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Networking Opportunity with Executives from Finland

Posted by  on Thursday, April 4th 2013     

On Monday, April 8, Texas Executive Education is hosting a Stimulating Innovation and Creativity session, led by Dr. Luis Martins from the McCombs School of Business, followed by a Networking Reception with Executive MBA professionals from Finland’s University of Turku, Turku School of Economics.

This is a unique opportunity to meet with a group of your international peers, representing a variety of industries including telecom/IT, manufacturing, consumer goods and pharmaceuticals. The group of 36 executives will be here from April 8-13 for a week-long International Seminar titled Developing Business Competence in a Global Environment, hosted by Texas Executive Education at The University of Texas at Austin.

Any past participants of our Executive Education programs are welcome to attend this networking event.  If you would like to attend, please RSVP by email to Dominick.Flores@mccombs.utexas.edu.  More details are below.

What?
Stimulating Innovation and Creativity session, followed by Networking Reception, both with University of Turku Executive MBA Professionals

When?
Monday, April 8, 2013
1:30 – 7:30 p.m. (Session & Reception)
5:30 – 7:30 p.m. (Reception)

Where?
AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center, Classroom 202, at The University of Texas at Austin

Who?
McCombs School of Business faculty and staff, Turku School of Economics Executive MBA professionals, and You. Please dress in Business Casual attire.

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Michael Dell Speaks about Mistakes, Leadership and Dell’s Global Impact

Posted by  on Wednesday, November 11th 2009     

Originally posted from McCombs Today Blog.

Dean Thomas Gilligan interviewed Michael Dell, CEO, founder and chairman of the board
of Dell, Inc., Nov. 11 as part of the VIP Distinguished Speaker Series.

When: Wednesday, November 11, 2009:  5:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Where: AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center, Ballroom
Who’s invited: Open to the public

Read more and hear highlights from the Q&A portion of the program.

category: Seminar / Conference

Video: Doggett, Nolen, Srinivasan on Growth Strategies in Trying Times

Posted by  on Wednesday, October 14th 2009     

Original Post by Tracy Mueller
From McCombs TODAY blog

On Sept. 17, Texas Executive Education hosted a faculty panel addressing Strategies for Growth in Trying Times. We captured a few of the highlights on video:

What country is poised to be the next global economic powerhouse?
Senior Lecturer of Management John Doggett spoke about the future of the global marketplace. “We in this country right now are undergoing a navel-gazing exercise of amazing proportions,” he said. “We’re moving into a time where more and more economic activity is going on outside of the United States.” He added “Whether you’re small, medium or large, you’re going to face more competition from countries that you never thought of as competitors.” Doggett said in the next 15-20 years, China will be the largest economy in the world, and India will be “neck and neck” with the U.S. for the second largest economy.

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VIP Speaker Series with Intel CFO Stacy Smith

Posted by  on Tuesday, September 22nd 2009     

UPDATE (9.30.2009): Podcasts for the event are now available.from the interview.

Smith on Leadership.mp3 (1m24s, 1.4MB)
Smith recommends taking on the tough tasks to stand out among others and to hone leadership skills.

Smith on Constructive Confrontation.mp3 (2m4s, 1.4MB)
Smith talks about the concept of constructive confrontation, which goes back to Intel founder Andy Grove’s days.

For more interview highlights and audio transcripts, go to McCombs Today.

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Who: Stacy Smith, CFO, Intel
Host: Eric Hirst, associate dean, MBA Program
When: Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009  5:30-6:30 p.m.
Where: UT Campus, Will C. Hogg 1.120

Stacy J. Smith is vice president of finance and enterprise services and the chief financial officer (CFO) for Intel Corporation. In this role, he is responsible for leading the worldwide finance organization and overseeing operational finance, accounting and reporting, tax, treasury, internal audit and investor relations.

Smith joined Intel in 1988 and has held positions in finance, sales and marketing and information technology. Most recently he held the position of chief information officer, where he was responsible for Intel’s Information Technology Group. He has also held the position of general manager of Intel Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) where he was responsible for Intel product sales and marketing in the EMEA region. He became vice president of sales and marketing in 2002. Over the years, he has held finance positions in various divisions, components manufacturing, systems manufacturing, and sales and marketing. He has been located with Intel in the US, Asia, Europe, and Latin America.

Smith earned his MBA in Finance from McCombs in 1988.

This event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Jeffrey Siegel with the Undergraduate Business Council.

category: Seminar / Conference

Strategies on Growing Your Business: Texas Executive Education Open House & Symposium Wrap Up

Posted by  on Monday, September 21st 2009     

Our 2nd Annual Open House and Symposium last Thursday, September 17th catered to pack and diverse crowd that consisted of corporate officers, small business owners and professionals attracted to the panel discussions on business growth and how to build brand share overseas. Dave Wenger, director of communications for the McCombs School, blogged from the event, which featured panel discussions from McCombs faculty and industry experts.

A few highlights:

  • On National Instruments’ long-term approach to business: “Traditionally we’ve had a lot of cash on hand, and were criticized by some on Wall Street for doing that,” said John Hanks, VP of industrial embedded marketing. “I can tell you that cash has been very helpful now.”
  • “Feed the pipeline with interns and new hires, even in tough times. Identify the leaders of tomorrow, you can’t put that on idle just because times are tough.” -Advice on how to manage growth in a down economy from Emerson Process Management Chairman John Berra.
  • “Recession can be a time of opportunity. Think about growing brands, channels and markets. There are supply side efficiencies, costs go down, so it is a time to think about investing.” -Associate Professor of Marketing Raji Srinivasan.
  • “Regardless of where it comes from you will be facing new competitors from overseas. In the next 20 years China will be the largest economy in the world. India will be neck-and-neck with the U.S. for number two economy.” -Management Senior Lecturer John Doggett, on the changing global marketplace.

I’d like to thank those in attendance and invite you to share your thoughts in our comments section. And for those who missed this event, we have a full review of the discussions,  visit Dave’s blog IDUniversity.

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Unable to Attend Tonight’s Growth Strategies Symposium?

Posted by  on Thursday, September 17th 2009     

UPDATE (10.13.2009): Full length videos from the panel discussion are now posted.

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If you’re unable to attend our 2nd Annual Open House and Symposium tonight, we have you covered with live tweets. Follow the TWITTER conversation at #EXECEDOHS. We’ll also post select transcripts here afterwards.

PANEL ONE – STRATEGIES FOR GROWTH: SUCCEEDING IN UNCERTAIN TIMES
INDUSTRY PANEL – Senior company officers share their best practices on how they prepare their organization to grow and compete in a highly-volatile market.

RE: JOHN HANKS, VICE PRESIDENT, INDUSTRIAL EMBEDDED MARKETING, NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS

    •VP national instruments John Hanks discussing 100 year business plan and investing in disruptive tech for a 5 to 10 year payoff.
    •We’ve had a lot of cash & were criticized by the Street, but now that has been very useful to have.
    •In this economic environment it is much easier to approach a competitor.
    •Scope of your sucess may depend on the scope of your network.
    •Vision starts at the top. Our founder is still likely to be sitting at your desk at 7:30 am, thinking 10 years ahead.

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