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2011 HAGAN (IONA) - CIBER (UCONN) Summer Symposium

2011 IBE3
International Business, Economics, Environment and Education
The Changing Face of Globalization

As nations cope with financial collapse, natural disasters, political upheavals, and social unrest, it is time to examine and assess the impact on the Globalization of Business. Who are the winners and losers in this unstable era? What is the role of technology and social media? How can we prepare business leaders for the challenges of this new environment?

Regional Symposium: June 24 & 25, 2011

Location: Robert V. LaPenta Student Union, Iona College, 715 North Ave., New Rochelle, NY

Registration

Registration is available by indicating your intention to attend with an email to Dr. Eleni Mariola at Iona College: emariola@iona.edu The registration fee has been waived for all participants, attendees and students in the 2011 symposium due to the generous of CIBER-UCONN through its Director, Dr. Subhash Jain.

All sessions and activities will be held in the Robert V. LaPenta Student Union at Iona College.

Friday, June 24, 2011
Conference Registration, Guest Speaker & Evening Reception

5:30 - 6:30 pm Registration Lobby, Robert V. LaPenta
6:00 - 7:00 pm Guest Speaker End Zone, Robert V. LaPenta
  Speaker: Christopher Coleman,
Chief of Mediation Support Unit | Policy & Mediation Division
Department of Political Affairs, United Nations
Globalization & Africa

Moderator: Andrew Gold, Iona College
7:00 - 8:00 pm Reception End Zone, Robert V. LaPenta

Saturday, June 25, 2011
Conference Registration, Continental Breakfast & Sessions

8:00 - 8:50 am Continental Breakfast End Zone, Robert V. LaPenta
8:50 - 9:00 am Welcome Remarks End Zone, Robert V. LaPenta
  Conference Co-Chairs
Vin Calluzzo, Dean
Hagan School of Business,
Iona College

Jay Kang, Professor
San Francisco State University 		Program Co-Chairs
John Manley, Professor

Anand Shetty, Department Chair
Iona College
9:00 - 10:15 am

Session One

 McGrath Room, Robert V. LaPenta
Session Chair: Anand Shetty, Iona College
The Changing Face of Globalization: Key Trends, Drivers, and Strategic Implications for International Businesses
     Jacob Park, Green Mountain College
     Aaron Ashton, Green Mountain College
     Daniel Riley, Green Mountain College
10:15 - 10:30 am Coffee Break
10:30 - Noon

Session Two

 McGrath Room, Robert V. LaPenta

Session Chair: Anand Shetty, Iona College

  • Global Applization: The Impact of Mobile Apps and Social Networks on Global Business Practices and Processes, A Presentation and Guided Discussion
    Barbara E. McMullen, Iona College
    John F. McMullen, Purchase College
  • Long Island, The Global Economy and Race: The Aging of America's First Suburb
    Marty Cantor, Long Island Center for Socio-Economic Policy
  • Hydropower: a Threat to Sustainability or a Solution? Assessing the Cangrejal Hydroelectric Project in Honduras
    José Tulio Gálvez Contreras, Green Mountain College
  • Water Footprint as an Alternative Measure of Environmental Impact of Global Human Activities
    Vasil Diyamandoglu, CCNY, CUNY
Noon - 1:30 pm Lunch and Luncheon Speaker End Zone, Robert V. LaPenta
12:45 pm SPEAKER: Donald Sheridan, Vice President, Information Services, UPS
Challenges of Doing Business Abroad
1:30 - 3:00 pm Session Three McGrath Room, Robert V. LaPenta
 
  • Session Chair: Eleni Mariola, Iona College
    The Great East Japan Earthquake: Consequences & Repercussions
    Roger Lévy, St. Thomas Aquinas College
  • Empirical Study on Diversification Benefits in Europe
    Hong Rim, Shippensburg University
    Robert Setaputra, Shippensburg University
  • The Moral Agency of Corporations: Stockholder & Stakeholder Views of Corporate Moral Responsibility
    Kenneth A. Shouler, County College of Morris
  • New Insights on Potential Gains from Stock Market Timing in Canada
    Frank Salomone, Iona College
3:00 - 3:15 pm Coffee Break  
3:15 - 4:15 pm Session Four McGrath Room, Robert V. LaPenta
 
  • Session Chair: Hugh McCabe, Iona College
    Globalization of Higher Education
    Donald Grunewald, Iona College
  • Judgmental-Accounting Education Needs for Senior Managers of First-time IFRS Adoptors
    J    ay Kang, San Francisco State University
  • The European Monetary Union Financial Crisis: An Examination
    Pellegrino Manfra, Queensborough Community College/CUNY
4:30 - 7:00 pm Special Presentation and Reception End Zone, Robert V. LaPenta
4:30 - 5:30 pm Screening & Discussion:  
Inconvenient Truths about Globalization from the “Economics of Happiness"
Fredrica Rudell, Iona College
5:30 - 7:00 pm Evening Reception End Zone, Robert V. LaPenta

 

Co-Conference Chairs:

Dr. Jai (Jay) Kang, San Francisco State University
Dr. Vincent Calluzzo, Iona College

Sponsoring Institutions:

The Center for International Business Education and Research, University of Connecticut
The Hagan School of Business, Iona College
The Planning Committee, International Business & Economy Conference 2012

For more information, contact Program Co-Chairs John Manley or Anand Shetty.