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Upcoming Events

Tuesday Jun. 15
Join us on June 15, at 10am EST to learn about working with local authorities is paramount for brands in addressing counterfeiting. This panel will explore strategies and best practices on the ground for brands when reaching out, building relationships, and working with local authorities in Latin America.
Wednesday Jun. 16
The challenges of dealing with counterfeits on e-commerce platforms in Latin America and the bad actors that are engaging in this behavior continues to emerge. This panel includes brand and platform insight on initiatives or proactive activities e-commerce platforms are taking to help stem the sale of counterfeit goods.
Thursday Jun. 17
This panel will explore the role of customs in the seizure and destruction of counterfeit and illicit goods. The panelists will share their experience with best practices in various countries in Latin America, as well as strategies around destruction of goods.
Tuesday Jul. 20
The Lansing Economic Club will welcome Mel Tucker, head football coach for Michigan State University, on Tuesday, July 20! Mel Tucker, a 24-year coaching veteran with championship experience, was named Michigan State University’s 25th head football coach on Feb. 12, 2020. Tucker’s resume, which began as a graduate assistant at Michigan State under Nick Saban,…
Friday Sep. 3
Jordi Blanes i Vidal from LSE will present "The Effect of Advisors’ Incentives on Clients’ Investments". Though it's in the theory seminar given its IO/contracts nature, the paper's contents are highly and mostly empirical, and finance and macro-flavored, as you can tell from the abstract and attached paper. All faculty and students are welcome.
Tuesday Sep. 7
For this webinar, we invited three international business/marketing scholars who have recently published important work on the measurement of cultural distance. Specifically, our panelists will discuss their research addressing contemporary conceptual and methodological best practices for using cultural distance in international marketing/business research. This webinar will include short presentations followed by a discussion moderated by…
Wednesday Sep. 8
MBN Speaker Series continues virtually on Wednesday, September 8th with THREE speakers joining Chris Holman for a panel discussion! About the Panelists Carla Bailo, is the President and CEO of the Center for Automotive Research (CAR), and is a leader in engineering and vehicle program management with 35 years of experience in the automotive industry.…
Thursday Sep. 9
Webinar Jointly Organized by AIB Teaching & Education SIG and GSU CIBER! MBA programs are an essential part of executive development globally. Ability to provide managers with frameworks and insights that would help developing their businesses further ensures the success of an MBA program. However, how can universities and academic faculty teaching in them ensure…
Thursday Sep. 23
Speaker: Ambassador Craig Allen, Alyssa Tracey, and Carlotta Gmachl Are you interested in doing business with China? IBC’s Global Business Club together with the Michigan Economic Development Corporation and U.S. China Business Council are organizing a two-part event series focused on how Michigan companies can tackle the Chinese market. Part 1 of the series will examine…
Friday Sep. 24
Chang-Tai Hsieh is the Winkleread Professor of Economics and Chicago Booth, an NBER Research Associate, a Senior Fellow at the Bureau for Research in Economic Analysis of Development, an Elected Member of Academia Sinica, and the recipient of the Sun Ye-Fang award for research on the Chinese economy. His work bridges macroeconomics and applied economics with a focus…