Events

The applications of Matlab have been increasingly critical to the modern business world. In this event, you will learn how to become an expert on this useful and popular software.

DA Prasanna, Founding CEO, Wipro-GE Medical, shared his experiences building a medical technology industry in India over 40 years, and discussed insights from his book, Innovate Locally to Win Globally.

Daniel Satinsky, attorney, business consultant, and independent scholar, discussed his latest book, which tells the story of American participation in the dismantling of the Soviet economy and the creation of the Russian market economy in the 1990's.

Michael Ceitlin, chairman and CEO of Mundial S/A, shared lessons learned from his experience taking over his family's business, leading the company's turnaround, and operating in Brazil's business landscape.

Vinod K. Jain, expert in global & digital strategy, explored how the Industrial Internet of Things is changing industrial manufacturing globally and what it means for the future.

CEM Visiting Scholars, Yumiko Nakahara of Kyushu Sangyo University, Takeshi Fujisawa of Kwansei Gakuin University, and Victor Gorshkov of the University of Niigata Prefecture, will discuss their research on emerging multinationals and present case studies of MNCs in Taiwan, India, and Russia.

Jane Lu, Chair Professor of the Department of Management at the City University of Hong Kong, examined the impact of the recent US-China trade war on the market value of Chinese listed firms with a multidimensional view of “event space.”

Iiris Saittakari, Assistant Professor of International Business at Aalto University, Finland, offered an analysis framework for future-facing manufacturing investments that target green economic transitions, highlighting the importance of locational negotiations between multinational companies, cities, regions, and countries.

Cristina Leone, Ph.D. student at the University of Palermo and Visiting Scholar at the Center for Emerging Markets, discussed the institutional work needed to prompt efficient transfers of sustainability practices within multinational companies.

Sorin Krammer, Professor of Strategy & International Business at Surrey Business School, explored how institutional changes regarding environmental transparency incentivize firms to develop technologies that save energy and reduce emissions, especially when they have international ties.