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***** Local Events
***** Global Events
***** Employment offered
***** Employment sought
***** Alumni News
***** Online tools for Wharton alumni
Tuesday, February 24 – Kellogg Event
The Kellogg Alumni of Sydney invite you to attend a cocktail function with guest speaker Professor Victoria Medvec.
When :5:15pm for 5:30pm until 6:30pm Tuesday 24 February 2009
Where :AJC Convention Centre Allison Rd, Randwick
Price :$75
Prof. Medvec is in Sydney to give a three-hour keynote presentation at the Business Connect National Growth Summit & Expo.
Victoria Medvec was educated at Bucknell University and gained her PhD from Cornell before joining the faculty at Kellogg in 1995. Since 2004 she has been the Adeline Barry Davee Professor of Management and Organizations. Her research and teaching in organisational behaviour focuses on judgement and decision making.
She consults on critical decisions and negotiations to multi-national corporations.
In the current economic climate the balance of activity across M&A activity, partnership agreements, supplier and customer contracts may have shifted, but the value of well thought negotiation strategy remains. Perhaps you might also hear a new tactic or two.
To register and pay for the business school alumni cocktail function, go to:
https://secure.relate.com.au/businessconnect/Event-Book.asp?cid=90&navid=4&EventID=73
Wednesday, April 1 - Stanford GSB Event
Driving Innovation for Competitive Advantage in a Turbulent Environment A senior executive seminar with Robert A. Burgelman, Stanford Business School
Register at http://ussc.edu.au/s/burgelman
Cost: $290.00 (including GST)
Wednesday, April 8 - Wharton Happy Hour
Please join us for an informal get-together of Wharton Alumni at the Roofbar in Sydney's CBD.
Roofbar
Level 4, Skygarden Shopping Centre, 77 Castlereagh Street
5:00-7:00pm
Cost: This event is cash bar
Tuesday, May 19 - Annual Wharton Budget Talk/Drinks Night
It's time for Wharton's annual Federal Budget Analysis Drinks Night...
Please join us for drinks and a presentation by the very entertaining Dr. Chris Caton, Chief Economist with the BT Financial Group, in Sydney's CBD on Tuesday, May 19th. Chris will review and answer questions about the Federal Budget, due to be handed down on May 12th.
Details for the event are as follows:
Time: 6:00-9:00pm (Presentation and questions: 6:15 - 7:15pm)
Venue: BT Financial Group, 275 Kent Street, Sydney CBD
Contact: (Peter McGuire): 8917 5207
Cost: $40 in advance (Internet, cheque or cash)
****As space for this event is limited, it is essential to respond via email (peter.mcguire.wm04@wharton.upenn.edu) to this invitation if you plan to attend. For security reasons, all attendees will be need to be issued a visitor pass from the front lobby on the day of the event.****
Regarding Internet payments: please make sure that your surname appears in the payment description. The payment details are:
Bank: Westpac
Account Name: The Wharton Alumni Club of Australia Inc.
BSB: 032390
Account number: 142827
Regarding cheques: please make them payable to The Wharton Alumni Club of Australia Inc. and then post them by May 10th to Wharton's Treasurer:
Peter Doherty, Treasurer Wharton Club
12 Bellevue Ave
Greenwich NSW 2065
About The Speaker:
Chris was educated at the University of Adelaide and the University of Pennsylvania. He is now the Chief Economist for BT Financial Group and was the Chief Economist at Bankers Trust from 1991 until July 1999.
His major role, as Chief Economist, has been to provide advice on the implications that certain economic developments, including major economic statistics, policy pronouncements and major political developments, hold for financial markets. From 1994 to 1997, he was also Chairman of the Indicative Planning Council, which advised the Government on matters relating to the housing industry. Previously he worked in the Treasury, the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, and for a leading economic consulting firm in the United States.
Chris makes economics understandable and relevant, injecting humour into every presentation.
Thursday, July 9 – Bob Carr at Parliament House
Alumni of international graduate schools are invited to attend a cocktail function at Parliament House Sydney
Guest speaker: The Honourable Bob Carr, Premier of NSW (1995-2005)
Political Response to the Global Financial Crisis: Has Anything Worked?
6pm till 8pm Thursday 9th of July, 2009
$60 payable online (http://intgradschoolsjointevent.eventbrite.com/)
With thanks to our host The Honourable Verity Firth, Member for Balmain Minister for Education and Training, and Minister for Women
Annual General Meeting
The American Club
Level 15
131 Macquarie Street
Sydney
Thursday, 04 December 2008
6:00pm - Members' AGM in the Lincoln Room
6:45pm - Cocktail party with INSEAD at the Manhattan Bar (Open Bar &
complimentary finger food)
Cost:
$40 by Internet (preferred because less work for us), $50 at the door.
Internet payments: Please make sure that your surname appears in the
payment description. The payment details are:
Bank: Westpac
Account Name: Wharton Alumni Club Australia Account Number: 142827
BSB: 032390
For those still using personal cheques, mail to: Peter Doherty,
Treasurer, The Wharton Club of Australia & New Zealand, 12 Bellevue Ave,
Greenwich NSW 2065 (must be received by 02 December 2008).
All Wharton alumni have been invited to following late October debate/cocktails...
"The U.S. has lost its moral authority"
Affirmative:
Bob Carr. Former Premier of N.S.W.
Owen Harries. Foreign Affairs Expert
Paul McGeogh. Experienced U.S. watcher and writer
Negative:
Prof. Geoff Garrett. Head of U.S. Studies Centre, Sydney Uni. Martine Letts. Foreign Affairs specialist at The Lowy Institute. Mark Carnegie. Economic Adviser and Company Director
Come and hear (and contribute) to a lively debate about the American national character as it faces up to its changing position on the world's stage and prepares for the crucial Presidential Election.
Tickets $30 on the website :www.iq2oz.com
or from the Box Office : 8256 2222
Date:
Wednesday October 29th at The City Recital Hall, Angel Place. Sydney
Time:
Doors (and bar) open 6.00. Debate starts 6.45.
Melbourne Wharton Alumni Drinks 2008
The Melbourne Wharton Alumni are hosting drinks at The RACV club,
details as follows:
Tuesday 28 October 2008
From 6pm
RACV Club
Billiards room
501 Bourke Street
Melbourne
As most of our Melbourne events are shared, this is the one opportunity to catch-up with a Wharton only crowd in a relaxed atmosphere reminiscent of the MBA pub. As its "application-time" - any prospective applicants to Wharton are also welcome to attend.
Please contact Ivan Ross[M: 613 8646 6600 or Ivan.Ross@woodsbagot.com.au ] if you are thinking of attending so they have your name at the door. Call me on my mobile if you make a last minute decision to attend and we can get you in.
See you there.
Wharton 2009 Global Alumni Forums
Business responds to the dynamics of global markets. Issues of regional interest now reach around the world. Wharton's Global Alumni Forums are responding to these changes by showcasing the topics– and sharing the opportunities–that keep alumni informed. Meet Wharton faculty and senior executives. Network with colleagues, students and alumni. Participate in thought-provoking panels. Celebrate Wharton's growing international presence.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates (March 11-12)
Bogota, Colombia (May 21-22)
Beijing, China (June 12-13)
Websites for all forums, including registration details are open at http://www.wharton.upenn.edu/alumni/forums/2009/index.cfm
For questions, please e-mail: globalalumniforums@wharton.upenn.edu or call +1.215.746.2258
Wharton Global Alumni Forums (2008):
Lima Peru: (12-14/3/08) Confirmed speakers include Mario Vargas Llosa,
International Author and former Presidential Candidate in Peru
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam: (30-31/5/08) Confirmed speakers include
Ambassador Charlene Barshefsky, Senior International Partner, WilmerHale
Cape Town, South Africa (26-27/6/08) Confirmed speakers include Ron Gault, African Leadership Academy
Websites for all three forums, including registration details are open at http://www.wharton.upenn.edu/alumni/forums/2008/index.html
Wharton Global Alumni Forum / Hong Kong - May 07
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Employment offered
Professional Position Available
General Manager Strategy Position
- New role reporting to the CEO
- Sydney or Melbourne based, global responsibility
- Highly successful consulting services firm
Our client is a highly successful global project delivery, engineering consultancy, offering services in Mining and Metals, Power and Industry, Water and Environment and Buildings and Infrastructure. They work in close partnership with key clients in the public and private sectors, providing independent technical, strategic and commercial advice to deliver a wide range of projects.
Current revenues are approximately $1 billion per annum with a rapidly growing, global workforce in 47 offices around the world.
In order to take their existing strategy function to the next level our client has created this new role reporting to the CEO. In collaboration with the executive leadership team, the General Manager Strategy will lead the development of the future direction for the firm's global business, including market position, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), global positioning, brand and relationship client strategy, as well as, sustainability.
To be considered you will need to be tertiary qualified ideally with a management qualification from a top international business school. You will need to be a senior professional with experience in delivering strategic results ideally within a Services environment. In addition you will need to demonstrate the competence, experience and superior communication skills to inspire, educate and lead the executive team in strategic terms.
For a confidential discussion please call Hela Swiatek at Crown & Marks Executive Search on +612 9225 7400 or alternatively send your resume to email@crownmarks.com Website:www.crownmarks.com
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Dear Alumnus,
We wanted to quickly highlight our Alumni Job Board which is a FREE
web-based service available to Wharton Alumni. This Job Board has
gained tremendous momentum in the last year with an 84% increase
in postings and is currently providing Wharton alumni more than
500 opportunities. Both the quantity and quality of the job postings
has been significantly improved, giving you another important channel
to source job opportunities. This service allows you to access the
job postings 24 hours a day from anywhere in the world and now enables
you to search for job postings by Company Name, Industry, Function,
Job Title, Job Type, Date Received, Job Location and Job Region.
TheWharton Alumni Job Board can be accessed by:
- Entering Career Management's Alumni Site: http://mbacareers.wharton.upenn.edu/mbacareers/alumni/
- Clicking on the Wharton Alumni Job Opportunities in the left navigation pane and entering your Wharton login (Alumni Account information can be found at: http://wave.wharton.upenn.edu/online_services.html#Auth)
This is just one of several career management services
we offer our alumni base. Further notices of additional services
will be provided soon.
Warm regards,
Peter J. Degnan
Director MBA Career Management, The Wharton School – University
of Pennsylvania
P.S. Are you a hiring manager looking to get top talent? Post your
position on the Alumni Job Board using this link:
http://employer.wharton.upenn.edu/recruiting/information/post_job_form.cfm or emailing: mbarecruiting@wharton.upenn.edu
Employment sought
Luke D Iseman
Wharton senior seeking work in Australia. Interested in start-ups, consulting, or anything else entrepreneurial and interesting.
For my CV, please click here
Contact:
Luke D Iseman
liseman@wharton.upenn.edu
WE WANT TO KNOW...please share any personal and/or professional tidbits about you and/or fellow alumni by email to peter.mcguire.wm04@wharton.upenn.edu
Results of Alumni Survey 2006 - In mid 2006, the membership were surveyed for their views on a range of issues including Club objectives, preferences for activities, level of individual involvement anticipated over next year and suggested speakers / events. To view results, click here
Online tools for Wharton alumni
This document contains information on online tools for Wharton alumni, including how to sign up to be an interviewer, access WhartonConnect and WhartonLink, and how to keep learning with Knowledge@Wharton
Please click here to download PDF