The Innovations conference is the premier event for professionals dedicated to improving organizational teaching and learning, and discovering new approaches for enhancing the community college experience. This international conference provides a forum for collaboration among academic experts and leading community college professionals, while granting participants exclusive access to the most inventive and thought-provoking programs from around the world.

Patrick McPharlin, president and chief executive office, Michigan State University Federal Credit Union, and winner of the Lansing Regional Chambers 2015 Community Service award. Program begins at noon; please arrive early for registration & networking.

This event is designed to bring researchers from the social and technical disciplines together to generate discussion and collaboration that will improve our knowledge of cybercrime and the policy response to this phenomenon. The conference will utilize a TED Talk style structure, where in a 50-minute panel two speakers will have approximately 20-25 minutes each to present their work and ideas at a high level. Each session will feature a social and technical researcher to promote synergy.

World Languages Day is a free, all-day conference for high school students, teachers, and parents. The event bringsover 500 participants, presenters, and volunteers to campus for a conference on world cultures and languages, globalization, the importance of learning foreign languages, and the positive impact knowledge of other languages can have on future career paths. High school students, parents, and teachers from across the state come to learn more about Michigan State University and the myriad international opportunities it offers. Participants choose from 75-85 sessions taught by MSU faculty, graduate students, and community members on topics includinglanguage, culture, globalization, and general information about MSU.

Speaker Stephen Rapundalo, Phd, President & CEO, MichBioThe Global Business Club of Mid-Michigan is proud to offer its first program in conjunction with MichBio, focusing on the opportunities and unique considerations for exporting medical devices around the globe. This event will cover an overview of the medical device industry, different approaches to market entry, and regulatory and supply chain issues. In addition, a panel of global businesspersons will discuss their experiences selling internationally. This event is for new and experienced exporters, as well as anyone with an interest in the industry from an international standpoint. Note that this is an afternoon program; cocktail reception for participants is 5-6pm.The Global Business Club of Mid-Michigan focuses on global issues of interest to the mid-Michigan business community. The monthly GB Club luncheons provide outstanding speakers and relaxed networking opportunities. With extensive international experience, the speakers wrap personal insights around a practical and up-to-the-minute approach to conducting international trade.

Offered in partnership with Community Colleges for International Development, the International Business Institute on the Road workshops offer an abbreviated version of the flagship International Business Institute for Community College Faculty (IBI) that is offered biennially in East Lansing. The aim of the IBI is to provide participants with the knowledge, experience and resources they need to internationalize general business courses and/or develop specialized international business courses at the two-year college level. Since 1995, the biennial conference has given participants the opportunity to explore new ways of incorporating international components to their curricula as well as network with peers from across the nation.

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Michigan Governor Rick Snyder appointed Kevyn Orr as emergency manager to oversee Detroit financial operations on March 14, 2013 under Public Act 72. On January 24, 2013 Snyder had signed a revised version of a controversial emergency manager law that was rejected by voters during the November election. The new law, Public Act 436, took effect on March 28, 2013 and gave the Detroit emergency manager extraordinary control over all Detroit financial matters and the ability to recommend to the governor and state treasurer that the government enter Chapter 9 bankruptcy.

Speaker Tomas Hult, PhD, Professor of Marketing & Supply Chain ManagementMost companies engaging in the global marketplace assume that they should globalize at least certain parts of their strategy and organization. But globalizing, in the sense of spreading activities around the globe, is not enough. Companies also need to be globally integrated and coordinated, which means that they need to use globally coherent strategies, operate global networks, and maximize profits on a global basis. Global Business Club is pleased to present our April program in conjunction with the MSU Executive MBA program. This day-long program will bring together industry experts and businesspersons of global expertise to explore global strategies for success utilized by firms of all sizes. This will be a must-attend event; space is limited.The Global Business Club of Mid-Michigan focuses on global issues of interest to the mid-Michigan business community. The monthly GB Club luncheons provide outstanding speakers and relaxed networking opportunities. With extensive international experience, the speakers wrap personal insights around a practical and up-to-the-minute approach to conducting international trade.

World Trade Week is a dynamic network of organizations supporting West Michigan region focusing on international trade and business growth in foreign markets.For the past 30 years West Michigan trade organizations, businesses and other community stakeholders have come together to promote and facilitate the importance of international trade.

Join McGraw-Hill author, G. Tomas M. Hult, as he discusses the future of global companies, and the challenges they face. G.Tomas M. Hult will highlight strategies companies have implemented to stay competitive in the global marketplace. Wednesday, May 6th @ 11 AM Central Time.

David Mengebier, Vice President of Government and Public Affairs, Consumers Energy.

The 11th Biennial International Business Institute for Community College Faculty is a unique professional development program designed specifically for community and technical college faculty. The aim of the Institute is to provide participants with the knowledge, experience and resources they need to internationalize general business courses and/or develop specialized international business courses at the two-year college level.

A 2-day training to prepare individuals for the NASBITE Certified Global Business Professional exam.

The theme of the conference is: Internships and Employability: Building a Global Portfolio.Embarking on a professional career has rarely been more difficult, and the worldwide recession has meant that young graduates entry into the world of work is more hazardous than ever. How can experts in practical education help prepare our students and ease their transition to global professionals? At the Global Internship Conference we will be examining ideas, programs and results from around the world.

Annual Conference of the Academy of International Business (AIB); the leading association of scholars and specialists in the field of international business. The 2015 meeting will be held in Bengaluru, India on June 27-30, 2015. AIB's host school will be Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore (IIMB).

This workshop is offered in conjunction with the CCID Asia Pacific Forum and is open to all faculty in the Hawaii Community College System as well as all APF attendees.

Presentation of services offered to SMEs by MSU-IBC

The 35th Annual America's SBDC Conference. Theme: Gateway To Small Business Success

Nick Lyon, Director, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.

Annual meeting of the Rural Community College Alliance.

Speaker Panel of Logistics & Cargo Specialists:International cargo planes regularly land and depart from Capital Region International Airport. Did you know that your products can fully clear customs right here in Lansing? In addition to a new licensed Customs House Broker, the Lansing Foreign Trade Zone allows for a large variety of services to facilitate your company's international trade--potentially saving you lots of time and money! Dan Cusenza, Licensed Customs House Broker, Mourer Forster Company Brent Case, Global Development Executive, TOC Logistics International Gary Bartek, Director of Cargo, Port Lansing – Foreign Trade Zone #275The Global Business Club of Mid-Michigan focuses on global issues of interest to the mid-Michigan business community. The monthly GB Club luncheons provide outstanding speakers and relaxed networking opportunities. With extensive international experience, the speakers wrap personal insights around a practical and up-to-the-minute approach to conducting international trade.

Nicholas Ryan is an Assistant Professor of Economics at Yale University. He has been a Cowles Foundation Fellow at Yale University (2014-15) and a Prize Fellow in Economics at Harvard University from 2012-2014. He received a PhD in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2012 and a BA in Economics summa cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania. He previously worked as a Research Associate in the Capital Markets group at the Federal Reserve Board of Governors in Washington, DC. Nick studies energy markets and environmental regulation in developing countries. Energy use enables high standards of living but rapid, energy-intensive growth has caused many environmental problems in turn. Nicks research measures how energy use and pollution emissions respond to regulation and market incentives. His work includes empirical studies of the effect of power grid capacity on electricity prices, how firms make decisions about energy-efficiency and how environmental regulation can be designed to best abate pollution at low social cost.