Annual Event 2018
On Saturday, November 3rd, OPEN Washington DC held its Annual Event 2018 at the Westfields Marriott. Over 300 individuals including members from the Loudoun Youth Inc. and Academies of Loudoun, Entrepreneurship Department attended the event, making this year the most successful Annual Event in our chapter’s history. Our speaker lineup featured Abbas Hairder, CEO of […]
Charter Member Retreat September 2018
Charter Member Retreat at Bluemont Vineyard On a Saturdayafternoon, September 15th, OPEN Washington DC held its second Charter Member retreat, at Bluemont Vineyard. The afternoon welcomed CMs and their significant others to catch up with each other over lunch in beautiful Loudoun County wine country. In addition, an update on the chapter was provided by […]
Climate of Blockchain
On July 26th, OPEN Washington DC in partnership with Muppies DC, held a fireside chat with Mr. Ali Hassan, co-founder of Crescent Crypto Asset Management. The chat was moderated by Ms. Amal Baig, a Senior Consultant at Ernst & Young and this event was held at iStrategyLabs in Washington DC. The Executive Committee and the […]
Annual Event 2018
REGISTRATION NOW OPEN! Agenda to include: Business Pitch Competition Multiple Networking Sessions Panel Discussions Breakfast, Lunch, Snacks, and Coffee Included! SPEAKER LINEUP Seema Aziz Managing Director of Sefam Pvt. Limited The first woman in her family to go into business Founder of Bareeze & Minnie Minor Pakistan’s largest fashion retailer Profile Ashraf Habibullah Founder, President, […]
Charter Member Retreat April 2018
On a Sunday afternoon, on April 29, OPEN Washington DC held its first Charter Member event, a retreat at the beautiful Marriott Ranch. The afternoon welcomed CMs and their significant others to catch up with each other over lunch in a cozy setting. In addition, an update on the chapter was provided. Recap on events […]
Executive Committee Retreat 2018
On May 12, OPEN Washington DC held a Retreat for its Executive Committee (EC) hosted in Leesburg, VA at our President’s residence. The afternoon welcomed an opportunity for the EC to connect and interact outside a regular OPEN DC environment. Members enjoyed lunch followed by a basic firearm safety and firearm operations overview. The interactive […]
Startups Ignite and OPEN DC Business Pitch
On May 17, our friends at Startups Ignite (SI) held their monthly Startup Social, inviting OPEN Washington D.C. to attend and advertise our organization as a community partner. The President, Charter Members and several Executive Committee members represented OPEN DC. SI’s president, Ms. Amu Fowler, organized the business pitch event, in Tysons Corner. OPEN DC […]
Impact of 2018 Tax Law on Businesses
On May 17, our friends at Startups Ignite (SI) held their monthly Startup Social, inviting OPEN Washington D.C. to attend and advertise our organization as a community partner. The President, Charter Members and several Executive Committee members represented OPEN DC. SI’s president, Ms. Amu Fowler, organized the business pitch event, in Tysons Corner. OPEN DC […]
Importance of Succession and Estate Planning for Any Business
On a beautiful Saturday morning, on April 28, OPEN Washington DC held its third event of 2018. Theme of the event was, “The Importance of Succession and Estate Planning.” The speakers were Zaina Bankwalla, a Washington DC Charter Member affiliated with MassMutual Financial Group, and Gary Altman, Esq., of Altman and Associates. The theme of […]
Sure Secure Solutions Mentorship Session
On Saturday, March 24, OPEN Washington DC Chapter held its first Mentorship Session of the year with Narjis Ali, President of Sure Secure Solutions and a former President of the Chapter. The session was skillfully moderated by Charter Member Mushtaq Khan and Executive Committee Member Habeeb Syed. Once again, the event was sold out with […]