Davidson Institute Conference Announcements

May 22–26, 2001, Prague, Czech Republic

The Davidson Institute and the CMC Graduate School of Business are sponsoring an interactive five-day workshop for financial service managers who want to develop new skills. The workshop will introduce participants to experts’ insights into local, regional, and global economic development; value-creation strategies to enhance shareholder value; cutting-edge approaches to leadership and teamwork; and best-practice tools for strategy definition and implementation. The program is designed for financial sector managers who direct the daily operations of organizational units and whose decisions guide the future of their companies or whose success depends on working with other managers or a professional staff. Program fee: $4,800.

June 8–9, 2001, Shanghai, China

This two-day intensive executive workshop is targeted at senior managers responsible for their firms’ marketing strategies in China. Through seminars and open exchanges by marketing experts and world-class scholars, participants will be exposed to recent developments in China’s post-WTO market environment and will learn how firms build sustainable competitive advantage in their operations in China through their marketing strategies. Participants will interact with professionals and experts on how best to manage their marketing strategies in China. They will also be exposed to the latest developments in support systems that can help them understand, plan, make decisions, and implement their marketing strategies. The workshop is being jointly sponsored by the Davidson Institute, the China European International Business School, and the Chinese Management Centre, University of Hong Kong. Program fee: $800.

June 23, 2001, Trieste, Italy

The Third European Conference of the Fondazione Rodolfo Debenedetti will take place in Trieste, Italy, June 23, 2001, at the Sala Oceania of the Centro Congressi of the Stazione Marittima. The one-day conference is being organized by Tito Boeri of the Università Bocconi. The William Davidson Institute is cooperating in organizing the conference.

The conference will be based on two reports, prepared by two teams of experts, under the supervision of the Fondazione. The focus of the first team is on the pressures on European welfare states exerted by immigration and the enlargement of the EU. More than 100 experts, including academics, economists in international organizations, policy advisors, representatives of unions and employers associations, and civil servants, will attend the conference.