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Lehigh University®

GLOBAL VILLAGETHEfor future leaders of business and industry®

JUNE 26-AUGUST 6, 2011

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania USA

2 FOR FUTURE LEADERS OF BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY

The Global Village for Future Leaders of Business and Industry® program is a leadership development experience like no other. We believe that ethical leadershipmatters. We believe that knowledge of business and industry, skill in leadership and entrepreneurship, and the development of a powerful global network are essential tosuccess. We recognize the importance of cultural values and differences, and believethat effective leaders must work to break down cultural barriers. We believe that theGlobal Village is the place where future leaders of business and industry are created.

HE GLObAL VILLAGEfor Future Leaders of Business andIndustry® is an applied leadershipand cross-cultural training program.It is designed for young professionalsand experienced students who share

the dream of building a leadership career inbusiness and industry, and who want to form anactive and lasting global network.Through interactive seminars, networking

sessions, company visits, consulting projectsand cultural experiences, the Global Villageintern learns new tools and gains insightfulperspectives that are essential to becoming asuccessful leader. During the six week program,interns will find themselves amongst adiverse group of more than 100 individuals,coming from at least 45 countries,

representing a myriad of cultures, speakingmultiple languages, and offering unique perspectives based on their education and experience.The Global Village is truly unique. The

program requires no academic prerequisitesand delivers no traditional grades. Interns attend“learning experiences,” not “classes”and “discus-sions,” not “lectures.” Interns establish their owngoals and objectives and work with IacoccaInstitute® staff to map a customized andexperienced-based action plan.

TCORE AREAS

• Leadership

• Entrepreneurship

• Business & IndustryBest Practices

• Global Networking

• Career Path Development

• Cultural Awareness

become a GLOBAL LEADER

JOIN A NETWORK OF 1250YOUNG PROFESSIONALS FROM 119 COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIESAROUND THE WORLD!

FOR FUTURE LEADERS OF BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY 3

The Global Villager comes from many diverse backgrounds and experiences.Throughout the years, Villagers have shared their knowledge and connected with professionals—both new and experienced—from around the globe. Listen to, learnfrom, and share the voice of experience.

• She works for the European Parliament.• He established his own company in

Slovenia at the age of 22, which has become a market leader in only 10 years.

• She negotiates million-dollar bank loans in Peru.

• He owns and operates an international shipping enterprise in Ghana.

• She is a newly graduated Singaporean engineer who has built houses and a playground for the villagers of Myanmar.

• He is chief counsel for Wal-Mart, Argentina.

• She is the Director of the F.I.E.L.D. Foundation, working in collaboration

with the Italian Ministry of Labor to provide unique professional education for local businessmen.

• He is a young Mexican entrepreneur who owns several successful businesses in Mexico City, Cancun, and Monterrey.

• She is a young Israeli computer scientist with several patents already to her credit.

• He is a young Afghani lawyer who helped draft the constitution for the newly democrat government of Afghanistan. He now holds the position of the Head of the Department of Islamic Countries with the Max Planck Institute for International Law in Germany.

the GLOBAL VILLAGER

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•111 interns representing 48 countries

• 58 men and 53 women

2010 GLOBAL VILLAGE

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COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES


PROGRAM COURSESGlobal Village is all about exposure to someof the most critical topics affecting the companies of today and leaders of tomorrow.With more than 35 courses presented byinternational and domestic facilitators,interns discover business trends and bestpractices found in the global marketplace.Global Village guides work with participantsto develop their goals and select the learningexperiences that will help achieve programand personal success.

EXECUTIVE VISITORSFounded in 1865, Lehigh University hasdeveloped a significant number of viable,rewarding, and long-standing partnershipswith important leaders in business andindustry. During the Global Village, interns have

the opportunity to interact with more than75 executives who represent large and smallcorporations, family-owned businesses, start-

up companies, and sole proprietorships. Theseinteractions are a key feature of the program.Through round table discussions, companytours and project work, interns are encouragedto take advantage of the opportunities to meetinfluential executives who may assist themwith developing their professional network.

Each week in the Global Village, top-levelexecutives visit the program and spend timeinteracting with the interns. During thesevisits, executives meet with small groups ofinterns for informal discussions about busi-ness trends, corporate ventures, designing acareer path, succeeding, failing and thefuture. More importantly, it is the internsthemselves who direct the conversation byasking questions, raising objections, offeringalternative points of view and discussing thebest practices of their respective nations.Again and again, visiting executives tell us

what a rare joy it is to have the opportunityto learn from others and to teach from theirown experiences.

The experience is unique and opportunities are abundant. Through program courses,discussions with executives, company visits, business consulting projects, country presentations, and guest speakers; knowledge of business and industry will beincreased, leadership and entrepreneurial skills will be strengthened, and a global network will develop. Learning experiences are enhanced through interactions withfellow interns and the many cultures represented in the Global Village.

learn EXPERIENTIALLY

2010 PROGRAM

• 35 facilitated courses, 17 international facilitators from 15 different countries

• 7 excursions to local businesses

• more than 100 companiesrepresented

• 15 consulting projects9 international companies

• Trips to New York City, Philadelphia and Washington DC


COUNTRY PRESENTATIONSBusiness persons are being challenged to operate in an increasingly complex, interde-pendent, and dynamic global environment. To compete and succeed, firms must haveknowledge of the strengths, opportunities,weaknesses and threats effecting various business environments. Understanding thebusiness climate, cultural nuances, and accept-able business practices of countries around theworld is a cornerstone of the Global Villageprogram and provides the foundation forGlobal Village Country Presentations.Global Village participants come to the

program prepared to represent their homecountry during Country Presentations bypreparing a SWOT Analysis that will providedata for business leadership to ponder whenconsidering a country as a new market oppor-tunity. Further, interns then collaborate withrepresentatives from a non-contiguous country, providing insight on how business maybe done across their borders. Interns present

their findings to the entire Global Village in atimed presentation. Evaluated by a group ofpeers, interns receive feedback not only on thecontent provided, but also on presentation skillsand ability to deliver in the allotted time.

bUSINESS CONSULTING PROJECTSDuring the Global Village, interns areassigned to an international project team.Under the supervision of the sponsoring com-pany’s executives and a Global Village projectmentor, teams are challenged to provide a solution for the business client. The designs,demands, and deadlines are real, and so are theexpectations that the team’s project deliverableswill be a success. Starting with basic projectmanagement techniques, interns are taughtthrough total immersion, how to utilize projectmanagement tools. They learn the skills necessary to succeed on a multi-cultural team.For interns who have thought about becoming asenior project manager, or who want to developproject management skills for future success,these projects provide the opportunity to experi-ence the pressures and reap the rewards.

COMPANY VISITSIncluded in the six weeks of the program are aday trip to New York City, to Philadelphia,and a multi-day visit to Washington, D.C.Each week, interns may also choose to visitcompanies such as local distribution andmanufacturing facilities, nonprofit and governmental agencies, small entrepreneurialfirms, or medical and technology businesses.

INTERN-LED SEMINARS ANDPANEL DISCUSSIONSThe Global Village staff recognizes thatinterns need a forum to discuss global “hot” topics. Time is built into the scheduleto allow for such discussions to take place.Informal group seminars are arranged bystaff and interns. In addition to intern-ledseminars, the Global Village provides aseries of panel discussions focused on issuessuch as globalization, career building, entre-preneurship, servant leadership, immigra-tion, and legalities of visa issues.

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To be a part of Global Village, a forum where the energy pulsateswith the vitality and community of over 100countries coming together, is truly a gift. The enthusiasm is palpable and contagious; the relationships formedbetween students from different countries is amazing.

● JANET SLOM

Global Village Facilitator, South Africa

THE IACOCCA INSTITUTE WISHES TO THANK THE FOLLOWING BUSINESSES, GOVERNMENTAGENCIES, AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION IN GLOBAL VILLAGE 2010

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Increase Business and Industry Knowledge

•Enhance Leadership and Entrepreneurial Skills

•Build Cultural Understanding and a GlobalNetwork

AIC ConsultingAir Products & Chemicals, Inc.Alvarez & Marsal Forensic Services LLCAmbassador - Antigua & BarbudaAmerican CouncilsAshland TechnologiesBeans & IntellectBen Franklin Technology PartnersBessemer Venture PartnersBieber ToursBloombergBocconi UniversityBritish PetroleumBureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs,US Department of StateBVB Capital GroupC&C Studios CANU Inc.Capital HotelsCaravel Capital ManagementCharter PartnersChubb GroupCity of BethlehemConcord Foods Inc.Cops 'n' Kids of the Lehigh ValleyCordoba CorporationCrayolaDauti Law Firm, P.C.DBS InternationalDeSales University

Deutsche Bank Trust Company AmericasDutch Spring Water ParkEagle Auto Link, LLCEnerSysEntrepreneurs' OrganizationESCEM School of Business ManagementEssroc Italcementi GroupEwing Marion Kauffman FoundationField SchoolFLSchmidtFlat World KnowledgeFoster Wheeler Energy CorporationFSMIGary Tharaldson School of Business,University of MaryGlitterLab S.C.Global Ark Consulting, Inc.Harrington HotelHCD ResearchHuron Consulting GroupIndiana State UniversityInternational Relief & Development AgencyLehigh Valley Iron Pigs BaseballLehigh Valley Sporting ClaysJarrod Spencer, Psy.D., LLCKent Displays, Inc.Kilpatrick & Stockton LLCLaw Enforcement MemorialLean Learning Center

Lehigh CountyLehigh UniversityLoikits Industrial ServicesLord & TaylorLowenthal and Co., Law OfficesLutron Electronics, Inc.Manufacturing Resource CenterMAPA GroupMastercard InternationalMaxa Group, Maxa India CaptialAdvisorsMaxKnowledge, Inc.Medical Resource Associates LLCMeyer Jabara HotelsMiracle League of Lehigh ValleyMorgan StanleyMSFpharm d.o.o.MTS VenturesMuhlenberg CollegeMuseum of American FinanceNational Law Enforcement MemorialNational Management StrategiesNJ Public Broadcasting AuthorityNovaTech, LLCNorthStar AdventuresOlympus Corporation of the AmericasOrasure TechnologiesPennsylvania Office of the GovernorPentagonPin It

Port Authority of New York & New JerseyPrime Time International CompanyPrimus Holding Inc.ProVensRoman VenturesRoyal Consumer ProductsSmurfit StoneSpectrum GlobalStarters RiverportTalent Management Solutions BernardHodes GroupTCB Strategies - Global Business StrategyConsultingThe Bridgespan Group, Inc.The World BankTower TrainingTransportadora Turstica Lopresti S.A. DeC.V.TSB TechnoligiesTshwane University of TechnologyUnited NationsUniversidad Do Algarve - ESGHTWhite and Williams LLPYoung Medical SpaYPO-WPO InternationalZAG InternationalZrinskiZurcom

Service Projects &Miscellaneous 6.6%

Guide Group Activities 5.4%

Courses & Local Business Trips

7.7%Cultural Networking 17.6%

Executive Meetings 7.6%

Business ConsultingProjects 34.3%

Trips 10.5%

Village Courses 5.9%

Country Presentations 4.6%


The Global Village provides an experience that is unique to each participant.Interns develop a set of goals and work with their personal guide to choose the curricular elements that will help them achieve success. With so many opportunities,interns quickly learn the value of time management and decision making skills.

SCHEDULEWith so many choices and variables, theGlobal Village experience is unique.Learning experiences are customized basedon the courses selected, the executive meetings chosen, and the company visits attended.Each year the program offers innovativeconsulting projects, and adds new execu-tives, facilitators, and courses to the curricu-lum. The team dynamics add a cross-cultural component to the learning experiences.

GUIDESTo help interns weigh their choices andoptimize the Global Village experience, theIacocca Institute assigns each accepted appli-cant a personal guide. Chosen from theranks of our alumni, guides collaborate withinterns to design unique learning experiences.Focused on goal attainment, guides provideinterns with assistance in developing shortand long-term goals, and an action plan toachieve those goals, in some cases continuingwell after the program concludes.

CULTURAL UNDERSTANDINGGlobal Villagers represent various academicmajors, professions, countries, and cultures —a tapestry of diversity. Each intern is encour-aged to bring a formal national dress, as wellas anecdotes, songs, poems, and other evi-dence of their country’s cultural heritage.Music or films about their country or regionon CD-ROM, audio tape, or DVD-VHSvideo are also welcome. The Global Villagewill offer many opportunities to share, cele-brate, and understand the value and majestryof international diversity.To encourage social interaction across

cultural barriers and to enhance this multicultural experience, interns share aroom in on-campus dormitory housing. Thedormitory provides a family-style commonkitchen, living rooms, dining area and common area for social and cultural functions.

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“There was no program for youngentrepreneurs with thiskind of richnessand diversity.SO WE BUILT IT.

● RICHARD M. bRANDT

Director, Iacocca Institute® and Global Village for Future Leadersof Business and Industry®

2011GLOBAL VILLAGE Program

CUSTOMIZATION


GLObAL VILLAGE ON THE MOVE The Iacocca Institute focuses on developingprograms critical to global and local leader-ship. Global Village on the Move programsare mobiles versions of Lehigh University’shighly acclaimed Global Village for FutureLeaders of Business and Industry®. GlobalVillage on the Move programs offer a profes-sional level educational experience with a greatdeal of customization that provides participants with a flavor of the local business culture and business landscape, in locationsthroughout the world. For more information,visit www.iacocca-lehigh.org and navigate tothe Global Village on the Move page or contact Elizabeth Simmons, US ManagingDirector at [email protected].

PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL FORGLObAL ENTREPRENEURSHIPLehigh University hosts a unique summer learning program to educate 70 top high school students from Pennsylvania and around theworld. The five-week experiential program ismodeled after the Global Village and focuses onthe topics of global entrepreneurship, leadership,innovation, creativity, and doing business aroundthe world. Academically gifted domestic andinternational students currently enrolled in 10thor 11th grade are eligible to apply for this tuitionbased program. For more information, visitwww.iacocca-lehigh.org and click on HighSchool Program, or contact Trisha Alexy,Program Director, at [email protected].

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATIONEmpowered professionals seek opportunities toimprove their skills and broaden their knowl-edge. Iacocca Institute Professional Educationseminar programs, custom-designed trainingprograms, and Leadership breakfast programsprovide professionals with the opportunity toassess and develop their work-performance skills,enhance their business and leadership knowledge,and to grow their professional network. Taught byindustry experts, university faculty and area con-sultants, programs engage learners in interactiveand facilitated lecture, and experiential learningenvironments. For more information, visitwww.iacocca-lehigh.org and click on ProfessionalEducation, or contact Carol Ham, Manager, [email protected].

Taste ofVillage

(12 pm - 2 pm)

CampusTours &Lunch

(2 pm - 3:30pm)

SpeedNetworking(4 pm - 7 pm)

Dinner WithLocal Family

MiracleLeagueServant

LeadershipProject

(3 pm - 6 pm)

Culture Night(Evening)

Project Day (9 am - 6 pm)

Village Meeting (8:30 am)

Program Life Orientation(9 am - 12 pm)

Country PresentationOrientation(2 pm - 3 pm)

Opening Dinner (6 pm - 11 pm)

Village Meeting(8:30 am)

Course Seminars (9 am - 12:15 pm)

Country Presentations(3 pm - 5:30 pm)



Village Seminar (3 pm - 5 pm)

Guide Group Activity(Evening)



Project Day (1 pm - 6 pm)





Trip toPhiladelphia




ProgramCheck-Out


Alumni Panel (9 am - 11 am)

Survival Team Exercise(1 pm - 3 pm)

Project Orientation (3:30 pm - 6 pm)

Executive Introductions (8:30 am - 9:45 am)

Executive RoundtableSession #1

(10 am - 11:15 am)Session #2

(11:30 am - 12:45 pm)

Country Presentations(3 pm - 5:30 pm )

TeambuildingActivity

(9 am - 1 pm)

Dutch Springs Water Park (1 pm - 6 pm)



(10 am - 11:15 am)Session #2

(11:30 am - 12:45 pm)




Client ProjectPresentations

Executive Introductions(8:30 am - 9:45 am)


(10 am - 11:15 am)Session #2

(11:30 am - 12:45 pm)




(10 am - 11:15 am)Session #2

(11:30 am - 12:45 pm)

Country Presentations(3 pm - 5:30pm )



(10 am - 11:15 am)Session #2

(11:30 am - 12:45 pm)

Assessment Centers(Optional)

(1:30 pm - 3 pm)

Visa Panel (Optional)(3:30 pm - 6 pm)



(10 am - 11:15 am)Session #2

(11:30 am - 12:45 pm)

Guide Group Activity(Afternoon)

Trip to Washington DC

Guide Activity (Afternoon)



Guide Group Activity (Evening)







Trip to New York City


Village Meeting(10 am)

Private Closing (10:30 am - 2 pm)

Closing Dinner (6 pm - 12 am)

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAYSUNDAY




Entrepreneur inResidence(7 pm)














Leadership Panel (9 am - 12 pm)

Yearbook Presentation & Intro to GV Network

(2 pm - 4 pm)

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JUNE 27 JUNE 28 JUNE 29 JUNE 30 JULY 1JUNE 26 JULY 2

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other PROGRAMS of the Iacocca Institute

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THE IACOCCA INSTITUTE®

Jointly founded in 1988 by Lee Iacocca andLehigh University, our mission is to increasethe global competitiveness of business andindustry. We are dedicated to cultivating thepotential of individuals by empowering theleaders of today and tomorrow.

LEHIGH UNIVERSITY®

Lehigh University's majestic campus is con-sidered one of America's most beautiful.Founded in 1865, Lehigh is a co-educational,non-denominational, private university locat-ed a little more than an hour’s car ride fromNew York City. Its picturesque 1600-acrewooded campus is built on the side of asmall mountain in historic Bethlehem, PA,USA. Lehigh is located within a thriving eco-nomic and cultural corridor of the easternUnited States

QUALIFICATIONSThe Iacocca Institute is looking for highlymotivated, unique and well-rounded individ-uals with a vision and a sense of mission.Academic excellence should be balanced withleadership experience. The program is conducted in English and fluency is required.

TUITION: US $6,500Tuition fees include instructional material, six weeks of housing, educationalexcursions to New York City andWashington, D.C. Limited partial scholar-ship opportunities are available. Travel toand from Lehigh University and mealexpenses are NOT included in the tuitioncosts.

After the pilot program for the Global Village in 1997, Lee Iacocca said, “In a changing world,a first step toward leadership is taking advantage of a genuine opportunity. A second is recog-nizing others that do the same.” This summer, the door to that network opens again as 100more interns will join 1250 global villagers from 119 countries and territories. The entrance isat the Iacocca Institute. Are you ready to take the first step?

a global EXPERIENCE

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:

Richard M. BrandtDirector, Iacocca Institute® and Director, GlobalVillage for Future Leaders of Business & Industry®

(610) 758-5162 /[email protected]

Mary Frances Schurtz-LeonCandidate Manager(610) 758-4440/[email protected]

Elizabeth SimmonsDirector of Curriculum(610) 758-5664/[email protected]

THE GLOBAL VILLAGE111 Research DriveBethlehem, PA 18015 [email protected](610) 758-4440FAX: (610) 758-6550

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