International Business Center

Michigan Export Growth Program
2009-09-01 00:00 - 2010-05-31 00:00 (America/Detroit)
In the spirit of Michigan State University’s “world-grant” initiative, MSU’s International Business Center in the Eli Broad College of Business is implementing Pro Bono Services for businesses in the Greater Lansing Region (Michigan, USA) which are striving to engage in the global marketplace. The Michigan Export Growth Program was started with a seed grant from the Ford College Community Challenge, which funds projects that meet community leads, create student leaders while building sustainable communities and fostering community partnerships.

MAES Lecture Series - Business and Climate Change - Dr. Bjorn Stigson, World Business Council for Sustainable Development
2010-03-22 00:00 | MSU Union, 49 Abbot Rd, East Lansing, 48824, United States
Bjorn Stigson is President of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development. He serves on the boards of or on committees advising the Chinese government, the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes, the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, the Clinton Global Initiative and the Global Reporting Initiative. He is a graduate of the Gothenburg School of Business Administration, the Swedish Management Institute and Harvard Business School.

Lansing Economic Club - Dave Brandon
2010-03-25 00:00
Dave Brandon, CEO of Domino’s Pizza, is the keynote speaker.

Global Business Club of Mid-Michigan - Charles "Chuck" B. Bird
2010-03-31 00:00 | The Henry Center for Executive Development, 3535 Forest Rd, Lansing, 48910, United States
Charles “Chuck” B. Bird, Director of International Sales, Food Safety Diagnostics at Neogen Corporation, will be speaking to the Global Business Club of Mid-Michigan about how to source and sell products in China.

Lansing Economic Club - Phil Power
2010-04-06 00:00
Phil Power, President of the The Center for Michigan, will speak.

World Languages Day
2010-04-17 00:00 | Michigan State University, East Lansing, 48824, United States
On Saturday, April 17, 2010, MSU will again invite hundreds of high school students, teachers, administrators, and parents to campus to explore a world of languages during the Sixth Annual World Languages Day. Free to all participants, this day-long conference will focus on the experiences that languages offer, and highlight the opportunities available for language and international study at MSU.

Global Business Club of Mid-Michigan: Evan Elenbaas, President, and Troy Schmaker, CFO, Walters Gardens
2010-04-22 00:00 | MSU Henry Center for Executive Development, 3535 Forest Rd., Lansing, 48910, United States
Evan Elenbaas, President, and Troy Schmaker, CFO, of Walters Gardens will speak on the topic of “Exporting Successes: Tools, Lessons, and Advice from the Ag Exporter of the Year.

Lansing Economic Club - Regionalism Forum
2010-05-06 00:00
This meeting of the Lansing Economic Club will be a regionalism forum.

Coface North America Country Risk Meeting 2010
2010-05-13 00:00 | The Graduate Center at CUNY, 365 5th Ave, New York, 10016, United States
Join Coface North America for our seventh annual country risk meeting. Our panel of economists and business leaders will address the short-term economic outlook for the second half of 2010, with a special focus on how the credit crisis has affected North America, Europe, Asia and Latin America.

CIMaR 2010 Conference
2010-05-26 00:00 - 2010-05-29 00:00 | Oslo, Norway, Oslo, Norway
The 2010 Consortium for International Marketing Research (CIMaR) Conference will take place in Oslo, Norway May 26-29. BI Norwegian School of Management as organizer of the 18th conference takes the relay of Beijing (2009), and Rio di Janeiro (2008).

Global Management Accounting Research Symposium (GMARS)
2010-06-01 00:00 | East Lansing, MI, Chicago, United States
A Research Symposium that Rotates Annually Around the World: Copenhagen Business School, Michigan State University, and University of New South Wales. GMARS aims to promote a “global village” of management accounting research by bringing together a diverse set of the highest-quality research papers, plenary speakers, and researchers from around the world. GMARS will provide a broader appreciation and understanding of the many theoretical perspectives and research methods that are used to study management-accounting practices.

Short Term Study Abroad Conference
2010-06-04 00:00 - 2010-06-05 00:00 | Kansas City, MO, Kansas City, United States
The purpose of this conference is to bring together faculty and staff who have dealt with these challenges at a variety of schools, to share their experiences and disseminate STSA ideas and best practices and to think about the lasting impressions generated by STSA programs. Whether you are an experienced STSA practitioner or just contemplating the challenges of implementing a short-term program, we hope you will find the agenda compelling. We are confident that the presentations, panels, and networking opportunities with experienced practitioners will leave you with a better understanding of your role in planning, administering, directing, and/or facilitating short-term study abroad programs.

Advanced International Business Institute for Community College Faculty
2010-06-06 00:00 - 2010-06-09 00:00 | East Lansing, MI, Chicago, United States
The Advanced International Business Institute (AIBI) for Community College Faculty is a unique faculty development program. It is designed for community college faculty who have previously attended international business faculty development workshops, seminars, or conferences, as well as faculty who bring previous international business experience to their classrooms, and international business program administrators. Topics to be covered in the AIBI include: classroom tools and course development, developing and maintaining IB programs, and best practices in IB integration. The AIBI will also offer small group breakout sessions for faculty to tackle and resolve their own IB challenges and concerns.

International Trade: Firms and Workers
2010-06-24 00:00 - 2010-06-25 00:00 | University of Nottingham, UK, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK, Nottingham, United Kingdom
MSU-CIBER and the Leverhulme Centre for Research on Globalisation and Economic Policy (GEP) are co-sponsoring a conference on “International Trade: Firms and Workers,” to be held
at the University of Nottingham June 24 “25, 2010. This conference is a follow-up to a workshop
on “Testing Trade Models with Labor Market Heterogeneity,” hosted by the Research Institute of Industrial Economics in December 2008.
That earlier workshop, also co-sponsored by MSU-CIBER, brought together researchers from around the world for the purpose of
initiating collaborative research aimed at developing a better understanding of the labor-market effects of globalization in
a world where workers have heterogeneous skills and firms have heterogeneous technologies.
Eighteen months hence, projects that emerged from that initial meeting are beginning to take shape and will be presented in Nottingham.
Colleagues from Michigan State and Nottingham will be joined by researchers from the University of Oregon, University of California at San Diego,
Columbia University, University of London, University of Copenhagen, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, and Koc University.

Academy of International Business
2010-06-25 00:00 - 2010-06-29 00:00 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
The 2010 meeting will be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from June 25-29, 2010.

U.S.-Korea Partnership: Growing Jobs Across America
2010-08-19 00:00 | Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center, 219 S Harrison Rd, East Lansing, 48824, United States
Ambassador Han Duk-Soo of the Republic of Korea will be discussing the US/Korea Free Trade Agreement and the significance of the relationship between Michigan & Korea for both US exports and Foreign Direct Investment.

Economic Club of Greater Lansing: Elizabeth Haar, president and CEO, Accident Fund Holdings
2010-09-07 00:00 | Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center, 219 S Harrison Rd, East Lansing, 48824, United States
Elizabeth Haar, president and CEO of Accident Fund Holdings, will speak.

Research presentation by Professor Yves Doz on The Metanational Firm
2010-09-13 00:00 | Eli Broad College of Business, Room N125, 645 N Shaw Ln, East Lansing, 48824, United States
Professor Yves Doz has published path-breaking research on the strategy and organization of multinational companies, particularly in high
technology industries, most notably including The Multinational Mission: Balancing Local Demands and Global Vision, co-authored with C.K.
Prahalad (1987) and From Global to Metanational: How Companies Win in the Knowledge Economy co-authored with José Santos and Peter Williamson,
two INSEAD colleagues (2001). The latter book showed how companies can mobilize dispersed knowledge to learn from the world.
His research on strategic alliances has been summarized in Alliance Advantage, co-authored with Gary Hamel (1998).
In Fast Strategy: How Strategic Agility Will Help You Stay Ahead of the Game (2008), Yves considers the dilemma faced by successful
companies who often become victims of their own success. Yves Doz is Professor of Business Strategy and the Timken Chaired Professor of
Global Technology and Innovation at INSEAD.

Global Business Club of Mid-Michigan: Doing Business in the Middle East
2010-09-16 00:00 | MSU Henry Center for Executive Development, 3535 Forest Rd., Lansing, 48910, United States
Joe Badra from ICCS, Inc. will present on the topic “Doing Business in the Middle East”

MBA BROADLINK Conference
2010-09-23 00:00 - 2010-09-25 00:00 | East Lansing, MI, Chicago, United States
This fall come back to where your MBA learning began and recapture the Broad School experience again as you take part in networking, education sessions and social events. A full day of education sessions offer topics such as: Entrepreneurship, Emerging Markets, Entrepreneurship, Leadership Development for You and Your Organization, Business Growth through Social Media, Models for Decision Making, Essential Financial Strategies, Global Career Approaches and more. http://www.mbabroadlink.com/

Research Seminar: Adjusting to Trade Liberalization: Reallocation and Labor Market Policies
2010-10-08 00:00 | East Lansing, MI, Chicago, United States
Dr. Kerem Cosar will present a research seminar on Adjusting to Trade Liberalization: Reallocation and Labor Market Policies. Dr. Cosar studies international trade and macroeconomics. His research contributes to the analysis of the short run effects of increased international competition. Dr. Cosar’s bio can be found at: http://www.chicagobooth.edu/faculty/bio.aspx?person_id=21748432896.

2010 International District Export Council Conference
2010-10-24 00:00 - 2010-10-27 00:00 | Detroit, MI & Windsor, Ontario
The annual International DEC Conference will be hosted for the first time in Detroit at the Renaissance Center Marriot
from October 24 to 27, 2010. This year’s Conference is entitled “Capitalizing on America’s Export Advantages: Green and Innovation” and
will feature world-renowned businesspersons and high-level government officials. Billed as the largest North America conference in 2010
devoted to exporting, the Conference is expected to attract in excess of 500 attendees. Among the unique aspects of the conference will
be a private briefing in Windsor, Canada to attendees by the Canada Border Services Agency as well as opportunities to meet with Canadian
businesses.

Economic Club of Greater Lansing: Tom Nickels, senior vice president of Federal Relations, American Hospital Association
2010-10-27 00:00 | Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center, 219 S Harrison Rd, East Lansing, 48824, United States
Tom Nickels, senior vice president of Federal Relations,
American Hospital Association, will speak.

Research Seminar: Economics, Politics, and Accounting Standard Setting in the Midst of the Global Financial Crisis
2010-11-05 00:00 | East Lansing, MI, Chicago, United States
Dr. Tom Linsmeier, Member of the Financial Accounting Standards Board, will present a research seminar on the Economics, Politics, and Accounting Standard Setting in the Midst of the Global Financial Crisis. The seminar will take place Friday November 5, 2010, 2:45-4:15pm, N100, Business College Complex.

Port Lansing 2010 Global Logistics Conference
2010-11-10 00:00 | Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center, 219 S Harrison Rd, East Lansing, 48824, United States
Attendees will leave the conference with valuable insights like: how to use Port Lansing for your international freight shipments, how to finance your international efforts, and what mistakes to avoid while pursuing global opportunities.

Americas Competitiveness Forum
2010-11-14 00:00 - 2010-11-16 00:00 | Atlanta, Atlanta, United States
The increasing interconnectedness of the Western Hemisphere has made it easier for us to do business, exchange ideas, and share knowledge in a cooperative effort to improve the standard of living for millions of people. This year ACF IV will highlight the successes of our region’s businesses and governments during this period of economic uncertainty. We will focus on those best practices and most useful ideas that have improved competitiveness so that our countries and businesses may learn and grow. At the ACF, all participants have a chance to make a contribution and to learn how to improve the way we do business in the Americas. This year, we have selected four key topics: green technologies; education and workforce development; entrepreneurship and small business development; and trade facilitation, border clearance, and supply chain logistics. In addition to plenary sessions and breakout panels, participants may choose from a variety of additional ACF IV events and services, including market opportunity sessions, export counseling sessions, business-to-government meetings, and business-to-business meetings.

Economic Club of Greater Lansing: Christine Todd Whitman
2010-11-16 00:00 | Eagle Eye Banquet Center, 15500 Chandler Rd #3, Bath, 48808, United States
Christine Todd Whitman, former governor of New Jersey and administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency during the Bush administration, will speak.

US-China Economic Debate
2010-11-17 00:00 | East Lansing, MI, Chicago, United States
Are you interested in the future of economic relations between the 2 largest economic powers: the US and China? Are you curious to find out more about issues like currency manipulation and possible trade war? Are you tired of media bias and would you like to learn more about how these issues actually affect the US economy and your life? If you answered yes to any of these questions you should come to the Broad China Business Society’s economic debate panel. We will have experts from academia and business discuss the current state of US-China economic relations, its importance, and the possible effects if trade war begins. They will also field audience questions at the end. This event will take place Wednesday evening, November 17 at 7 pm in room 303 of the International Center. Please come and bring friends; it will be a great educational and networking opportunity for those interested in the subject. The event is free and open to everyone and refreshments will be provided.

Global Business Club of Mid Michigan: Sustainability as a Megatrend in International Trade
2010-11-18 00:00 | East Lansing, MI, Chicago, United States
Dr. Richard Chapas is a Board member for the Center for Sustainable Enterprise at the Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina. He has worked with academic and industrial experts to develop products directed at the needs of the developing world. He has presented papers throughout the world on sustainable development and innovation. He is on the Executive Committee for the U.S. Business Council for Sustainable Development which leads U.S. businesses in developing projects to drive sustainable solutions, including industrial ecology and ecosystems restoration. He currently serves on the faculty of the University of Delaware, Lerner Business School, where he teaches courses on sustainability and green business.

Economic Club of Greater Lansing: Robert Shuster
2010-12-09 00:00 | Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center, 219 S Harrison Rd, East Lansing, 48824, United States
Robert Shuster, CFO, Independent Bank, and president and CEO,
Mepco Finance Corporation, will speak.
