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The Center for Global Business invites you to a discussion three experts from the International Finance Corporation, Inter-American Development Bank, and Brookings about economic disparities exacerbated by the global pandemic, nongovernmental efforts and opportunities to address the growing crisis in the developing world, and what this means for investment and doing business in the Global South.

The Distinguished Speakers in International Business Series (DSS) brings together policymakers, industry leaders, academia, and students to present and discuss emerging trends in international business throughout the year.

Date & Time

Tuesday, 12 October 2021

• 6:00pm EST

Speakers

Aloysius Uche Ordu

Dr. Aloysius Uche Ordu brings over three decades of international development and private sector experience. He was previously Vice President at the African Development Bank. In that capacity, he played active roles in the senior management team during the Bank’s sixth General Capital Increase and the record 12th Replenishment of the African Development Fund.

Zeynep Kantur Ozenci, MS ’00

A 13 year IFC veteran, Zeynep is currently leading IFC’s market creation and upstream activities in Health & Education sectors, including development of scalable global solutions and early stage project development initiatives. Before joining IFC in 2008, Zeynep worked at HSBC, focusing on debt capital market transactions across sectors, and prior to that at the World Bank headquarters, working on development of capital markets in developing countries.

Alejandro Prada, MBA ’18

Dr. Alejandro Prada, LL.M., MBA is a Colombian attorney, with studies in law and business in Colombia, Spain, Germany and the United States. He has 20+ years of professional experience in international business, banking, project and corporate finance and business strategy. Currently, he is Principal Advisor for Strategy and Corporate Affairs of IDB Invest, in charge of strategic outreach and partnerships.

Registration is required to access the webinar.

Join the Center for Global Business for the first Distinguished Speakers in International Business Series of the academic year. The center and executive director Rebecca Bellinger will host a live podcast with The Trade Guys, where trade experts Scott Miller and Bill Reinsch of the Center for Strategic and International Studies break down the buzz around trade, how it affects policy, and how it impacts your day-to-day.

Speaker Bios

Scott Miller

Scott Miller is a senior adviser with the Abshire-Inamori Leadership Academy, focusing on leadership development programs for public- and private-sector executives. From 2012 until 2017, he held the William M. Scholl Chair in International Business at CSIS. The Scholl Chair focuses on key issues in the global economy, such as international trade, investment, competitiveness, and innovation. From 1997 to 2012, Miller was director for global trade policy at Procter & Gamble, a leading consumer products company. In that position, he was responsible for the full range of international trade, investment, and business facilitation issues for the company. He led many campaigns supporting U.S. free trade agreements and has been a contributor to U.S. trade and investment policy over many years. Miller is a member of the State Department’s advisory committee on international economic policy. Earlier in his career, he was a manufacturing, marketing, and government relations executive for Procter & Gamble in the United States and Canada.

William Alan Reinsch

William Reinsch holds the Scholl Chair in International Business at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and is a senior adviser at Kelley, Drye & Warren LLP. Previously, he served for 15 years as president of the National Foreign Trade Council, where he led efforts in favor of open markets, in support of the Export-Import Bank and Overseas Private Investment Corporation, against unilateral sanctions, and in support of sound international tax policy, among many issues. From 2001 to 2016, he concurrently served as a member of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission. He is also an adjunct assistant professor at the University of Maryland School of Public Policy, teaching courses in globalization, trade policy, and politics.

Reinsch also served as the undersecretary of commerce for export administration during the Clinton administration. Prior to that, he spent 20 years on Capitol Hill, most of them as senior legislative assistant to the late Senator John Heinz (R-PA) and subsequently to Senator John D. Rockefeller IV (D-WV). He holds a BA and an MA in international relations from Johns Hopkins University and the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies respectively.

Date & Time

Tuesday, September 14, 2021

• 5:00 PM Washington D.C.
• 10:00 PM London
• 11:00 PM Geneva
• 11:00 PM Cape Town
• 2:30 AM Mumbai
• 5:00 AM Singapore

Event Overview

The 2021 Gothenburg International Research Conference on Sustainable Development Goal 8 will take place in a blended form (physically and virtually) 26-27 August. International and Swedish researchers will gather to discuss Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 8 in the 2030 Agenda; to promote sustainable and inclusive economic growth, employment and decent work for all.

At the core of SDG 8 is the great challenge of achieving economic growth without compromising the environment while also ensuring respect for human rights, and labour rights in particular. We need to make sure that economic progress is inclusive and creates decent and fulfilling jobs for everyone – reflecting the UN principle of Leaving No One Behind – while not harming the environment. The impacts of the COVID pandemic on economies and people has caused lasting damage to long-term growth prospects and eroded living standards for hundreds of millions of people, especially in developing countries. The need to pursue further research in areas such as economic growth, work conditions and labour market with a global perspective has become increasingly critical. Although the pandemic has slowed down development, this is also the chance of building back better. COVID recovery and our planet’s repair must be the two sides of the same coin, as expressed by António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, during a speech in December 2020.

As part of the International Association of Universities (IAU) Cluster on Higher Education and Research for Sustainable Development, the University of Gothenburg has taken a lead specifically on Sustainable Development Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth. Within the cluster each SDG has its lead university, resulting in a global network of universities. The purpose of the SDG 8 Initiative at University of Gothenburg is to mobilise academic work and policy interaction in local and global contexts, together with eight satellite universities globally. The satellite universities, located in low- and middle income countries, provide opportunities for dynamic research collaboration by addressing the challenges of SDG 8 from the various geographical and methodological perspectives represented.

At the beginning of this year, a number of thematic reviews and discussion papers were initiated – each one pointing at research that is directly linked to one specific target within SDG 8, and in particular research focused on issues that can contribute to the attainment of the target. These papers will form the basis for research and policy interaction as well as collaboration with other stakeholders. The Gothenburg International Research Conference on SDG 8 is the main forum for disseminating the results.

Organizers

Hosts:  

• SDG 8 Initiative, University of Gothenburg
• School of Business, Economics and Law , University of Gothenburg
• Gothenburg Centre for Sustainable Development (GMV)

Co-hosts:

• Environment for Development Initiative (EfD), School of Business, Economics and Law, University of Gothenburg
• Department of Sociology and Work Science, University of Gothenburg
• School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of Gothenburg 
• Global Sustainable Futures, Gothenburg Centre for Sustainable Development

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Registration closes August 24, 2021 at 5pm CEST

Event Overview

In today’s business paradigm, risk, recovery, and loyalty are front and center -– from COVID-19, to extreme weather events driven by climate change, to growing awareness of social inequities. Join the conversation, moderated by Cornell School of Hotel Administration dean Kate Walsh, in which Karan Girotra, professor and author of “The Risk-Driven Business Model,” and Air Canada SVP Mark Nasr discuss how risk and loyalty can provide business opportunity and recovery resilience for both suppliers and buyers.

Hosted by eCornell

What You’ll Learn

• Why business risk can be a useful part of strategic planning
• When customer loyalty can be enhanced during a downturn
• Relationship management practices for supply chain resiliency

Date

Thursday, August 19, 2021, 12:30pm EDT

Speakers

• Karan Girotra, Professor, Cornell Tech, Cornell SC Johnson College of Business
• Kate Walsh, Dean, Cornell School of Hotel Administration
• Mark Nasr, Senior VP of Products, Marketing, and eCommerce, Air Canada

Event Overview

Research shows that households with access to financial information and investment opportunities have greater economic stability. Yet access isn’t equal: White families are more likely to have advantages when buying a first home, often inheriting money from extended family to get started. Once they own a home, these families see improved credit scores and even greater access to credit. Black and Latino families, however, are less likely to have the savings or assets to provide this kind of support, severely limiting their ability to build similar financial foundations.

In this webinar, our panel of experts in behavioral economics, finance, and affordable housing will explore highlights from the Cornell Institute for Household and Behavioral Finance’s (IBHF) 4th Biennial Household and Finance Symposium and what those findings mean for policy change. They’ll discuss how research and practice can promote more inclusive access to credit, wealth, and financial security for all households.

What You’ll Learn

• Highlights from the IBHF 2021 4th Biennial Household and Finance Symposium
• The impact of bankruptcy in times of crisis, such as during the COVID-19 pandemic
• How programs and policies are evolving, and their effect on real estate affordability and wealth accessibility

Speakers

• Daniel Moritz, Principal, The Arker Companies
• Linda Barrington, Associate Dean, SC Johnson College of Business
• Natalie Williams, Managing Director, JPMorgan Chase & Co.
• Scott Yonker, Associate Professor of Finance, Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management

Date & Time

Friday, August 6th, 2021

• 9:30am Washington D.C.
• 2:30pm London
• 3:30pm Geneva
• 3:30pm Cape Town
• 7:00pm Mumbai
• 9:30pm Singapore