Friday 4:00pm – 5:15pm
Professor David Besanko
Economics of Immigration
Classroom G40
This session provides an overview of public policy toward immigration in the U.S. and discusses trends and current developments in immigration. The session will focus on the question of whether immigration benefits the U.S. economy as a whole, what the magnitude of those benefits might be and how the benefits are distributed among the various demographic groups in the U.S. economy.
Professor Janice Eberly
Is the Global Economy Out of Balance?
Classroom G45
The American economy has racked up record debt and deficits on almost every dimension: the trade deficit, the budget deficit, household borrowing and government debt. These facts suggest that the U.S. should be treated as a global bad risk, but instead, capital flows into the country in huge amounts at low rates of interest. Is the current situation desirable, or even sustainable? We'll examine U.S. debt and deficits, their financing from global capital markets, and the outlook for restoring balance.
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Ann Browning
Turbo Course on Job Search
Classroom G44
Matthew Temple
The Art of Networking
Classroom G42
Elizabeth B. Roghair and C. Alan Korthals
The Fruits of your Labors: Balancing Self, Family, and Community through Retirement and Estate Planning
Classroom G36
Join us for an informative session from two experienced planners who will equip you with insights on ways to leverage your assets by reducing exposure to income and estate taxes.
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Saturday 9:00am – 11:00am
Professor David Dranove
Code Red: Reviving the American Healthcare System
Classroom 276
This program reviews the checkered history of public and private sector efforts to address costs, quality and access in the U.S. healthcare system. Current initiatives including consumer-directed healthcare and quality report cards are examined. Professor Dranove will conclude the program with his recommendations for reviving the system.
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Professor Adam Galinsky
How Power and Multicultural Experiences Shape Social Life
Classroom G45
This talk will address two foundational issues related to global leadership. The first part will tackle the question: When, why, and how does power corrupt? Taking a social-cognitive approach, my collaborators and I find that power fundamentally changes how people see and approach the world. Essentially, power has two major effects: one positive and one negative. First, power leads individuals to anchor too heavily on their own egocentric desires and inhibits perspective-taking. The more power that leaders have, the harder it is for them to grasp what the world looks like to the people under them. Second, a number of the psychological properties of power – action, optimism, abstract thinking – can be seen as part and parcel of effective leadership. The first part of the talk ends with ways to harness the good in power (the energizing force to make the seemingly impossible possible) while minimizing its psychological and social deficits. I also address the provocative question of whether sex differences are rooted in biological distinctions between men and women or differential levels of social and organizational power. The second part of the talk will explore the question: Do multicultural experiences foster enduring increases in creativity? My collaborators and I find that time spent living abroad predicts creativity (insight learning, seeing and connecting remote association, and idea generation) and that this relationship is driven by the degree to which individuals adapt to different cultures while living abroad. This foreign culture experience - creativity link is a robust relationship, occurring with a multiplicity of creative tasks using Executives, MBAs, and undergraduates in the US and Europe. These findings have broad implications for education, organizations, and public policy.
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Professor Lakshman Krishnamurthi
China and India in the Asian Century
Classroom G40
This presentation will analyze the emerging markets of China and India and discuss: Macro factors impacting growth experienced by the two economies, China’s Investment Model, India’s growth model, analysis of key Indian sectors, and future trends and expectations.
Professor Barry Merkin
Case Study: Building a Social Venture at Kellogg - The One Acre Fund
Classroom G05
When Bill Gates recently spoke about transforming agriculture in the developing world to end extreme hunger and poverty, one social entrepreneur was already on the case. Andrew Youn ’06, while a student at Kellogg, in 2005 created the non-profit One Acre Fund for Kenya in the Entrepreneurship and New Ventures class.
The program now serves 2,000 families with the 3 year goal of 30,000 families while farm income has increased by 100%, with a repayment rate of 97%. Youn believes that this success would not have been possible without the invaluable help of the Kellogg community.
Today, the One Acre Fund has come full circle as the subject of a case study taught to Kellogg entrepreneurship students. Professor Merkin will discuss the One Acre Fund, focusing on the intersection between MBA classroom learning and real world social entrepreneurship.
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Professor Mitchell Petersen
Risk Management: Lessons Learned?
Classroom 160
The history of finance is littered with the wreckage of firms which were taken down by errant trades, a lack of risk management or a misunderstanding of what risk management was doing. Mr. Nick Leeson and the collapse of Barings Bank is but one example. The losses in the sub-prime lending market may be another. Many firms have someone responsible for risk management. This office (or person) is often labeled a cost center, not as a profit center. Risk managers don’t bring in business - they only tell other profit centers what they can’t do.
In this session we will discuss examples of risk management gone awry and ask what lessons can we learn from these examples and why have we not learned this lesson before now. The session will likely discuss three broad issues: Defining the objectives of a firm’s risk-management strategy, tools for measuring and managing risk, and evaluating risk management programs.
Professor Steve Rogers
Entrepreneurship and Its Importance to the American Economy
Classroom 1246
This session will be an interactive discussion defining entrepreneurship and how it positively affects the country. We will discuss the numerous ways by which a person can become an entrepreneur as well as answer the question, "Why do so many entrepreneurs fail?"
Professor John Ward
Family Business -The Other Half of Our Economy
Classroom G03
This session will explore the role of family businesses in our economy and our society. We will also discuss how family controlled firms compete and perform differently than non-family firms and from what we teach at Kellogg.
Women’s Business Association and 2Hats, Inc.
Work Life Balance Session
Classroom G27
2Hats Network was founded by Feyi Boroffice and Simi Nwogugu, two MBAs who left Exxon Mobil and MTV Networks respectively to develop an organization supporting women with demanding careers and important personal obligations. 2Hats provides career coaching, leadership training and networking support services that help members balance their work and personal lives and achieve their highest goals in each sphere.
This 2-hour workshop will help alumni understand what motivates them through their career and home life. We will evaluate and assess how individuals can honor their value system in both work and daily life. Participants will leave with a toolbox of strategies for managing their time and energy efficiently. Opportunities for continued discussion regarding balance and life values will be available through a post-session discussion forum on the 2Hats web site.
[ Register on the 2Hats web site ]
Once again, we look forward to seeing everyone soon.
Regards,
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