Speaker: Doug Barry, International Trade Administration's Global Knowledge Center of the U.S. Department of Commerce

Air Date: February 14, 2018

Hosted by Tomas Hult, this segment of the globalEDGE Business Beat is an interview with Doug Barry, Vice President at Conover + Gould Strategy Group. Previously he held various internationally focused positions in the U.S. Department of Commerce (most recently as Deputy Director).

Tomas Hult is Professor and Byington Endowed Chair in the Eli Broad College of Business at Michigan State University.

The setup for this segment is that President Donald Trump has been in office just over a year, and international trade has been a hot topic during this time, especially renegotiating old trade agreements and ensuring that U.S. companies are competitive globally. Doug Barry talks about his take on the country and international trade as he sees it today. The U.S. is the largest exporter and importer of the 195 countries in the world, and U.S. companies thrive in the international marketplace.

Speaker: Kathy Petroni, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs and Professor of Accounting in the Eli Broad College of Business at Michigan State University

Air Date: February 14, 2018

Hosted by Tomas Hult, this segment of the globalEDGE Business Beat is an interview with Kathy Petroni, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs and Deloitte/Michael Licata Professor of Accounting in the Eli Broad College of Business at Michigan State University.

Tomas Hult is Professor and Byington Endowed Chair in the Broad College. With more than 8,000 undergraduate, masters, and doctoral students, the Broad College is one of the largest business schools in the United States.

Broad has a vision to be a top-of-mind business school as reflected by the recognition of our brand, the reputation of our people, and the rankings of our programs. In this segment, Kathy talks about the Broad College being a limited enrollment college at MSU and the associated challenges.

She also shares various stories about programs in the college to create a cultural environment that result in success for all undergraduate students. And, she highlights the uniqueness and importance of the Residential Business Community, a program for undergraduate business students that help them become immersed in the business school in all aspects of their MSU life.

Speaker: Sri Zaheer, Dean and Elmer Andersen Chair in Global Corporate Social Responsibility in the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota

Air Date: February 14, 2018

Hosted by Tomas Hult, this segment of the globalEDGE Business Beat is an interview with Sri Zaheer, Dean and Elmer Andersen Chair in Global Corporate Social Responsibility in the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota.

Tomas Hult is Professor and Byington Endowed Chair in the Eli Broad College of Business at Michigan State University. Business can really be a force for good in the marketplace.

Dean Zaheer discusses this positive force as it relates to the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota. She also highlights the Carlson’s School’s unique experiential learning opportunities, dynamic international education programs, and vibrant network of global businesses. And, she summarizes the Carlson School story into her best selling point for attracting students to study at the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota.

Speaker: Sri Zaheer, Dean and Elmer Andersen Chair in Global Corporate Social Responsibility in the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota

Air Date: February 14, 2018

Hosted by Tomas Hult, this segment of the globalEDGE Business Beat is an interview with Sri Zaheer, Dean and Elmer Andersen Chair in Global Corporate Social Responsibility in the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota.

Tomas Hult is Professor and Byington Endowed Chair in the Eli Broad College of Business at Michigan State University.

Professor Zaheer is serving as the co-host of the annual meeting of the Academy of International Business (AIB), June 25-28, 2018 in Minneapolis, USA. AIB has members in some 90 countries and more than a 1,000 academics are expected for the Minneapolis meeting of the best-of-the-best in international business and trade from around the globe.

The Academy of International Business is the leading association of scholars and specialists in the field of international business. Professor Zaheer shares information about the meeting agenda, Minneapolis as a host city, and what unique features delegates will encounter (compared with recent annual meetings in Dubai, Bangalore, Vancouver, Istanbul, Washington, DC, and Nagoya).

Speaker: Stefanie Lenway, Dean and Opus Distinguished Chair in the Opus College of Business at the University of St. Thomas in Minneapolis, Minnesota

Air Date: February 14, 2018

Hosted by Tomas Hult, this segment of the globalEDGE Business Beat is an interview with Stefanie Lenway, Dean and Opus Distinguished Chair in the Opus College of Business at the University of St. Thomas in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Tomas Hult is Professor and Byington Endowed Chair in the Eli Broad College of Business at Michigan State University.

Professor Lenway is serving as the co-host of the annual meeting of the Academy of International Business (AIB), June 25-28, 2018 in Minneapolis, USA. AIB has members in some 90 countries and more than a 1,000 academics are expected for the Minneapolis meeting of the best-of-the-best in international business and trade from around the globe.

The Academy of International Business is the leading association of scholars and specialists in the field of international business. Professor Lenway shares information about the meeting agenda, Minneapolis as a host city, and what unique features delegates will encounter (compared with recent annual meetings in Dubai, Bangalore, Vancouver, Istanbul, Washington, DC, and Nagoya).

Speaker: Stefanie Lenway, Dean and Opus Distinguished Chair in the Opus College of Business at the University of St. Thomas in Minneapolis, Minnesota

Air Date: February 14, 2018

Hosted by Tomas Hult, this segment of the globalEDGE Business Beat is an interview with Stefanie Lenway, Dean and Opus Distinguished Chair in the Opus College of Business at the University of St. Thomas in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Tomas Hult is Professor and Byington Endowed Chair in the Eli Broad College of Business at Michigan State University.

Dean Lenway highlights that the Opus College of Business at the University of St. Thomas develops effective, principled business leaders who think globally, act ethically and create enduring value for society.

Some of the core programs and opportunities in the Opus College center on entrepreneurship, innovation in the business of health care, and principled leadership. And, she summarizes the Opus College story into her best selling point for attracting students to study at the Opus College of Business at the University of St. Thomas.