Cocktail with Desautels Management Experts in Shanghai
Event Description:
Morty Yalovsky, Associate Dean (Academic), Desautels Faculty of Management at 捆绑SM社区, is pleased to invite you to an exclusive 捆绑SM社区 Alumni Event in Shanghai.
Three distinguished alumni from 捆绑SM社区's Desautels Faculty of Management will speak and you will have the opportunity to meet with other 捆绑SM社区 alumni based in Shanghai.
Enjoy an evening of networking and informative talks on current issues such as investing in Chinese innovation, risk management in electronics distribution, and how Apple generates product synergies.
Cost:
- Senior Alumni (250 RMB)
- Junior Alumni (150 RMB) who graduated from 捆绑SM社区 within 5 years
About the special guests and speakers:
Professor Morty Yalovsky first joined 捆绑SM社区 as a professor in the Desautels Faculty of Management in 1974, and has since assumed several senior academic administrative roles in the University. Within the Desautels Faculty, he has served as Associate Dean (Research and PhD program), Interim Dean, Associate Dean (Academic), and he is currently the Area Coordinator for the Operations Management area as well as the Associate Dean (Academic of the Faculty); he has also served as Director of the Joint PhD Program in Management (捆绑SM社区, HEC, Concordia, UQAM). Within the University, he has served as Dean of Continuing Education as well as Vice-Principal (Administration and Finance).
Professor Saibal Ray is Director of Desautels' PhD Program and Co-Director of the Master in Manufacturing Management Program. His teaching interests are in the areas of Operations Research and Operations Management. His current research focuses on optimal supply chain design (e.g. lead time, investment, inventory) for firms under price and service sensitive demand. Ray is a member of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS), Canadian Operational Research Society (CORS) and IIE (Institute of Industrial Engineers).
Topic: China: Investing to innovate
Speaker: Alex Banh, BCom'93, is currently a Partner at IPV Capital, a leading early/growth stage technology venture capital firm in China. Prior to joining IPV Capital, Bahn spent 10 years with a Hong Kong based conglomerate managing the technology and direct investments division. He was also founder of a successful startup software company in Hong Kong.
He brings over 15 years of operations experience in technology firms in fast growing markets including China and South East Asia where his areas of expertise lies in managing early stage businesses and cultivating strategic partnerships.
Topic: Managing risk of supply chain in electronics distribution
Speaker: Charles Tan, MBA'01, spent a good part of his career in the electronics industry in North America. He was the sales manager and director of business development in Canadian Positron Group before, and joined Future Electronics, a well-known global electronics distributor, in 2006.
He started as sales manager as the global customer, director of product marketing, and director of business development with the roles of business strategy development and implementation for Asia Pacific Region. Tan became the VP of the Asia Pacific in 2010, and oversees strategy and business development.
Topic: How Apple generates synergies among its products
Speaker: Cheng-Hua Tzeng, PhD' 06, is currently an Assistant Professor of Strategic Management in the Department of Business Administration at Fudan School of Management. He teaches Strategic Management for students of International MBA (affiliated program with MIT Sloan School of Management), Asia MBA (a joint program with National University of Singapore and Korea University), DBA (Doctor of Business Administration, a joint program with City University of Hong Kong), and Harvard-Fudan executive program (Growing Professional Service Firm-China).
Location:
Villa du Lac (at Xintiandi)
383 Huang Pi Road South
Shanghai 20021
CHINA
Time: Tuesday May 8, 2012 6.30 pm - 9.30 pm
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