Center for International Business News
Fall 2009 International Business Speaker Program
Monday, November 16th at 5:00 p.m. in the BLC Fireside Lounge
On January 26, 2009 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Muhammad Yunus, Jamii Bora Founder Ingrid Munro, and Microcredit Summit Campaign Director Sam Daley-Harris came together to make a momentous announcement: in 2007 the Microcredit Summit Campaign had surpassed its goal of reaching 100 million of the world’s poorest families. The largest global microfinance network, the Campaign had launched the goal at its inaugural meeting in 1997. The Campaign has now been extended to 2015 with more bold goals.
On November 16th, Sam Daley-Harris will speak at Rider to discuss the Microcredit Summit Campaign’s recent achievements, next steps, and commitment to accelerating awareness and adoption of the most cutting edge innovations. His talk will include information on the creative practices of Kenyan microfinance institution Jamii Bora – from successfully making loans to beggars, thieves, and prostitutes to building a new town that allows slum dwellers to move into new homes and a better life.
Sam Daley-Harris is founder of RESULTS Educational Fund, a 501(c) (3) international organization dedicated to mass educational strategies to generate the will to end world hunger. Daley-Harris is also founder of RESULTS, an international citizens' lobby dedicated to creating the political will to end hunger and poverty. Mr. Daley-Harris received The Temple Award for Creative Altruism from the Institute of Noetic Sciences (1995), the Caring Award from the Caring Institute (1997), the Innovator Award from the Marriott School of Management at Brigham Young University (2003), the Elliott Black Award from the American Ethical Union (2003), and the Susan M. Davis Lifetime Achievement Award from the Grameen Foundation (2007).
The event is free and open to the public with support from the U.S. Department of Education Business & International Education Grant program. For more information, please contact Dr. Lauren Eder, director of the Center for International Business: eder@rider.edu, Sweigart Hall 371, ext. 5521.
Careers in Global Supply Chain: The Challenge of Managing the Becton-Dickinson Global Network
Hear about the daily challenges and rewards of a career in Logistics and the Supply Chain Profession as told by: Larry Smith, Vice-President Global Supply Chain, Becton Dickinson
- Attend this lively session with the head of global supply chain for Becton-Dickinson, and get a glimpse of the responsibilities and challenges of working in this field.
- Find out more about the operations of one of the leading medical device manufacturers and distributors in the world
- Learn why Supply Chain Management is such a growing and dynamic field in the business world today, and why you may want to consider this profession.
WHERE: The Princeton Room (next to Daly’s)
TIME: 5:15 – 6:30 pm
SPONSORS: The Center for International Business and The Global Supply Chain Management Program
* Session will offer light refreshments, a question and answer period,, and networking opportunities.
Jack Perkowski: “China’s Developing Markets and Their Impact on the World”
On Wednesday, September 16th, Rider University’s Center for International Business hosted Jack Perkowski who spoke on the topic of: “China’s Developing Markets and Their Impact on the World”. Perkowski described his experiences and discussed the current business climate in the world’s most populous country.
Starting a business from scratch in any industry in any country is difficult. Starting a business in which you have had no prior experience, in a country where you have never worked and whose language you cannot speak is almost beyond comprehension. Sound incredible? Jack Perkowski did exactly that in China in 1994 when he founded ASIMCO Technologies and built it into a $500 million components company with 17 plants in China and offices in the US, UK and Japan.
On September 16th, Mr. Perkowski spoke to about 150 students, faculty, and other members of the Rider community. In addition to describing his own entrepreneurial experiences in China, he also discussed the way in which China’s development is reshaping global industries and creating new opportunities for individuals and companies all over the world. Widely recognized as an expert on doing business in China, Jack is the author of “Managing the Dragon: How I’m Building a Billion Dollar Business in China,” as well as numerous articles on China, its economy and developing a business in the country. In 2008, he was named by China Auto News as one of “30 Outstanding Entrepreneurs in China’s Auto Components Industry Over the 30 Years of Economic Reform,” the only foreigner to receive such distinction.
This event was sponsored by the Center for International Business, with support from the U.S. Department of Education Business & International Education Grant program.
CBA Expands Global Presence With Two Partnerships in France
Rider University’s College of Business Administration recently signed agreements with two institutions of higher education in France. Under the partnerships, fourth-year students from The American Business School in Paris and CEFAM (Centre d’études Franco americain de management) in Lyon, will be able to receive dual undergraduate degrees from Rider and their primary institutions. Click here for more
U.S. Department of Education Awards Rider University $177,689 To Expand International Business Program
LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. — Rider University’s Center for International Business was recently awarded a $177,689 grant from the U.S. Department of Education to support the expansion of its international business program in the College of Business Administration. Under the management of Dr. Lauren Eder, director of the Center and chairperson of the Computer Information Systems Department, the project, “Mobilizing Global Competency in Business” aims to prepare globally competent graduates with a comprehensive and actionable set of knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to deal effectively with the cultural, economic, political, and business issues associated with international trade activities.
Offered for a two-year period, effective July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2010, the grant will aid Rider’s international business program in a variety of aspects, advancing academic teaching in the business curriculum and enabling the business community to engage more effectively in international economic activities. An innovative curriculum has been designed for the undergraduate international business major that includes a number of new course electives, as well as short-term study abroad, working foreign language competency, and international work or service experience. Collaboration with an Executive Advisory Board as well as with the Medical Device Industry Supply Chain Council will also support the project’s goal of meeting the business community needs for global competence. This includes the development of a new Global Supply Chain Management Program, scheduled to launch in the fall of 2009.
The award will support a range of new international business teaching and learning activities such as travel expenses for faculty participating in international conferences and workshops. Student scholarships for international study abroad, service learning and international internships will also be provided. In addition, the funding will be used for several faculty development workshops as well as a new International Business Speaker Series at Rider that will be open to students, faculty and members of the local business community.
For more information about Rider’s Center for International Business, please contact Dr. Lauren Eder, eder@rider.edu, or visit http://www.rider.edu/cib.
