Past Events of
the Global Business Club
the Global Business Club
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Wednesday, April 16, 2008
11:45 am , MSU University Club
David M. Schnier, Senior Brazil Desk Officer, U.S. Deparment of State
Thursday, March 20, 2008
11:45 am , MSU University Club
Thomas J. Donohue, President & CEO, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
11:45 am , MSU University Club
Greg Delawie, Director, Office of Bilateral Trade Affairs, U.S. Department of State
Greg Delawie, the director of the Economic and Energy Bureau's Office of Bilateral Trade Affairs, is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service. He most recently served abroad as Deputy Chief of Mission at the US Embassy in Zagreb, Croatia. He has also served in Rome, Ankara, and Frankfurt.
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
11:45 am , MSU University Club
Tom Maguire, Director/International Trade Specialist, U.S. Commerce Department
Thursday, October 25, 2007
11:45 am , MSU University Club
Carrie Hall, United Nations Global Compact Office
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
11:45 am , MSU University Club
Bill Sepic
CEO & President
The Lansing Regional Chamber
(http://www.lansingchamber.org)
Friday, April 13, 2007
11:45 am , MSU University Club
Congressman Mike Rogers, 8th District, Michigan
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
11:45 am , MSU University Club
George J. Biltz
Global Vice President of Purchasing,
The Dow Chemical Company
(http://www.dow.com/)
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
11:45 am , MSU University Club
Tim Daman
Vice President, Economic Development
Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
11:45 am , MSU University Club
Chris Holman
Publisher, The Greater Lansing Business Monthly
Host, "Business Today with Chris Holman," WILX TV
Host, "The Chris Holman Morning Show," WILS Radio Michigan's Small Business Advocate
(www.lansingbusinessmonthly.com)
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
11:45 am , MSU University Club
Bruce R. Leech
Philanthropist
Former Founder, CrossCom National, Inc.
(www.crosscomnational.com)
Tuesday, September 26, 2006
11:45 am , MSU University Club
Nancy L. Bennett
General Director for Global Learning & Performance for the General Motors University
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Wednesday, April 19, 2006
11:45 am , MSU University Club
James C. Epolito
President and Chief Executive Officer, Michigan Economic Development Corporation (www.michigan.org/medc)
Tuesday, March 28, 2006
11:45 am , MSU University Club
Thomas D. Ogden
Executive Vice President, Global Corporate Banking, Comerica
(www.Comerica.com)
Tuesday, February 14, 2006
11:45 am , MSU University Club
Claes Fornell
Chairman of the Board, CFI Group
(www.cfigroup.com)
Tuesday, November 22, 2005
11:45 am , MSU University Club
Joseph M. Gingo
Executive Vice President, Goodyear
(www.goodyear.com)
Tuesday, October 11, 2005
11:45 am , MSU University Club
Doug DeVos
President, Alticor
(www.alticor.com)
Tuesday, September 20, 2005
11:45 am , MSU University Club
Lynn Myers
General Manager, Pontiac-GMC Division
Tuesday, April 12, 2005
11:45 am , MSU University Club
John "Mac" MacIlroy
President and CEO of Michigan Manufacturers Association (MMA)
Tuesday, March 22, 2005
11:45 am , MSU University Club
Timothy J. O'Donovan
President and CEO of Wolverine World Wide, Inc.
Tuesday, February 8, 2005
11:45 am , MSU University Club
Sten Sjöberg
President and CEO of SSAB HardTech, Inc., a subsidiary of the Swedish Steel Group
Tuesday, November 9, 2004
11:45 am , MSU University Club
Gil A. Pezza
Vice President - International Business Development, Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC)
Tuesday, October 12, 2004
11:45 am , MSU University Club
Nick Ashill
Victoria University of New Wellington, New Zealand
Tuesday, September 14, 2004
11:45 am , MSU University Club
Dean R. Johnson
Chairman of the Board, Shanti, Inc.
Tuesday, April 13, 2004
11:45 am , MSU University Club
Nabina Shrestha
Micro-Enterprise Officer United Nations Development Programme Nepal
Tuesday, March 16, 2004
11:45 am , MSU University Club
David J. Closs
John H. McConnell Chaired Professor in Business Administration at Michigan State University
Tuesday, February 10, 2004
11:45 am , MSU University Club
Lonnie J. King
Dean MSU College of Veterinary Medicine
Tuesday, November 11, 2003
11:45 am , MSU University Club
Amin Alexander Tejani
Director Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce
Tuesday, October 7, 2003
11:45 am , MSU University Club
Jorge Gonzalez
Chairman of the Department of Economics, Trinity University, San Antonio, TX
Tuesday, September 9, 2003
11:45 am , MSU University Club
Marietta Baba
Dean of the MSU College of Social Science
Thursday, April 3, 2003
11:45 am , MSU University Club
Lynn Upshaw
Brand/Marketing Strategist Upshaw and Associates San Rafael, California
Tuesday, March 18, 2003
11:45 am , MSU University Club
John Pearson
Vice President and Executive Director Capital Choice Partnership Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce
Tuesday, February 11, 2003
11:45 am , MSU University Club
Tom Quinn
International Trade Officer Canadian Consulate General, Detroit
Tuesday, November 12, 2002
11:45 am , MSU University Club
Gladson Remos
Director of Business Development Caco Pacifi c Corporation
Tuesday, October 8, 2002
11:45 am , MSU University Club
Richard Corson
Director of the Pontiac U.S. Export Assistance Center of the U.S. Commercial Service
Tuesday, September 10, 2002
11:45 am , MSU University Club
Carl Liedholm
MSU Department of Economics
Tuesday, April 9, 2002
11:45 am , MSU University Club
Bruce Keillor
The University of Akron
Tuesday, March 12, 2002
11:45 am , MSU University Club
Peter Lyon
Director of Staffing, Marketing and Sales, The Dow Chemical Company
Wednesday, February 13, 2002
11:45 am , MSU University Club
S. Tamer Cavusgil
Founding Executive Director MSU-CIBER
Tomas Hult
Director
Irem Kiyak
Assistant Director
Michael Reed
Systems Analyst
Thursday, November 8, 2001
11:45 am , MSU University Club
John Riesenberger
Executive Vice President of Shaw Science Partners
Thursday, October 11, 2001
11:45 am , MSU University Club
Rad Jones
Criminal Justice Department at Michigan State University
Tuesday, April 10, 2001
11:45 am , MSU University Club
Linda Truitt
J.D., Shareholder, Butzel Long, Detroit
Tuesday, March 20, 2001
11:45 am , MSU University Club
John Lang
Consul and Senior Trade Commissioner, Canadian Consulate General
Tuesday, February 6, 2001
11:45 am , MSU University Club
Pervez Ghauri
Professor of Marketing and International Business at the University of Groningen, The Netherlands
Tuesday, January 9, 2001
11:45 am , MSU University Club
Yvonne Warmbrier-Ramp
Managing Director of the State of Michigan China Office
Ms. Warmbrier-Ramp will lead a frank discussion of the changes, opportunities, and challenges facing Michigan businesses as China prepares entry into the World Trade Organization
Thursday, December 14, 2000
11:45 am , MSU University Club
Jack Butterick
Director of Organizational Development at Gerber Products Company (Freemont, Michigan)
Tuesday, December 12, 2000
11:45 am , MSU University Club
Rad Jones
Adjunct Professor, Criminal Justice, Michigan State University
Tuesday, November 14, 2000
11:45 am , MSU University Club
George Herrera
Director of International Marketing, Masco Corporation
Thursday, November 9, 2000
11:45 am , MSU University Club
Dawn Pysarchik
Associate Dean of International Studies and Programs at Michigan State University
Thursday, October 12, 2000
11:45 am , MSU University Club
Paul Litton
Manager of the Export Assistance Center, U.S. Department of Commerce, Ann Arbor
Thursday, September 14, 2000
11:45 am , MSU University Club
Geoffrey Bloom
Chairman and CEO of Wolverine World Wide, Inc. (Rockford, Michigan)
Tuesday, April 11, 2000
11:45 am , MSU University Club
Andrzcj Laganowski
Commercial Counselor for the Embassy of the Republic of Poland
Tuesday, March 14, 2000
11:45 am , MSU University Club
David Wiley
Director of the African Studies Center at Michigan State University
Tuesday, February 8, 2000
11:45 am , MSU University Club
Elizabeth Briody
Staff Research Scientist at General Motors
Friday, January 14, 2000
11:45 am , MSU University Club
Tuesday, December 14, 1999
11:45 am , MSU University Club
Jack Butterick
Director of Organizational Development at Gerber Products
Tuesday, April 13, 1999
11:45 am , MSU University Club
Wilhelm Kast
DPCS INTERNATIONAL, Inc.
Tuesday, March 9, 1999
11:45 am , MSU University Club
Kevin Ecclesine
Global Growth Associates
As president of Global Growth Associates, Kevin Ecclesine is an experienced senior executive who has spent most of his career dealing with overseas business development and management with an emphasis on marketing, sales, distribution and international management. He and his firm specialize in international and global planning and facilitation, market entry planning, organizational development, product development, and "in-market" implementation projects, particularly in marketing and forming alliances.
Prior to forming Global Growth Associates in 1992, Mr. Ecclesine spent six years as Director of International Marketing for Amway Corporation, where he was responsible for overall international product development. There he developed strategies to enhance overall product line profitability, manage Japanese market growth, and globalize the corporate marketing function. Before coming to Amway, the speaker was a Director in Kraft, Inc.'s Latin American management group responsible for marketing and sales. He took the position after having spent two years in Brazil for Hershey, International, Ltd., where he was in charge of its subsidiary's marketing sales and distribution activities in that country.
Mr. Ecclesine is a past president of the West Michigan World Affairs Council and was named Individual World Trader of the Year in 1994 by the West Michigan World Trade Association. With his extensive background, the speaker brings a wealth of international business experience to the Forum.
Tuesday, December 8, 1998
11:45 am , MSU University Club
Paul Felch, Mark Stiles, Chuck Colby and Glenn Williams, Three Men and a Tenor
Global Growth Associates
Three Men and a Tenor got their start in East Lansing when the members were all still students at Michigan Sate University. The comical pop a cappella group has performed with such stars as the Beach Boys, Peter Cetera, Bob Newhart, Pat Boone and the Chenille Sisters. They have participated in an international music festival held in Scotland and will be participating in a Canadian music conference this December. There Men and a tenor will discuss arranging and performing entertainment outside of the United States, and distribution problems of their CDs and tapes.
Tuesday, November 10, 1998
11:45 am , MSU University Club
Carl Liedholm
Economics Professor, Michigan State University
Carl Liedholm is the author of more than one hundred articles and papers with special emphasis on micro and small enterprises in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Dr. Liedholm travels around the globe sharing his expertise on international economies and writes books on the subject. He has taught at Yale University, Oxford University, Wesleyan University and currently Michigan State University. Carl Liedholm is a recipient of the State of Michigan Teaching Excellence Award. Dr. Liedholm will discuss the conversion to a single currency starting January 1999.
Tuesday, October 13, 1998
11:45 am , MSU University Club
Martha Johnson
Vice President of International Sales and Finance, Old Kent Bank
Martha Johnson serves as Vice President and Sales Manager of Old Kent's international line of business. She has taught international Finance for Davenport College in Grand Rapids and numerous letter of credit and collection classes. Ms. Johnson has received a Federal appointment t the Michigan District Export Council and serves as its treasurer. She is treasurer of the World Affairs Council of West Michigan and an active member of the West Michigan World Trade Association and the National Association of Credit Management.
Tuesday, September 15, 1998
11:45 am , MSU University Club
Donald W. Nugent
President, Graceland Fruit, Inc.
Don Nugent is President and CEO of Graceland Fruit , the 1997 Michigan Agricultural exporter of the Year. Graceland Fruit sells and ships its products worldwide. Mr. Nugent is president of North American Fruit Trading Alliance and Chairman of the Board of the Traverse Bay Economic Development Corp. He is a Michigan State University alumnus and an active elected member of the Michigan State University Board of trustees.
