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.

Broad China Business Forum: Global Perspectives in a Challenging Economic Climate Saturday, January 23rd 1:00 - 5:30 MSU Union Ballroom (http://maps.msu.edu/interactive/index.php?location=ub) Keynote speaker: Chinese Consul General Huang Ping FREE Admission The 7th Annual Broad China Business Forum will be hosted by the Broad China Business Society. Esteemed speakers will present on topics of concern to the future of Sino-American economic and business relations. Delivering the keynote speech will be the Chinese Consul General in Chicago, Mr. Huang Ping. The event will begin at one o'clock on Saturday, January 23rd at the MSU Union Ballroom on the North side of the Michigan State University campus in East Lansing, MI. Admission is free.

Scott Monty, Global Digital & Multimedia Communications Manager at Ford Motor Company will speak.

Michigan State University's president, Lou Anna K. Simon, will speak.

Daniel J. Vandenberg and Thomas A. Koster will present "IC-DISC Tax Planning - The Last U.S. Export Incentive"

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.

Dave Brandon, CEO of Domino's Pizza, is the keynote speaker.

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.

Phil Power, President of the The Center for Michigan, will speak.

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.