Wisconsin in the World: Growing Global Talent — A Global Hot Spots Special Event
Where does Wisconsin fit in today’s global economy? What’s the potential future impact on your job and your children’s jobs? Find answers to those and other questions during Wisconsin in the World: Growing Global Talent.
This special event — an extension of our popular Global Hot Spots series — offered a great opportunity to tap into the University of Wisconsin’s expertise and discover what Wisconsin is doing to keep pace in this changing economy.
Wisconsin in the World: Growing Global Talent
Thursday, September 11, 2008
5:00–6:30 p.m.
Weidner Center for the Performing Arts: Fort Howard Hall
University of Wisconsin – Green Bay
2420 Nicolet Drive
Green Bay, WI 54311
Presenters David J. Ward, interim chancellor of UW-Green Bay and UW-Madison’s Gilles Bousquet, Dean and Professor, Div. of International Studies offered valuable insights on where our economy is headed. They looked at trends in global talent and economic development, as well as what’s going to drive Wisconsin’s economy in the future.
This free lecture was open to all but registration was requested.
For more information on other learning programs of interest visit uwalumni.com/learning.
Questions? Please contactAmira Ismail at (608) 262-8445.
This special event — an extension of our popular Global Hot Spots series — offered a great opportunity to tap into the University of Wisconsin’s expertise and discover what Wisconsin is doing to keep pace in this changing economy.
Wisconsin in the World: Growing Global Talent
Thursday, September 11, 2008
5:00–6:30 p.m.
Weidner Center for the Performing Arts: Fort Howard Hall
University of Wisconsin – Green Bay
2420 Nicolet Drive
Green Bay, WI 54311
Presenters David J. Ward, interim chancellor of UW-Green Bay and UW-Madison’s Gilles Bousquet, Dean and Professor, Div. of International Studies offered valuable insights on where our economy is headed. They looked at trends in global talent and economic development, as well as what’s going to drive Wisconsin’s economy in the future.
This free lecture was open to all but registration was requested.
For more information on other learning programs of interest visit uwalumni.com/learning.
Questions? Please contact
About the Featured Speakers and their Presentations
Bousquet, regarded nationally and internationally as a leading innovator in international interdisciplinary education, will discuss how Wisconsin businesses and organizations can attract the talent needed to remain competitive in a global marketplace.
Ward, president of NorthStar Economics, Inc., a Madison-based private economic consulting and research firm, will discuss the implications of global economic changes for Wisconsin’s workforce and economic development.
This event is sponsored by the Wisconsin Alumni Association® (WAA), the UW-Madison Division of International Studies, the UW-Madison Division of Continuing Studies, the Ira and Ineva Reilly Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment and UW For You.
Bousquet, regarded nationally and internationally as a leading innovator in international interdisciplinary education, will discuss how Wisconsin businesses and organizations can attract the talent needed to remain competitive in a global marketplace.
Ward, president of NorthStar Economics, Inc., a Madison-based private economic consulting and research firm, will discuss the implications of global economic changes for Wisconsin’s workforce and economic development.
This event is sponsored by the Wisconsin Alumni Association® (WAA), the UW-Madison Division of International Studies, the UW-Madison Division of Continuing Studies, the Ira and Ineva Reilly Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment and UW For You.
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