International Business Center

Detroit Economic Club: DEC Presents The Honorable Debbie Stabenow
2008-05-12 00:00 (America/Detroit) | Dearborn Inn Marriott, 20301 Oakwood Blvd, Dearborn, 48124, United States
The Honorable Debbie Stabenow Born in Gladwin, Michigan on April 29, 1950, Senator Stabenow grew up in the small town of Clare, Michigan. She attended Michigan State University, where she received her Bachelor’s (1972) and Masters (1975) degrees. She worked with youth in the public schools before running for public office.
Elected to Congress in 1996 representing Michigan’s Eighth Congressional District, she won election to the U.S. Senate four years later.Elected to a new term in 2006, she has been appointed to the Senate Finance Committee which is responsible for our nation’s taxation, health care, pension and trade policies. She will continue serving on the Senate Budget and Agriculture committees and is chairing the Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Revitalization, Conservation, Forestry, and Credit.

Advanced International Business Institute for Community College Faculty
2008-06-02 00:00 - 2008-06-05 00:00 | Michigan State University, East Lansing, 48824, 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.

Detroit Economic Club: A Conversation with Michael Dell
2008-06-10 00:00 | MGM Grand Detroit, 1777 3rd Ave, Detroit, 48226, United States
Michael Dell, born in February 1965, is the chairman of the Board of Directors and chief executive officer of Dell, the company he founded in 1984 with $1,000 and an unprecedented idea – to build relationships directly with customers. In 1992, Mr. Dell became the youngest CEO ever to earn a ranking on the Fortune 500. Mr. Dell serves on the Foundation Board of the World Economic Forum, the executive committee of the International Business Council and is a member of the U.S. Business Council. Mr. Dell also serves on the U.S. President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, the Technology CEO Council and the governing board of the Indian School of Business in Hyderabad, India.

Coface North American 2008 Coface Country Risk Conference
2008-06-11 00:00 | Lighthouse Executive Conference Center, 111 East 59th St., New York, 100222, United States
Meeting Agenda
* Latin America: Ex-Im Bank Country Risk Outlook
* Russia: Perspectives on Russian Risk Assessment
* India: Business Climate
* United States: Recovery or Decline
* Coface Outlook and Ratings

American Marketing Association Marketing and Entrepreneurship SIG International Doctoral Consortium
2008-06-14 00:00 - 2008-06-16 00:00 | Stockholm, Sweden, Sweden
This special interest group of the AMA has a long history of partnership with the annual UIC Marketing and Entrepreneurship Research Symposium. At this year’s Research Symposium, we are instituting a consortium for doctoral students to encourage and guide students who are considering or are researching the intersecting domains of marketing and entrepreneurship.
Doctoral students selected for the consortium will have their Symposium fees waived, have complimentary meals during the official portion of the Consortium and the Symposium, and have a portion of their hotel expenses subsidized.

CIMaR 2008 Annual Conference
2008-06-18 00:00 - 2008-06-21 00:00 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
The CIMaR 2008 Conference will be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 18-21 June, 2008. It will be hosted by NUPIN, the Center for Research on the Internationalization of the Firm at the Coppead Graduate School of Business of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, and by IAG, the Business School of the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro.

Detroit Economic Club: Energy: The Next U.S. Challenge
2008-06-23 00:00
Michael G. Morris, chairman, president and chief executive officer of American Electric Power Co., Inc., will speak.

Academy of International Business (AIB) 2008 Annual Conference
2008-06-30 00:00 - 2008-07-03 00:00 | Milan, Italy, Milan, Italy
The 2008 meeting will be held in Milan, Italy, June 30- July 3, 2008. The host school is the Bocconi University Strategic Management Institute. More information will be posted as details are finalized. We invite all of our members to join us in 2008 in Milan!

Lansing Regional Chamber Economic Club Luncheon: John Kelley, Google
2008-09-25 00:00 | Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center, 219 S Harrison Rd, East Lansing, 48824, United States
Speaker: John Kelley, Manager, Online Sales & Operations, Google Ann Arbor

Global Business Club of Mid-Michigan: Jean-Pierre Novak
2008-09-30 00:00 | The University Club of MSU, 3435 Forest Rd, Lansing, 48910, United States
Jean-pierre Novak, Invest in France Agency – French Embassy will present “France: A Country on the Move.”

France: A Country on the Move
2008-09-30 00:00 | MSU Henry Center for Executive Development, 3535 Forest Rd., Lansing, 48910, United States
Sessions include: Overview of French Economy (with an emphasis on technology/energy), Protecting your Name and Logo when you do Business Internationally, & Renewable Fuels and Incentives to Export

Lansing Regional Chamber Economic Club Luncheon
2008-10-09 00:00 | Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center, 219 S Harrison Rd, East Lansing, 48824, United States
Speaker: Daniel J. Loepp, President & CEO, BlueCross BlueShield

Global Business Club of Mid-Michigan: Erik Magdanz
2008-10-22 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.

Doing Business in Korea
2008-10-22 00:00 | MSU Henry Center for Executive Development, 3535 Forest Rd., Lansing, 48910, United States
This half-day seminar will feature a number of sessions for those interested in doing business in Korea. Representatives of the U.S. Department of Commerce and U.S. Department of State will present, as well as local businesspeople already engaged in business in South Korea.

Applied Economics Seminar: Pedro Vicente
2008-11-07 00:00 | Marshall-Adams Hall, 486 W Circle Dr, East Lansing, 48824, United States
Economist Pedro Vicente will present research involving vote-buying and violence in Nigeria. A draft paper is available at http://users.ox.ac.uk/~econ0192/violence.pdf.

3rd International Trade Symposium: Promoting Environmental Sustainability
2008-11-11 00:00 - 2008-11-13 00:00
In recognition of the urgent need for greater international cooperation on environmental and health issues, a consortium of organizations in the State of Michigan has organized a program designed to promote the development of a new level of cooperation between Michigan and China.
The program will introduce representatives of national and provincial governments, environmentally concerned businesses and universities from China to the broad range of “green” business, research and government sponsored programs which have potential for helping China manage its environmental challenges.
The State of Michigan, under the leadership of Governor Jennifer Granholm, has launched a broad policy initiative to help Michigan industry and universities become global leaders in providing answers to the challenges of climate change. Michigan’s century old world class manufacturing expertise is being redesigned to promote the “green economy.” Developing mutually beneficial economic relationships with China is a key component of achieving this goal.

Global Business Club of Mid-Michigan
2008-11-12 00:00 | The University Club of MSU, 3435 Forest Rd, Lansing, 48910, United States

6th Annual Greater China Supply Chain Forum
2008-11-14 00:00 | Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center, 219 S Harrison Rd, East Lansing, 48824, United States
The 6th Annual Greater China Supply Chain Forum is organized by The Broad China Business Society (BCBS), a completely student-run organization which aims to promote awareness of the global business environment among students, educators, and professionals. The theme of this year’s forum is “Michigan and China, Supply Chain Partners in Environmental Sustainability.”

Lansing Regional Chamber Economic Club Luncheon: Dr. David Cole
2008-11-19 00:00 | Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center, 219 S Harrison Rd, East Lansing, 48824, United States
Speaker: Dr. David Cole, Chairman, Center for Automotive Research

Workshop on Testing Trade Models with Labor Market Heterogeneity
2008-12-05 00:00 - 2008-12-06 00:00 | Stockholm, Sweden, Sweden
The Research Institute for Industrial Economics (IFN), The Leverhulme Centre for Research on Globalisation and Economic Policy and CIBER at Michigan State University has arranged a workshop on globalization and labor markets. Trade models with heterogeneous firms have been a major focus of research for the past decade. More recently, some trade theorists have begun to enrich these models by incorporating heterogeneity in the labor market as well. Such research holds the potential to uncover connections between the nexus of worker and firm decisions with characteristics of the global environment. The idea of the workshop was to bring together a small group of theorists who are working on such models with empiricists who are familiar with matched worker-firm data sources.

Lansing Regional Chamber Economic Club Luncheon: Dana Johnson
2008-12-09 00:00 | Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center, 219 S Harrison Rd, East Lansing, 48824, United States
Speaker: Dana Johnson, Chief Economist, Comerica Bank

International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS)
2008-12-14 00:00 - 2008-12-17 00:00 | Paris, France, Paris, France
ICIS is the premier international conference on information systems

Lansing Regional Chamber Economic Club Luncheon: Mark Hollis
2009-01-07 00:00 | Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center, 219 S Harrison Rd, East Lansing, 48824, United States
Speaker, Mark Hollis, Athletic Director, Michigan State University

Global Business Club of Mid-Michigan: The IT Industry
2009-02-17 00:00 | The University Club of MSU, 3435 Forest Rd, Lansing, 48910, United States
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: Jack Kresnak
2009-02-18 00:00 | Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center, 219 S Harrison Rd, East Lansing, 48824, United States
Speaker: Jack Kresnak, CEO, Michigan’s Children

Why GM Matters
2009-03-05 00:00 | The University Club of MSU, 3435 Forest Rd, Lansing, 48910, United States
William Holstein, author of WHY GM MATTERS: Inside the Race to Transform an American Icon, will hold a press conference & offer the keynote address at a fundraising luncheon to benefit the annual Lansing Diversity Celebration and a planned manufacturing diversity summit. A book signing will follow lunch.

Lansing Regional Chamber Economic Club Luncheon: Transportation Policy
2009-03-19 00:00 | Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center, 219 S Harrison Rd, East Lansing, 48824, United States
Expert Panel discusses involvement with Michigan’s Transportation Funding Task Force.

Title VI 50th Anniversary Conference
2009-03-19 00:00 - 2009-03-21 00:00 | WA, DC, Washington, DC, United States
In consultation with the National Advisory Committee, the conference program will be developed to: 1) highlight the significant impacts of Title VI programs in the United States over the past 50 years; 2) demonstrate the pressing need for Title VI programs given future and current needs; and, 3) address future directions of Title VI programs. Presenters at the conference will include invited keynote speakers to be determined in consultation with the National Advisory Committee. In addition, concurrent breakout session panels will include speakers solicited in a “Call for Proposals.”

Applied Economics Seminar: Hyeok Jeong
2009-03-20 00:00
Dr. Jeong is an assistant professor of economics at Vanderbilt University. He will present “Complementarity and Transition to Modern Economic Growth.” This paper addresses an interesting question in economic development, the nature of the transition to sustained economic growth. He proposes and analyzes a new growth model that is able to generate a gradual transition to sustained growth. He then estimates key model parameters using data from Thailand’s economic transition of 1976-1996, and finally shows that model simulations replicate well Thailand’s economic transition.

Global Business Club of Mid-Michigan: The Agricultural Industry
2009-03-24 00:00 | The University Club of MSU, 3435 Forest Rd, Lansing, 48910, United States
