{"id":332,"date":"2009-04-24T13:29:27","date_gmt":"2009-04-24T17:29:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/?p=332"},"modified":"2014-11-14T16:01:06","modified_gmt":"2014-11-14T21:01:06","slug":"college-hosts-array-of-experts-from-across-the-business-spectrum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/2009\/04\/college-hosts-array-of-experts-from-across-the-business-spectrum\/","title":{"rendered":"College hosts array of experts from across the business spectrum."},"content":{"rendered":"

In February and March 2009, hundreds of people heard dozens of speakers address pressing challenges and significant opportunities in entrepreneurship, small businesses, international business, energy, and financial services\u2014among other topics\u2014thanks to a variety of seminars, lectures, and forums organized by the College of Business Administration and co-sponsors. Here\u2019s a recap of four of them.<\/p>\n

Entrepreneurs communicate secrets of success.<\/em><\/p>\n

The Small Business Forum\u2019s \u201cThriving in a Challenging Economy\u201d drew about 300 people to FIU for an event sponsored by the college, the Eugenio Pino and Family Global Entrepreneurship Center, The Miami Herald<\/em>, and the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE).<\/p>\n

The daylong event of speakers and panels was enthusiastically received, including by the sponsors.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur community relies on small businesses and The Miami Herald<\/em> is committed to providing small business owners with the resources they need to succeed,\u201d said Christina Gomez-Pina<\/strong>, The Miami Herald<\/em>\u2019s marketing and events director. \u201cSmall business owners find the networking and information presented at these events refreshing and motivating. At the same time, this seminar gave us a chance to meet the business owners and help them identify the many challenges and risks all small business owners are facing today.\u201d<\/p>\n

Monique Catoggio<\/strong> (EMBA \u201903), the college\u2019s director of advancement and alumni relations, sees the seminar as just the first of many initiatives that will emerge from the relationships.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe college was thrilled with the fruition of this project,\u201d she said. \u201cWe had met with The Miami Herald<\/em> on numerous occasions to align our efforts in entrepreneurship and other strategic areas. This was just one of the outcomes of our discussions. We also were pleased to work with NFTE on this event, as we understand the importance of teaching entrepreneurship skills as early as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n

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An audience of about 300 learned about business success in the current environment. The event was sponsored by the college, the Eugenio Pino and Family Global Entrepreneurship Center, The Miami Herald, and the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Wertheim Lecture considers international trade.<\/em><\/p>\n

According to Commissioner Natacha Seijas<\/strong>, District 13, Miami-Dade County Commissioners Office and chair, International Trade Consortium (ITC), trade at the Port of Miami and the Miami International Airport contributed to a trade growth of 14 percent over last year for the Miami Customs District, and a record-breaking trade surplus of $19.6 million.<\/p>\n

The statistics were part of her talk, \u201cThe Role of International Trade in Miami-Dade County,\u201d a Wertheim Lecture presented on February 27, 2009. The Herbert A. Wertheim Lecture Series has brought distinguished speakers and experts in business leadership and entrepreneurship to campus since 1993.<\/p>\n

Among the fifty guests were Tony Ojeda<\/strong> and Ricardo Bran<\/strong> from the Jay Malina International Trade Consortium; Joyce J. Elam<\/strong>, executive dean; Modesto Maidique<\/strong>, FIU president; marketing students; and students in the Organization and Management<\/em> course.<\/p>\n

\u201cI saw how impressed the students were with Seijas\u2019s desire to come to the university to speak to them about international business and trade,\u201d said Annabelle Rojas <\/strong>(MBA \u201998, BBA \u201987), assistant dean, advancement, alumni, and corporate relations.<\/p>\n

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From left to right: Sandra Gonzalez-Levy, vice president, university and community relations; Natacha Seijas; Joyce J. Elam, and Annabelle Rojas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Energy Business Forum looks at carbon reduction.<\/em><\/p>\n

On March 13, 2009, 105 people attended \u201cA Low-Carbon, Alternative Fuels Future,\u201d a daylong conference of the Miami European Union Center of Excellence and the Energy Business Forum at FIU. Among the attendees were general consuls from France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom. Panelists from around the world shed light on public and private sector efforts to rein in carbon emissions.<\/p>\n

Ed Glab<\/strong>, the Energy Business Forum co-director and director, Knight Ridder Center for Excellence in Management, set out some of the challenges in his remarks titled \u201cChallenges to a Low Carbon, Alternative Fuels Future: Can They be Successfully Met?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe key question in my mind is whether or not a low-carbon future really awaits us, and how important a role, in terms of total energy demand, are alternative, cleaner burning fuels likely to play,\u201d he said, before reviewing some of the data \u201cas a kind of reality check of where we stand today in terms of the challenge we all face in achieving a clean fuels future.\u201d<\/p>\n

Consumer Banking Conference focuses on The Americas.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cPromoting Financial Stability in The Americas through Access to Banking\u201d commanded the attention of 119 attendees throughout a full day of panels on March 18, 2009. Joyce J. Elam<\/strong>, executive dean, and Juan Sanchez<\/strong>, vice president and community affairs officer, Federal Reserve Bank-Atlanta welcomed the guests, who then heard fifteen experts discuss emerging market profiles; the role of financial education; product innovation: consumer protection versus consumer empowerment; business development models and products; and identifying gaps and how to address them.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a close relationship with FIU,\u201d said Ana Cruz-Taura<\/strong> (MBA \u201994), regional community development director, FRB of Atlanta, Miami Branch. \u201cThrough our Americas Center, which we launched in 2005, we support financial institutions that provide services in Latin America and the Caribbean where a high percentage of the poor and rural population suffers from a systemic lack of access to financial services. Having the conference at FIU, with its focus on The Americas and on financial services, seemed like an ideal setting.\u201d<\/p>\n

The college\u2019s Department of Advancement, Alumni, and Corporate Relations helped coordinate the event, and Emmanuel Roussakis<\/strong>, Department of Finance and Real Estate, served as one of the moderators.<\/p>\n

View the conference presentations<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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