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UMUC 606
Conference Series
Maurice Hladik - Executive in Residence
The following is a three part interactive conference series intended
to provide a real world business interface with the semester course content.
Please include the following dates and times in your calendar and be
prepared to ask questions and become involved in the discussion.
Be sure to read Maurice’s bio in the Toolbox or here: http://polaris.umuc.edu/~acreed/AMBA606-Toolbox2/faculty/maurice_hladik.htm
Special instructions (specific to freeconferencecall.com):
• Even though the freeconferencecall.com system asks that you announce
yourself when entering, we ask that you refrain from doing so, so
as to minimize disruptions throughout the call. We will turn off
the entrance and exit tones for this same reason.
• Please MUTE your phone (when you are not speaking) to eliminate any
background noise.
• Please do not use the “speaker phone” mode when participating as this
sometimes degrades the overall quality of the call.
FIRST TELECONFERENCE: (Dates and dial in details to be announced)
Conference topics:
• Factors to consider in your company choice and the ongoing development
of your case study
• Factors to consider in your country choice and the ongoing development
of your case study including a personal overview of each listed country.
• Supporting rational for business-related decisions and explain decision-making.
• Importance of effective Executive Summaries and how to create them
• Business sustainability as a competitive issue
• How to engage with EinR as in-house case study consultant. Hint – simply
contact him at mauriceh@iogen.ca
SECOND TELECONFERENCE: (Dates and dial in details to be announced)
Conference topics:
• Managing project risk and opportunities - a practical example.
• Marketing vs. Sales in the international/global marketplace, and why
companies expanding abroad need to understand this.
• The current global energy dynamic, which is history in the making -
topics will include peak oil, biofuels breakthrough, the food vs. Fuel
debate, carbon trading and possible lifestyle changes.
• Overview of Iogen and fuel from cellulose as a response to the energy
crisis. (Maurice’s employer – www.iogen.ca)
• Positioning SMEs in international business – challenges and opportunities.
• Program and course competencies will be examined in the context of
international trade, and why these competencies are so important for
you and your case study, as well as in your business environment after
your MBA.
• Case study development - consultation time for team members and your
case study related issues.
THIRD TELECONFERENCE: (Dates and dial in details to be announced)
Conference topics:
• Relevance of current affairs to your case study: What has happened
in the world since January 2008 in the context of the topics covered
in AMBA 606?
• Why knowledge of current affairs is vital to business people. In other
words, to be effective in an interconnected world, how do we learn to
focus on the relevant and factual and disregard the rest as noise?
• Overview of media sources (printed, TV and radio) and their relevance
to the above.
• Consultation time for your case study related issues
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