Speakers

Keynote Speaker: Dean Anandalingam

The University of Maryland appointed G. “Anand” Anandalingam dean of the Robert H. Smith School of Business on July 1, 2008 after a global search. Anandalingam assumes leadership of the Smith School a recognized world leader in management education and research. The average of the school’s overall undergraduate and graduate program rankings is No. 19 in the U.S., and when research is taken into account, the school is among the top 15 U.S. business schools.

Anandalingam identifies sustainable innovation as a priority in developing business leaders ready to meet the varied and mutable challenges of a global 21st century economy. Smith’s world-class programs and research reflect the core values of socially and environmentally responsible organizational stewardship. Among the school’s strengths are its strong and highly-respected faculty; its desirable location in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area; and its established global reach. [ more ]