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Haas Homecoming & Cal vs. USC Football Game

Join us Saturday, October 3, 2009

Lectures - Fiesta - Football

All alumni, students, faculty, staff, and guests are invited to reunite for a festive day back on the Haas School campus.

Overview: A Day of Spirited Fun and Networking

Panel presentation - "Managing Your Career in Challenging Times."
Keynote - Professor Michael Katz: "The Innovation Eco-System at Haas."
Pre-game Mexican Fiesta Luncheon - Haas Courtyard: live music and special activities for kids.
Game - Watch the Golden Bears defeat the USC Trojans!

Deadline to register: Monday, September 28th at 10:00pm PST.

Details About the Day:

CAREER LECTURE - 11:00 am to 12:30 pm

“Managing Your Career in Challenging Times” - Andersen Auditorium

Learn from a panel of experts, many of whom are Haas alumni, how to identify a viable new career path, develop a disciplined process to attaining professional goals, and leverage marketable skills and unique experiences. Whether you have spent a lifetime at one organization, made frequent transitions, or are about to re-enter the work force, this session will offer best practices from experienced professionals and career advisors.

The panel, facilitated by Dr. Susan Bernstein, will offer practical tips on repackaging your skill set, progressing within your organization, changing jobs or industries, and working with executive recruiters. The workshop will offer practical best practices to more effectively manage your own career path.

Susan Bernstein (MBA 94)
is a recognized expert on career and life transitions. As a coach, author, and speaker, she teaches high-performing individuals and organizations how to successfully navigate their way from chaos to clarity. She earned her MBA at UC Berkeley and a PhD in Somatic Psychology at the Santa Barbara Graduate Institute.

Mark Coopersmith (MBA 86)
has spent more than 20 years launching, building and restructuring high-growth global businesses ranging from successful start-ups to multinational corporations. A member of multiple boards of directors, Mark is an adjunct professor at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business where he lectures on Entrepreneurship and Innovation.

Lauren M. Doliva
is currently Managing Partner of Heidrick & Struggle’s Chief Advisor Network. Since 1984, Lauren has held a variety of leadership roles within the firm while working with a broad range of clients. She received a PhD from UC Berkeley, an MAT from Harvard, and a BS from the UCLA.

Martha Gerhan (MBA 03)
has more than 20 years of successful experience in sales and marketing for technology companies ranging from Fortune 500 to start-up companies, providing her with a great understanding of the challenges faced in today's competitive workplace environment.

KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: 1:00pm – 1:45 pm

“The Innovation Eco-System at Haas” - Andersen Auditorium
Prof. Michael Katz, Director, Institute of Management, Innovation and Organization, Haas School of Business

Innovation is central to the success of corporations and non-profit enterprises alike. Indeed, innovation is a critical driver of the economic welfare of nations. It is now widely recognized that no enterprise innovates alone; an enterprise’s success is dependent on the broader innovation eco-system of which it is part. It is also recognized that innovation can come in many forms, including new products, processes, organizational structures, and business models. Professor Katz will discuss the Haas School’s innovation eco-system and what Haas is doing to help other organizations improve their ability to innovate in a wide variety of ways.

Michael Katz, Haas’ Sarin Chair in Strategy and Leadership and Economics Professor, has recently stepped in as Director of the school’s Institute of Management, Innovation and Organization (IMIO). As director of the institute, Michael oversees about ten centers and programs, including the Management of Technology (MOT) program, the Lester Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, and Haas@Work, the school’s applied innovation program in which students drive innovation in larger organizations.

Michael promotes the institute as the central hub, or one-stop shop, that connects Haas faculty and students with outside companies and aims to create even more opportunities with the business world, further enhancing Haas’ reputation as an authority on innovative thinking and problem-solving. In his new leadership role at Haas, Michael will guide IMIO and its centers to do more to bring Haas expertise to the business community through forums and other outlets, filling the public service role of Berkeley’s mission as a public university.

FIESTA LUNCHEON: 2:00pm - 4:30pm

Haas Courtyard

CAL VS. USC FOOTBALL GAME: 5:00pm
Memorial Stadium