawry’s Prime Rib Restaurant, 4043 Howard Hughes Parkway. 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. $40. For more information, contact John Laub at jlaub@regenmd.org or 623-256-0503.

■ Las Vegas India Chamber of Commerce Mixer Presentation featuring Laurie Squartsoff, Nevada Medicaid administrator; Donna Miller, president and founder of Life Guard International Air Ambulance; Pramod Goel, president and founder of PlacidWay; and Sam Kaufman, president and CEO of Desert Springs Hospital and Valley Hospital & Medical Center. Renaissance Hotel, 3400 Paradise Road. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. $20 advance, $25 at the door. Visit www.lvicc.org/register for more information.

■ University of Nevada, Las Vegas Forum: Research Literally at Your Fingertips featuring Marianne Buehler, assistant professor of scholarly communication and urban sustainability librarian for UNLV Libraries. UNLV, Marjorie Barrick Museum/Harry Reid Center, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway. 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Free and open to the public. For more information, contact Phyllis Thompson at 702-895-3401 or liberalarts@unlv.edu.

SOURCE: NEVBIO

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