The Distinguished Universities Alumni League (DUAL) has kindly invited Oxbridge Society members and our guests to participate in the activities listed in the extract of the DUAL October Update below. For more information, visit http://www.dual.org.sg
1. Thurs Oct 5th, 7:00pm – 9:00pm – Stanford MBA Program
Information Session
2. Wed Oct 11th, 6:30pm – 8:30pm – MIT Sloan on the Road MBA
Admissions Presentation
3. Wed Oct 18th, 7:00pm – 9:00pm – Networking Night with Bob
Herbold, author of “The Fiefdom Syndrome” and retired Executive Vice
President and COO of Microsoft Corporation, will speak on “The Turf
Battles That Undermine Careers and Companies…and How to Overcome
Them
4. Thurs Oct 19th, 7:00pm – 9:00pm – DUAL Drinks
5. Sat Nov 4th, 3:00pm – 5:00pm – DUAL Hi-Tea Talk “The Global
Revolutionizing Forces Underway that Present the Greatest Business
Challenges & Opportunities”
6. Thurs Nov 9th, 2:00pm – 4:00pm – “Is the World Flat?
Opportunities for Entrepreneurs & SMEs in the Globalized World in
the 21st Century” Forum
7. Sat Nov 25th, 7:00pm – 11:00pm – Thanksgiving/Holiday Dinner
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1. Stanford MBA Program Information Session
Spend an evening learning about the MBA Program at the Stanford
Graduate School of Business. Meet an admissions officer and learn
more about Stanford’s new curriculum offering a more personalized,
engaging, and global educational experience. You will also have the
opportunity to hear insights on the MBA experience from alumni and
ask questions.
Date: Thurs, Oct 5th, 2006
Time: 7:00pm – 9:00pm
Venue: Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB)
28th Floor Conference Room
North Bridge Road, Raffles City Tower
Singapore 179101
Seating is limited. Please register on line:
www.gsb.stanford.edu/mba/info_sessions.
2. MIT Sloan on the Road MBA Admissions Presentation
On behalf of the MIT Sloan MBA Admissions Office, it is our pleasure
to invite you to the MIT Sloan on the Road presentation this fall in
Singapore. MIT Sloan on the Road presentations give prospective
applicants the opportunity to learn about MIT Sloan from the people
who know it best — the alumni!
Date: Wed, October 11, 2006
Time: 6:30-8:30 PM
Location: Four Seasons Hotel Singapore
190 Orchard Boulevard
Singapore 248646
Julie Strong, Senior Associate Director of MBA Admissions, will be
representing MIT Sloan at this event.
3. Networking Night with Bob Herbold
DUAL, in conjunction with American Association ConneXions and the
University of Chicago Graduate School of Business, has organized a
special event featuring Bob Herbold, author of “The Fiefdom
Syndrome” and husband of U.S. Ambassador to Singapore Patricia
Herbold. Attendees will have the opportunity to hear Herbold speak,
ask questions and meet with the author himself.
Date: Wed, Oct 18th, 2006
Time: 7:00pm – 9:00pm
Venue: University of Chicago, Graduate School of Business
101 Penang Road
(Parking available next door at the Regency Service)
Cost: $10 DUAL members
$15 non DUAL members
Includes light refreshments.
Limited seating, reserve early!
To register, please send your payment to the American Association
office, 10 Claymore Hill, Singapore 229573. For queries, please
email crce.jobs@… or call 6738-0371. Please indicate
whether you are DUAL and which alumni club or non-DUAL members. No
refunds for cancellations and no shows.
About the event:
The Turf Battles That Undermine Careers and Companies…And How to
Overcome Them: The problem begins when individuals, groups or
divisions – out of fear – try to protect their turf and reshape
their environment to gain as much control over it as is possible.
It stems from the inclination of managers and employees to become
fixated on their own activities, their own careers, and their own
territory or turf to the detriment of those around them. People who
create fiefdoms become dangerously insular, lose their ability to
act consistently on behalf of the greater good of the organization,
and they hoard resources. In this presentation, Bob will discuss
why this happens, and what to do about it.
About the speaker:
Robert J. (Bob) Herbold, retired Executive Vice President and Chief
Operating Officer of Microsoft Corporation, is the Managing Director
of Herbold Group, LLC, a consulting practice focused on
profitability. Herbold serves on the Board of Directors of Agilent
Technologies, ICOS Corporation and First Mutual Bank. In 2001,
Herbold was appointed by President Bush to the President’s Council
of Advisors on Science and Technology, where he chairs the Education
Subcommittee. Prior to joining Microsoft, Herbold spent 26 years at
Procter & Gamble.
Herbold’s experiences at Microsoft and Procter & Gamble were the
basis of an article he authored in the January 2002 issue of the
Harvard Business Review entitled “Inside Microsoft: Balancing
Discipline and Creativity”, recommending strategies that companies
could use to improve profitability and agility. Herbold recently
authored a book titled “The Fiefdom Syndrome”, which focuses on the
turf battles that undermine careers and companies – and how to
overcome them.
“The Fiefdom Syndrome” will be available for purchase at the event.
It is also widely available at booksellers and is publised by
Doubleday.
4. DUAL Drinks
Do come down and join us for DUAL Drinks! It will be a great time
to relax, catch up with old friends, and meet new people!
Date: Thurs, October 19th
Time: 7:00pm – 9:00pm
Venue: Brewerkz Restaurant & Microbrewery
30 Merchant Road #01-05/06 Riverside Point
Singapore 058282
Tel: (65) 6438 7438
Cost: $5 for 2 soft drinks
$15 for 2 beer
(no more finger food)
5. DUAL Hi-Tea Talk: “The Global Revolutionizing Forces Underway
that Present the Greatest Business Challenges & Opportunities”
Ms. Tara Kimbrell Cole, Managing Director of Synovations, will
explore shifting perspectives on the topic through an overview of
innovative business models and opportunities for sustainable
profitability.
Date: Sat November 4th, 2006
Time: 3:00pm – 5:00pm
Venue: The American Club
3rd Floor
10 Claymore Hill
Cost: $20
RSVP by Fri October 27th to Ms. Ng Hau Yee at
elohyn@…. Minimum of 20 is required before this Hi-Tea
Talk will be held.
Synopsis: We are all familiar with these revolutionary changes from
conflicts & technology to the management of knowledge and our
natural resources, the urgent imperatives of climate change. Yet
many business leaders have not yet fully integrated the meaning and
implications of these changes for their own business sectors.
New sustainable models that offer potential profitability are
addressed through documented business cases. Specific sector
opportunities (identified by SYNOVATIONS’ research) and some of the
mental and business models that facilitate the opportunities are
explored. Has your corporation actively leveraged the revolutionary
changes to create a competitive edge? This presentation keeps its
eye on profitability through the prism of some of the toughest
global challenges.
The research underlying the observations and insights is drawn from
a combination of leading institutions including CSIS (Washington
DC), Milken Institute, World Health Organization, various United
Nations agencies, and UK research centers such as Sustain/Elm Farm,
Conservation International and many others.
Please see attached for Ms. Tara Kimbrell Cole’s bio.
6. “Is The World Flat? Opportunities for Entrepreneurs & SMEs in
The Globalized World in the 21st Century” Forum
The NUS MBA Alumni Club is co-organizing a Distinguished Alumni
Business Leaders Forum titled “Is The World Flat? Opportunities for
Entrepreneurs & SMEs in The Globalized World in the 21st Century” on
9th November with Singapore Business Federation and MIT Alumni. The
event is also supported by the NUS Business School and DUAL.
The Distinguished Alumni Business Leaders Forum is a platform that
brings together top corporate executives, successful business
leaders and entrepreneurs from the alumni community of top
universities and business schools as well as academic and student
leaders to interact and share life experiences, practical wisdom and
relevant insights. Each session will feature a panel of prominent
business and industry practitioners who will discuss their
challenges, achievements and opportunities based on a topic of
interest. It is anticipated that the audience will be actively
engaged in stimulating discussions at each session to learn about
business issues, industry growth trends and opportunities.
Details:
Date: Thurs November 9th, 2006
Time: 2:00pm – 4:00pm (registration starts at 1:30pm)
Venue: Singapore Business Federation Auditorium
10 Hoe Chiang Road
#22-01 Keppel Towers
Singapore 089315
Cost: DUAL member $30 before Oct 15th; $40 after Oct 15th
Topics for panel discussions:
• What are the opportunities in a globalized world for a small
economy like Singapore and for the local businesses and industries?
• What are the opportunities for entrepreneurs and small and
medium businesses today to grow to become global forces of tomorrow?
• What should individual companies, businesses, industries or
countries learn so that they can continue to succeed in this age of
globalization?
Chairman/Moderator of the session:
• Mr. Will Hoon, Executive Vice President, Transpac Capital
Panelists:
• Mr. Asad Jumabhoy, Director, Global Refund Holdings BV and
CEO, First Currency Choice
• Mr. Sanjiv Aiyar, President, Emerio Corporation; Former VP
and Managing Director, HP Southeast Asia and Singapore
• Mr. Ed Cheong, Director (Industry Development), Singapore
Business Federation
• Mr. Chris Firth, Chief Executive Officer, dollarDex*
*Invited
For further details and registration, please go to the attached pdf
file.
7. Thanksgiving/Holiday Dinner
Save the date! Saturday, November 25th, 7:00pm for our jointly
organized Thanksgiving cum year-end holiday celebration at The
American Club. Come join us for a grand buffet feast of good ole
American-style roasted turkey plus all the trimmings. More details
to come…………..
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Oxbridge Circular issued on 4th October 2006 by Jacqueline Chong,
Honorary Secretary, The Oxford and Cambridge Society of Singapore.