Succeeding in Emerging and Developing Markets:
Understanding How Institutions Impact Firms and Managers
Faculty Development in International Business
June 11-14, 2013
Agenda
SETTING THE STAGE
| 12:30-2:00pm |
Presenters: Dr. Reid W. Click, Director, GW-CIBER and Associate Professor of International Business & of International Affairs, GW School of Business Dr. Philip Wirtz, Vice Dean of Programs and Education and Professor of Decision Sciences and of Psychology, GW School of Business Dr. Liesl Riddle, Associate Dean for Graduate Programs and Associate Professor of International Business & of International Affairs, GW School of Business Yohannes Assefa, Esq., Director, Stalwart Management Consulting PL |
Room 451 |
| 2:00-3:30pm |
What are Institutions? Why are they Important for Development? Presenters: Dr. Liesl Riddle, Associate Dean for Graduate Programs and Associate Professor of International Business & of International Affairs, GW School of Business Yohannes Assefa, Esq., Director, Stalwart Management Consulting PL |
Room 651 |
| 3:30-4:00pm |
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6th Floor Fishbowl |
| 4:00-5:30pm |
Institutional Change? Challenges for Business - "The Case of the Untouchable Watercarrier" Case Debrief with Practitioner's Perspective: Monika Kalra Varma, J.D., Executive Director, D.C. Bar Pro Bono Program; Former Director of RFK Center's Center for Human Rights |
Room 651 |
| 5:30-7:00pm |
Logistical remarks by Alexis Gaul, Administrative Director, GW CIBER |
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| 7:00-10:00pm |
Introduction: Dr. Doug Guthrie, Dean and Professor of International Business and of Management, GW School of Business Keynote Address: Dr. Jianhai Lin, Secretary of the Fund and the International Monetary and Financial Committee, IMF *Walking directions from residence halls to Elliott School are included in the workshop binder |
City View Room, Elliott School of Int'l Affairs, 1957 E St. (7th floor)* |
INSTITUTIONAL CHALLENGES IN EMERGING & DEVELOPING MARKETS (I)
| 9:00-9:30am |
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6th Floor Fishbowl |
| 9:30-10:45am |
"Navigating Institutions in Emerging Markets & Developing Countries" Presenters: S. Qaisar Shareef, Former Country Manager, Procter & Gamble, Pakistan & Ukraine Rex Pingle, President & CEO, PMD International and GW-CIBER Advisory Board Member Moderator: Dr. Liesl Riddle, Associate Dean for Graduate Programs and Associate Professor of International Business & of International Affairs, GW School of Business |
Room 651 |
| 10:45-11:15am |
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6th Floor Fishbowl |
| 11:15am-12:30pm |
"Political Risk in International Business: Teaching & Research" Presenters: Dr. Reid W. Click, Director, GW-CIBER and Associate Professor of International Business & of International Affairs, GW School of Business Dr. Robert Weiner, Professor of International Business, of Public Policy and Public Administration, & of International Affairs, GW School of Business |
Room 651 |
| 12:30-2:00pm |
"Corruption and the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act" Presenter: Yohannes Assefa, Esq., Director, Stalwart Management Consulting PL |
Room 451 |
| 2:00-5:00pm |
"Mobil in Aceh, Indonesia" Participants' Individual Review of Case (2:00-2:30pm) Small Group Case Discussion/Activity (2:30-4:00pm) Case Debrief with Legal Perspective (4:00-5:00pm) |
Room 651 |
| 5:15-9:00pm |
Dinner & Cultural Night: Meaza Ethiopian Restaurant Meet outside Duqués Hall for group departure. |
5700 Columbia Pike, Falls Church |
INSTITUTIONAL CHALLENGES IN EMERGING & DEVELOPING MARKETS (II)
| 9:00-9:30am |
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6th Floor Fishbowl |
| 9:30-11:00am |
"The World Bank's Doing Business Index: Potential for Research & Classroom Use" Presenter: Dr. Rita Ramalho, Program Manager, Doing Business Unit and Women, Business and the Law Project, The World Bank |
Room 651 |
| 11:00-11:15am |
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6th Floor Fishbowl |
| 11:15am-12:45pm |
"Life & Debt" A documentary addressing the impact of the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank and globalization policies on a developing country, such as Jamaica. |
Room 451 |
| 12:45-3:00pm |
"Institutional Challenges in Emerging & Developing Markets: The IMF Perspective" Presenter: Patrick Cirillo, Principal Assistant to The Secretary of the International Monetary Fund and the IMF's International Monetary and Financial Committee, IMF |
IMF |
| 3:00-5:00pm |
Leader: Dr. Jennifer Spencer, Chair, Dept. of International Business and Assoc. Professor of International Business and of International Affairs, GW School of Business Workshop participants will be organized into small groups and given discussion questions to debate and discuss the role of supranational institutions in emerging and developing countries. |
Room 451 |
| 5:00-5:30pm |
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6th Floor Fishbowl |
| 5:30-7:00pm |
"China's Involvement in Africa: The Role of Institutions" Ambassador David H. Shinn, Former U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia Interviewed by Yohannes Assefa, Esq. |
Room 651 |
INSTITUTIONAL BUILDING IN EMERGING AND DEVELOPING MARKETS
| 9:00-9:30am |
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Room 451 |
| 9:30-10:30am |
"The Role of Institutions in Providing Access to Credit" Presenter: Dr. Meghana Ayyagari, Associate Professor of International Business, GW School of Business |
Room 651 |
| 10:30-11:00am |
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Room 451 |
| 11:00am-12:30pm |
"Impact Investing: Building Institutions Through Investment" Presenters: Ambassador John Simon, Founding Partner, Total Impact Advisors Randall T. Kempner, Executive Director, Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE) Tom Scriven, J.D., Consultant and Legal Advisor, Renew Strategies Moderator: Dr. Reid W. Click, Director, GW-CIBER and Associate Professor of International Business & of International Affairs, GW School of Business |
Room 651 |
| 12:30-2:00pm |
"China's Economy in an Era of New Leadership" Presenter: Dr. Doug Guthrie, Dean and Professor of International Business and of Management, GW School of Business |
Room 451 |
| 2:00-3:30pm |
"Bridging Institutional Divides: Diaspora Entrepreneurship & Investment" Presenters: Dr. Liesl Riddle, Associate Dean for Graduate Programs and Associate Professor of International Business & of International Affairs, GW School of Business Romi Bhatia, Senior Advisor for Diaspora Partnerships, Global Partnerships Division, U.S. Agency for International Development |
Room 651 |
| 3:30-4:00pm |
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| 4:00-4:30pm |
Presenter: Dr. Liesl Riddle, Associate Dean for Graduate Programs and Associate Professor of International Business & of International Affairs, GW School of Business |
Room 651 |
| 4:30-5:00pm |
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| 5:00-8:30pm |
Casual Dining Cruise: See the Monuments from the Potomac! Meet outside Duqués Hall for group departure |
Georgetown Waterfront |