Offered only during spring semesters, these seminars afford students the opportunity to earn a Professional Development Certificate from the School of Business while learning from international business leaders. It is a great resume builder and will enhance the understanding of the global economy. This certificate is available to all graduate and undergraduate UConn students. It is achieved by attending 3 out of 4 GBLSS lectures offered during the spring semester. You must fill out and submit the registration form at each lecture, attending three lectures during the same spring semester. Students may earn a certificate every spring semester.

Konover Auditorium, Dodd Center
 March 18th, March 25th, and April 14th
7pm - 8pm
Tuesday, March 24th
6pm-7pm
Refreshments will be served

Sponsored by
Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER)
School of Business Career Services
International Business Society
Undergraduate Programs Office

2009 GBLSS Schedule:

Wednesday, March 18th
7-8pm

Lecture Topic:  "Crisis as Capital & Capital as Crisis - An entrepreneur's post-meltdown dilemma."

Speaker: Ashok Vasudevan, CEO of Preferred Brands International

 

Tuesday, March 24th
6-7pm

Lecture Topic: "IBM as a Globally Integrated Enterprise"
Speaker: Bob Hoey, General Manager, Major Markets - IBM Systems & Technology Group

 

Wednesday, March 25th
7-8pm

Lecture Topic: "The WTO and Human Rights"

 Speaker: Susan Aaronson, Associate Research Professor of International Affairs, The George Washington University

 

Tuesday, April 14th
7-8pm

Lecture Topic:  "International Collaboration"
Speaker: Doug Seymour, UConn alum, General Manager of Global Business Services, General Electric

Spring 2008 Speakers Included:
Wednesday, February 27th

Lecture Topic: "Young Professionals' Experiences in International Business"
Panel Speakers:

• Se-Min Sohn, Business Development Manager, UPS South New England
• Scott Heaney, Financial Advisor, Merrill Lynch
• Lata Chawla , President, Performance Edge

Tuesday, March 4th

Lecture Topic: "Human Rights at Work: Implementing Voluntary Standards"
Speaker: Eileen Kaufman, Executive Director, Social Accountability International (SAI)

 

Thursday, April 3rd

Lecture Topic: "International Business, especially Insurance, in a Changing World"
Speaker: Tony Dilley, Chief Operation Officer, Travelers International

 

Tuesday, April 15th

Lecture Topic: "Japan and the U.S. -  The Most Important Bilateral Relationship"
Speaker: Greg Boyko, Senior Vice-President, Business Development of The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. and Chairman of Hartford Life Insurance K.K., The Hartford's Japan subsidiary

Spring 2007 Speakers Included:

Brett Silvers, the Founder and President of WorldBusiness Capital, Inc., a commercial finance company specializing in lending to small and midsize businesses to support international trade and investments using programs of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (“OPIC”), Export-Import Bank of the United States (“Ex-Im Bank”), and other U.S. government agencies

JT Pedrotty, the Managing Director of the Asia-Pacific division of Reflexit has received many accolades including the“2002 Governor’s Award for Exporting,” from the U.S. Dept of Commerce, and the “International Business Leader of the Year Award” from the Greater Hartford Chamber of Commerce in 1996.

Peter M. Gioia is vice president and economist for the Connecticut Business and Industry Association (CBIA), the state's largest business organization with about 10,000 member companies. Gioia was Connecticut Team Captain for USA*NAFTA. He is a past president and member of the Hartford Area Business Economists, a member of the National Association for Business Economics, and a board member of the MetroHartford Alliance’s Economic Development Council and a past board member of the New England Economic Project.

Robert Flynn is Vice President, Strategic Policy Development at St. Paul Travelers, where he enhances the corporate marketplace position through the analysis and dissemination of public policy. Mr. Flynn works extensively with internal leaders and external stakeholders to affect change that enhances corporate strategy, reputation, and shareholder returns. Mr. Flynn served as the founding Executive Director of the Connecticut Insurance and Financial Services Cluster, a cooperative corporate venture designed to advance the industry throughout the State of Connecticut.