MEDIA ALERT - June 28, 2012
GW School of Business and
University of Maryland Robert H. Smith School of Business Host 53rd Annual
Academy of International Business Conference
Rethinking the Roles of Business, Government
and NGOs in the Global Economy
WHAT
Scholars, government officials and nonprofit leaders will explore “Rethinking
the Roles of Business, Government and NGOs in the Global Economy,” the theme of
this year’s Academy of International Business conference. The George Washington
University School of Business and the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith
School of Business will co-host the 53rd annual meeting at the Ronald Reagan
Building and International Trade Center in Washington, June 30-July 3. More than
1,000 people are slated to attend, testimony to the relevance of international
business in today’s economy. AIB chose Washington, as a hub of business,
government and NGO activity, to delve into some of the most contentious issues
of our times (crime, corruption, contagions, security, food/fuel/resource
shortages) that demand cooperation and resolution between different types of
organizations with diverse stakeholders and varying goals.
WHEN
Saturday, June 30, 2012 – Tuesday, July 3, 2012
WHERE
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, D.C. 20004
AGENDA HIGHLIGHTS
(Full agenda available at
https://aib.msu.edu/events/2012/AIB2012_ConferenceProgram.pdf)
- June 30, 4:30 p.m. – Opening Plenary Session, Atrium Ballroom:
Features keynote speeches by Ray Offenheiser, president of Oxfam America,
and Jim Whitehurst, CEO of Redhat
- July 1, 9 a.m. – Washington, D.C. Deans Panel, Amphitheater: Deans of
Washington-area business schools discuss collaborations with nonprofits and
government entities
- July 1, 2:30 p.m. – Global Entrepreneurship Monitor meeting, Hemisphere
B room: Team leaders from a multi-country effort to measure and monitor
entrepreneurship trends and patterns around the world gather to report
trends
- July 1, 1 p.m. – World Investment Report, Hemisphere B room: Panel on
the 2012 publication about investment trends around the world, with
discussion focusing on investment and sustainable development
- July 2, 4:15 p.m. – Ambassadors Plenary on Good Governance,
Amphitheater: Organized by George Washington University, this panel features
Washington-based global ambassadors speaking on institutional change and
development in their home countries
BACKGROUND
The Academy of International Business (AIB) is the leading association of
scholars and specialists in the field of international business. The objectives
of the Academy of International Business are to foster education and advance
professional standards in the field of international business. Established in
1959, today, AIB has nearly 3,500 members in 77 countries around the world.
For more information please view the
Conference Program.
About the Robert H. Smith School of Business
The Robert H. Smith School of Business is an internationally recognized leader
in management education and research. One of 12 colleges and schools at the University
of Maryland, College Park, the Smith School offers undergraduate, full-time and
part-time MBA, executive MBA, MS in business, PhD and executive education programs,
as well as outreach services to the corporate community. The school offers its degree,
custom and certification programs in learning locations in North America and Asia.
