Beyond Boundaries: Exploring the Future of Global Business

Devika Bulchandani is a world-class marketer who leads with passion, purpose, and an uncompromising focus on creating impact. As Global CEO of Ogilvy, she is responsible for all aspects of the creative network's business, which spans Advertising, PR, Consulting, Experience, and Health across 124 offices in 88 countries.

Under Devika's leadership, Ogilvy achieved three consecutive years of growth and garnered multiple accolades. The agency was acknowledged as one of Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies, received the Global Agency of the Year title from Adweek and Campaign, and secured Network of the Year honors at prestigious events like Cannes, the Clios, One Show, and LIA—often maintaining this recognition for multiple consecutive years.

As a leader who believes in the power of creativity to make a positive impact on society, Dev's proudest achievements have occurred at the intersection of the social causes she champions and brand-building efforts on behalf of clients. From the iconic Fearless Girl campaign advocating for increased female representation on corporate boards to the transformative Morning After Island initiative, instrumental in overturning a 2009 Honduras decree banning emergency contraception, to the mobilizing WOMAN CORP, driving the Equal Rights Amendment in the U.S., to Ogilvy's ongoing collaboration with Dove to help end race-based hair discrimination through the passage of the CROWN Act—Devika has been the driving force behind work that transforms culture and society.

Born in India, she received her bachelor's degree in English and Psychology at St. Xavier's in Mumbai before receiving her master's in Communications at the University of Southern California. Dev and her husband live in New York City with their son and daughter, whom they are raising to be enlightened individuals unafraid to change the world for the better.

Ravi Ramamurti does research and consulting on strategy and innovation in emerging economies. His earlier work also focused on business-government relations in emerging economies. He has published seminal articles and books on multinationals from emerging markets and on the topic of “reverse innovation.” He teaches courses on the global business environment and global strategy, and electives on competing in emerging markets.

A survey ranked Ramamurti among the top 1% of all scholars in his field. He is the author or editor of eight books, including three published by Cambridge University Press and one by HBR Press. His article on “Reverse innovation, emerging markets, and global strategy” won awards for best article in innovation management and the best article published in Global Strategy Journal. He was elected in 2007 as Chair (president) of the Academy of Management's International Management Division. He is a six-time winner of the ADL Prize for Professor of the Year based on his teaching. In 2008, Ramamurti was elected a Fellow of the Academy of International Business (AIB). He is currently Deputy Dean of the AIB Fellows.

Ramamurti founded the Center for Emerging Markets (CEM) in 2007 and has headed it since then. Today, CEM is a leading center of its kind that supports faculty research, organizes international seminars and conferences, promotes student exposure to emerging markets, and organizes outreach events for practitioners. CEM also has several initiatives in India, supported by a generous gift from Vivek and Vandana Sharma, and a China Lecture and China Insight series. CEM is guided by a distinguished advisory board of CEOs and CXOs of multinational firms.

Michael Enright is the Pierre Choueiri Family Professor in Global Business at the D'Amore-McKim School of Business. He is a leading expert on international competitiveness, regional economic development, and international business strategy. As a researcher, he has written definitive works on the strategies and organizations of multinational companies, the impact of foreign firms on China's economy, regional clusters, and the competitiveness of national and regional economies.

Ravi Sarathy is a professor of International Business & Strategy at the D'Amore-McKim School of Business. His research and teaching interests are in international business and global strategy, blockchain development and implementation strategy, family business, and industrial policy. As a host of the International Business Today podcast, Sarathy often convenes academics and practitioners to discuss trends and best practices in international business.

Fabricius Somogyi is an associate professor in the Finance group at the D'Amore-McKim School of Business. His research focuses on international finance, asset pricing, and market microstructure.

Dave Vitti is the Vice President, Chief Procurement Officer of Global Procurement & Manufacturing Operations for Bose Corporation.

His expertise includes Strategic Sourcing and Commodity Management which involves developing commercial partnerships and establishing a competitive supply base that aims to achieve the lowest Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) along with minimal supply chain risk.  Dave oversees offices in Framingham, MA as well as the Bose China Office in Shenzhen.
Dave began his career with Bose in 2006 and has held several leadership roles within the Manufacturing and Global Supply Chain organization, including Director of Global Supply Management. He has added over 20 years of valued and proven management expertise within areas of worldwide strategic sourcing, operations, supply chain management, commodity management, new product introduction, supply chain systems, manufacturing operations and contract management.
 
He oversees a global organization with a footprint in the USA, Mexico, EU, and Asia. He continues to develop performance-based, low-cost solutions through aggressive negotiations across many cultures.  Dave has a proven track record of forging strong executive relationships across the globe with a history of doing business in more than 20+ countries.
 
Dave earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management & Marketing from Sacred Heart University and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Phoenix. 

Samina Karim is a professor and group chair of the Entrepreneurship & Innovation group at the D'Amore-McKim School of Business. Her research focuses on acquisitions and alliances, corporate restructuring and organization design, and innovation through reconfiguration and redeployment of resources and activities. Her teaching is in the areas of corporate and global strategies, innovation strategies for established firms, and competitive strategy.