Ivey Alumni Panel Offers Sound Advice on Leadership to Students
The Ivey School of Business at Western University Canada published an article on a discussion held at its annual HBA Leadership Day featuring a panel of alumni sharing hard-won lessons from decorated careers in business.
Fordham Holds Panel Discussion on Cuban-American Relationship
Fordham University recently hosted a panel discussion of experts on the relationship between Cuba and the United States. The event was held on Sept. 16 at the Fordham Lincoln Center campus. The event was organized by Gabelli School of Business professor Marcia Flicker, an associate professor of marketing at the school. The panel discussion featured insight in to the Cuban-America relationship for foreign investors and local entrepreneurial efforts for maintaining the new positive relationship between the two countries.
The panel featured three experts on the Cuban business world as well as the relationship history between Cuba and the U.S. The panel included, French entrepreneur Michel Villand, Gabelli alumnus Alvaro Sainz Ortiz and Vito Echevarria, a New York-based freelance journalist. Michel Villand recently published a book detailing his successful ten year venture with the Cuban government. Alvaro Sainz Ortiz recently worked for a global music company and shared his insights in to the special challenges that American firms face when dealing with Cuba. Vito Echevarria, who contributes to the Cuba Standard, covers the problems faced by and news related to the Cuban economy.
