Global Business Summit Online Select sessions from the Business Summit will be made available exclusively on the HBS Centennial website. Visit the site to view the range of pressing issues that world-renowned business leaders, experts, and HBS faculty will address in this capstone event.

Join the Conversation Join faculty leads Robert Huckman and Richard Hamermesh for a discussion on "Managing and Improving Healthcare." This online dialog proposes strategies for improving healthcare outcomes and asks about the role MBAs can (or should) play in the management of the industry.

Global Outreach HBS clubs and associations around the world are joining the Centennial celebration. As we approach the end of this anniversary year, a number of exciting events are yet to come. Visit the Global Outreach site to find out what's happening at a club near you.
 

Prague: October 10
Orange County: October 20
Ireland: November 6

Sweden: November 7
Philadelphia: November 13
Philippines: November 14
Brazil: November 17

Making Sense of the Financial Crisis On September 23, a panel of HBS faculty discussed the short- and long-term impact of ongoing turmoil in the financial markets with students and staff. Note: running time for this video is 1:17:14. (RealPlayer and LEFA log-in required).
 

HBS Opens Shanghai Office HBS and the Harvard China Fund recently opened a new Harvard office in Shanghai. The office provides a variety of services to University constituents and houses a researcher affiliated with HBS's Asia Pacific Research Center, based in Hong Kong.

Alumni Community

OPM Reunion, October 1–4, 2009 Save the date! HBS has created a three-year reunion cycle for its Executive Education alumni. Please plan to join us from Thursday, October 1, through Sunday, October 4, 2009, and reconnect with all the School has to offer.
 

Alumni Travel

The Best of Patagonia, March 12–23, 2009 There is still limited space to join fellow HBS alumni and friends in witnessing the rugged beauty of Argentina and Chile's Patagonia. View the impressive Perito Moreno Glacier up close, by boat or by taking an ice-hike across the glacier. Explore the peaks and hiking trails of Los Glaciares National Park, Mount Fitzroy (11,700 feet), and Torres del Paine National Park in Chile. The registration deadline is quickly approaching!

Mythical Easter Island, March 23–29, 2009 This adventure begins in Chile's capital, Santiago, a city known for its mixture of tradition and modernity. After exploring the city's diverse neighborhoods, depart for Easter Island, and view the giant statues called moai. These monolithic human figures were sculpted from volcanic rock between 1250 and 1500 A.D. Visit archaeological sites and experience the natural wonders of the island, including extinct volcanoes and the astonishing Las Dos Ventanas cave.

From Executive Education

Governing for Nonprofit Excellence (GNE): Critical Issues for Board Leadership, December 3–6, 2008 How can nonprofit board leaders maximize their contributions? This course challenges participants to examine their organizations and to rethink their roles in order to develop a strategic outlook for improving effectiveness. It explores strategic planning, managing organizational transformations, achieving financial sustainability, structuring alliances, creating a productive board structure, and preserving trust and accountability. For more information, visit: http://www.exed.hbs.edu/redirects/gne_wn/.

Program for Leadership Development: Accelerating the Careers of High-Potential Leaders Do you know someone ready to take on a greater leadership role in your organization? This program offers techniques for becoming a multifaceted leader who excels in both decision making and execution for sustained corporate advantage. With two home-based modules and two on-campus modules, the curriculum will provide a broad perspective on the fundamentals of results-oriented management. More information on upcoming sessions can be found at: http://www.exed.hbs.edu/redirects/pld_wn/.

Crisis on Wall Street Reflecting on the role of America in the increasingly interdependent global economy, Professor Nancy Koehn suggests that we have arrived at "a very important inflection point in capitalism." In an interview on NPR's "On Point," Koehn discusses whether U.S. markets are still central to the stability of the world economy.

HBS Working Knowledge provides an advance look at pioneering concepts developed by HBS faculty. Articles are available by topic, industry, or faculty at http://hbswk.hbs.edu.
 

The Value of Environmental Activists How do we put a quantifiable measure on the activities of organizations like Greenpeace and the World Wide Fund for Nature? Associate Professor Ramon Casadesus-Masanell proposes a way to assess the value of environmental activism.

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