At her parties, Palagia makes introductions and acts as a kind of etiquette cop.
At the Sheraton Addis (a luxury hotel owned by Mohammed al-Amoudi, a Saudi-Ethiopian sheikh), a returned exile who makes introductions and brokers deals dismisses this notion with a story.
The evenings begin with a cocktail hour, at which Mr. Miller makes introductions, based on his examination of applications and photographs, splayed across the floor of an Upper East Side apartment that is the office for 8 Guys Out and Dinner Introductions.
It uses existing alumni databases to identify alums on social networks, makes introductions between them, and provides other recommendations for the alumni association to increase member engagement.
As she makes introductions, faces freeze into the sort of smile reserved for a boss who is omnipresent while not physically being there they reflect a genuine willingness to please the teacher and perhaps a touch of fear.
Runa makes introductions to key potential partners in a startup's relevant market, assisting with talent recruitment, providing guidance on obtaining patents and protecting IP, and even marketing advice and searching for future investors.
