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CIBER Global Forums
Penn Lauder CIBER co-sponsors the annual Wharton Global Business Forum, a two-day conference organized by Wharton graduate students. It is the pre-eminent business school event addressing the major economic, social, and political trends affecting the major regions of the world. This conference combines five separate international student-run conferences addressing the globalization of various regions' economies while remaining focused on domestic trends and concerns. In November 2006, top-caliber speakers, panelists, and guests from around the world convened in Philadelphia to focus on issues particular to Africa, Asia, and India. The themes and keynote speakers for each region’s forum were as follows:
Africa: Building New Partnerships Dr. Cheick Modibo Diarra, Chairman for Africa, Microsoft Mr. Alan Patricof , Co-founder, Apax Partners L.P. Dr. Mamphela Ramphele, Chair, Circle Capital Ventures Prof. Charles Soludo, Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria
Asia: Defining Asia in Transition: Mr. Jay Chang, International Vice President, Asia-Pacific, Johnson & Johnson Mr. Dow Kim, Executive Vice President and President of Global Markets and Investment Banking, Merrill Lynch Mr. Noel Kullavanijaya, Managing Director and Head of Asia-Pacific Financial Institutions, Citigroup Mr. Jin Roy Ryu, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Poongsan Corporation Mr. Chang Sun, Managing Director, Warburg Pincus Asia
India: Realizing the Indian Dream Mr. Rahul Bajaj, Chairman, Bajaj Auto Mr. Rajat Gupta, Former Worldwide Managing Director, McKinsey & Co. Mr. Shiv Khemka, Vice Chairman, SUN Group Dr. Patrick T. Harker, Dean, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania Mr. Shashi Tharoor, Under Secretary General, United Nations
The 2007 Wharton Global Business Forum will be held this fall, again featuring conferences focussed on Africa (November 10), Asia (November 17), and India (December 1).
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Washington, DC
Penn Lauder CIBER also collaborates on planning and sponsoring other student-organized events, including the daylong Global Leadership Forum, now held annually in April in Washington, DC. This event marks a major cooperative endeavor by students in the Wharton and Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) graduate programs. Highlights include briefings by policymakers, diplomats, and journalists on key policy issues that affect international business.
New York City
In Fall 2004, in a new collaboration with Columbia's CIBER and the School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), the Global Leadership Forum event expanded to include an event in New York City (free and open to the public). This forum featured speakers from the United Nations Global Compact, the UN Millennium Development Goals, and the Canadian Permanent Mission. The speakers addressed public/private partnerships, the UN Millennium Development Goals, and the UN political agenda and peacekeeping.
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