International Business Center

Lansing Regional Chamber Economic Club Luncheon
2008-04-02 00:00 (America/Detroit) | Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center, 219 S Harrison Rd, East Lansing, 48824, United States
Speaker: Gerard van Grinsven, President & CEO, West Bloomfield Hospital

Trade & Transportation: Michigan's Road to Prosperity
2008-03-20 00:00 | MSU Henry Center for Executive Development, 3535 Forest Rd., Lansing, 48910, United States
Speaker The Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce, together with the MSU International Business Center and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce have partnered to bring you this informative session that features the following:
– Faces of trade & transportation
– The future of international trade for Michigan
– Delivering products and going global

Global Business Club of Mid-Michigan Luncheon
2008-03-20 00:00, 2008-02-13 00:00 | The University Club of MSU, 3435 Forest Rd, Lansing, 48910, United States
The Global Business Club of Mid-Michigan focuses on global issues of interest to the mid-Michigan business community. In this role, the GB Club is dedicated to supporting global business growth of the State of Michigan and its diverse manufacturing and service organizations. The main activity of the GB Club is the luncheon speaker series.
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. The luncheons are open to the general public. Typically, about 100 business executives, public policy makers, and academics attend each luncheon.

Lansing Regional Chamber Economic Club Luncheon
2008-03-19 00:00 | Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center, 219 S Harrison Rd, East Lansing, 48824, United States
Speaker: Hester Wheeler, Executive Director of Detroit NAACP

25th Annual Pow-Wow of Love
2008-03-15 00:00 - 2008-03-16 00:00 | Jenison Field House at MSU, 223 Kalamazoo St, East Lansing, 48824, United States
The pow-wow has attracted 4,000 people from the Michigan State community, the greater Lansing Area, and all over the U.S., and is also the largest student organized event on campus. The pow-wow is an opportunity for Native American students to share their heritage and invite others to learn about and experience a culture than many people do not have the opportunity to experience. This year’s pow-wow is the 25th annual event.
Additional sponsors include:
Grand Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa & Chipewa Indians, Department of Police and Public Safety (DPPS), College of Ag and Natural Resources and Pluralism, Office of Supportive Services (OSS), School of Social Work, Lilian M. Dodge, Bay Mills Indian Community, Dean Armstrong (CARN), MSU Student Life

NASBITE International Annual Conference
2008-03-06 00:00 - 2008-03-08 00:00 | Arlington, VA (WA, DC), Arlington, United States
NASBITE International will hold its annual conference March 6-8, 2008, at the Double Tree Hotel, Crystal City-National Airport in Arlington, Virginia (just outside Washington, DC). For more information and to register for the conference, please see the NASBITE website, http://www.nasbite.org.

Export Finance and Payments
2008-02-22 00:00 | Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center, 219 S Harrison Rd, East Lansing, 48824, United States
The workshop is aimed at enhancing Michigan companies knowledge of exporting and how to target top export markets for their products.
Dennis Lynch, Food Export Helpline® Counselor for Food Export Association of the Midwest, will present information on a wide range of exporting issues. Jan Blaho of the Export-Import Bank of the United States will discuss financing for export shipments. Topics for the seminar will include the following:
* The elements of an export transaction;
* Trade finance and reducing your international risks;
* Protection against non-payment as you enter into new foreign markets;
* Buyer financing through U.S. Export-Import Bank;
* International terms of sale and how they are integrated into pricing, quoting, and shipping process; and
* Resources available to assist Michigan companies.
Additionally, a speaker from the Michigan State University International Business Center will discuss the center’s knowledge web-portal, globalEDGE.

Lansing Regional Chamber Economic Club Luncheon
2008-02-19 00:00 | Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center, 219 S Harrison Rd, East Lansing, 48824, United States
Speaker: Tim O’Donovan, Chairman and CEO, Wolverine World Wide, Inc.

Teaching Workshop for International Business Faculty
2008-02-08 00:00 | University of Toledo, Toledo, United States
Dr. S. Tamer Cavusgil will present an interactive session to the University of Toledo business faculty. This session will focus on new content and new pedagogical approaches to the teaching of international business. The presenter will share experience and teaching tools that have been especially developed for IB educators. The intent is also to engage participants in an interactive discussion designed to search for excellence in the teaching of international business.

International Communications
2008-02-02 00:00 - 2008-02-07 00:00 | Mumbai, India, Mumbai, India
2nd Annual Conference on International Media and Communications

Lansing Regional Chamber Economic Club Luncheon
2008-01-23 00:00 | Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center, 219 S Harrison Rd, East Lansing, 48824, United States
Speaker: Joe Reid, Chairman and CEO, Capitol Bancorp

Lansing Regional Chamber Economic Club Luncheon
2007-12-12 00:00 | East Lansing, MI, Chicago, United States
The Lansing Regional Chamber Economic Club is dedicated to promoting and stimulating economic growth through timely and insightful community forums presented for personal and professional development. The Economic Club provides a forum where local business and community leaders can hear presentations on a broad range of business-related topics. Past presentations have ranged from how global economic trends affect the national and local economy, to hearing how leaders from different walks of life have achieved their success and view of the future. Samuel Kahan, Senior Economist, Federal Reserve, Bank of Chicago-Detroit Branch, will speak at the December luncheon.

Global Business Club Luncheon
2007-11-28 00:00 | The University Club of MSU, 3435 Forest Rd, Lansing, 48910, United States

Lansing Regional Chamber Economic Club Luncheon
2007-11-28 00:00 | East Lansing, MI, Chicago, United States
The Lansing Regional Chamber Economic Club is dedicated to promoting and stimulating economic growth through timely and insightful community forums presented for personal and professional development. The Economic Club provides a forum where local business and community leaders can hear presentations on a broad range of business-related topics. Past presentations have ranged from how global economic trends affect the national and local economy, to hearing how leaders from different walks of life have achieved their success and view of the future. Denise Illitch, President of Illitch Enterprises will speak at the November luncheon.

Global Festival 2007
2007-11-18 00:00 | MSU Union, 49 Abbot Rd, East Lansing, 48824, United States
At this 22nd annual festival, MSU international student organizations and area nationality groups will share their cultures with exhibits, performances of ethnic dances and music; fashion shows; and demonstrations of native games and crafts. The World Gift shop offers a variety of international art works, jewelry, glassware, clothing, stamps, and a multitude of gift items (proceeds support scholarship fund for spouses of international students to attend MSU classes). The Global Cafe serves ethnic cuisine.

MSU Greater China Supply Chain Forum
2007-11-16 00:00 | Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center, 219 S Harrison Rd, East Lansing, 48824, United States
The Greater China Supply Chain Forum is a core project of the Broad International Business Forum (BIBF), held each fall at Michigan State University. Each year over 300 students, faculty and professionals converge to hear top managers speak about their experiences in China. These managers travel to East Lansing from around the globe to represent such multinational corporations as Dell, Whirlpool, UPS, GM, A.T. Kearney, and many more. Three panels of speakers are joined by guest moderators to provide a full day of presentations and Q&A on focused topics in current, international business. An informal luncheon in the middle of the day brings speakers and attendees together for a chance to interact on a more personal level, and sets the scene for the announcement of the annual BIBF scholarship recipient. This award is given to an outstanding international student and made possible by the generous donations of the forum’s sponsors.

Celebrating Rumi in the 21st Century
2007-11-03 00:00 | MSU Union, 49 Abbot Rd, East Lansing, 48824, United States
This conference examines the poetry & philosophy of Rumi, the 13th-century Muslim poet, philosopher, & mystic, & its relevance to contemporary understandings of Islamic culture. It also deals with renewed interests in Rumi’s writings in recent years throughout the Middle East, Europe, & the United States. The starting point of the conference is Rumi’s well-known verse “come, come again, whoever you are, come!” Rumi’s eloquent & humanistic poetry, written sometimes with a sense of humor, creates a window on Islamic beliefs, values, & wisdom that is far removed from images of violence & terrorism. Bringing well-known scholars of Islamic mysticism, Rumi, & the Middle East together, we explore Rumi’s writings, their place in Islamic literature & society, & their resurgence as bestsellers in the West. The universality of Rumi’s poetry fosters an understanding of the human experience that transcends the boundaries of nations, religions, & languages.

Lansing Regional Chamber Economic Club Luncheon
2007-10-31 00:00 | East Lansing, MI, Chicago, United States
The Lansing Regional Chamber Economic Club is dedicated to promoting and stimulating economic growth through timely and insightful community forums presented for personal and professional development. The Economic Club provides a forum where local business and community leaders can hear presentations on a broad range of business-related topics. Past presentations have ranged from how global economic trends affect the national and local economy, to hearing how leaders from different walks of life have achieved their success and view of the future. Juliette Okotie-Eboh, Vice President of Community Affairs at the MGM Grand Detroit, will speak at the October luncheon.

International Trade Symposium: The Michigan Challenge II
2007-10-25 00:00 | MSU Henry Center for Executive Development, 3535 Forest Rd., Lansing, 48910, United States
The State of Michigan is in the midst of a decades long transition from a predominantly manufacturing economy, largely geared to a North American market, to becoming a successful participant in an increasingly complex, globalized world.
Optimal use of existing and new resources will be a key factor in achieving a common goal: A more diversified Michigan economy and broadly educated workforce which not only benefits the people of Michigan but contributes to a better life for the world’s citizens.
The goal of this second International Trade Symposium is to make a timely, practical educational contribution to this complex process.
The program has been planned as an overview/update for leaders involved in a variety of roles in strengthening Michigan’s economy:
– international business entrepreneurs
– economic development professionals,
– government officials and employees concerned with economic development,
– agricultural export entrepreneurs & leaders,
– academic faculty and students interested in international trade issues,
– non-profit leaders with international interests.

Global Business Club Luncheon
2007-10-25 00:00 | The University Club of MSU, 3435 Forest Rd, Lansing, 48910, United States
October’s Global Business Club luncheon will be held in concert with the anniversary celebration of the founding of the United Nations. It features an address on The UN Global Compact Approach to International Development by Carrie Hall of the United Nations Global Compact Office.
Carrie Hall joined the UN Global Compact in 2004 and is a communications and public affairs adviser for the initiative. She has served as editor of the Compact Quarterly since 2005. In addition, Ms. Hall manages a broad range of communications for Global Compact. Prior to joining the United Nations staff, she was a vice-president at Hill & Knowlton, an international public relations agency. She holds a Masters in Public Administration from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs.

A Dialogue on Fair Trade
2007-10-04 00:00 | East Lansing, MI, Chicago, United States
Oscar Santillan, from Otavalo Ecuador, will present a program on Fair Trade. Sr. Santillan will bring a slide show showing operations in Otavalo, Ecuador.

Global Business Club Luncheon
2007-09-25 00:00 | The University Club of MSU, 3435 Forest Rd, Lansing, 48910, United States
The Global Business Club of Mid-Michigan focuses on global issues of interest to the mid-Michigan business community. In this role, the GB Club is dedicated to supporting global business growth of the State of Michigan and its diverse manufacturing and service organizations. The main activity of the GB Club is the luncheon speaker series.
This month’s speaker will be Bill Sepic, President and CEO of the Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce. He will speak on the topic of “Lansing Chamber Adopts a Global Mission.”

Women as Economic and Business Leaders
2007-08-24 00:00
This session, for Arabic women representing Saudi Arabia, Yeman, Iraq, Morocco, Libya, Algeria, Oman, and Tunisia, will focus on Women in Business and Economics. The participants are sponsored by the state department on a Middle East program involving Women in Business and Economics. After a morning of programming arranged by CIBER, they will meet with MSU President Lou Anna Simon and then move to the State Department in the afternoon.
The MSU-CIBER session will begin with a welcome by the Dean and a presentation on globalEDGE, as requested by the group. They will then hear presentations from female executives at two major American corporations before concluding the session.

U.S.-Canada Trade Workshops
2007-08-23 00:00 | Grand Rapids, MI, Grand Rapids, United States
ITA-CSC Trade Promotion workshops are aimed at small- and medium-sized businesses in Michigan, as well as the agencies that serve them (e.g., chambers of commerce, economic development corporations, small business development groups). The initial series of workshops will consist of four, day-long in-services designed to provide attendees with a broad understanding of U.S. and Canadian trading protocols and procedures. Attendees will be invited to help plan a follow-up series of workshops by completing an end-of-session survey on their specific interests and priorities.

U.S.-Canada Trade Workshops
2007-08-09 00:00 | Detroit, MI, Detroit, United States

U.S.-Canada Trade Workshops
2007-07-26 00:00 | Traverse City, MI, Traverse City, United States

U.S.-Canada Trade Workshops
2007-07-12 00:00 | Lansing, MI, Lansing, United States

Academy of International Business (AIB) 2007 Annual Conference
2007-06-25 00:00 - 2007-06-28 00:00 | Indianapolis, IN, Indianapolis, United States
The 2007 meeting will be held in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, June 25-28, 2007. The host school is the Indiana University Kelley School of Business. For more details visit: http://aib.msu.edu/events/2007/.

Global Management Accounting Research Symposium (GMARS)
2007-06-16 00:00 - 2007-06-17 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.
