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Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2005 11:22:54 -0700
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Dear Swiss-List members,
Let me remind you of two very interesting events happening next week at
swissnex :
- on May 3rd we'll have a presentation on Lessons from Silicon Valley
by one of the best specialist on the subject, who talks about it with
both an American and a European perspective
- on May 4, there is the unique opportunity to learn more on MBAs and
EMBAs at one of the best managements schools worldwide, IMD in
Lausanne. There is now also a weblink for registrations.
Looking forward to meeting you next week, and with best regards,
Christian
- TUESDAY, MAY 3, 2005, 6-9.30pm
Super-Flexibilitxy for Knowledge Enterprises à Lessons from Silicon
Valley
with Homa Bahrami, UC Berkeley, and Stuart Evans, University of
Cambridge, UK
- WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 2005, 6-8.30pm
Information Session on the IMD MBA and EMBA »»
with Jim Pulcrano, Director, Corporate Development IMD
Registration :
http://www01.imd.ch/mba/visitsandevents/forumsrequest/index.cfm?
date=4_May_2005&location=San_Francisco
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TUESDAY, MAY 3, 2005, 6.00 - 9.30pm
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«« Super-Flexibility for Knowledge Enterprises - Lessons from Silicon
Valley »»
with book authors Homa Bahrami, University of California, Berkeley, and
Stuart Evans, University of Cambridge, UK
http://www.swisstalents.org/enews/documents/20054/BookFlyer.pdf
PROGRAM
6:00pm Doors Open
6:30pm
Welcome by swissnex
Conference by Homa Bahrami, University of California, Berkeley and
Stuart Evans, University of Cambrdige, UK
7:30pm
Questions & Answers
Book Signing (note : no books available for sale at swissnex)
Networking with Standing Cocktail
Dr. Homa Bahrami is an international educator, advisor, and author,
specializing in organizational design and organizational effectiveness
in knowledge-based industries. She is a Senior Lecturer at the Haas
School of Business, University of California, Berkeley where she has
been on the faculty since 1986. Homa's research, teaching, and advisory
work focus on emerging trends in organizational design and governance,
and effective approaches for leading and engaging multi-cultural
knowledge workers. She is the co-author of a major textbook (with
Harold Leavitt) "Managerial Psychology: Managing Behavior in
Organizations", published by the University of Chicago Press, and
translated into many languages. Her new book “Super-Flexibility for
Knowledge Enterprises”, published by Springer in January 2005
(co-authored with Stuart Evans), focuses on practical approaches for
strategizing, organizing and leading knowledge enterprises in
turbulent, international markets. Homa serves on sev
eral advi
sory boards in Silicon Valley and Europe, is active in executive
education, executive development, and executive coaching in the US, and
Europe, and works with executive teams of global companies on complex
re-organizations and M&A integrations. She can be reached at
homa_at_pdgy.com
Dr. Stuart Evans is Chairman of Pedagogy, Inc., in Menlo Park,
California, a Senior Associate at the Judge Institute of Management,
University of Cambridge, UK, and a Senior Research Fellow at Birmingham
Business School, UK. His professional career started in the Decision
Analysis Group at SRI International (formerly Stanford Research
Institute) in 1981. He later joined the Menlo Park office of Bain and
Company, specializing in technology venturing and corporate
entrepreneurship. He joined Shugart Corporation, Sunnyvale, California,
a pioneer in the disk drive industry, as Director of Corporate Strategy
before becoming a General Partner at Sand Hill Venture Group, in Menlo
Park, California. Dr. Evans was a Visiting Scholar at the Graduate
School of Business, Stanford University from 1987-89, conducting
longitudinal research on the disk drive controller industry. His latest
book (co-authored with Homa Bahrami) “Super-Flexibility for Knowledge
Enterprises”, distills his extens
ive resea
rch and practical experience on strategic flexibility and high tech
venturing. He can be reached at stuart_at_pdgy.com
REGISTRATION
Free event, but online registration required until April 29
http://www.sciencelink.org/about/registration.htm?eventID=2
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 2005, 6.00 - 8.30pm
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«« Information Session on the IMD MBA and EMBA »»
with Jim Pulcrano, Director, Corporate Development IMD
PROGRAM
6:00pm Doors Open and Registration
6:30pm
Welcome by swissnex
MBA & EMBA Program Presentations
7:15pm
Questions & Answers with Alumni, followed by Cocktail
IMD (www.imd.ch), the prestigious business school in Lausanne,
Switzerland, would like to invite you to an information session on both
their MBA and Executive MBA programs. This event will include a brief
presentation by Jim Pulcrano, Director, Corporate Development on the
MBA programs offered by IMD, an opportunity to meet alumni, and a
chance to network with other professionals considering an MBA.
REGISTRATION
http://www01.imd.ch/mba/visitsandevents/forumsrequest/index.cfm?date=4_May_2005&location=San_Francisco
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DIRECTIONS
swissnex is at 730 Montgomery St. between Washintgon & Jackson, next to
the Transamerica Pyramid, San Francisco
for directions and parking :
http://www.swissnex.org/about_location.html#directions
____________________________________
Christian Simm - Executive Director
swissnex : connecting the dots
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San Francisco, CA 94111 (USA)
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