Emerging Markets
2013 Agenda
All on-campus sessions meet in KSB 118 unless otherwise noted
Sunday, May 12
REGISTRATION & ORIENTATION
Dress code: Business Casual
2:00pm-2:30pm:
Registration and non-AU student orientation at Kogod School of
Business, Student Lounge (in front of Kogod Center for Career
Development)
Campus tour, resources, (non-AU students only)
2:30pm – 3:30pm:
KGMI Orientation & Case Review
Professor Ghiyath Nakshbendi, Director of KGMI, Executive in
Residence, International Business Department
Welcome and overview of the entire week of the KGMI, including a review
of student expectations, responsibilities, and deliverables.
3:30pm – 5:00pm:
Introduction to Globalization and Emerging Markets
Professor Frank DuBois
Students will develop a stronger appreciation and understanding of the role
that emerging markets are playing in the development of the growth
strategies of multinational enterprises. In addition, attention will be focused
on the growth of emerging market based “mini-multinationals” that have
risen to challenge traditional notions of global competition. This module will
set the stage for discussions to follow later in the week.
5:00pm – 6:00pm:
Team Meeting time and Pizza dinner
Remainder of evening free for assignments and case preparation
Monday, May 13
ON-CAMPUS SESSIONS
Dress code: Business Casual
8:30am- 12:00pm:
Global Supply Chain and Emerging Markets
Professor Ayman Omar
This module aims to prepare experienced business leaders for the strategic
and operational challenges of designing, planning, and implementing global
supply chain strategies and structures, specifically within the context of
emerging markets. Coursework will address the following questions:
• What are the current global supply chain issues facing corporations
operating in emerging markets?
• What are the trade-offs involved in key strategic and operational supply
chain decisions?
• How can corporations design and structure their global supply chains to
develop a sustainable competitive advantage?
12:00pm – 1:00pm:
Lunch on Your Own
1:00pm – 4:30pm
Entrepreneurial Strategic Leadership for SME’s
Professor Richard Linowes
Remainder of evening free for assignments and case preparation
Tuesday, May 14
ON-CAMPUS SESSIONS, & GUEST SPEAKER
Dress code: Business Casual
9:00am - 12:30pm:
Managing Risk in Emerging Markets
Jennifer Oetzel
The objective of this module is to discuss the various political and economic
risks of doing business in emerging markets. As part of our discussion, we
will begin with an overview of the types of risks faced by firms today and
discuss possible approaches to identifying and managing these risks. Next,
we will take a real world case where a company, R.R. Donnelley, must weigh
different foreign investment options. Various political and economic risks
play a major role in deciding which venture to choose.
12:30pm – 1:30pm:
Lunch on Your Own
1:30pm – 5:00pm:
Sovereign Wealth Funds and Project Finance
Professor Ghiyath Nakshbendi
This module covers the history and the origin of the Sovereign Wealth
Funds (SWFs), the rationale for their existence, their investment policies and
how they impact the economy of their region and the world. The the
discussion will address the entire cycle of issues and activities in the field of
project finance, especially as practiced in emerging markets. From the
emergence of the field to how to analyze a project and secure the necessary
financing and managing its risk. Also, examining the techniques that are in
use by multinational institutions such as the IFC, to conduct stand-alone
private sector projects. The module will be concluded by addressing the
relationships between SWFs and economic development through project
finance.
Remainder of evening free for assignments and case preparation
Wednesday, May 15
SITE VISITS, & NETWORKING RECEPTION
Dress code: Business Professional
Bring ID for site visits
9:00am – 9:30am:
Meet in Student Lounge
9:30am – 10:00am:
Travel to The International Finance Corporation
10:00am – 11:00am:
The International Finance Corporation
2121 Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Washington, D.C.
The IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, invests in for-profit and
commercial sector projects which promote development and work to
reduce poverty around the world.
11:15am – 12:30pm:
Lunch on own in downtown DC
12:30 pm:
Board Bus
1:00pm-2:00pm
The Overseas Private Investment Corporation
1100 New York Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C.
OPIC is the development finance institution of the US Government. It
mobilizes private capital to help solve critical development challenges.
OPIC achieves its mission by providing investors with financing,
guarantees, and support for private equity investment funds.
2:15pm – 2:45pm
Travel back to AU campus
3:00pm – 5:00pm:
Team Meetings
5:30pm – 6:30pm:
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Caroline Freund, Chief Economist, Middle East and North Africa, The
World Bank
Caroline Freund is the Chief Economist in the Middle East and North Africa
Region of the World Bank. Ms. Freund has worked on economic growth,
international trade, and international finance, and her work covers the
developing world and transition countries. Ms. Freund is the author of
numerous academic and policy papers on international trade, development,
and current account adjustment. Her work has appeared in journals such as
the American Economic Review, the Quarterly Journal of Economics and
the Journal of International Economics. She is known for her theoretical and
empirical work on regionalism, highlighting potential gains, and for
identifying cutoffs and characteristics of current account adjustment. Ms.
Freund is ranked among the top 5% of economists by RePec and is in the
top 100 female economists.
6:30pm – 8:00pm:
KGMI Networking Reception, on “The Curve” outside KSB
Faculty, students and professionals have the opportunity to network over
refreshments
Remainder of evening free for assignments and case preparation
Thursday, May 16
ON-CAMPUS SESSIONS
Dress code: Business Casual
9:00am 12:30pm:
Global R&D and Technology Transfer in Emerging Markets
Professor Tomasz Mroczkowski
Students will examine the evolution of innovation and forms of technology
transfer to emerging markets, protecting the transfer of intellectual property,
technology transfer strategies and the role of the multinational enterprise.
12:30pm – 1:30pm:
Lunch on Your Own
1:30pm – 5:00pm:
BRIC in 2050: A new Economic and Political Order
Professor Robert Sicina
Scenario planning is used to create plausible alternative futures for the major
emerging market countries (BRIC) and G 6 countries using the Goldman
Sachs defining work on BRIC as a backdrop. The trends, driving forces and
key uncertainties likely to prevail over the next decades in this arena are
described and then used to create scenarios in a process that will broaden
students thinking about the future of BRIC and the G6.
Remainder of evening free for assignments and case preparation
Friday, May 20
EMBASSY PANEL, ON-CAMPUS SESSION
Dress code: Business Professional
Please have ID for Embassy visit
8:30am :
Board Bus
9:00am – 11:30am:
Embassy Panel, Royal Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Moderated by Professor Ghiyath Nakshbendi
Representatives from the Embassies of Saudi Arabia, Romania, Vietnam, and
Malaysia will be present.
11:30am:
Return to campus
11:45am – 12:30pm: Lunch on own
12:30 -4:00 pm:
Corporate Responsibility in Emerging Markets
Michelle Westermann-Behaylo
4:15 -5:00pm:
Case Competition Practice Runs
Remainder of evening free for case preparation and rehearsal for case competition on Saturday
Saturday, May 18
CASE COMPETITION, CLOSING LUNCHEON
9:00am-12:00pm:
Case Competition Team Presentations
12:00pm-1:00pm:
Closing Lunch and ceremony, Student Lounge