International Business Development Conference

Friday, September 25, 2009

The Clausen Center for International Business and Policy is delighted to host the annual International Business Development Conference. This conference features presentations by all 20 IBD consulting teams who worked overseas in 2009. This year we will have external judges from the following corporations: Chevron, Sybase, Deloitte and Intel. Listed below is a tentative schedule for the presentations, identified by the client and country. The exact scheduling of the individual presentations may still change, but the overall schedule and format will not.

The Clausen Center graciously thanks the following sponsors:

For a preview of what is to come at our conference, please refer to our IBD blog where you can read first-hand reports of our MBA students working internationally.

Location: Arthur Andersen Auditorium, Haas School of Business

8:15: Introductions

8:30 - 10:10: Session 1

1) Wildlife Conservation Society - Argentina

2) Fundacion Chile (green data centers) - Chile

3) Elephant Pepper - Zambia

4) Dar Al-Hekma - Saudi Arabia

5) SalvaNatura - El Salvador

10:10 - 10:30: Break

10:30 - 12:10: Session 2

1) VTT (Green ICT) - Finland

2) Wildlife Conservation Society (eco-tourism) - Gabon

3) Comaco - Zambia

4) CREA - Mexico

5) Wildlife Conservation Society (coastal) - Gabon

12:10 - 1:10: Lunch

1:10 - 2:50: Session 3

1) Atonus - Brazil

2) Wildlife Conservation Society - Laos

3) Lovelife - South Africa

4) Fundacion Chile (solar) - Chile

5) Wildlife Conservation Society in collaboration with Organic Exchange - South Africa

2:50 - 3:10: Break

3:10 - 4:50: Session 4

1) Energy-Efficient Cook Stoves (Blum Center) - Ghana

2) Wildlife Conservation Society (cotton) - Zambia

3) Tekes/TULI/VTT - Finland

4) Gaia Enterprises, Inc. - Liberia

5) Rapa Nui Heritage Foundation - Easter Island

4:50 - 5:00: Closing Remarks