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WDI Summer Interns Talk About Their Experiences
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Five of WDI's 2007 summer interns talk about their experiences.
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William Davidson Institute hosted roundtable on poor countries and the WTO
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On July 13, 2004, the William Davidson Institute convened a roundtable discussion titled, "What can the World Trade Organization do for Poor Countries?" The discussion was introduced and moderated by WDI's First Distinguished Scholar, Madeleine Albright, and featured three experts on global trade and the WTO.
- Madeline Albright
WDI's First Distinguished Scholar
- Alan Deardorff
Professor of International Economics and Public Policy at the University of Michigan
- William Cline
Senior Fellow at the Institute for International Economics and the Center for Global Development
- Bernard Hoekman
Manager of the International Trade team of the Development Research Group of the World Bank
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Globalization of Service Activities: Growth Catalyst or the Final Straw for US Workers?
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The William Davidson Institute brought U.S. and developing country policymakers, business leaders and labor representatives to Capitol Hill in April 2004 to discuss the globalization of services.
Former U.S. Secretary of State and WDI Distinguished Scholar Madeleine Albright opened the conference by welcoming the participants and talking about the offshoring issue. University of Michigan Business School Professor C.K. Prahalad then gave an overview of the issue, laying the groundwork for the rest of the conference discussion.
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Colin Beckwith
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Colin Beckwith CARE’s director in Central America, talks about the nonprofit’s use of poverty-fighting tools.
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Peter Bendor-Samuel spoke at WDI Global Impact Speaker Series
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Peter Bendor-Samuel is the founder and chief executive officer of Everest Group and a leading international authority on strategic business solutions and achieving optimal business transformation results through outsourcing.
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Valeria Budinich, President of the Full Economic Citizenship Initiative at Ashoka USA
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Kelly Janiga (Manager of Research Programs and Social Enterprise Initiative at WDI) talks to Valeria Budinich, President of the Full Economic Citizenship Initiative at Ashoka USA about issues pertaining to social entrepreneurship.
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David Canter
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David Canter, director of WDI's Business of Healthcare research initiative, talks about his work.
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Kunal Chawla
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Kunal Chawla of the Indian organization Drishtee talks about delivery products and services to rural India
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Das Discusses Global Services Supply Chain
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Somshankar Das talked on "The Evolving Global Services Supply Chain: Implications for the future" on March 15 at WDI Corporate Speaker Series. Prior to the talk, Das (President, CEO and Co-Founder of e4e) sat down with the Executive Director of WDI, Prof Robert Kennedy, to expound in-depth issues surrounding the expanding global services supply chain.
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Ted London (Director of Base of the Pyramid at WDI) talks to Patrick Donohue of BRINQ
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Ted London (Director of Base of the Pyramid at WDI) discusses with Patrick Donohue of BRINQ about issues surrounding Base of the Pyramid movement.
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NESsT's Venture Philanthropy Initiatives: Nicole Etchart's One-on-One Interview with Kelly Janiga of WDI
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Kelly Janiga (Manager of Research Programs and Social Enterprise Initiative at WDI) talks to NESsT's Nicole Etchart about issues pertaining to social entrepreneurship and NESsT's venture philanthropy pursuits.
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Lecture by Paul E. Farmer, Co-Founding Director of Partners in Health
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Dr. Paul Farmer is one of the world’s foremost medical anthropologist and physicians and has been working in Rwanda for nearly two years. His Partners In Health (PIH) is an international charity organization that provides direct health care services and undertakes research and advocacy activities on behalf of those who are sick and living in poverty.
Dr. Farmer’s talk was entitled “Building a Health Care Movement: From Haiti to Rwanda.”
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Sonia Ferencikova, Director of the Human Resource Network
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Sonia Ferencikova of the Human Resource Network(HRN) talks about how the HRN started, how people can join and the benefits of membership.
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Global Impact Speaker Series: Stuart Hart, the S.C. Johnson Chair of Sustainable Global Enterprise and Professor of Management at Cornell University’s Johnson School of Management
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Professor Stuart Hart, the S.C. Johnson Chair of Sustainable Global Enterprise and Professor of Management at Cornell University’s Johnson School of Management and the founder of the school's Center for Sustainable Global Enterprise and the Base of the Pyramid Learning Lab speaking at the WDI Global Impact Speaker Series.
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Scott Hillstrom, Chairman, HealthStore Foundation
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Scott Hillstrom is chairman of the HealthStore Foundation.
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Minister Counsellor of the Permanent Mission of the People's Republic of China to WTO, Huang Rengang
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Huang Rengang, Minister Counsellor of the Permanent Mission of the People's Republic of China to the World Trade Organization , spoke on Oct. 20 at WDI Corporate Speaker Series.
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Jain Talks About the Future of BPO
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Anurag Jain, who heads the Business Process Solutions (BPS) group at Perot Systems, talked about integrating internal controls and information security under a Quality Management System at the March 28 WDI Corporate Speaker Series. The title of his talk was “From BPO to Business Process Transformation: Doing it Right.”
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Farouk Jiwa
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Farouk Jiwa of CARE Canada talks about people at the base of the pyramid as producers.
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Farooq Kathwari Talks About Repositioning Ethan Allen Inc. and His Peace Efforts in His Native Kashmir Region
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Kelly Dunham of WDI talks to Farooq Kathwari, Chairman, President and CEO of Ethan Allen Interiors Inc., on his thoughts and personal experiences in repositioning Ethan Allen as a classic American brand while helping shape the debate for a peaceful resolution of the Kashmir conflict.
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Theodore Kattouf spoke at WDI Global Impact Speaker Series
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Theodore Kattouf is the former U.S. ambassador to the United Arab Emirates and Syria, and now president of the nonprofit AMIDEAST which aims to strengthen understanding between Americans and those living in the Middle East and North Africa.
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WDI Executive Director Robert Kennedy gave the keynote address for Reunion 2004
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WDI Executive Director Robert Kennedy gave the keynote address for Reunion 2004, the homecoming weekend for Ross School of Business alumni. Kennedy spoke about the Globalization of Service Activities.
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Mari Kuraishi Spoke at WDI Social Enterprise Speaker Series
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Mari Kuraishi of Global Giving spoke with Kelly Janiga, WDI's Initiative Manager (Social Enterprise).
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Congressman Tom Lantos
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Congressman Tom Lantos, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee talks about foreign policy in the next decade at an Oct. 29 speech at Rackham Amphitheatre.
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Ajay Sharma (Senior Researcher, Globalization of Services) talks to Stan Lapeak of Equaterra
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Ajay Sharma discusses with Stan Lapeak of Equaterra about issues & challenges surrounding the Globalization of Services phenomena.
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Maria Theresa Leal, Coopa-Roca Sewing Cooperative
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Maria Theresa Leal started a sewing cooperative in a Rio de Janeiro slum. She tells her remarkable story to WDI's Kelly Janiga and to students.
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William Davidson Institute hosted the "The Energy Future: China and the U.S." conference in Ann Arbor, MI
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The influence of China’s relentless global pursuit of energy resources on international energy markets, the environment and future relations with the United States was the subject of a one-day conference Feb. 8 2006 sponsored by the William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan and the National Bureau of Asian Research in Seattle.
Panel Session 1
Panel Session 2
Keynote Luncheon
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David McGuire
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David McGuire, a program director for a nonprofit organization working globally to improve education, health, civil society and economic development, talks with Ted London.
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Ted London's (Director of Base of the Pyramid at WDI) one-to-one interview with Jesse Moore of CARE (Canada)
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Ted London (Director of Base of the Pyramid at WDI) discusses with Jesse Moore of CARE Canada about doing business at the base of the pyramid and the CARE's social enterprise initiatives.
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Ted London's (Director of Base of the Pyramid at WDI) one-to-one interview with Marcos Neto of CARE
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Ted London's (Director of Base of the Pyramid at WDI) one-to-one interview with Marcos Neto of CARE.
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Wellington Nogueira of Doctors of Joy
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Wellington Nogueira of the Brazilian group Doctors of Joy talks about his nonprofit organization that sends clowns to hospitals in order to cheer up young patients.
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Jacqueline Novogratz, Founder & CEO, Acumen Fund
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Acumen Fund founder and CEO Jacqueline Novogratz spoke Jan. 18, 2008 at the Ross Net Impact Forum.
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Rob Pasick on Rwanda
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Rob Pasick discusses his leadership program taught to senior government ministers in Rwanda.
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Guy Pfeffermann, Director of the Global Business School Network at International Finance Corp (IFC)
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Guy Pfeffermann,Director of the Global Business School Network at the International Finance Corp. (IFC) spoke on "Economic Development - What Works?". The IFC is a member organization of the World Bank Group, which promotes private sector investment in developing and transition countries.
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Ed Potter, Director of Global Labor Relations and Workplace Accountability of Coca-Cola Company
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Ed Potter, Director of Global Labor Relations and Workplace Accountability of Coca-Cola Company talks to Prof. Robert Kennedy of the William Davidson Institute.
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Tom Reis, Director of Philanthropy and Volunteerism Unit at W.K. Kellogg Foundation on Social Entreprenuership
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Kelly Janiga of WDI talks to Tom Reis, Director of Philanthropy and Volunteerism Unit at W.K. Kellogg Foundation on his thoughts and personal experiences on issues surrounding social entreprenuership.
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Social Enterprise Speaker Series: Elisabeth Rhyne, Senior Vice President of International Operations, ACCION International
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Kelly Janiga talks to Elisabeth Rhyne, Senior Vice President of International Operations, ACCION International about microfinancing.
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Fabio Rosa
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Fabio Rosa of the Brazilian nonprofit IDEAAS talks with Kelly Janiga about bringing electricity to rural Brazil.
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Joyce Rukungu, Nurse, CFW Shops
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Joyce Rukungu, a Kenya nurse, runs a microfranchise health clinic.
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Vijay Sharma
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Vijay Sharma of Hindustan Lever talks about Project Shakti.
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WDI Global Impact Speaker Series: VN "Tiger" Tyagarajan
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VN Tyagarajan, Executive Vice President and Head of Sales, Marketing and Business Development for Genpact.
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Hector Ureta of CEMEX
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Hector Ureta of the Mexican cement-maker CEMEX talks to WDI BoP Director Ted London about the company's accessing the base of the pyramid markets.
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Professor Dennis Young, President and Founding CEO of the National Center
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Kelly Janiga talks to Professor Dennis Young, President and Founding CEO of the National Center on Nonprofit Enterprise about his interpretations and views on Social Enterprise issues.
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G. Pascal Zachary Spoke at WDI Global Impact Speaker Series
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Gregg Pascal Zachary a journalism fellow with the German Marshall Fund and a senior writer with Business 2.0 talks to Ted London, WDI's Director of Base of the Pyramid Initiative.
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Chrysler President, Dr. Dieter Zetsche Speaks at Joint WDI/EU Center Event
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Chrysler President and CEO Dieter Zetsche entertained a capacity crowd in Hale Auditorium Tuesday, March 8, with the lessons he has learned during his 28 years in the auto industry and from the merger of Daimler-Benz and Chrysler Corp.
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