The Pacific Ocean is our planets single biggest feature. If western civilization was shaped by the Mediterranean Sea, and industrialization and hyper-globalization were marked by the Atlantic Ocean, it is clear that an important part of our future will play out in the Pacific, in environmental, security and economic terms. With the Indo-Pacific becoming a new epicenter of world affairs, a new kind of 21stcentury Great Game is taking place among global superpowers in the South Pacific. Home to fewer than 13 million inhabitants, yet covering 15% of the worlds surface, the South Pacific Island nations have been, for a long time, seen as simply a bunch of small remote islands, marred by the triple tyranny of colonial history, remoteness and size. Capturing human imagination and sparking geopolitical discourse for centuries, going back to James Harringtons utopian commonwealth of Oceana (1656), the South Pacific remains one of the neglected locations within the international business discipline, despite its growing security, economic and environmental relevance. Joined by three experts on and from the region. For additional information, go to registration site by clicking the website link.

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Sponsored by Consumers Energy, the September Lansing Economic Club will feature a panel discussion on food insecurity and how it impacts every business, from employees and their families to clients and potential clients and the communities in which they operate. Panelists includeClaire Babineaux-Fontenot, CEO of Feeding America, andDr. Phil Knight, executive director of Food Bank Council of Michigan.Michelle Lantz, CEO of Greater Lansing Food Bank, will moderate the program.We encourage Lansing Economic Club members to help support Greater Lansing Food Bank by bringing in a non-perishable food item. Greater Lansing Food Bank bins will be provided at the Kellogg Center.

For this webinar, we invited three supply chain scholars who have published important foundational work in the area of global supply chain management. Our panelists will discuss
their research addressing contemporary conceptual and methodological best practices as well as reflect upon the field. This webinar will include short presentations followed by a discussion moderated by the co-hosts.

Learn the current state of the global supply chain literature and areas of high future research opportunity

Gain insights into different theoretical foundations for advancing the global supply chain literature

Tips related to best practices for publishing research in the field of global supply chain management

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