Frontiers of Global Business

Frontiers of Global Business

The Frontiers of Global Business (FGB) speaker series provides University of Washington, Bothell business students with an opportunity to learn from the global experiences and insights of Seattle-area business and public leaders.

The Frontiers of Global Business Certificate of Completion 

UWB undergraduate and MBA business students who register for and attend a total of at least eight FGB sessions during the 2011-2 and 2012-13 academic years will earn a Frontiers of Global Business Certificate of Completion from the UWB Business Program. 

Students who complete these minimum requirements by May 31st each year will receive their certificate by June 30th. For example, a student who attends two FGB sessions in the Spring 2012 Quarter, three sessions in the Fall 2012 Quarter, and three in the Spring 2013 Quarter, for a total of eight sessions, would receive their certificate by June 30, 2013. 

Frontiers of Global Business Winter 2013 Schedule

Speakers for the Winter 2013 quarter are show below. New speakers will be added in the weeks ahead.

Registration is required for each of the sessions. Please click on the registration link below each of the events to reserve your space!


 

Date: Thursday, January 24, 2013
Time: 6:00-7:00 p.m. (*)
Where: UWB Eastside Leadership Center, Everest Room
Speaker: Harald Horgen, CEO - The York Group
Topic: Global Channel Management: Key Steps to Success
Registration: Click here to register

 

Market Leader

Date: Thursday, January 31, 2013 (CANCELLED)
Time: 6:00-7:00 p.m. (*)
Where: UWB Eastside Leadership Center, Everest Room
Speaker: Ian Morris, CEO -  Market Leader
Topic: Key Tools and Global Trends of Integrated Lead Generation Services
Registration: This event has been cancelled

Date: Thursday, February 21, 2013
Time: 6:00-7:00 p.m. (*)
Where: UWB Eastside Leadership Center, Everest Room
Speaker: Kate Cochran, CEO - Vittana
Topic: A World without Barriers
Registration: Click here to register

Global Brigades

Date: Thursday, March 7, 2013
Time: 6:00-7:00 p.m. (*)
Where: UWB Eastside Leadership Center, Everest Room
Speaker: Steve Atamian, President and Founder - Global Brigades
Topic: Global Partnerships and Programs in Health and Sustainable Development
Registration: Click here to register

 

(*) In order to minimize interruptions, late arrivals will not be allowed to enter the room