Sorry for the late announcement of this Symposium. For those of you in the metro NY area who may wish to attend, all sessions and activities listed below are free, and will be held in Hagan Hall at Iona College, New Rochelle, NY. Please note that a few relate directly to ethics, social entrepreneurship and/or sustainability issues. I can forward a slightly more detailed program on request. - Fredrica (
frudell@iona.edu<mailto:
frudell@iona.edu>)
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FIFTH Annual
HAGAN:IONA - CIBER:UCONN
Summer Symposium
2010 IBE3
[IBE3: International Business, Economics, Environment and Education]
Sustainability, Entrepreneurship, Policy and Cooperation in a Global Economy
Regional Conference: JUNE 25 & 26, 2010
DUE TO THE GENEROUS SUPPORT OF UCONN-CIBER THROUGH ITS DIRECTOR, DR. SUBHASH JAIN, THE REGISTRATION FEE FOR ALL PARTICIPANTS & ATTENDEES IN THE 2010 SYMPOSIUM HAS BEEN WAIVED
Symposium Sponsored by:
The Center for International Business Education and Research, University of Connecticut,
The Hagan School of Business, Iona College, and
The Planning Committee, International Business & Economy Conference 2011
Friday, JUNE 25, 2010
CONFERENCE REGISTRATION, PANEL DISCUSSION & EVENING RECEPTION
5:00 p.m Registration OPENS: Hagan Hall, Iona College All are Welcome.
5:30-7:00 p.m. Panel Discussion:
Is There Any Profit in the Business of Ethics?
Should America Continue to Follow the Leader?
An Examination of the Behavior of American Business Leaders Under Fire:
The Global Impact.
Moderator: Traci Alexander, Iona College
Panelists: Corporate Participants: TBA
7:00-9:00 p.m. RECEPTION: Wine & Cheese
Saturday, JUNE 26, 2010
CONFERENCE REGISTRATION, CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST & SESSIONS
8:00-8:50 a.m. Continental Breakfast
Registration throughout the day
8:50-9:00 a.m. WELCOMING REMARKS
9:00-10:45 a.m. SESSION ONE
The J-Curve exchange rate and current account risks in modern global economies
Case Study of Team Behavior: Do Group Participants Want to Work Again with Teammates?
Strategies for Sustainability of Community Banks in a Time of TBTF Banking Policies
10:45-11:00 a.m. COFFEE BREAK
11:00-12:30 p.m. PLENARY SESSION: Global Sustainability
Paradigm Shift in Brand & Marketing: How Sustainability Metrics are Changing the Game
Sustainability in an Interdependent Global Economy
12:30-1:30 p.m. LUNCH
1:30-2:15 p.m. After Lunch Speaker
Sustainability, Social Entrepreneurship and Micro-finance Lending
Guest Speaker: Michaela Walsh, WWB
2:15-2:30 p.m. Coffee Break
2:30-3:15 p.m. PLENARY SESSION ON INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION
Comparison of Education Systems in China and the U.S.
3:15-3:30 p.m. Coffee Break
3:30-5:00 p.m. SESSION TWO
Executive Compensation of Family-Owned Firms
Judgmental-Accounting Education Needs for Senior Managers of First-time IFRS Adoptors
The Euro Under Stress: an examination
5:00-7:00 p.m. Evening Reception