Center for International Business Education and Research

Agenda

Thursday, November 8, 2007 Riggs Alumni Center, University of Maryland
7:45 - 8:30 a.m.	Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30 - 8:45 a.m.	Welcome and Introduction Dr. G. "Anand" Anandalingam Senior Associate Dean Ralph J. Tyser Professor of Management Science Robert H. Smith School of Business Dr. Vinod K. Jain Director, Center for International Business Education & Research Robert H. Smith School of Business Dr. P.K. Kannan Harvey Sanders Associate Professor, Department of Marketing Director, Center for Excellence in Service Robert H. Smith School of Business
8:45 - 10:15 a.m.	Opening Panel: Innovation, Competitiveness, and Globalization-- Policy Perspectives Dr. Sujai Shivakumar Senior Program Officer Science, Technology, and Economic Policy; Policy and Global Affairs The National Academies Mr. Kei Koizumi Director, R&D Budget and Policy Program American Association for the Advancement of Science Mr. Bhaskar Chakravorti Partner McKinsey & Company
10:15 - 10:30 a.m.	Coffee Break
10:30 - 11:45 a.m.	Panel: Tapping into the Global Brain for Innovation: Critical Issues and Challenges Chair: Dr. Satish Nambisan Associate Professor, Innovation Management, IT, Business Policy and Strategy, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Co-author, The Global Brain: Your Roadmap for Innovating Faster and Smarter in a Networked World (Wharton School Publishing, November 2007) Panelists: Mr. James Throckmorton Co-founder IP2Biz LLC Mr. Vandy Van Wagener Principal & Co-founder Evergreen IP
11:45 - 12:30 p.m.	FedEx - A Case Study in Innovation Mr. Madan Birla Formerly, Managing Director, FedEx Long-Range Operations & MRP and FedEx Leadership Institute; Author, FedEx Delivers: How the World's Leading Shipping Company Keeps Innovating and Outperforming the Competition (Wiley, 2005)
12:30 - 2:00 p.m.	Luncheon Keynote Mr. Tom Venable Executive Vice President Innocentive, LLC (An Eli Lilly company)
2:15 - 3:30 p.m.	Panel: Innovation and Economic Development; Innovation in Government Chair: Dr. Shari Garmise Vice President International Economic Development Council Dr. David McQueeney Vice President, Technology and Strategy Chief Technology Officer IBM Federal Business Dr. Vinod K. Jain Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland
3:30 - 4:00 p.m.	Refreshment Break and Book Signing
4:00 - 5:00 p.m.	Closing Keynote Mr. Egils Milbergs President Center for Accelerating Innovation
5:00 - 5:15 p.m.	Summing Up Dr. Vinod K. Jain and Dr. P.K. Kannan
5:30 - 7:00 p.m.	Dinner
7:30 -	Theater @ Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, University of Maryland The Physicists

Friday, November 9, 2007 Van Munching Hall, University of Maryland
7:45 - 8:30 a.m.	Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30 - 8:40 a.m.	Welcome and Introduction Dr. G. "Anand" Anandalingam Senior Associate Dean Ralph J. Tyser Professor of Management Science Robert H. Smith School of Business Dr. Ritu Agarwal Dean's Chair in Information Systems Director, Center for Health Information & Decision Systems Decision and Information Technologies Department Robert H. Smith School of Business Dr. Joe Bailey Research Associate Professor and Associate Department Chair Director, Center for Electronic Markets and Enterprises Decision and Information Technologies Department Robert H. Smith School of Business
8:40 - 9:30 a.m.	Keynote Speaker Mr. Lemuel Lasher Chief Innovation Officer President, Global Business Solutions & Services Computer Sciences Corporation
9:30 - 10:45 a.m.	Panel: Corporate Venture Capital and Innovation Chair: Mr. Mark G. Heesen President National Venture Capital Association Panelists: Dr. Michael C. Diem Principal, SR One Limited (A GlaxoSmith Klein company) Mr. Anurag Khaitan General Manager SN Ventures
10:45 - 11:15 a.m.	Coffee and Networking Break
11:15 - 12:30 p.m.	Panel: Innovation and Globalization: Opportunities and Challenges Chair: Dr. P.K. Kannan Harvey Sanders Associate Professor, Department of Marketing Director, Center for Excellence in Service Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland Panelists: Mr. Rakesh Bhatia Vice President and Global Leader, Global Development Centers BearingPoint Dr. P.K. Kannan Harvey Sanders Associate Professor, Department of Marketing Director, Center for Excellence in Service Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland Dr. Rhonda Reger Associate Professor and Co-chair, Management & Organization Robert H. Smith School of Business &Lei Zhang, Ph.D. student Dr. Debra Shapiro Clarice Smith Professor of Management & Organization Robert H. Smith School of Business
12:30 - 2:00 p.m.	Luncheon Keynote Tapping into the Global Language for Creativity: Arts-Based Learning Mr. Harvey Seifter Director Arts & Business Council
2:00 - 2:10 p.m.	Closing Remarks Dr. Vinod K. Jain and Dr. P.K. Kannan
2:10 p.m.	Conference Ends
2:30 - 4:30 p.m.	Bonus Session - A International Career Networking Event (Meet international and domestic Smith School students interested in more information about overseas internships and career positions in an informal setting; bring your recruiting team for this session)
2:00 - 4:00 p.m.	Bonus Session - B CIO Forum Theme: Technology and Innovation (Join the CIO Forum which started this morning with Mr. Lem Lasher's keynote address)