OneMBA Welcomes Class of 2011
10/27/2009
In September, the OneMBA Class of 2011 kicked off its program with OneMBA Opening Week in Washington, DC. The cohort reflects the truly global nature of the program, including 102 professional students who represent more than 24 countries in nearly every region of the world.
During Opening Week, the professionals explored Global Perspectives and the US Business Environment through a series of classroom discussions, hands-on experiences and guest lecturers. Speakers included:
- John Allison
Chairman, BB&T Corporation and Distinguished Professor of Practice, Wake Forest University
Lecture topic: America’s Financial Crisis: Causes and Cures
- Senator Tom Daschle
Lecture topic: US Healthcare Reform
- Cindy Hallberlin
Chief Executive Officer, Gifts in Kind International
Lecture topic: Responsible Capitalism
- Jerry S. Wilson
SVP & Chief Customer & Commercial Officer, The Coca-Cola Company
Lecture topic: Global Business in the 21st Century: Reflections from the Front Lines
- Lily Kelly-Radford, Ph.D.
President, LEAP Leadership, Inc.
Lecture topic: Listen Up, Speak Up, Stand Up: Global Leadership Lessons
OneMBA is a collaborative effort among five top business schools around the world:
- The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) in Hong Kong SAR, China
- Fundação Getulio Vargas, Escola de Administração de Empresas de São Paulo (FGV-EAESP) in São Paulo, Brazil
- EGADE, Tecnologico de Monterrey, School of Business Administration and Leadership (EGADE-ITESM) in Monterrey, Mexico
- Erasmus University, The Rotterdam School of Management (RSM) in Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Kenan-Flagler Business School, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC), Chapel Hill, NC, United States