Dr. Michael Mandel, Chief Economist of Business Week, discusses how globalization and technology are changing the way we do our jobs and shares his optimistic viewpoints of the long-term trends.

Terrence Martell, Director of the Weissman Center for International Business, introduces the speaker.

The event takes place on December 3, 2007, at the Newman Conference Center, Room 750.

Tarun Khanna, the Jorge Paulo Lemann Professor of Business Strategy, Harvard Business School, discusses the rising entrepreneurship in both China and India, and explains what it all means in his new book Billions of Entrepreneurs: How China and India Are Reshaping Their Futures--and Yours.

Terrence Martell, Director of the Weissman Center for International Business introduces the speaker.

The event takes place on February 6, 2008 at the Baruch College Vertical Campus, Room 14-250.

"Jeffrey C. Sprecher, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of IntercontinentalExchange, shares his insights of global commodity and energy markets.

IntercontinentalExchange® (NYSE: ICE) operates global commodity and financial products marketplaces, including the world’s leading electronic energy markets and soft commodity exchange.

Terrence Martell, Director of the Weissman Center for International Business introduces the speaker.

The event takes place on October 29, 2008, at the Baruch College Vertical Campus, Room 14-220."

Todd E. Petzel, Chief Investment Officer of Offit Capital Advisors LLC and a member of the firm's Investment Committee, shares his insights of financial markets and investments at the 78th Mitsui Lunch-Time Forum.

Terrence Martell, Director of the Weissman Center for International Business introduces the speaker.

The event takes place on October 21, 2008, at the Baruch College Vertical Campus, Room 14-250.

Professor Louis Wells, the Herbert F. Johnson Professor of International Management at the Harvard Business School, shares his insights of foreign investment, property rights and national

Sovereignty.

Professor has served as consultant to governments of a number of developing countries, as well as to international organizations and private companies. His principal consulting activities have been concerned with foreign investment policy and with negotiations between foreign investors and host governments.

Terrence Martell, Director of the Weissman Center for International Business introduces the speaker.

The event takes place on March 3, 2009, at the Newman Conference Center, Room 750.