Models for Preparing the Global Workforce

Event Overview | Schedule | Speakers | Registration

Overview

9:00am-10:30am	Company Focus Groups
11:00 AM	Registration
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM	Lunch Keynote Speaker: Juan Luis Goujon, President & CEO, BPI group, North America
1:15 PM - 2:30 PM	Employer Models for Global Workforce Preparation and Training Moderator Carl Rust - Director, Strategic Partners Group in the Enterprise Innovation Institute, Georgia Institute of Technology Speakers Alex Gregory - President and CEO of YKK North America Dr. Paul J. Stonely - President of The National Commission for Cooperative Education (NCCE) and CEO of The World Association for Cooperative Education(WACE) Sandeep Dadlani - Vice-President and Head of the Retail, CPG and Logistics Unit, Americas at Infosys
2:45 PM - 4:00 PM	University Models for Preparing the Global Workforce and Assessment Outcomes of these Programs Moderator Dr. John McIntyre, Professor of Management and Executive Director of CIBER Speakers Dr. Sigrid Berka - Executive Director, International Engineering Program at the University of Rhode Island, Director of German and Chinese IEP programs April Julich Perez - Associate Director of MISTI (MIT) and Managing Director of the MIT-France Program Dr. Jon Gordon - Director of the Office of Assessment and an adjunct professor in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs at the Georgia Institute of Technology
4:00 PM - 4:45 PM	Student Perspectives on International Work Experiences Moderator Dr. Patrick Antony - Executive Director, Division of Professional Practice, Georgia Institute of Technology Speakers Artem Aginskiy Madeline Stoddart Michael Grande
5:00 PM	Reception

Many students find financial difficulties in taking internships in countries not accustomed to the culture of paid student internships. To learn how you may sponsor students who want to work in these countries see the Conference Sponsorship Opportunities and fill out the Sponsorship Form. Every bit of help large or small willl be greatly appreciated by students now being trained as the global leaders of tomorrow.

Details

Major government studies in recent years have recognized both the need for a global workforce that is competent in foreign languages and intercultural skills, as well as the serious deficiency of adequate training and educational preparation in these areas. An extremely effective way of developing a global workforce is through an international internship program. This workshop will bring together executive level leadership from organizations that have an interest in expanding/developing a global workforce. This workshop will focus on the following themes:

A. Corporate Panels – learn what your colleagues are doing
B. University Panels – what curricula is best to serve the needs of global competitiveness
C. Student Perspectives – hear how work abroad is a transformational experience

Educational needs in the 21st century reflect the challenges and opportunities of globalization and technological developments in international trade, computing, media and information exchange, and international relations that impact virtually every aspect of our lives. Faced with much stiffer worldwide competition, businesses and organizations in the US must search for profitable opportunities that often include collaborations with international entities, and these may be better facilitated with employees prepared to act as intercultural mediators.

Benefits for Participants:

• Meet like-minded colleagues
• Learn best practices of international internship programs
• Network with colleagues from global organizations
• Get connected to the best university programs in the USA
• Participate in a focus group about improving global university recruitment
• Opportunities to sponsor student internships abroad

Funded generously by the US Department of Education, Division of Business and International Education
This Workshop is Sponsored by the Division of Professional Practice, the Georgia Tech CIBER, and the School of Modern Languages