GLOBAL & EXECUTIVE MBA REUNIONBERLIN, GERMANY

MAY 28 – JUNE 1 , 2012

CULTURE * CONNECTIONS * GLOBAL BUSINESS CONVERSATIONS

Crossing Over to Connect

Reunion Host

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Joyce J. Elam, Ph.D. Dr. Joyce J. Elam is Executive Dean and James L. Knight Professor of Management Information Systems in the College of Business Administration at Florida International University (FIU), Miami, Florida, and Dean, FIU Online. Dr. Elam was a Marvin Bower Fellow at the Harvard Business School during the1987-88 academic year. She earned both her PhD in operations research (1977) and her BA in mathematics (1970) from the University of Texas.

Dr. Elam is a recognized expert in the strategic use of information technology and the use of information technology to support both individual and group decision-making. She is responsible for an annual research study which surveys women-led businesses in Florida. She is also the faculty leader for Women on the Move, a women leadership development program offered twice a year through the FIU Center for Leadership.

Reunion Faculty Advisor

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Walfried Lassar, Ph.d Walfried Lassar is the Ryder Research Professor, chair of the Marketing Department and Director of the Ryder Center for Supply Chain Management at Florida International University. Dr. Lassar teaches in the Executive MBA and Master of International Business Programs as well as Executive Seminars. He has won multiple teaching and research awards, created several new academic programs, and runs national conferences on Green and International Supply Chain Management. In addition he created the successful Marketing Roundtable series at FIU, a cooperation between the marketing department and with the Dean’s Alumni Circle.  Dr. Lassar's research spans the topics of marketing strategy in channels of distribution, brand equity issues, and services marketing as well as supply chain strategy. His research projects deal with international dimensions of marketing and distribution strategy and integrate e-commerce aspects of competition. Dr. Lassar’s supply chain research focuses on supply chain strategies to create competitive advantage and investigates green supply chain management’s effect on profitability. His research has been published in the Journal of Marketing, Journal of Business Logistics, Journal of Business Research, Journal of Retailing, Journal of Business Ethics, Journal of Business Venturing and the Strategic Management Journal among others.

Reunion Managers

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Monique Catoggio, EMBA

DirectorAdvancement, Alumni &

Corporate RelationsFIU Business

Stefanie Anding, EMBA

Director

Business DevelopmentFIU Business

Alumni Committee

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Manlio ValdésPresident, EMEIA

(Europe, Middle East, India & Africa)

Climate SolutionsIngersoll Rand

Claus SchaaleManager, Cloud

Business Development

Cisco Systems, Inc.

Claudio CuryDirector

Business DevelopmentFIU Business

Global & Executive MBAProgram Profile

Alumni of our Executive Programs

benefit from:

FIU’s EMBA national ranking among the top 15% of graduate business schools

Learning by doing with a group of experienced executives who bring unique and value experiences the program

A focus on leadership, innovation and personal growth

International trips and real-world case studies with hands-on application

An executive, global network of more than 500 alumni

What we want to achieve via thisreunion:

High-level networking among alumni. Scheduled times for alumni to share their successes, challenges and opportunities as seasoned executives

Timely and lively conversations and visits touching on critical global business issues

First-hand experience of the eclectic and dynamic city of Berlin, both from a cultural and business perspective

An unforgettable week of life-long connections

Student & Alumni Profile

Each Executive MBA cohort at FIU represents a diverse group of peers who share a similar level of professional experience, but vary greatly in terms of nationality, industry and background.

The average age at the onset of the program is 37

EMBA Alumni now number over 500

36%

10%

9%

7%

5%

4%

4%

3%

3%

19%

A Truly International ProgramClass of 2007 - Class of 2012

USA

Colombia

Venezuela

Cuba

Brazil

Nicaragua

Puerto Rico

India

Ar-gentina

Other

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Alumni Profile, cont.

Top companies represented among

Alumni:

Cisco Microsoft Baptist Health Systems CitiGroup/Foundation Cordis Ryder System, Inc. Bank of America/ Merrill Lynch Caterpillar Eastman Kodak Aeronautic Investments AeroThrust Atlantic Financial Group International, LLC B/E Aerospace, Inc. Brightstar Hewlett Packard Jackson Health System Komatsu Latin-America Corporation Univision Network Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd

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What positions do they employ

today?

Reunion Snapshot

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