Professor Lakshman Krishnamurthi
A. Montgomery Ward Professor of Marketing

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.

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Professor Mitchell Petersen
Glen Vasel Professor of Finance

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 some one 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 firms’s risk-management strategy, tools for measuring and managing risk, and evaluating risk management programs.

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Professor Steve Rogers
Gordon and Llura Gund Family Distinguished Professor of Entrepreneurship

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?"

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