Professional Development Workshops
Sunday, June 4, 2006
Interviewing & Search Process Workshop
8:00 - 9:30 am, Grand Ballroom C-G
A dynamic workshop to prepare new Consortium students for the rigors of the MBA interviewing process and their careers. General Mills will present strategies to enhance your job search and guarantee you won't miss the opportunity to achieve the career to which you aspire. This interactive workshop includes a discussion panel and one-on-one exercises.
Facilitator: Isaias Zamarripa, Director, Experienced Staffing & Minority Sourcing General Mills
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Alumni Business Meeting
9:15 - 10:15 am, Broadway Room
Conference & Career Fair Networking Workshop
10:00 - 11:30 am, Gateway Ballroom 2-5
Networking is an essential process to both career search and overall business success. Yet, it is often mistakenly and negatively labeled. OP participants will have the opportunity to network at the OP and also during the summer before school starts. This workshop and panel will breakdown some of the myths about networking and give some practical tips not only on how to network effectively, but on how to capitalize on the tremendous corporate and colleague contacts that are available to students here at the OP and between now and August and beyond.
Facilitator: Les McGehee, National Comedy Theater/Improv MBA
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Alumni & 2nd Yr Student Workshop: Global Leaders & Global Assignments
10:30 - 11:45 am, Broadway Room
At this informative session, you will hear firsthand how globalization affects the market place from representatives of global powerhouses. In addition, attendees will receive tips on how to secure and leverage their careers with non-US assignments.
Presenter: Louis Jordan, Senior Finance Director for Global Business Planning Nike Inc.
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Alumni & 2nd Yr Student Workshop: Tools for Entrepreneurial Ventures
2:30 - 4:00 pm, Broadway Room
This workshop is a must for business owners as well as potential business owners. Participants will leave this workshop armed with knowledge that will assist them in obtaining capital to develop, sustain or grow their small business.
Presenter: Edward Olebe, Director, Business Development American Express OPEN Small Business Network
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Diversity/Ethics Interactive Theatre - New Students
2:30 - 4:30 pm, Gateway Ballroom 2-5
A two-hour workshop open to all conference participants, The Diversity/Ethics Interactive Theater is a highly interactive and informative session that generates discussion regarding issues of diversity and ethics in the workplace. The unique program methodology blends the visual impact of actors depicting office and school scenarios with the audiences active participation.
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Monday, June 5, 2006
Career Roundtable Breakfast Session - New Students
7:30 - 8:30 am, Grand Ballroom C-G
This interactive yet informal morning session will provide Consortium students with an overview of working in a variety of exciting disciplines and industries, including non-profit management, retail, entrepreneurship, supply chain management, healthcare, real estate, human resources, market research/consumer insights and entertainment/media. A specific number of tables will be allocated to each topic in the ballroom. Alumni, faculty and corporate representatives from each of these nine fields will be seated at tables throughout the ballroom to speak with students about careers in these industries/disciplines. A hearty breakfast buffet will be served.
Entrepreneurship
Peter Jones (UR 82), Chief Operating Officer - Mind Safety Management, LLC
Alland Leandre (UM 02), President & CEO - Vyalex, Inc.
Healthcare
Ed Torres (UM 89), Principal, Lilly Ventures Elli Lilly & Company
Carolyn Valentine (IU 99), Commercial Director - Europe & Canada Abbott Laboratories
Scott Hunter (UM 97), Senior Manager, Pfizer Treasury Operations
Guidant Representative: TBN
Human Resources
Greta Bai (IU 95), Director of Human Resources Emerson
Julie DeWitt, Manager, Business Staffing, Business Recruiting/Staffing US Eli Lilly & Company
Joelle Hayes, Manager, Corporate Recruiting & Diversity Partnerships United Technologies Corporation
Melvyn Stewart, Manager, GM North America Talent Acquisition - General Motors Corporation
General Mills Representative: TBN
Market Research/Consumer Insights
Kelly Copes-Anderson (IU 99), Customer Insights Manager, Lilly Market Research Eli Lilly & Company
General Mills Representative: TBN
Unilever Representative: TBN
Non-profit Management
Ian Barrett (UNC 87), Ed.D., SPHR, Associate Vice President, Human Resources Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Vincent Harris (UM 94), Broad Resident, Special Assistant to the CFO St. Louis Public Schools
Jim Parks (WU 80), Consultant Fannie Mae Foundation
Monica Santana Rosen, Broad Resident, Project Manager Chicago Public Schools
Real Estate
Lawrence Gardner (UM 93), Director Cushman & Wakefield of Texas, Inc
Target Representative: TBN
Retail
Target Representatives: TBN
Sports & Entertainment
Louis Jordan, Senior Finance Director for Global Business Planning Nike Inc.
Ben Elkin, University Relations Manager Nike Inc.
Dan Stanton (UCB '01), Assistant Manager, HVD Category Management Division - NBC/Universal
Supply Chain Management
Linda Hill, Manager, Leadership Development Pratt & Whitney
Ted Jackson, Managing Consultant Supply Chain Management IBM Business Consulting Services
Greg James, Director of US Operations Nike, Inc.
Bob Kile, Vice President Procurement, Industrial Automation Group Emerson
Alicia Mahoney, Director, Supplier Diversity & Development - Coors Brewing Company
Al Smith, Corporate Manager, Fleet Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc.
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Sunrise Finance Breakfast Primer - New Students
7:30 - 8:30 am, Lindbergh Room
The finance world has its own distinct career paths, lingo and colloquialisms, which can be a mystery to outsiders and a frustration to those recruiters who want OP students to make the best possible impression immediately. This sunrise primer will give an overview of the various paths available to those interested broadly in finance, helping students to understand the difference between private wealth management, investment banking, sales and trading, corporate finance, etc. From this session, we hope that students will gain a basic understanding of the world of finance so that they can be best prepared to select the appropriate finance career panels to attend later in the day, and then to make the best possible impression at those panels. This is a must-attend for any student interested in financeso wake up early and join us! Breakfast will be provided.
Presenter: Shawn Graham, Associate Director, MBA Career Management Center, Kenan-Flagler Business School - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Secrets of Business Success:
Mastering Corporate Etiquette & Culture
8:30 - 10:00 am, Grand Ballroom C-G
If you have ever wondered what it takes to be successful in the corporate world, or why some very competent people cannot make in the corporate world, then you might be interested in hearing from executives who will share their insider perspectives about the secrets of being successful in todays business. Through lectures, discussions and activities, you will learn the importance of unwritten rules that play a vital role in getting ahead in Corporate America.
Presenters:
Philip Berry, Corporate Officer & VP Global Workplace Initiatives, Colgate Palmolive
Mitra Chappell, Director, Global Workplace Initiatives, Colgate Palmolive
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Consortium Best Practices & Information Session - Corporate Sponsors
9:00 - 11:30 am, Grand Ballroom B
Prospective corporate representatives will be able to learn about the dynamics of The Consortium. Participants will learn why this organization is so unique and recognized as the premier source of diverse talent. Testimonials will be given from each of the major constituent groups associated with the organization (e.g., student, school, alumni and corporate). The session will be followed by a question and answer period.
Speakers:
Peter J. Aranda (WU 87), Executive Director & CEO, The Consortium
Kenneth Charles, Director, University Relations General Mills
Julie DeWitt, Manager, Business Staffing, Business Recruiting/Staffing US Eli Lilly & Company
Linda Hassan, Director, Global Diversity Recruitment - American Express Company
Bill Lawrence, Senior Diversity Staffing Program Manager, IBM
Andrea Mason, Diversity Relationship Manager Citigroup, Inc.
Phil Miller, Assistant Dean, University of Wisconsin
Colleen Smith, Associate Director, Career Opportunities Center, The Tepper School of Business Carnegie Mellon University
Ed Torres (UM 89), Principal, Lilly Ventures Elli Lilly & Company
Alumni & 2nd Yr Student Workshop: Personal Wealth & Market Influence
10:00 - 11:30 am, Grand Ballroom A
How do you define personal wealth? As minority populations grow so is their personal and communal wealth. What impact have these emerging markets had on the way companies do business? Get the answers to these questions and more from this informative session with one of the market leaders.
Presenter: Ricardo Lopez Valencia, Senior Vice President & Head of Diversity ING Americas
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INDUSTRY WORKSHOPS FOR STUDENTS
You will find out all you ever wanted to know about some of the hottest career choices. Experienced presenters will share insight into the skills required of MBAs who are successful in securing employment.
Investment Management 101 - (A.M. Session)
10:00 - 11:30 am, Gateway 1
This panel will provide students with an overview of careers related to investment management, including private client services and wealth management, equity research, hedge funds, and private equity. Broadly speaking, students pursuing positions with the non-investment banking/merger and acquisition division of the investment banks and money market firms should attend this session to survey the critical distinctions between the disciplines that the bulge bracket banks and money managers offer.
Facilitator: Gary Fraser (NYU 92), Dean of Students and Assistant Dean of MBA Student Affairs, Office of Career Development, Stern School of Business New York University
Panelists: L
isa Cadotte (WU 96), Director, Northwestern Investment Management Company - The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company
John S. Halaby, CFA, Vice President T. Rowe Price
Tommie Hughes, Senior Vice President, Investments Smith Barney
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Corporate Finance 101 - (A.M. Session)
10:00 - 11:30 am, Gateway 4-5
This panel will provide students with an overview of finance careers in the corporate realm from corporate finance functions (including merger and acquisition functions from the company side) to corporate treasury. Generally speaking, those students who wish to work in the finance function within the corporate sector should attend this session.
Facilitator: Allyn Curry, Associate Director, New Business Development, Graduate Career Services, Kelley School of Business Indiana University
Panelists:
George Bitto, Vice President and Controller Air Products
Gerry B. Flores (UR 92), Vice President, Finance for the West Division Frito-Lay
Chandus Jackson, Finance Manager Johnson & Johnson
Derica Rice (IU 90), Chief Financial Officer Eli Lilly & Company
Hilliard C. Terry, Director, Investor Relations Agilent
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Brand Management - (A.M. Session)
10:00 - 11:30 am, Gateway 2
This panel will give students the chance to join top consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies for a short overview of brand management. The second portion of the session will afford the opportunity to participate in a variety of small roundtable discussions with representatives from each of the sponsoring companies so that the overall concept of brand management can be combined with an exposure to each company's unique culture. (Note: This session is limited to 75 people. A repeat Brand session with alternate corporate sponsors will be offered in the afternoon.)
Facilitator: Al Cotrone, Director, Career Development & Academic Services, Stephen M. Ross School of Business University of Michigan
Brand Mgmt Overview: Edisa Chacin, Marketing Director, Science Diet Feline Hills Pet Nutrition
Panelists:
Shannon Bryan (UM 98), Senior Marketing Manager, Customer Marketing Frito-Lay/PepsiCo
Eric Minor, Category Manager, New Products SC Johnson & Son, Inc.
Antonio Ramos (DC 03), Associate Marketing Manager General Mills
Cheryl Stallworth-Hooper (UW 81), General Manager, Guatemala, Latin America Division Colgate-Palmolive
Janice Tennant (UNC 01), Marketing Manager Golden Grain Innovation Pepsico QTG
Fred Wagner, Director, Exec. US Product Marketing Johnson & Johnson
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Consulting - (A.M. Session)
10:00 - 11:30 am, Gateway 3
The service of helping a client assess its challenges, develop strategy, implement plans and maximize its shareholder value is a fast-paced and interesting career field. Our sponsors will highlight the various practices that they offer and give students the opportunity to compare firm cultures and assess which disciplines in the industry might be the best match for them.
Facilitator: Kori Neville, Associate Director, Career Management Center, Goizueta Business School Emory University
Panelists:
Keith Oren Burks, Vice President, Corporate Strategy & Research Liberty Mutual Group
Ivy E. Grant (NYU 05), Associate McKinsey & Company, Inc.
Mark Horn (UCB 96), Senior Manager, Telecom, Media and Technology Practice Deloitte Consulting LLP
Steve Waller, Senior Associate Booz Allen & Hamilton, Inc.
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Investment Banking 101 - (P.M. Session)
2:00 - 3:30 pm, Gateway 1
This panel will provide students with an overview of careers in the area of traditional (but ever-evolving) investment banking, including discussions on investment banking and debt and equity markets. The merger and acquisitions, as well as the corporate finance disciplines at the bulge bracket banks will be discussed at this panel.
Facilitator: Gary Fraser (NYU 92), Dean of Students and Assistant Dean of MBA Student Affairs, Office of Career Development, Stern School of Business New York University
Panelists:
Tony Brown, Director of Staffing Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc.
Paul Colon (IU 93), Director, Corporate Banking Credit Suisse
Keith Singletary (NYU 04), Title Merrill Lynch
Tracy E. Williams, Managing Director, Global Investment Banking J.P. Morgan
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Strategic Marketing & Research - (P.M. Session)
2:00 - 3:30 pm, Gateway 3
This panel will provide an overview of marketing disciplines that are available outside the world of CPG. Career paths such as service marketing, marketing at a retail company, business development, and marketing research will be described and explored so that the subtle differences between brand management and each of the aforementioned disciplines can be assessed down to the level of the individual sponsoring company.
Facilitator: Everette Fortner, Director, Career Services, Darden School of Business University of Virginia
Panelists:
Kathy Button-Bell, Chief Marketing Officer Emerson
Harold Gardner, Senior Vice President Gas Operations DTE Energy
Samuel Mancuso, General Director Vehicle Brand Marketing General Motors
Myles Reed, Jr., Vice President of Marketing, Consumer Usage & Retention American Express Company
Thane Wettig, Executive Director for Global Diabetes Brands Eli Lilly & Company
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Brand Management - (P.M. Session)
2:00 - 3:30 pm, Gateway 2
This panel will give students the chance to join top consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies for a short overview of brand management. The second portion of the session will afford the opportunity to participate in a variety of small roundtable discussions with representatives from each of the sponsoring companies so that the overall concept of brand management can be combined with an exposure to each company's unique culture.
Facilitator: Al Cotrone, Director, Career Development & Academic Services, Stephen M. Ross School of Business University of Michigan
Brand Mgmt Overview: Edisa Chacin, Marketing Director, Science Diet Feline Hills Pet Nutrition
Panelists:
Kathryn Block, Business Director Campbell Sauces Campbell Soup Company
Tim Curoe, Vice President Merchandise Manager, Garden Place/Home Improvement/Automotive Target
Max Rangel, Director of Marketing Procter & Gamble
Elizabell Rivera, Marketing Manager, Nescafι Nestlι USA, Inc.
Kathleen Weber, Global Marketing Director, Medicated Skin Pfizer Consumer Healthcare
Katie Williams, Senior Brand Manager, DiGiorno Kraft Foods
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Leadership Development/Strategic General Mgmt - (P.M. Session)
2:00 - 3:30 pm, Gateway 4-5
Among the most elusive definitions to pin down are the variety of opportunities offered by sponsoring companies that fall broadly under the categories of Leadership Development, Strategic General Management and Rotational Management Development. These programs commonly require professionals who are able to understand the strategic direction of a company and connect that vision, through practical leadership ability, to drive day-to-day activities that will ensure success. Students will hear about a variety of programs designed by Consortium-sponsoring companies that will allow them to quickly understand a companys culture, enhance their growth and further develop leadership abilities. Panelists will discuss recruitment practices and programs at their respective employers.
Facilitator: Colleen Smith, Associate Director, Career Opportunities Center, The Tepper School of Business Carnegie Mellon University
Panelists:
Robert F. Dolvo, Strategy Manager, Strategy and Business Development Cargill, Inc.
Brian Green, Director, Service Delivery Systems Sprint/Nextel
John H. Hampton, Vice President, Financial Center Manager Citibank
Raquel Morgan CPCU, ARM, Assistant Vice President and Marketing Manager, Wausau Broker & Affinity Division Liberty Mutual
Greg Redmond (USC 70), General Manager, Internal Audit Chevron Corporation
Rita Rinner, Senior Manager for Finance & Global Staffing DaimlerChrysler
Al Smith, Corporate Manager, Fleet Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc.
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Professional Development Session Descriptions
