International Night - Navigating Markets, Breaking Barriers
| When |
Apr 24, 2014
from 06:00 PM to 08:45 PM |
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| Where | 110 Business Building |
| Contact Name | international.business.pennstate@gmail.com |
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About International Night:
International Night serves to help undergraduates from all majors and backgrounds to learn more about international opportunities. In light of social and political differences, our distinguished guests will elaborate on particular hardships they have faced while working internationally.
The speakers will highlight international business through their many years of personal experience. Through both formal speaking and casual conversation after the event, International Night serves to highlight their commitment to international business and to the greater Penn State community.
About the International Business Association (IBA):
Our mission is to provide guidance, understanding, and awareness of the international business environment, and to provide opportunities and information about careers outside of the United States.
Who Is Attending?
International Night has been designed for undergraduate in all majors and colleges at Penn State. These are students who hope to work internationally in the future and wish to learn more about the experiences of our distinguished guests.
How Is The Evening Scheduled?
Our event will consist of 4 segments. We begin the night with an opening Welcome from the IBA Executive Board. We will then transition to our Keynote Speech from Glenn Forman, Partner at McKinsey & Company. Next, we will have a Panel, in which our distinguished guests will give a 5-10 minute opening statement, telling us about their backgrounds and offering their personal wisdom for over coming obstacles in an international setting. Following introductions, a moderator will ask predetermined student-generated questions. Moving from Room 110 to the Business Building Atrium, the Networking Reception will provide undergraduates with the unique experience of personally interacting with each of our distinguished guests.
Tentative Schedule:
6:00 Guests arrive at 110 Business
6:10 Intro from the IBA Executive Board
6:15 Keynote Speaker: Mr. Glenn Forman
700 Panel Discussion
800 Networking Reception
8:45 Approximate End Time
Do you have a question for one of our guest speakers?
Email: International.Business.PennState@gmail.com
Email us at the above address, and we will include your question in our panel discussion.