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Santiago Luna, the coordinator for the Center for Global Business at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business, writes about the Global Showcase held on February 14, 2019.
The University of Maryland has a new hub for entrepreneurs in the region, and the Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship has moved in. The center of excellence, one of 12 at the Robert H. Smith School of Business, will share the space with other campus partners focused on innovation.
Student founders of five University of Maryland startups are gearing up to compete in the final round of the Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship’s top business competition, the Pitch Dingman Competition. The Dingman Center at the Robert H. Smith School of Business hosts the annual event, to be held this year on March 7, 2019, in the Grand Ballroom of Maryland’s Stamp Student Union.
On February 11, 2019, the Center for Global Business (CGB) hosted three Smith School alumni to discuss Global Competencies for the 21st Century Workplace as part of its Distinguished Speakers Series (DSS) in International Business.
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On February 4, the Center for Global Business (CGB) welcomed special guest speaker, Erik Peterson to campus to discuss “On Thin Ice,” A.T. Kearney’s newest report about the global economic outlook over the next five years. Peterson is a partner and managing director of the Global Business Policy Council at A.T. Kearney, a global management consulting firm.
Undergraduate students at the Robert H. Smith School of Business have completed another successful cycle of the faculty-led short-term study abroad programs. This past winter semester, the Center for Global Business offered four programs that explored different topics in social entrepreneurship and innovation, accounting, and quality management across the globe.
Deloitte hosted seven faculty affiliates of the Smith Analytics Consortium for a meeting of the minds on Jan. 31, 2019, at the company’s Greenhouse in Washington, D.C.
Executive MBA student K.J. Hughes ’14, a veteran of the sports and entertainment industry, learned early that success hinges on one thing: Relationships.