The Berkeley MBA E-News
February 2008 issue

Spring Events Tackle Wide Range of Business Issues

The spring semester at Haas promises to be eventful as Women in Leadership explores making one's mark, the Educational Leadership Case Competition works to improve New Orleans schools, and speakers from Deloitte and Pixar come to campus. Here is a look at some of the semester's events:

Dean's Speaker Series

Michael Raynor, Innovation and Strategy Expert and Author, Deloitte Consulting
February 12, 12:30 p.m., Wells Fargo Room

Randy Nelson, Dean, Pixar University
February 28, 12:30 p.m. Wells Fargo Room

Concord Coalition's "Fiscal Wake-Up Tour," Tom Campbell, Moderator
March 5, 7:00 p.m., Arthur Andersen Auditorium

Conferences

Business of Health Care Conference
February 9, all day, Haas School
The second annual Business of Health Care conference will explore the innovations we can pursue today to prepare for tomorrow's health care challenges. Panels will address topics in biotech, health care IT, policy, global health, payer vs. provider issues, and medical devices.
Visit http://www.haashealthcareconference.org/ for more information.

Women in Leadership Conference
March 1, all day, Haas School
Making your Mark: An exploration of innovative and effective ways that women can make a mark in all aspects of their lives - in the office, at home, and in their communities. Visit http://www.wilconference.org/2008/index.html for more information.

BERC's UC Berkeley Energy Symposium
March 7, all day, MLK Student Union, UC Berkeley
An inside look at energy research across UC Berkeley, along with opportunities for further collaboration, presented by the Berkeley Energy Resources Collaborative. Visit http://berc.berkeley.edu/index.html for more information.

Asia Business Conference
March 15, all day, Haas School
Global Ambition, Regional Transformation: A look at the global aspirations of Asian companies and at the resulting regional transformation. Visit http://berkeleyabc.org/2008/index.html for more information.

Competitions

Education Leadership Case Competition
February 14-15, Haas School
A competition to bring attention to critical, real-time issues in education, with a focus this year on K-12 education in New Orleans. Visit http://groups.haas.berkeley.edu/education/ELCC/ for more information.

Cisco Deloitte E-Business Case Competition
First week in March, Haas School
An opportunity for undergraduate students to demonstrate and further develop skills, while competing to qualify for the fall 2008 International Business Challenge at the University of Texas at Austin. Details to be posted on a later date at http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/Undergrad/.

Global Social Venture Competition
Finals, April 17-18, Haas School
Global Social Venture Symposium, April 19, San Francisco
The ninth year for a competition launched by Berkeley MBA students that is now the largest and oldest student-led business plan competition that provides mentoring, exposure, and prizes for social ventures from around the world. Executive summaries are due on January 16, 2008. Visit http://socialvc.net/ for more information.

UC Berkeley Business Plan Competition
Finals, May 1, Haas School
The tenth year for this competition, which serves as the convergence point for entrepreneurs across the greater UC Berkeley community. Executive summaries are due on January 29, 2008. Visit http://bplan.berkeley.edu/ for more information.

Haas Alumni Network Events

4th Annual Haas Celebration in the East Bay
January 23, 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Cronk Conference Center at the Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream Holdings, Inc. Corporate Headquarters, Oakland
An Evening with the Aakers: Insight on branding and marketing from Professor Emeritus David Aaker and his daughter, Jennifer Aaker, Xerox Distinguished Professor in Knowledge.

9th Annual Haas Celebration in Silicon Valley
February 27, 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Menlo Circus Club, Atherton
Industry networking and keynote presentation by Keval Desai, MBA 99, Director of Product Management, Google, Inc.

6th Annual Haas Celebration in San Francisco
March 19, 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Gap Inc. Corporate Headquarters, San Francisco
Alumni networking, art gallery viewing, and special presentation hosted by Don Fisher, BS 50, Founder & Chairman of the Board, Gap Inc.

All-Alumni Reunion at Haas
April 26, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Haas School
Keynote presentation and alumni panels on "Clean Tech Innovation: A Berkeley Tradition," exploring energy markets and investments and climate change.

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